Retro Gaming Australia

You may have noticed that there hasn’t been an update for two weeks. It’s part laziness, part preoccupation with study, and partly due to the fact there’s hardly anything going on in the world of retro gaming coverage. It’s kind of annoying.

Air Raid box found, sells for buttload of money at GameSniped

Air Raid is one of those oddities produced in such small numbers that it makes collectors dribble like infants when a copy comes up. There’s supposedly less than 15 of them in existence, and all ones seen to date were sold without a box. This one had a box. Cost of Air Raid without a box – up to $3K. With box – $US31,600.

Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together (SFC) translation released at Romhacking.net

Althought it was released in English on the PlayStation, Aeon Genesis has gone back and translated the original Super Famicom release of the game into English.

Retrogaming Times Monthly #71 at Retrogaming Times

Retro gaming sites like their newsletters, don’t they? As always, RGTM covers a bunch of topics from across the ages, so check it out.

April 2010 Nintendo Age e-zine (registration required) at Nintendo Age

Another monthly newsletter/magazine type update from the boys and girls at Nintendo Age. This one actually has a bit of a gander at PAL exclusive NES titles, so it’s worth reading.

Realms of Arkania, Deception, Discworld, Touche, Bad Mojo, Shivah, Noctropolis, Inherit the Earth at Hardcore Gaming 101

The always excellent Hardcore Gaming 101 has continued its monthly updating ritural this month with a look at more PC adventure games, including the Discworld series based on the Terry Pratchett novels of the same name and the obscure Bad Mojo, where you play as a cockroach.

Mountain Sports (SNES), Perfect Dark Beta (N64), Mega Man Battle Network debug (GBA), River Raid (SNES), Rent A Hero No. 1 Beta (DC), Jon Ritman’s Soccerama (SNES), Smaartvark (MD), Crimson Skies Beta (Xbox), Solo Flight (SNES), South Park Beta (N64/PSX/PC) at Unseen64

There’s been a lot of SNES stuff at Unseen64 over the past fortnight, which is good if you’re a big 16-Bit ho like I am. Didn’t know a South Park FPS sequel was planned – seemed like a hell of a lot more sensible than South Park Rally and Chef’s Luv Shack, given that it sold a million+ units and was actually playable, even if it was not exactly an enjoyable experience.

The TV with the NES Inside at 1Up Retro

People like All in 1 systems, even if they’re not necessarily as functional or reliable as separate equipment. In the 80s and 90s, Nintendo and Sharp joined forces to make TVs with in-built Famicom, NES and Super Famicom hardware. These TVs produce the best possible picture quality for those systems, but have a number of shortcomings. This article’s kind of short on the detail, but you can find more information about these oddities elsewhere.

Retrospective: Impossible Mission at Eurogamer Retro

Classic, but ball-breakingly difficult (and quite literally impossible in some points), Impossible Mission is the source of fond memories and frustration for many gamers that cut their teeth on the variety of computer formats available in the late 80s and early 90s. Eurogamer takes an in-depth look at the game here.

The Making of Halo 2 at Eurogamer Retro

With the OG Xbox Live service shutdown just days away, Eurogamer has caught up with the Bungie team to reminisce about the creation of the service’s most played game.

This week’s Virtual Console release: Blaster Master (NES) for 500 Nintendo Points

It seems Nintendo has started listing prices again – woo! This week’s release is the classic, but ball-bustingly difficult Blaster Master from Sunsoft.

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