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Steel Empire X Over Horizon Switch Review

Paul Twist0
We recently reported on the imminent release of Steel Empire X Over Horizon for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation, a compilation of old-school side-scrolling shoot ‘em ups from the early 90s. Now we’ve had the chance to play the games on Switch, and we had a real blast!First up is Over Horizon, a 1991 NES shooter with a botanical setting, meaning killer plants sprouting up to attack you all over the
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Epyx Rogue Spawning onto Switch Tomorrow

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Rogue, the game that spawned a genre, is venturing onto Nintendo Switch tomorrow (Thursday 18th July 2024).So many modern gamers use the term “rogue-like”, but many may not have played the original game that it references. Now they’ll have the chance to play it on Nintendo Switch!Back in 1980, a computer game emerged that changed the world of fantasy gaming forever Randomly generated rooms meant that each journey into the
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ZPF – preview of upcoming Mega Drive shooter

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We've been excited seeing the updates for ZPF, the upcoming Mega Drive shooter from retro publisher Mega Cat Studios. The crowdfunding campaign has already amassed over £110k, is still gaining pre-orders, and has a couple of weeks to go. Fusion has been sent a prototype cart to try out and we'll give our findings in this preview. Of course, this is a sneak preview of the current build and not
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Evercade Distribution Expands in the UK

Paul Twist0
Up until now, Blaze Entertainment’s retro-focused Evercade consoles and cartridges have been available to purchase from Funstock, Game, Argos, Menkind, and Amazon in the UK.But now, UK-based shoppers will be able to pick up the next generation of Evercade hardware from another popular retailer of video games, as Blaze Entertainment have announced that Smyths Toys will also be stocking the Evercade line.Smyths are currently offering the Evercade EXP-R and Evercade
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Satryn DX Switch Review

Paul Twist0
The obvious game with which to compare Satryn DX is Robotron, but when the obvious comparison is such an accurate one, it’d be foolish to ignore it.The gameplay involves moving with the left stick while shooting the nasties with the right, with the aim being to obliterate the baddies and save your pals, who are being threatened with a one-way trip to Satryn for a sort of involuntary Dignitas situation.Satryn
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Aero the Acro-bat is heading to modern consoles

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Aero the Acro-bat was a 1993 platforming title from developer Iguana. It was released at a time when every publisher and its dog wanted an anthropomorphic mascot for its platforming games, and then publisher Sunsoft got Aero. Now, thanks to retro publisher Ratalaika Games, it has a new lease of life on Switch, Xbox and PlayStation when it releases on August 2nd 2024. The package includes a bucketload of emulation
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Parking Garage Rally Circuit Coming To PC, possibly Switch, possibly even Sega Saturn!

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/v6XCzzdeQ6Y Parking Garage Rally Circuit is, as the name suggests, an arcade racer in which you drift around parking garages. The game has been designed to look, feel, and sound like a lost Sega Saturn game that could have been released in 1998, which makes it right up our street, or, er, right in our garage. Or something.Parking Garage Rally Circuit has been developed by Tim “Walaber” FitzRandolph, a solo
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Exophobia – retro-inspired FPS heading to consoles and PCs this month

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Exophobia is a new retro-inspired FPS from Zarc Attack heading to PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation on the 23rd July 2024. It pays homage to the classic by mixing old-school FPS action with Metroidvania elements with modern twists. It has power-ups and weapons to unlock as you progress and hordes of aliens to blast through. There is currently a PC demo to play on Steam that gives a flavour of
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Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero – Super Famicom game goes global

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Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero is the latest modern release in the almost-forgotten series. This one adds beat 'em-up mechanics to the shooting elements and simpler platforming action. It is also the first time it has seen an English translation as it was a Super Famicom Japanese exclusive up until now. This release means that the entire Cyber Citizen Shockman series is now available on modern consoles with English translations. While
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