Tag: Nintendo Switch

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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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Football Champ Kicks its Way out of the Arcade Archives Today

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/W9Zb1DWGQKI If you’re already missing the recent flurry of football action from the Euro 24 championships, then the latest release from Hamster's Arcade Archives line of emulated arcade titles could be just what you need!For this week’s release, Hamster have resurrected Football Champ, a Taito title originally released in 1990, and which is also known by the name ‘Hat Trick Hero’.As the title suggests, the game is an arcade-style football
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Epyx Rogue Spawning onto Switch Tomorrow

Paul Twist0
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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The Karate Kid: Street Rumble Waxing Its Way onto Consoles & PC this September

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/JOlN9i4eMCs Of course, Fusion R Gamer is a retro-based site, I mean the “R” is right there! So, with that in mind, you might think that an upcoming new game for modern formats would sit outside of our remit. Well, The Karate Kid: Street Rumble may be a new game, but its credentials are decidedly retro.First off, The Karate Kid: Street Rumble is based on a film from 1984, and
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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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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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7 More NES Games for Switch Online July 2024
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7 More NES Games Added to Nintendo Switch Online

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/mam6BPIvLi4 The library of NES games available to Switch Online subscribers just keeps growing, with seven more titles added to the service today. The new additions in question are: Urban Champion (1986)Golf (1984)Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1986) Mach Rider (1986)The Mystery of Atlantis (1986)Solar Jetman (1991)Cobra Triangle (1989)It’s possibly not the best-known bunch of NES games to hit Nintendo Switch Online, but we’re sure you’ll agree it’s always good to
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Physical Edition of Papetura to Fold its Way onto PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch Later this Year

Paul Twist0
We’re fans of the Paper Mario games here at Fusion R Gamer, but they’re not the only video games to boast a paper cut-out aesthetic.Papetura is an action-adventure game in which players control Pape, a small paper being who, along with his friend Tura, must save their world from a mysterious fiery threat. The gameplay is based on interaction with the environment, using Pape and Tura's abilities to solve challenges
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Switch Player Magazine Switched Back On!

Paul Twist0
Last year, we brought you the sad news that Switch Player Magazine was to end with issue 69 (dude!)The gang at the mag’s publisher, Ninty Media, have hardly been idle since the mag’s closure, producing impressive high-end tomes such as the GameBook Color, on which we recently reported.And their latest project is great news for those of us who miss Switch Player Magazine! Yes, as you may have ascertained from
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A Cat and his Boy Switch Review

Paul Twist0
Cat-based games seem in vogue at the moment thanks to the likes of Stray and Little Kitty Big City, and now we can add A Cat and his Boy to that list of feline-themed games.As you can probably deduce from the screenshot, A Cat and his Boy was originally developed for the Game Boy.The game is a top-down adventure in which you, playing the role of the titular cat, must
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