Retro Gaming Australia

Resident Evil: Code Veronica is one of the bright lights of the Dreamcast library. It was the first mainline Resident Evil game not to debut on the PlayStation, and the first to abandon pre-rendered backdrops – though it keeps the fixed perspective camera.

Sonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut is an enhanced port of Sonic’s 3D debut. It bumps up the frame rate to 60fps, adds the Mission Mode and throws in 12 of Sonic’s 8-bit adventures for good measure.

Jet Set Radio is the game that set the bar for cel-shaded graphics, but underneath that cartoony aesthetic was a unique experience combining futuristic skates, madcap police captains and graffiti. It also has a particularly cool soundtrack.

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The infamous “naked chick” ad for the Saturn is a symbol of Sega of America’s attempts to be edgy in the promotion of the 32-bit console. One would have thought they’d be better off not rejecting the localisation of games people actually wanted to play.

Sega is finally beginning to understand the value of nostalgia. This week the company announced that it will team up with PC retailer Enterbrain to release a series of Sega-themed laptops.

Under the hood, they’re just standard PCs – you can check the specs out here. Outside, the machines boast decals based on three of Sega’s most popular home consoles – the Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast. There’s also a general Sega themed machine.

The machines will set you back between ¥99,750 and ¥194,250.

Nope, still don’t like NiGHTS.

Shinobi for the Master System might not have the graphical lustre of the arcade original, but the gameplay made the journey home without too many compromises. That makes it one of the best games on the system.

Hardcore Gaming 101 is arguably one of the best sources online when it comes to video game information. Their in-depth articles on major game series and obscure games have a level of research and attention to detail that makes a lot of online game writing look pretty poor by comparison.

Last year, the crew behind the site released their debut book, Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures (which we’ll get around to soon enough). Now they’ve moved on from adventure games to the illustrious archive of Sega with Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 1, the first in a series of books exploring the company’s back catalogue. (continue reading…)

Ayrton Senna’s Super Monaco GP II is an upgrade of the home version of Super Monaco GP with the added endorsement of legendary Brazilian F1 driver Ayrton Senna. The Senna GP mode replaces the original Monaco GP mode, but has you racing on that track, in addition to a few tracks designed by Senna himself.

Everybody’s favourite sailor hunting, father avenging, kitty petting Sega hero – Ryo Hazuki – will be joining the range of video game characters with statues designed by First 4 Figures in 2013.

There aren’t any solid details as yet, but you can look at past F4F releases to get an idea of what you’re in for.

While it’d be nice if this were the first of many Shenmue things to happen in 2003, I won’t hold my breath.