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Retro Gaming Weekly News #0021
39 years ago this week the innovatively named ”Baseball” was launched on the humble Famicom. You can play one of the granddaddy of sports games here.
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Game Rant has some weird ports of retro fighting games. Streetfighter 2 on the Spectrum anyone? Link
There is a new trailer for the Super Mario Bros. film. Link
Some footage of a lost Metroid games for the N64 has surfaced (The Gamer). Link
Ruetir has some interesting (or not) facts about Donkey Kong. Link
There is a new multi-game changer for the Game Boy Colour, which is totally crazy, but sometimes crazy is cool (Hackaday). Link
Tech E Blog has a complete history of Super Mario Kart and why is was made. Link
Destructoid has a list of the 5 best games for the N64, not as obvious a choice as you might have thought. Link
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ABC News have a feature on the rise of demand for retro consoles. Link
Destructoid has compiled the best consoles that are the worst to collect for. No mention of the 32x! Link
Make Use Of have an article on which modern console is best for retro gaming (the ones you can hack usually…). Link
Want to know the best 10 Sega Genesis games that were made in the 21st century? No? Well either way CBR have a list. Link
And CBR also has a look at some cancelled Konami games which might have been nice had they actually seen the light. Link
Pong has turned 50! Yahoo/Engadget have an interview on its creation. Link
Spokesman has an article on how to care for some of the retro consoles, nothing ground-breaking but definitely some “good to know” points made. Link
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