Retro Gaming Australia

This is basically the first week in nearly a decade where I didn’t have the weight of games writing commitments hovering over me. Sure, there’s this column, but this is purely for fun and comes in the pursuit of my hobby, rather than being my livelihood. Nobody’s going to axe me if I don’t do the piece. Not a lot of new retro writing going on around the net – perhaps it’s time I started working on some RGA original content?

Dragster Magic at iTunes App Store (via AtariAge)

David Crane has released the second of his iPhone/iPod Touch app-based lectures, explaining the behind the scenes goings-on of Dragster Magic. Highly informative.

Double Take: Eternal Champions at Sega-16

I did not enjoy Eternal Champions at all back in the day – always felt it was utterly second rate, probably due in large to its stuttery animation. This is an article from someone who feels the exact opposite way to me, which makes for an interesting read.

The Lost Levels: Steven Seagal is The Final Option at 1Up Retro Blog

Back in the 90s, Steven Seagal starred in movies that were released in cinemas, and experienced some degree of box office success with Under Siege and Executive Decision. in 1993, someone at Tecmagik thought it’d be a good idea to make a video game about him. Fortunately for us, it never saw the light of day. Amusing note in there about who developed the game and what they’re famous for now.

Aftershock (32X), Cooly Skunk (SNES), Nuclear Rush (Genesis/Mega Drive VR), Immortal Hockey (Arcade), Street Fighter Prototype (Arcade), ResQ (Genesis/Mega Drive), Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (PS2/Xbox/GCN) at Unseen64

The consistently good Unseen64 had another great week of updates, including some info on Sega’s ill-fated virtual reality headset add-on for the Mega Drive. Sega really knew how to burn money back in the day.

This week’s Virtual Console release: Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis/Mega Drive) for 800 Nintendo Points

The second half of arguably the most grandiose Sonic the Hedgehog adventure. Much prefer the locked on version, just to experience the game the way Sega intended it. Sonic & Knuckles has the kind of escalation in its final stages that most modern games lack; it’s always upping the ante while building to something big. The stretch from Hidden Temple right through to Death Egg is simply amazing.

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