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The Retro Core Dreamcast Shooting Special features 28 games all in high resolution (DVD version only plus 2 extra games) and stereo sound. It's been split up in to 3 sections which contain the following. Traditional Shooters Border Down Chaos Field Gigawing Gigawing 2 Gunbird 2 Gun Spike (Cannon Spike) Ikaruga Mars Matrix Psyvariar 2 Rainbow Cotton REZ Shikigami No Shiro 2 Trizeal Zero Gunner 2 Gun Shooters Virtual Cop 2 Silent Scope The House Of The Dead 2 Death Crimson 2 Death Crimson OX Confidential Mission Charge'n Blast Flight Shooters Airforce Delta Aero Dancing Himitsu Disc Aero Dancing F Aero Dancing F Fan Disc Aero Dancing i Propeller Arena Macross
Retro Core is back with part 2 of the Dreamcast shooting Special. But before we get in to what's featured I must stress that this download version of the show is running with an odd frame rate making some games look a little jerky when scrolling. This is not how these games run in real life. Also a note that the game XOP that is featured is a very early in development version. The fully released game will go under a different title with a much cleaner look. So one with the listings for this Retro Core Special. In depth featured games Trigger Heart Exelica Radirgy Bangaoh Last Hope Twinkle Star Sprites Under Defeat R720 (bonus game from Segagaga) Karasu (Crows) XOP - World exclusive work in process DC version (as of March 1st 2007) Other featured games Border Down Chaos Field Gigawaing Gigawing 2 Gunspike Mars Matrix Psyvariar 2 Rainbow Cotton Shikigami No Shiro II Trizeal and Zero Gunner 2
Over 100 games featured all in stereo with high resolution picture quality direct from the Saturn. Part 1 -=Chapter 1=- Bokan To Ipatsu Donpachi DoDonpachi Darius II Darius Gaiden -=Chapter 2=- Dazaemon 2 (Special Data !!) Detana Twin Bee (Twinbee Deluxe Pack) Twin Bee Yahoo (Twinbee Deluxe Pack) Kyukyoku Tiger II -=Chapter 3=- Fantasy Zone Blast Wind Battle Garegga Batsugun -=Chapter 4=- Cotton 2 Magical Night Dreams Boomerang Cotton Gekirindan Skull Fang Hyper Dual Metal Black Kingdom GP -=Chapter 5=- 1942 (Capcom Generation 1) 1943 (Capcom Generation 1) 1943X (Capcom Generation 1) Cho Aniki Chariot (Arcade Gears 3 Wonders) Image Fight (Arcade Gears) X-Multiply (Arcade Gears) -=Chapter 6=- Gunbird Gradius (Gradius Deluxe Pack) Gradius 2 (Gradius Deluxe Pack) G-Vector Game Tengoku (Game Paradise in English) Guardian Force -=Chapter 7=- Layer Section Layer Section II Kaitei Daisensou (In the Hunt in English) Keio Yegekitai (Keio's Flying Squadron 2 in English) Gradius (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Gopher Episode II (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Sky Jaguar (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Twin Bee (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Super Cobra (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Gradius II (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Parodius (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Salamander (Konami Ultimate MSX Collection Pack) Night Striker S ----------------------------------------- Part 2 -=Chapter 1=- Parodius Fantastic Journey (Parodius Deluxe Pack) Parodius Da ! (Parodius Deluxe Pack) Sexy Parodius Oshaberi Parodius Forever with me (Talking Parodius in English) Prikura Daisakusen Planet Joker Panzer Dragoon Panzer Dragoon 2 -=Chapter 2=- Salamander (Salamander Deluxe Pack) Life Force (Salamander Deluxe Pack) Salamander 2 (Salamander Deluxe Pack) Radiant Silvergun Stellar Assault
Retro Core takes a look around Tokyo's Akihabara showing you some of the better places to buy your games including a nice little back street shop which could be called the Aladdin's cave of illegal clones and a nice PCB shop. Also we take a look inside Club Sega and Sega Gigo. And let's not forget some cut ladies as well.
WARNING The Retro Core Summer Special 2009 contains language and images not suitable for the younger viewer. You have been warned. Loads of great games plus a lovely shopping trip around Manga Soko!! Games featured in this episode include Super Famicom Street Fighter Zero 2 Super Famicom Daruma Dojo Saturn Stella Assault Saturn Savaki Mega CD Popful Mail Mega Drive Mega Panel Mega Drive Element Down Mega Drive Glay Lancer Dreamcast Marvel VS Capcom 2 Dreamcast DUX Game Boy Advanced The King of Fighters EX 2 Arcade Burning Force Arcade Golden Axe Arcade Marvel Land Wii Juon Wii Star Shooter (Home Brew) Wii Round Up Capcom Vs Tatsunoko, The House of the Dead Overkill Mad World The Conduit Ghostbusters Oboro Muramasa
Featured in this new show is EVERY Sega Saturn fighting game that's not based upon a sport. So that means no stupid wrestling or boxing games. Here we go with the listing of the 65 featured games. 2D WORLD Advanced VG Astral Super Stars Asuka 120% Burning Feast Limited Battle Monsters Cyberbots Dragonball Z Shinbutohden Dragonball Z Idainaru Dragonball Densetsu Fighters History Dynamite Galaxy Fight Garou Densetsu 3 Road to the Final Victory Golden Axe the Duel Groove On Fight Marvel Super Heroes Marvel Super Heroes Vs Street Fighter Mortal Kombat 2 Pocket Fighter Pretty Fighter X Primal Rage Rabbit Real Bout Real Bout Special Rise of the Robots 2 Sailormoon SuperS Various Emotion Samurai Spirits 3 Zankuro Musouken Samurai Spirits 4 Amakusa Kourin Shinouken (Ragnagard) Sokko Seitokai Sonic Council Street Fighter 2 collection (Capcom Generations) Street Fighter Collection (Super Street Fighter & Super Street Fighter X) Street Fighter the Movie Street Fighter Real Battle on Film Street Fighter Zero Street Fighter Zero 2 Street Fighter Zero 2 DASH Street Fighter Zero 3 Suiko Enbu - Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty Suiko Enbu - Fuuun Saiki The King of Fighters '95 The King of Fighters '96 The King of Fighters '97 Ultraman: Hikari no Kyojin Densetsu Vampire Hunter Vampire Savior Waku Waku 7 World Heroes Perfect X-Men Children of the Atom X-Men Vs Street Fighter 3D WORLD Critercom Dead or Alive D-Xhird Elan Doree Fighters Megamix Final Fight Revenge FIST Goiken Muyou Anarchy in the NIPPON Last Bronx Ninku Savaki Tohshinden S Tohshinden URA Virtua Fighter Virtua Fighter Remix Virtua Fighter 2 Virtua Fighter Kids Zero Divide
8 great games featured from the Famicom (NES), Sharp X68000, Mega CD, Arcade, Saturn, Super Famicom (SNES) and PC Engine Super CD. Plus a close up look at the Sega branded Wondermega
Fixed picture size and sound quality over the original Retro Core as well as a much smaller file size. Again 8 great games featured from the Neo Geo (Art Of Fighting), Mega Drive (Bare Knuckle 2), Super Famicom (Umihara Kawase), Dreamcast (Soul Calibur), Arcade (Newzeland Story), Master System (Psycho Fox), Mega CD (Annette Futatabi) and Sharp X68000 (Akumajo Dracula /Castlevania/)
Retro Core Vol:3 promises to be the best so far ! Back by popular demand is the Hardware close up plus a new Vs feature which will show the same game running on two platforms. Here's what you can expect to see. Arcade Special (Film of inside a retro arcade), Best Christmas game ever (you probably know what this will be), Axelay and Run Saber on the SFC, Granada on the Sharp X68000, Bari-arm on Mega CD, Techomotor on Saturn, Panorama Cotton on the Mega Drive. PC Engine Vs Mega Drive special (Devil Crash).
Yet another improvement over the previous Retro Core shows with the high resolution version being almost 100 Meg smaller in size than volume : 3. Featured in Volume : 4 is an interview with a Japanese Retro Game store owner and well as a quick look around his shop. Of course there's loads of gaming goodies too, including a Final Fight special ! Just which home version of Final Fight is truly the best? Plus PC Engine Power Drift, Master System Phantasy Star, SFC Super Aleste, Saturn Sega Touring Cars, Dreamcast Rent-a-Hero, Neo Geo Metal Slug and Game Boy Turtles fall of the Foot Clan !! Enjoy.
Retro Core Volume 5 is jam packed full of goodies as youve come to expect. This months special is on the Super 32X (or just 32X in the west). Why was it such a flop? Retro Core takes a look at the games to show you why. Also featured are Vigilante on the PC Engine, Macros Scramble Valkarie and Wonder Project J on the Super Famicom, Tokyo Bus Guide on the Dreamcast, Goiken Muyou on the Saturn, Ganbare Goemon on the Famicom, Thunder Blade on the X68000 and Robocop on the Arcade.
Retro Core Volume.6 is now available after many weeks of problems filming and encoding it. The line up features some really nice extras such as the Hitachi Saturn close up and a PC88 Special featuring many games. Also featured on Vol.6 is Digital Dance Mix & Taromaru on the Saturn, Yuu Suzuki Game Works on the Dreamcast, Contra Spirits for the SFC, Street Fighter 2 on the X68000 and Dennen Aleste for the Mega CD.
Retro Core Volume 7 features for the first time FULL STEREO SOUND on all games !! Two new features are introduced in this volume which are "The Anime Corner" which shows the introduction from one of the many Japanese love adventure games out there and "Shite of the Month" which you can probably guess what that's about. Games covered in volume 7 are Mega Drive Virtua Racing, Saturn Elevator Action Returns, PlayStation G-Darius, Super Famicom Chomakai Mura (Super Ghouls & Ghosts), Master System Dynamite Dux, Dreamcast Fushigi Dungeon and Arcade Mercs.
I think for the first time ever Retro Core has no out of sync problems at all thanks to a new method of recording the audio!! Featured in Vol:8 are the following great games - Transformers for the Famicom (Shite of the month), Kage also for the Famicom, Xmultiply on the arcade, Konohana True Report (Anime Corner), Rockman X4 for the Saturn, Sonic CD for the Mega CD, The House of the Dead for Mobile phones (Japan only), Trizeal and Napple Tale for Dreamcast and Batman for the Mega Drive. That's 10 games featured !!
Retro Core Volume 9 is now complete. 11 games featured this month in the shape of Vampire Chronicles (DC) - Assault Suit Leynos 2 (SAT) - Sakura Taisen 4 (Anime Corner) - Soldier Blade (PCE) - Initial D 3D Battle PLUS (Mobile) - Assault Suit Valken (SFC) - Battle Mania 2 (MD) - Sailormoon Super S Various Emotions (Shite of the month) - Crisis Force (FC) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (AC) and finally Gunstar Heroes (GG). Twinbee was also going to be featured and was actually filmed but I felt that there are far too many shooters in volume 9 already.
Volume 10 features more games than ever before plus a brand new feature called East2West that shows how games are bastardized for the western market. In this first feature we take a look at what happened to NCSâs very colourful Ranma 1/2 when Irem released it in the States. Other goodies include Super Bikuriman on the SFC for Shite of the Month â Arcade Columns â97 â Saturn Sega Rally â Mobile Phone Metal Slug STG â Sharp X68000 Detana Twinbee (originally filmed for RC Vol.9) â Dreamcast Blue Submarine No.6 â Tech Romancer for the Anime Corner â Mega Drive Valis III â PSX Ridge Racer â Super Famicom Kikikaikai â Game Gear fatal Fury Special and Famicom Codename Viper. Thatâs whopping 13 different games or 14 if you count the East2West section as two different games.
Retro Core Volume 11 is full of goodies as you've come to expect including a special on the destruction of a PlayStation. Shite of the Month comes to use from Valis II on the X68000, Anime Corner from card Captor Sakura, and this months East2West features Puyo Puyo Vs Kirby's Avalanche. Also on the show we have Thunder Force IV for Mega Drive, Coryoon for PC Engine, Galaxy Force II Arcade, Asuka 120% for Saturn, Labyrinth for the Famicom, Samba De Amigo 2000 for Dreamcast, Space Harrier for the mobile phone and Tempo Jr. on the Game Gear.
I've done it again ! I've managed to get about 8 minutes of footage inside of Sega World Game Center before being caught (^v^). As well as that Volume 12 features 10 games plus the Anime corner. This months mobile gaming comes in the shape of Valis and let me tell you that it's miles better than your average mobile platformer. Also featured on the show is Berserk for the Dreamcast, Batman Returns for the SFC, Double Dragon on the Master System, Ridge Racer 4 on the PSX, Dead or Alive for Saturn, Arcade Sexy Parodius, Twinkle Star Sprites for the Neo Geo and Virtua Racing Deluxe on the 32X. Oh, and let's not forget this months Shite, Death Throttle.
Retro Core Tokyo Game Show 2005 Special is now available on DVD & Download featuring 57 games. The DVD version contains a bonus booth babes slide show and other pictures !! The cost of the DVD is 10 pounds (postage included. Comes on two DVDs) So what's on it? Well feast you eyes on this lot and don't forget that this is some shit hot footage all in sharp digital focus (DVD version looks really nice) Samurai Spirits Neo Geo Battle Coliseum Ikari Warriors Mobile Metal Slug Mobile Metal Slug 5 King Of Fighters 2003 King Of Fighters Maximum Impression 2 Imashime Tantra (Japanese online PC RPG) Twinkle Star Sprites Fatal Inertia (PS3) Pop'n Music 12 Beatmania II DX 10th Style Castlevania (PS2) Castlevania (DS) Some dating sim by NEC Kose na Koi Razurebo ! Chaos Field (PS2) Trizeal (PS2) Bleach Phantasy Star Universe (PC) Initial D Street Stage (PSP) Where do babies come from (DS) Sega Rally 2006 (PS2) Sonic Riders Sonic Rush (DS) Puyo Puyo Fever 2 Panzer Dragoon (PS2) Quartet Space Harries Gunstar Heroes Advanced (GBA) Urban Reign Baten Kaitos II Tales of Eternia Soul Calibur 3 Gasheberu !! Gundam Battle Tactics (PSP) Dragonball Z (DS) Dragonball Z Sparking Ridge Racer 6 (XBOX 360) Ziods Battle Naruto 4 Devil Sumoner (PC) World Super Police World Airforce (XBOX 360) Nintynine Nights (XBOX 360) Final Fantasy XI On Line (XBOX 360) Chrome Hounds (XBOX 360) Kameo (XBOX 360) Tecmo Classic Arcade Dead Or Alive 4 (XBOX 360) Monster Farm 5 Bio Hazard 4 (PS2) Dawn of Dreams Devils May Cry 4 Gundam (PS3) Ni-Ho (PS3) Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) Metal Gear Solid 4 real time tech demo (PS3) Now how's that for quality stuff !!
Retro Core's very 1st anniversary volume is finally here !! Retro Core is now 1 year old and still improving with every volume. This month we've started "Game of the Month" feature which will be the main game of the show with extended footage while all other games will be between 3 and 6 minutes long. You may also notice a few new tunes in this anniversary volume (^v^). Featured this month - Bust-a-Move for PSX, Shien the Blade Chaser for SFC, Splatter House Wanpaku for Famicom, Alisia Dragoon for Mega Drive, Space Channel 5 pt2 for Dreamcast, Astal for Saturn and Kenseiden for Master System. This months Shite Of The Month comes from Bastard for the Super Famicom. Mobile Phone Gaming goes all 2.5D shooting crazy with Burring Fortress and this month the "VS" section is back with a look at the Sharp X68000 and Super Famicom versions of Phalanx. Finally a look at a wonderful Streets of Rage remake for the PC. That's 11 great games for your enjoyment.
The 2nd Retro Core Christmas edition is here ! It doesn't seem that long since the last one was made with Christmas NiGHTS being the best Christmas game ever made but what will this years Christmas themed game be ? Well you'll have to watch the show to find out. Volume 15 is the BIGGEST Retro Core yet featuring over 25 games !! So what can those games be? Read on to find out. Dreamcast - Jet Set Radio Dreamcast - Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Dreamcast - Power Jet Racing 2001 Famicom - Burai Fighter Famicom - Star Wars (Namco version Japan only) GameBoy Colour - Ghost'n Goblins Mega Drive - Rocket Knight Adventures PC Engine - Parodius DA! Saturn - Marvel Super Heroes Vs Street Fighter (Game of the Month) Saturn - Initial D (Shite of the Month) Saturn - Clockwork Knight 3 (Unreleased - What ever happened to....) Mobile Phone - E-Racer Master System - Wonder Boy Arcade - Growl Christmas Game of 1999 Retro Core's Super Famicom Top 10 Snatcher Special (Looks at the Saturn, Mega CD and MSX versions)
If you thought Retro Core 15 had a load of games then check out Volume 16 which features 27 games !! Also in volume 17 we have a special look at an early version of Shenmue for the Dreamcast and Millennium Fire, an unreleased game for the Sega Saturn. Other goodies include a commercial break featuring 5 Japanese game adds. Take a look below for the complete rundown of the shows contents. Sharp X68000 - Arcus Odyssey Sharp X68000 - Chase H.Q. (Shite of the month) Super Famicom - Garou Densetsu Special / Fatal Fury Special Super Famicom - G.S. Mikami Dreamcast - Phantasy Star Online Ver.2 (Game of the month) Dreamcast - Shutouko Battle 2 Dreamcast - Shenmue the Beta Sega Saturn - Dina Island (Intro powered by Saturn Hardware not FMV) Sega Saturn - Millennium Fire (What ever happened to....) Famicom - Gremlins 2 Mobile Phone - Ridge Racer Master System - The New Zealand Story Neo Geo CD - Art Of Fighting 2 Game Boy - Parodius Da! Game Boy Colour - Pop'n Music Anime Melodies Mega Drive - Rolling Thunder 2 Game Gear - Sailormoon S Retro Core's Sega Saturn Top 10
Volume 17 goes and takes a look inside Manga Soko (Comic Warehouse) in a Retro Core Special as well as bringing you an East 2 West special on Shinobi for the Saturn. But wait ! That's not all !! There's much much more as well. Take a look below. Game Boy - Contra Mega Drive - Thunder Force IV Super Famicom - Accele Brid (Shit of the Month) Famicom - Akumajo Dracula Dreamcast - Shenmue 2 (Special Beta Footage) Dreamcast - Dancing Blade (Introduction movie) Sega Saturn - Layer Section Sega Saturn - Sonic Council Sega Saturn - Shinobi X Vs Shin Shinobi Den (East2West) Nintendo 64 - Hybrid Heaven Neo Geo CD - Metal Slug 2 (Game of the Month) PC Engine - Ninja Spirit Arcade - Power Instinct Manga Soko Special - Retro gamers paradise !
This month saw the release of what quite possible could be the second to last Dreamcast game ever ! Now while Retro Core is a retro based show we still class the beloved Dreamcast as Retro since the mainstream sites don't want to talk about it any more. So what does this mean? Yes, you guessed it ! Radirgy the new Dreamcast shooter is featured in Volume 18. Not only that but Dreamcast fans are going to love the special feature on the wide screen Treamcast. The Dreamcast clone from China. What else is featured in volume 18? Take a look below to find out. Famicom - Battle Formula Famicom - Animal Attack Gakuen (Shite of the Month) Saturn - Gale Racer Game Gear - GG Shinobi Dreamcast - Heavy Metal Geo Matrix Dreamcast - Radirgy (Game of the Month) Dreamcast - Illbleed Mega Drive - Phelios Neo Geo CD - Pulstar Arcade - Vapor Trail Nintendo 64 - Yuke Yuke Trouble Makers Atari Lynx - Stun Runner Master System - Vampire Saturn Vs PlayStation (Gran Chaser Vs Speed King) Treamcast - Special look at the Chinese Dreamcast clone Mobile Phone Gaming - (Parodius, Bio Hazard Missions, Power Drift, Puyo Puyo 2 and Time Crisis Mobile)
Retro Core Volume 19 is here with a load of great gaming including a very special game, Under Defeat which Sega themselves have said is the very last Dreamcast game ever. Does the Dreamcast go out with a bang? You bet it does ! Dreamcast - Metropolitan Street Racer Dreamcast - Under Defeat (Game of the Month) Super Famicom - Rise Of The Robots (Shite of the Month) Super Famicom - Rushing Beat Run Saturn - Keio Yugekitai Saturn - Elan Doree Mega CD - Final Fight PC Engine - Magical Chase Famicom - Batman Returns Famicom - Cosmic Epsilon PlayStation - Battle Arena Tohshinden 2 PLUS N64 - Akumajou Dracula Mokushiroku Gaiden: Legend of Cornell Master System - Super Wonder Boy II - Monster World Arcade - Rainbow Islands Mobile Phone Gaming - (Rainbow Islands - Ys VI - Tenchi Wo Kurau II - Initial D 3) Hardware - This month we take a look at the Japanese Master System
Retro Core Volume 20 is here with a load of great gaming including a look at all official Street Fighter games from Street Fighter II all the way to Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike. PlayStation - Motortoon GP 2 Sharp X68000 - Cotton Fantastic Midnight Dream Saturn - Chisato Moritaka Multimedia Disc Saturn - Last Bronx Saturn - Rise of the Robots 2 (Shite of the Month) N64 - G.A.S.P!! Dreamcast - Super Hero Retsuden (intro only) Dreamcast - Le Mans 24 Hours Dreamcast - Castlevania Resurrections (What ever happened to...) Mega Drive - El Viento (Game of the Month) Neo Geo - Rage of the Dragons Arcade - Rail Chase Street Fighter Special (all official 2D Arcade versions of Street Fighter from SFII to SF3 3rd Strike) Master System - Rygar Master System - Virtua Fighter the Animation Super Famicom - Wild Trax / Stunt Race FX
Another month can only mean one thing, yes that's right time for a new Retro Core ! And this time you'll whitness subtitles for the very first time here on Retro Core ! OK, well maybe not that exciting but I've subtitled a bit of dialog on Evolution 2. Featured in Vol.21.... PlayStation - Philosoma Famicom - Jackie Chan Super Famicom - Pit Fighter (Shite of the month) Super Famicom - Gundam Wing Super Famicom - Another World N64 - Dezaemon 3D Saturn - Gundam Side Story Part III Saturn - Playboy Karaoke Volume 1 Saturn - Drift King Shutokou Battle '97 Dreamcast - Evolution 2 Dreamcast - Psyvariar 2 Dreamcast - Geist Force (What ever happened to...) Mega Drive - Dynamite Headdy Game Gear - Puyo Puyo 2 Game Gear - Puzzle Bobble Mobile Phone - Psyvariar R, Darius DX, E-Racer (New tracks)
Just which is the best home conversion of Daytona USA for a Sega platform? Need to know? Want to know? well, if you do then you're in luck with this months special feature. That plus much more. Famicom - Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race (Whacky Racers) Super Famicom - Ninja Warriors Again Super Famicom - Race Drivin' (Shite of the month) Master System - Makai Retsuden Master System - Pacmania GameBoy Colour - Street Fighter Alpha Neo Geo - Cross Swords Mega Drive - Aero Blasters Saturn - Elevator Action Returns (Game of the month) Saturn - Dragonball Z Dreamcast - es Dreamcast - Dead or Alive 2 Dreamcast - Gun Valkyrie (What ever happened to...) Daytona USA Special
NOTICE - Retro Core Volume 23 has some interlacing problems on quite a few of the games featured. This is due to an error in encoding. I apologize for any inconvenience. Retro Core gets a new look with a brand new opening and ending sequence plus a different "Coming up" sequence as well. Not only do we have the new look but a whole host of top quality games for you. Seventeen titles in total including our very first PAL Dreamcast game feature. Neo Geo - Neo Driftout Super Famicom - Hebereke No Popun Super Famicom - Wild Guns (Game of the month) Super Famicom - Dirt Racer (What ever happened to.....) Saturn - Dungeons & Dragons collection Saturn - Jungle Rhythm Saturn - Time Gal & Ninja Hayate Saturn - Gun Griffon (CG Intro only) Dreamcast - Head Hunter Dreamcast - Suchie Pai Doki Doki Nightmare Dreamcast - Virtua Fighter History Arcade - The Simpsons Famicom - Max Warrior Famicom - Mighty Final Fight X68000 - Chase H.Q. (Shite of the month) PC Engine - Super Star Soldier Mega Drive - Marvel Land
Possibly one of the best Retro Core's so far according to those who test the DVDs !! As always we've got a nice selection of Japanese game commercials plus a close up look at the Neo Geo Pocket Colour ! Not only that but you are also invited for a mini 10 minute tour around Chofu where I live. Nope, I don't go to any game stores or any arcades but what you can see if what you have probably never seen before. Yes, that's right ! Real Japan. Temples, tinny narrow roads, blatant porno DVD shop advertisements, country side mountain streams and a cock ! As well as all that we've got the following games. Neo Geo - ZuPaPa! Super Famicom - Ballz ! (Shite of the Month) Mega Drive - Star Cruiser Neo Geo Pocket - Densha De Go 2 Neo Geo Pocket - Fatal Fury F Neo Geo Pocket - Metal Slug 2nd Mission Saturn - Virtual On (Game of the Month) Saturn - Suikoden (CG Intro only) Saturn - Panzer Dragoon Azel Saturn - Final Fight Revenge Dreamcast - Baldr Force EXE Dreamcast - Bomber Hehhe ! Famicom - Samurai Zombie Nation PC Engine - Pac Land
Another packed show with a special look at the Sega Dreamcast karaoke system, the Dorikara. Also we've got 2 arcade games for you plus a look at the British console that never was, The Konix Multi System. Games featured this month include.... Saturn - Road Blaster FX Saturn - Fighters Megamix (Game of the Month) Game Gear - Aladdin Neo Geo - Burning Fight Dreamcast - Confidential Mission Dreamcast - Segagaga Mega Drive - Mamono Hunter Yohko Famicom - Robocop Famicom - Race America (Shite of the Month) Super Famicom - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time Nintendo 64 - Snow Speeder Arcade - Perfect Soldier Arcade - Guwange Mobile Phone - Akumajo Dracula (Castlevania), Densha De Go Yamanote Line, Raiden III and Murakumo
NOTE: There is an error in volume 26 during the introduction to Lupin III on the Sega Saturn whereby I give a run down of what will be featured in Volume 26. Originally this was meant to be the opening game for the show but was later replaced by Densha De Go 2. Unfortunately the voice over had already been recorded on to the Lupin III video so it was too late to change it. In volume 26 Retro Core goes back to the good old Sega Vs Nintendo days with a Mega Drive Aladdin Vs Super Famicom Aladdin comparison. As well as that we take a look at the Dreamcast Densha De Go controller, more Japanese game adds plus the following games. Dreamcast - Densha De Go 2 Dreamcast - Cosmic Smash Nintendo 64 - City Tour Grandprix Nintendo 64 - Star Soldier Super Famicom - Bio Metal Super Famicom - Golden Fighter S (Shite of the Month) Mega Drive - Midnight Resistance Sharp X68000 - Super Hang On Saturn - Hotoku No Ken Saturn - GT 24 Saturn - Lupin III Super 32X - Virtua Fighter Arcade - Undercover Cops PlayStation - Gunnm (Game of the Month) Neo Geo - Gan Gan Mobile Phone - WonderBoy, Adventure Island, Galaxy Force II, Gradius DX, Gradius II, Kikikaikai and a lovely ninja game from Taito.
It was time to put on that long overcoat again as I did some undercover filming in what can only be described as an Otaku's paradise. This shop covers everything from character models to games. Unfortunately I couldn't get permission to film in this shop but as if that would stop me (^_^). As well as that feature, from this month Retro Core will have two commercial brakes featuring Japanese game adds from years gone by. Sit back and enjoy Retro Core Volume 27's games reviews a featuring.. Dreamcast - Moero Justice Gakuen Saturn - Cotton Boomerang Saturn - Akumajo Dracula X (Game of the Month) Saturn - Shenmue (What ever happened to...?) Nintendo 64 - Top Gear Overdrivin Nintendo 64 - Super Speed Racing PlayStation - Ciriticom (Shite of the Month) PlayStation - Recipro Heat 5000 Mega Drive - Guardian Heroes Master System - Golivus PC Engine - Knight Rider Special Super Famicom - Super Adventure Island Arcade - Pretty Soldier Sailormoon
Happy New Year to all Retro Core viewer ! We kick off this brand new year with a brand new download resolution! Yes, the download version is now much better quality thanks to the new resolution settings. Of course the DVD version blows it away but still, it's a great improvement of the original. This all comes at a price though which is and extra 90MB or so added to the file size. Still, 376 MB for almost 1 and a half hours of footage it pretty good. This month we take a look at the Virtual Console on the Nintendo Wii as well as the usual selection of Japanese game adds and the following games.... Dreamcast - Rent-a-Hero (Introduction only) Dreamcast - Nanatsu No Hikan Senri No Bishou Dreamcast - Death Crimson OX Saturn - Death Crimson (Shite of the Month) Saturn - Sonic R Saturn - Nekketsu Oyako GameBoy Advance - Ninja Cop Super Famicom - F-Zero Super Famicom - Akumajo Dracula PlayStation - Burning Road Master System - Shinobi Mega Drive - Super Shinobi II (Game of the Month) Mega Drive - Wardner No Mori Special Mega Drive - Wacky Racers (What ever happened to....) PC Engine - Mesopotamia Arcade - ESPRADE Mobile Phone - Street Fighter II, Ikari Warriors, Shana
The 2nd show of 2007 and what a packed show it is. Not only do we have the standard selection of Japanese game adds but also our very first Game Cube review !! Yes, it's about time Nintendo's Cube got a bit of Retro Core love after having the general public turn it's back to the little door stopper. PC Engine - Alien Crush Dreamcast - Evil Dead Dreamcast - Magforce Racing Saturn - Torico (MPEG Preview version) Saturn - Code R Saturn - Virtua Fighter 2 Saturn - Street Fighter Zero 3 (Game of the month) PlayStation - Assault Suit Valken 2 PlayStation - Tobal No. 1 Super Famicom - R-TYPE III Nintendo 64 - Sin & Punishment Game Cube - Bio Hazard 4 Mega Drive - Elemental Master PC - Streets of Rage Remake Mobile Phone - Devils May Cry, Pentarium, Erementar Gerad
Retro Core Vol.30 takes a look at the differences between a real gamers arcade and a family arcade in Japan. Loads of great games shown so defiantly one not to miss. I've also got a brand new phone with digital TV which means it's more powerful and we all know that mean more power games ! This month we feature Ridge Racer Wide Screen ! 30fps full 16.9 widescreen ridge racer action. Console games this month include... Dreamcast - Card Captor Sakura Dreamcast - Last Hope Nintendo 64 - Pilotwings 64 Nintendo 64 - Extreme G2 Sega Saturn - Hard Drivin' (Shite of the month) Sega Saturn - Gun Frontier Sega Saturn - Quovadis 2 Mega Drive - Crying Mega Drive - Gain Ground Game Cube - F-Zero GX (game of the month) Neo Geo - Sengoku 2 Master System - Paperboy Matsushita (Panasonic) M2 - D2 (What ever happened to...) Ridge Racer Wide Screen for the Mobile Phone
Retro Core volume 31 is dedicated to my new son Ren, who was born on March 25th. Let's hope he grows up to be a true gamer like his dad (^o^). We've got some pretty good Japanese retro game adds this month as well as the following games. Dreamcast - Trigger Heart Exelica Dreamcast - Karasu Nintendo 64 - Dual Heroes Game Cube - Robocop Sega Saturn - Nanatsu Kaze No Shima Monogatari PC Engine - Final Solder PC Engine - Ninja Warriors PC Engine Super CD- Golden Axe (Shite of the month) PC Engine Super CD - Valis IV Super Famicom - Ganbare Goemon (Game of the month) Play Station - Ridge Racer Revolution Play Station - Smash Court Mega Drive - Vectorman Mobile Phone - Sonic the Hedgehog (Real Sega version) Mobile Phone - Battle Garegga Mobile Phone - Sokyugurentai
The time has come although I wish it hadn't. Retro Core Volume 32 is the final Retro Core for the foreseeable future. I just no longer have the time to produce the show anymore now that I've become a father. Still, it's been a great 3 years and within that Time Retro Core has covered over 390 games. In the final volume of Retro Core we take a look at the PC Engine and it's games. There are many PC Engine games that are also featured on the Mega Drive. Retro Core compare 4 of them side by side as well as taking a look at some of my personal favorite PC Engine games from my small collection. As well as that we've got Japanese game adds and the following games. Dreamcast - Sakura Taisen 3 (Special Promotion movie) Dreamcast - Shenmue 2 (Special Promotion movie) Dreamcast - D2 Arcade - Wild Riders Sega Saturn - Need For Speed Sega Saturn - Burning Rangers Sega Saturn - Duke Nukem' 3D Sega Saturn - NiGHTS into Dreams (Game of the month) Sega Saturn - Hyper Dual Mega Drive - Aero Blasters Mega Drive - Golden Axe Mega Drive - Valis III Mega Drive - Zero Wing PC Engine - Aero Blasters PC Engine CD - Golden Axe PC Engine CD - Valis III PC Engine Super CD - Zero Wing PC Engine Arcade CD - Garoundensetsu Special (Fatal Fury Special) PC Engine - Final Soldier PC Engine - Space Harrier PC Engine - Download PC Engine - Paranoia PC Engine - Ninja Spirits PC Engine - Pop'n Twinbee PC Engine Super CD - Psychic Storm PC Engine Arcade CD - World Heroes 2 PC Engine Super CD - L-DIS PC Engine Super CD - Shubibiman 3 PC Engine CD - Horror Story PC Engine Super CD - Ranma 1/2 Mobile Phone - Shutokou Battle Evolution Mobile Phone - Star Wars mobile Pod Racer Mobile Phone - Ridge Racer Wide Screen Mobile Phone - Cotton Magical Night Dreams
The very first show of the new series takes a look at the console we all wanted as a kid but most couldn't afford it. Yep, it's the Neo Geo AES. Retro Core also takes a look at how the games converted down to lower performance machines. Games featured in this first episode include Neo Geo - Art of Fighting 2 (Neo vs. SFC feature) Super Famicom - Art of Fighting 2 (Neo vs. SFC feature) Super Famicom - Amazing Spiderman and Lethal Foes Mega Drive - Glay Lancer PC Engine - Super Star Soldier Nintendo 64 - F-Zero X Dreamcast - Puyo Puyo Da! Dreamcast - Sega Rally 2 Saturn - The Crow (Shite of the month) Saturn - The House of the Dead
New microphone makes for better sound I'm hoping in the 2nd volume of Retro Core 2. This month we take a look at those Chinese "original" Mega Drive games as well as a few Japanese unlicensed Mega Drive games. Games featured in this episode include Mega Drive - Top Fighter 2000 (Chinese original Mega Drive games feature) Mega Drive - Lion King II (Chinese original Mega Drive games feature) Mega Drive - Magic Girl (Chinese original Mega Drive games feature) Mega Drive - Divine Sealing (Chinese original Mega Drive games feature) Mega Drive - Atomic Runner PC Engine CD - Dracula X Super Famicom - Gradius III Game Cube - Auto Modellista US Tuned
olume 3 features what some people may describe as Saturn porn or just pure madness. You'll have to watch the show to find out what is is though. Retro Core also takes a look at the Dreamcast's version of the Para Para Paradise controller. And you thought it was only available for the PlayStation 2. This month also includes 3 games that should have been featured in volume 2, being Dragon Ball Z Final Bout from the Chinese original MD games feature and this months two Saturn titles were originally planned for volume 2. Games featured in this episode include Mega Drive - Aleste Mega Drive - Dragon Ball Z Final Bout (Chinese original Mega Drive that was missing from RC2 Vol2) Arcade - Sonic Fighters Wii - Onechanbara Revolution Dreamcast - Musapey Choco Marker Dreamcast - Dream Para Para Saturn - Rabbit Saturn - Virus Super Famicom - Robocop 3 (Shite of the month) Super Famicom - Thunder Birds
Retro Core Volume 4 is proud to bring you the first game show feature of Wind & water Puzzle Battles for Dreamcast! As well as that we have the opening intro in full from the classic Sonic CD in true high quality. Games featured in this episode include Super Famicom Axelay Super Famicom Thomas The Tank Engine (Shite of the Month) Wii Dance Dance Revolution Hottest party Sega Saturn Deron Dero Dero Sega Saturn Real Bout Special PC Engine CD Winds of Thunder PC Engine CD Crest of Wolves Intro of the month Sonic CD Dreamcast 18 Wheeler Dreamcast Wind and Water Puzzle Battles
What a fantastic gaming week it's been with the release of Zero Tsukihami no Kamen for the Wii or Fatal Frame 4 as it will be called in the west. This month Retro Core gives you a hands on look at this real horror game for the Wii. Make sure you have the lights off and the sound up loud though! Retro Core also takes a trip to a new arcade that just opened called Metropolis which is situated in side the almighty Korona World. Games featured in this episode include Super Famicom Alien Vs Predator (Shite of the month) Super Famicom Battle Mobile Sega Saturn Croc - Pau Pau Island Metropolis Game Center Many different arcade games featured Mega Drive Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhan Super Famicom Super Turrican Arcade Thunder Force AC Wii Zero Tsukihami No Kamen
No special hardware or arcade features in this month's Retro Core but we do have loads of great games for you to take a look at including the Chinese original Mega Drive game, Sonic Jam 6! Also make sure you watch until the very end of the show!! OK? I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Games featured in this episode include Super Famicom Double Dragon Returns Sega Saturn Game Tengoku Super Famicom Majyou Arcade Metal Slug 6 Sega Saturn Ninpen Mamaru Wii Puchi Copter Game Cube Ridge Racer Evolution (introduction only) Mega Drive Sonic Jam 6 Dreamcast Soul Calibur Mega Drive Splatter House 2 Dreamcast Sports Jam Super Famicom Wayne's World (Shite of the Month)
Well, it's here. Retro Core is back with a brand new series. In this first volume of the new Retro Core we take a look at Turtles in Time for the Arcade, Kidou Soukou Dion for the Super Famicom, Twinkle Tale for the Mega Drive and Digital Pinball the Necronomicon for the Sega Saturn. Unfortunately there's no shite of the month this volume but it will return in volume 2. Enjoy. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
The 2nd volume in the all new Retro Core 3 brings back shit of the month and for those who don't like hairy legs, I suggest skipping the section just after Saint Sword (^-^). For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Retro Core 3 Volume 3 goes all modern this week with a look at some of the cool Retro titles you can download for your modern game system. Featuring great classics such as Daytona USA, The King of Fighters, Space Channel 5, Final Fight, Virtual On and many more. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
It's that time of the week again for an all new Retro Core. This week we take a look at the Sharp X68000 doing 3D in Geograph Seal as well as some 2D fighting action on the Super Famicom and the Saturn's take on Formula 1. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Because I know you all love taking a look at Japanese hardware, this week Retro Core shows you Maicomsoft's XAV2-s RGB unit for your retro game consoles. As well as that there's the normal Shite of the Show and many cool games featured. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Retro Core 3 Vol:6 takes a look at what is possibly the ONLY "good" Back to the Future game as well as Mega Turrican, Technocop, Night Striker and Battle Masters. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Volume 7 of Retro Core 3 takes a look at the best Simpsons game of all time, yep, that's right. The original Konami arcade game. We also take a look at Hiryu no Ken S: Golden Fighter, Rushing Beat 3 and Dead Dance on the Super Famicom as well as Snow Bros on the Famicom. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Quite a packed show this time round featuring The Tower and Yellow Brick Road (Shite of the Show) for the Sega Saturn as well as the code to play as Ginger in the Clockwork Knight double pack, again. Also featured in this show are Double Axel and Cop 01 arcade games as well as Runark and Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan for the Mega Drive. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Back in 1984 my parents bought me my very first computer. that computer was the Commodore Plus 4. In this show I show you a few of the first video games I ever played. Also there's Cisco Heat and Arabian Knight for the arcade, Welcome House and Race Drivin' for the Saturn and Mamono Hunter Yohko on the Mega Drive. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
On this week's show there's A.B.Cop for the arcade, D-Force for the Super Famicom, Ghostbusters on the Mega Drive and Bosconian for the Sharp X68000. I also take a look at how arcade conversions looked in the 16bit days. These days arcade perfect conversions are common place but back in the past it was a whole different story. In this new feature this week I look at Denjin Makai (arcade) and Ghost Chaser (Super Famicom) both pretty uncommon games and both the same game despite their different names. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
More classic arcade comparisons in this Retro Core with Arcade Hellfire and Mega Drive Hellfire. Which version is best? The arcade original or the Mega Drive port? Also there is Haunted Castle arcade game, a look at all the Ranma 1/2 fighting games for the Super Famicom, Jakie Chan's God awful arcade fighting game and Maou Renjishi better known as Mystical Fighter on the Mega Drive. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
While Retro Core 3 is lacking in game contents this show I do make up for it by taking a close up look at the Super Famicom Box and i don't mean the card box that a Super Famicom comes in. Shite of the show is a true classic in the form of Fist of the North Star 6 on the Super Famicom plus I take a look at the not so great Atari batman arcade game, DJ Boy for the Arcade and Mega Drive and finally a look at Bloody Wolf for the PC Engine. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
It's that time again for another all new Retro Core. In volume 13 I take a look at Batman for the Mega Drive, Jiko Oshaberi Parodious, Saturn and Chelnov (Atomic Runner), an unreleased game for the Saturn and Action Pachio for the SFC (Shite of the Show). Art of Fighting or Ryu No Ken for those who like the Japanese name is featured as the comparison game. This time I take a look at the original Neo Geo version VS the Mega Drive and Super Famicom versions. This volumes arcade action come from the King of pop, Michael Jackson in his Moonwalker game by Sega. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Oh man, do I have a very special Retro Core for you all this week. In Volume 14 I present to you a brand new Dreamcast game!! So new that it isn't even released at the time of this video going on-line. Sturmwind is the name of the game and it has got to be one of the most impressive DC shooters to date. Other games covered in this volume of Retro Core 3 are Garoudensetsu Special on the Neo Geo, Virtual Hydlide on the Saturn (Shite of the Show), The Avengers Arcade Game and a look at Sega Saturn Last Bronx VS the Arcade version. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
More retro gaming that you may have forgotten all about in this weeks show including a look at Double Dragon on the Famicom / NES and Master System, Robocop for the Arcade, 4WD The Baja on the Super Famicom and Street Fighter 2 don the Master System takes pride of place in this weeks Shite of the Show. Oh, and something else keeps popping up. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Well, in this weeks show there's a good look at all 3 versions of Virtual Racing for Sega consoles, some nice PC98 action with Rusty, Fighting Vipers 2 on the Dreamcast and XDR for the Mega Drive providing this show's shite. Oh, and some odd SFC scrolling beat'em up. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Well, I'm away from home at the moment but that doesn't mean that there's no Retro Core. Nope, it certainly does not. So by the power of "cloud storage" as they now call it, I bring you Retro Core 3 Volume 17 made from videos taken thorough the last few months. So what can you expect to see in this new show? Well there's Night Slashes arcade game, Last Resort for the Neo Geo, Night Slave on the PC98, Renegade for the Master System, Rolling Thunder 2 on the Mega Drive and Tiny Toon Adventures for the Super Famicom. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
More classic Japanese PC gaming in this show thanks to the NEC PC98 game, Edge. There also loads of console goodies including a look at the Mega Drive and SFC versions of Arcus Odyssey back to back, Fighting Masters on the Mega Drive, The Simpson's Hit & Run for the XBOX, Judgment Silversword on the Wonder Swan and some arcade action from Sega's Racing Hero. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
In volume 19 of Retro Core 3 I take a look at the 3 Mega Drive Double Dragon arcade games (Not including that awful Double Dragon 5, 1 on 1 fighter) as well as many other classics including Xexex, the arcade shooter by Konami, Beast Warriors on the Mega Drive is this show's shite, Bubblegum Crash for the PC Engine, Touhou Reiiden for the NEC PC98 and P.man on the Super Famicom. Enjoy! For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
We're half way through summer and the hot humid weather is still here in Japan but that's not going to stop another Retro Core being put together. In this show there's a look at the Mega CD version of Road Blaster FX / Road Avenger VS the recently released SFC / SNES version. There's also a look at the unreleased prototype of FZ Senki Axis for the Mega Drive VS the final retail copy. This version of Axis has never been ripped so there is no ROM of it out there. Exclusive or what!. Also featured in this show is S.P.Y. for the arcade, Burning Angle on the PC Engine, the total crap Survival Arts for the arcade, Chase HQ & S.C.I. for the Saturn and Hercequary for the NEC PC98 and yes, being a PC89 game it's got porn in it. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a gamer in Japan? I bet you think it's heaven with a house full of games. Well, unless you are someone who is single or someone who cares more about their hobby than family, that dream could be true. For the normal guy with a family the idea of being a gamer in Japan isn't as great as you may think. For a start, Japanese homes are not so big plus the average woman isn't in to games unlike what the media will have you believe. So why am I telling you this? Well, in this volume of Retro Core I give you a quick tour of my home and gaming set up. Also featured in Volume 21 of Retro Core is a look at Saturn Virtua Fighter VS the Arcade version, Stun Runner for the Arcade, Moto Roader II for the PC Engine, Time Killers for the Arcade, Arrow Flash for the Mega Drive and finally Metamoquester for the Arcade. So, quite a packed show and quite a lot of arcade stuff too. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Yet another packed show with loads to see. The show kicks off with a pretty tough shooter for the SFC, Flying Hero flowed by Virtual Racing Arcade, Ace Wo Narae! for the SFC, Super Airwolf on the Mega Drive, Spongebob Squarepants Atlantis for the GBA, The odd but pretty cool Entrax for the NEC PC98 and finally Terminator for the Mega Drive. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
It's been a while in the making but finally I've put the 23rd volume of Retro Core 3 together. The video quality is slightly lower in this show (still 720p) and does corrupt twice due my my video capture card having issues with an updated driver. Anyway, There's some good stuff in this volume with Dead or Alive on the Sega Saturn, Toobin' from Atari for the Arcade, a VS feature for Night Striker, Kat's Run on the Super Famicom, Tri Formation on the Master System and a new feature called Modern Retro where I take a look at a current generation game that is a remake, improved or heavily based upon a retro classic. Oh, and let's not forget Shite of the Show. This volume's Shite of the Show is Panzer Dragoon Mini for the Game Gear. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
well, it sure took it's sweet time coming but it's finally here. In this new Retro Core I show you some of the debug features on Geist Force as well as explain some of the keyboard features. I also take a look at the new digital download version of NiGHTS on the 360 and the so called Saturn version against a real Saturn. Other games featured in this show are Policenauts for Saturn, Hotoku No Ken 7 (Fist of the North Star 7) and Weapons Free on the NEC PC98 For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
It's taken about 5 weeks to come but volume 25 of Retro Core 3 is finally here. So sit back and enjoy Indiana Jones Adventures, Crude Dudes and more!
Retro Core 3 is over but that's no reason to be upset because Retro Core 4 is here to take over. This new series of Retro Core will feature less games per show however with luck there should be more shows per month rather than just the one show ever 5 or 6 weeks. So what can you expect to see in this 1st volume of Retro Core 4? Well, the main game this week is Jewel Master for the Mega Drive. Not such a widely known game and possibly a pretty good title that many may have over looked. I also take a video in the newly opened Hard Off. In fact it was only opened yesterday! So I headed off down there with my phone and grabbed a bit of video from their "Junk" section. Oh, and for fans of "Shite of the show" Don't worry. It will be back from volume 2 For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to the first Retro Core video of 2013. In this show I take a look at Bio Metal for the Super Famicom, Planet Joker is Shite of the Show and I also take a look at a pretty cool 300 yen Gatcha Gatcha egg. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
It's time for another Retro Core and today I open up that other Metal Slug Gashapon / Gatcha Gatcha egg. What could be inside? Games featured in this show include a look at the western and Japanese versions of X-Kaliber 2097 / Sword Maniac for the SNES / Super Famicom and also a look at the really bad Instruments of Chaos staring Young Indiana Jones. Oh, I almost forgot. A quick walk through the arcade. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
The fourth volume of the new look Retro Core is finally here after quickly putting the voice over together this morning. Featured in this show is the pretty cool Tryrush Deppy for the Sega Saturn, Knight Arms for the Sharp X68000 and Taito's arcade heap of crap, Kabuki Z as this weeks shite of the show. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
A bit of a departure from the normal Retro Core show today as we take a look at the amazing Micomsoft RGBmini Framemeister, the ultimate up-scan converter for retro gaming. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Volume 6 starts off with a quick look at the SFC running on the Framemeister followed by a great Konami classic, Rocket Knight Adventures for the Mega Drive. This shows shite comes in the shape of Zoku on the Super Famicom and finally we take a little trip to a small independent game store. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
It's time for another Retro Core and in this show I take a look at one of my favourite SFC shooters, Super Aleste as well as the pretty looking Steeldom for Saturn and a rant about how retro games on modern systems look like ass. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
It's sure taken it's sweet time but volume 8 of Retro Core 4 is finally here. In this show I take a look at The Ninja Warriors Again for the SFC / SNES, Sonic Wings Special for the Saturn ass well as a look at a Saturn Tenchi Muyo game. Oh, and do you know of Mandrake? It's only Japan's more popular chain store for rare and collectable stuff. Of course taking videos in there is not easy but that didn't stop me. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
In volume 9 I take a look at the fantastic Yu Suzuki Game Works book as well as the Dreamcast GDROM that comes with it. Not only that but I put the Saturn and Dreamcast versions of Power Drift side by side. just ow good does the Saturn version look? I'm sure you'll be very surprised. Mega Drive shooting fans will Enjoy Heavy Unit. One of the first shooters for the system and a really tough one at that. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Hot on the heels of Retro Core 4 Volume 9 comes volume 10, not two weeks later. I'm hoping to bring the shows out on a more constant scheduled from now on. In this show I take a look at Double Dragon on the GameBoy, marvel VS Capcom 2 on the Dreamcast. One of the best 2D fighter of it's time IMO and the awful looking but great sounding shooter, Verytex on the Mega Drive. For more details see http://www.segagagadomain.com/RetroCorepage-main.htm
Are you one of the many people that thought quality joysticks only came around in the last generation? well think again. Saturn had an Astro City arcade joystick! 100% same build quality as Japanese arcades. But even before that in the 16 bit days there were many good sticks. In this show I take a look at the JB King Joystick for the Super Famicom / SNES. This is one hell of a good stick. Game wise there's Sonic Blastman also for the Super Famicom and Gynoug for the Mega Drive. Better known as Wings of Wor in the US.
Have you ever wondered what games you may have missed for a very common system? Well, in Europe the Sega Master System was king of consoles unlike the US and Japan where the Famicom / NES ruled supreme. In Europe Sega had it big during the 8bit and 16 bit days. So it stands to reason that the European Master System library is massive! But that's not to say every game was released in Europe. Oh no. The Koreans were busy ripping off other peoples work and porting the games to the Master System as well as 1 or 2 original titles. Some of which are actually pretty good. Check them out in the special Korean Master System game round up as well as Out Run 2019 for the Mega Drive and Alien VS Predator on the arcade.
Finally after about 8 months of waiting I've found time to bring you the MSX 2 episode of Retro Core 5. So what is the MSX and was it any good. Let's find out.
Following up on the last Retro Core 5 show when we covered the MSX2, here comes a massive show covering a massive system, the Neo Geo!
The Sega Master System is a console loved by millions all over the world yet many seem to think it's a very weak system. Is this a true statement? Well, there's only one way to find out. Retro Core 5 - Sega Master System Special. Featuring hardware over look and over 30 games!
NOTICE - The Splatter House section has had around 1 minute cut from it due to a copyright claim by NamcoBandai. Sorry about that. The intro to that section is now missing. In the late 80's and early 90's home computer games were hit and miss in the west while most arcade conversions were a joke. In japan on the other had the world of computer gaming was a whole different story. We had the Sharp X68000 bringing us arcade perfect ports but at a very expensive price. This is where the Fujitsu FM Towns comes in. It's basically an Intel CPU powered PC with later models being able to run Windows. Yet it also features custom graphical hardware. Let's take a look at how a Japanese home computer coped with arcade gaming as well as original gaming for the home. All game footage in this video was recorded via RGB at 60fps from a real FM TOWNS II Fresh computer. No emulation was used in this video.
