Retro Gaming Australia

Sony has revealed that players that redeem their online pass for the recently released Starhawk for the PlayStation 3 will receive a complimentary copy of the original Warhawk for the PlayStation.

The original Warhawk was a very early release in the PlayStation’s life – one of the first wave of post-launch titles, in fact. The series was revived with the 2007 release of the multiplayer-only Warhawk for the PlayStation 3. The game was developed by SingleTrac, who also worked on other popular first party Sony titles like Twisted Metal and Jet Moto.

A number of key SingleTrac employees formed Incognito Entertainment, the developer of the latest entries in the Warhawk series.

A summary of this week’s digital re-releases of classic games.

Nintendo eShop (Europe, Australia)

3DS Virtual Console
Sonic Labyrinth (Game Gear) – $AU7.50

Wii Virtual Console
Wonder Boy In Monster Land (Arcade) – 900 points
Monster World IV (Mega Drive) – 900 points

Nintendo eShop (North America)

Wii Virtual Console
Wonder Boy In Monster Land (Arcade) – 900 points
Monster World IV (Mega Drive) – 900 points

PlayStation Store (Europe, Australia)

New releases
Just Cause (PS2 Classics) – $AU15.95
Arc Arena: Monster Tournament (PSOne Classics) – $AU8.45
Metal Slug 2 (PSminis) – $AU11.45 (compatible with PSP only)
King of Fighters ’96 (PSminis) – $AU11.45

Discounts
Final Fight: Double Impact – $AU8.45 (PSPlus only)
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix – $AU8.45 (PSPlus only)
A-Train 6 (PS2 Classics) – $AU12.95
Pacific Warriors 2: Dogfight! (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Steel Dragon EX (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Ultimate Mind Games (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Mr Golf (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Hawk Superbike Racing (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.25
Golden Age of Racing (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.25
Cue Academy: Snooker/Pool/Billiards (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.25
Road Trip Adventure (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Seek and Destroy (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Cel Damage: Overdrive (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
MX World Tour (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Gungrave Overdose (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Arcade Classics (PS2 Classics) – $AU6.95
Chicken Little (PS2 Classics) – $AU8.45
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (PS2 Classics) – $AU8.45
Kim Possible: What’s the Switch? (PS2 Classics) – $AU8.45
Sports Superbike 2 (PSOne Classics) – $AU2.95
All Star Boxing (PSOne Classics) – $AU6.25
Constructor (PSOne Classics) – $AU3.45
Guilty Gear (PSOne Classics) – $AU3.45
Disney’s Action Game featuring Hercules (PSOne Classics) – $AU4.25
Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 2 (PSOne Classics) – $AU4.25
Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (PSOne Classics) – $AU4.25
Monsters Inc.: Scare Island (PSOne Classics) – $AU4.25
Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land (PSOne Classics) – $AU2.45
Party Time with Winnie the Pooh (PSOne Classics) – $AU2.45
The Little Mermaid II (PSOne Classics) – $AU2.45
A Bug’s Life (PSOne Classics) – $AU2.45

PlayStation Store (North America)

Nothing

Good Old Games
Quest for Glory 1-5 (includes both original and VGA remake versions of the first game) – $US9.99
Zeus + Poseidon – $US9.99

Kirby and his animal friends are headed to the 3DS Virtual Console next week, with the release of Kirby’s Dream Land 2.

Kirby’s Dream Land 2, a platformer for the Game Boy released in 1995, sees Kirby team up with Rick the Hamster, Coo the Owl and Kine the Ocean Sunfish to solve the mystery of the missing Rainbow Bridges that connect the seven Rainbow Islands, defeat evil, and save Dream Land. Kirby’s animal friends each have their own unique abilities and also alter Kirby’s powers.

Kirby’s Dream Land 2 will be available in Australia and Europe on May 17.

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Epic Games are giving away a free soundtrack featuring 20 of the best tracks from their games of the past two decades.

Epic have personally selected and remastered the set, which includes tracks from such titles as Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit, Unreal, Unreal Tournament 3, Shadow Complex, Bulletstorm, and Gears of War 3. The entire set list has been included below – including the bonus track “Cole Train Rap”.

Head on over to Epic’s official blog to download the soundtrack.

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Track Listing:
1. Unreleased Theme – Unreal Tournament 3 (Rom Di Prisco, 2007)
2. Dan – Jill of the Jungle (Dan Froelich, 1992)
3. Main Theme – Unreal (Alexander Brandon/Michiel Van der Boss, 1998)
4. Armored Prayer – Gears of War 2 (Steve Jablonsky, 2008)
5. Vault of Tears – Infinity Blade II (Josh Aker, 2011)
6. Space – Epic Pinball (Robert Allen, 1993)
7. Main Menu – Unreal Tournament (Alexander Brandon, 1999)
8. Menu Song – Jazz Jackrabbit (Robert Allen, 1994)
9. They’ll Be Coming For You Now – Infinity Blade (Josh Aker, 2010)
10. Hope Runs Deep – Gears of War 2 (Steve Jablonsky, 2008)
11. Main Theme – Tyrian (Alexander Brandon, 1995)
12. Hyperblast Redux – Unreal Tournament 2004 (Kevin Riepl, 2004)
13. Hanover’s Favorite Son – Gears of War 3 (Steve Jablonsky, 2011)
14. Main Theme – Shadow Complex (Josh Aker, 2009)
15. 14 Years After E-Day – Gears of War (Kevin Riepl, 2006)
16. Lockdown – Unreal Tournament 3 (Jesper Kyd, 2007)
17. Theme – Bulletstorm (Krzysztof Wierzynkiewicz/Michal Cielecki, 2011)
18. Pull Back the Bass – Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (Alexander Brandon, 1998)
19. Transistor – Unreal Championship 2 (Kevin Riepl, 2005)
20. Finally A Tomorrow – Gears of War 3 (Steve Jablosnky, 2011)

Bonus Track: Cole Train Rap [EXPLICIT] – Gears of War (Mike Larson/Rom Di Prisco)

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Two more titles from the classic Wonder Boy series, Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV (pictured), are launching on the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console service on May 10.

Wonder Boy in Monster Land is an action role-playing platformer developed by Westone and released for many systems including the Sega Master System , Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Atari ST. In Wonder Boy in Monster Land players reprise their role as Wonder Boy (now in a Medieval world) to rid the land of a fire-breathing dragon and his minions. The Sega Master System version of Wonder Boy in Monster Land was released on Virtual Console in 2009, however, it is the 1987 arcade version that Wii owners will get to experience anew from tomorrow.

More exciting is the release of Monster World IV, the sixth and final installment in the Wonder Boy franchise (though technically not part of the Wonder Boy series and exclusively part of the Monster World series). Monster World IV is a 1994 adventure platformer also developed by Westone and released for the Sega Mega Drive – only in Japan. This Virtual Console release is the first official release of the game outside of Japan. Featuring a female protagonist and Middle Eastern setting, Monster World IV sees players journey to save the Elemental Spirits and defeat the bad guys.

Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV will set you back 900 Nintendo Points each.

Source: SEGA Blog

Wolfenstein 3D is 20 years old, and Bethesda and id Software are celebrating by releasing the first-person shooter classic as a free browser-based game.

The iOS version, Wolfenstein 3D Classic Platinum, is also free on the App Store for a very limited time.

If free games were not enough, creator John Carmack has recorded a director’s commentary for a special The Bethesda Podcast where he reminisces about Wolfenstein 3D’s development.

You can play the browser game here, and watch Carmack’s video below. Happy birthday, Wolfenstein 3D!

Tony Hawk, via Twitter, has revealed that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD will release in June.

Rather than a HD port/remake of the classic PlayStation game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is an amalgamation of select levels from the original game and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2.

The title will be landing on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy: Classics HD – which bundles the PS2 classics Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked & Loaded and Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal, has been delayed until early June.

Insomniac Games confirmed the title’s delay for Europe (and Australia), which was expected later this month.

A new date has not been announced, but Australian retailers have The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy: Classics HD listed for June 7.

Fairy Well, the winner of RGCD’s 2011 Commodore 64 16KB Game Development Competition, is now available in cartridge format.

The game is a unique and highly ambitious collect-a-thon with a huge game world, ton of interesting characters and some neat boss battles.

For £21 (shipping included), you get a boxed copy of the game with manual and a bonus sticker. The game is compatible with both PAL and NTSC sets, and is joystick control-only, so you can play it on a Commodore 64GS if you’re one of the handful of people who owns one.

Retro inspired platformer Escape Goat will be making the jump from the Xbox Indie Games service to the PC next month.

Players control a hat wearing goat (and his mouse friend) as they go on a quest to rescue a bunch of sheep trapped in a hellish underworld.

A number of developers have experienced greater success leaving the poorly promoted XBLIG service (which still isn’t available in Australia, and probably never will be) and bringing their games to various digital download services on the PC.