It never ceases to amaze us how far modern-day developers can push retro hardware. From elaborate tech demos to fully-fledged ports, programmers are willing to push vintage systems to the absolute ...

This week's great game is Axelay. One of the SNES's finest shmups (And one of the most loved ones of all time!). It has very unique 3D-esque effects which give it a unique style almost no other game ...

When two-dimensional space shooters were in their heyday, almost any game you’d see was similar to the next. A ship flies across a horizontally or vertically autoscrolling background while collecting ...

Sega's boot-up logos of the 16-bit era might be the most fondly remembered, but for me it's Konami's that will always be the best. That scan line bringing the black screen to life, climaxing with a ...

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This isn't bad, Axelay is a fairly decent shooter that made use of the Super Nintendo's Mode 7 technique for some pseudo-3D levels. Solid graphics, fun weapons, and the fact you can get hit once ...

The three titles slated to hit North America's Wii Virtual Console today call to mind the days of sitting in school, listening to an eco-friendly lecture while sketching spaceships and ogling ...

Some of the best SNES games ever slipped through the cracks and are barely remembered today.

If you're in the market for an old-school shooter, there are fewer better places to look than the Wii's Virtual Console – in just over a year, it's become the go-to source for fans of classic, ...