The Video Game History Foundation recovered 144 Sega Channel ROMs from 1994-1998, including lost exclusives and prototypes, preserving the service’s history.
Author: Jim Gray
Jim Gray
Jim is a dad from Massachusetts by way of the Northeast Kingdom (IYKYK). He makes music as Our Ghosts, and with his band, Tiger Fire Company No. 1. He also takes terrible photos, writes decent science fiction and plays almost exclusively skateboarding games. He cannot, however, grow a beard. Favorite Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
The KTR1 S swaps the Helio G99 for a Dimensity 7300, adds magnesium shell option, three color options, and two stick layouts. Pre-orders coming soon.
iam8bit is releasing Xcavator, a finished version of a lost NES game, for $100, with all profits funding the Video Game History Foundation.
Oblast is a new Commodore 64 remake of 1978’s Blasto arcade game, featuring 384 procedural levels, advanced SID audio, and screen-shake explosions.
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Nuon: a doomed attempt to merge DVD players and consoles. Eight games, one great Minter title, inconsistent hardware, eclipsed by PS2. A fascinating dead end.
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Sony’s 2011 Tablet P was a dual-screen folding Android oddity: clever idea, broken software, pricey hardware. A bold, doomed precursor to modern foldables.
Anbernic’s RG DS looks great but fails at DS emulation. Sharp screens, weak D-pad, glitches everywhere. A nostalgic mess of promise and compromise.