🥷 Shadow Gangs Dreamcast Review 8/10 "More Ninja Action Than You Can Shake a Katana At!" 🥷 @ShadowGangs @WaveGameStudios #IndieGames #GameDev

The next step on WAVE Game Studios’ quest for Dreamcast world domination, Shadow Gangs is a 2D platformer (mostly) that takes a lot of inspiration from the arcade classic Shinobi, in terms of visuals and gameplay.

You are Master Dan, a ninja master who sets out to take down a ninja army and rescue his family in a plot that’s so ninja-centric that it feels like it was written by Godfrey Ho. Good. 

🔥 POSTAL Dreamcast Review 8/10 "An impressive port with a wealth of features" 🔥@WaveGameStudios #IndieGame #GameDev

Developer: Dan Redfield (Chinchilla Retro)

Purchase Link - Here

Wave Game Studios continue their impressive run of Dreamcast releases – I believe it’s one a month! - with this, the physical version of Running With Scissors’ 1997 title, POSTAL.

💥 Xenocider | Retro Sumus | WAVE Game Studios | Dreamcast | Review | 8/10 | "The first 3D Dreamcast title in 15 years" 💥 @WaveGameStudios #RetroGaming #IndieGame #IndieGameDev

Purchase Link - https://www.wavegamestudios.com/shop/xenocider

Wave Game Studios are continuing to release a tidal wave of Dreamcast magic throughout this year, the most recently released title being Xenocider, a 3D rail shooter that tips the hat to Space Harrier… and then blows him away in a barrage of gore.

🪱 Tapeworm: Disco Puzzle | Dreamcast | Review | 8/10 "A game that will worm its way into your heart" 🪱 @LowtekGames #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #RetroGaming

Lowtek’s previous title, Flea! Was very much loved in the GF towers, especially by me. With addictive gameplay, crisp visuals, smooth animation and music that was of Bubble Bobble-level catchiness, it was very much a winner.

I’ve been following the development of Tapeworm for some time, and even picked up the t-shirt from Lowtek Games’ website as I loved the image and yes, the pun.

Of course, the proof is in the pudding….can the finished game stand up to the high quality of the pun-title, premise… and developer Alistair Low’s Tik-Tok videos?

Yes, yes it can.

🔥 POSTAL™ is coming to Dreamcast on June 2nd 2022! | WAVE Game Studios | @WaveGameStudios 🔥#RetroGaming

POSTAL™, the classic twin-stick shooter originally released in 1997, is due for release on the Dreamcast video games console on June 2, 2022!

Retro gaming fans will be able to experience the rapid-fire action enjoyed by millions of PC gamers later this year when WAVE Game Studios releases this officially licensed port of the classic title on Dreamcast, marking the franchise’s first appearance on the console.

🦗Flea! : Special Edition | SEGA Dreamcast | Review | 7/10 | "On the face of it that sounds quite grim" 🦗 @WaveGameStudios #GameDev #IndieGames #SEGA

Flea! is an upbeat little platformer that was originally released by its developer Lowtek Games with a very limited run for the NES and Dreamcast in 2020. This month saw the game re-released for the Dreamcast as a ‘special edition’ by the Norwich-based publisher WAVE Game Studios, complete with a separate soundtrack CD and all wrapped up in a jewel case with a PAL-style design. 

👁️ Intrepid Izzy | Dreamcast | Review | 9/10 | "I’m off to punch a giant sea creature in the eye." 👁️ @SenileTeam #GameDev #IndieGames

I do love covering new releases on classic systems. When I received the accompanying press kit for Intrepid Izzy from Wave Game Studios, there was a statement in which the game was described as a blend of Sonic the Hedgehog, Castlevania and Streets of Rage.

I wasn’t sceptical so much as squinting into the distance, trying to visualise what that mash up would look like.

It looks like Intrepid Izzy, as it turns out.

🐜 Britt's Brief Bulletin PART III | Flea! | Dreamcast Review 🐜 @Wallmasterr #IndieGames #GameDev

Game Title: Flea!

Developer: Lowteck Games

Platform Reviewed: Dreamcast (also available on Steam and NES)

Rating: 8/10

I absolutely adore new releases on older systems, especially when they are as great as this one. 

🎮😍 The Retro Bit SEGA Controllers Look Awesome! 😍🎮 @RetroBitGaming #Retrogaming #SEGA

Retro-Bit® has announced their line up of officially-licensed SEGA controllers that will be available spring 2019. 

The line-up includes Sega Genesis®, Mega Drive and Sega Saturn® controllers with original and USB®-ports

🕹️ Which Video Games Were The Best Arcade To Console Conversions? 🎮 #Retrogaming

Back when the Arcades ruled the video games world the ultimate accolade was to be seen to produce an arcade perfect conversion onto home consoles and computers.

As a gamer you'd look out for the phrase arcade perfect in any review and you knew that was the game to buy if those immortal words were uttered.

It got me thinking about some of my favourite arcade to console conversions over the years and I have compiled a nice little top 5 to show off my fave arcade to console conversions.

☆ SEGA Forever Keeps Rolling ☆ #Retrogaming

So the SEGA Forever Service is alive and kinda kicking.

It’s had its detractors but you can’t deny that it’s exciting to see which titles that SEGA will release next.

So far the list is quite impressive and not just Megadrive games either!

☆ What is Arcade Perfect? ☆

Growing up in the 80’s and the 90’s, Video Games always strived to hit the highest accolade in gaming at the time. That accolade was the notion of being ‘Arcade Perfect’.

It was a lofty ambition for an 8 Bit console or Computer and an achievable stretch for the 16 Bit consoles of the early 90’s.

It’s the term that I would hope for in any video games review of the time and turned a maybe buy game into must have game.

The term has fallen away over the years as the console and computer powerhouses of the last couple of generations have exceeded the Arcade games arena in most cases.

Thinking about this term I began to let my mind wander to those halcyon days of Arcade Perfection and started to compile myself a list of the games from that era that reached that Arcade Perfect Accolade.

☆ 10 Awesome Retro Gaming Stories Just For YOU! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

"This is the part of the week when I scrape the web and compile an awesome list of Retrogaming fayre for you all to gorge on.

Some people might eat these retro gaming links slowly, others like to yam them down in a matter of seconds.

How you eat them is up to you, Just Enjoy!

With Love 

Games Freezer"

☆ Unintentional Games Within RetroGaming Video Games ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

My retrogaming sessions usually concentrate on one particular game and I play it to complete every last part of the game before I move on….

When you play a video game solidly for months on end you begin to start looking at it in a different way…

It's normally at this point when I tend to start looking at potential for games within video games…

Trying to make up a game within a video game involves using the games mechanics to create a task or an aim that the developers didn't actually intend for…

Over the years I have created many of these sort of sub games with help from my friends and usually involving copious amounts of alcohol to get the creative juices flowing..

I invite you to read on and take a look at my favourite 3 examples...

☆ Take A Look At These 10 Cool Custom Consoles ☆ #Retrogaming #Gamersunite

Having seen a stack of really cool custom consoles this week, we thought we'd share our 10 favourites that we located on the World Wide Retrogaming Web!

Feast YOUR EYES On These Beauties!

★ Sunday May 11th - "SEGA Sunday" RetroGaming Event At Aquum Bar★ @TheREZtron #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

REZTRON recently announced that it will be launching its SEGA SUNDAY weekend RetroGaming 'retrotainment' event in collaboration with Clapham's cool award-winning Aquum bar.

Retron have been entertaining with the coolest RetroGaming events in Shoreditch since 2013 at the award winning Cocktail bar, The Hoxton Pony.

And now REZTRON's first weekend retrotainment event will take place from 4pm til 11pm on Sunday May the 11th at Aquum Bar and it's looking like one not to be missed!

The bar will be jam packed with SEGA consoles across four SEGA generations!

These will include.......

• SEGA Master System
  
• SEGA Mega Drive
  
• SEGA Saturn
   
• SEGA Dreamcast
  
   

The most amazing SEGA games on offer will include........ 

• Golden Axe
  
• Mortal Kombat
  
• Street Fighter II
  
• R-Type
  
• Streets of Rage 2
  
• Alien Storm
  
• Sonic 2
  
• Shadow Dancer
  
• Micro Machines 2
  
• Virtua Cop
  
• SEGA Rally
  
• House of the Dead 2
  
• Virtua Fighter 2
  
• Marvel Vs Capcom 2
  

What An AWESOME LINE UP! 

All displayed on beautiful old school RetroGaming CRT TV screens.

AND GUESS WHAT!!??

There will also be the return of The Sonic the Hedgehog 'speed run' competition with retrogaming prizes being given away!

If that wasn't enough for your RetroGaming soul then there will be some 80s/90s electronic music followed by some cool Karaoke on the SEGA MEGA-CD Karaoke system.

The LATEST FREE RetroGaming RetroTainment event from REZTRON takes place on Sunday, May 11th 4pm till 11pm and Tickets can be booked through Eventbrite. 

To add to the fun why not dress up in some cool retrogaming Cosplay!? 

(we'll be dressed as a 6ft pixel Freezer)

 

For more information on REZtron’s events or for corporate bookings please visit  reztron.co.uk  or email info@reztron.co.uk 

For up to date news on REZTRON and their own brand of retro geekery please follow those cool cats on Twitter  @theREZtron  and also on facebook.com/thereztron