It’s video time again! Today we look at how we went with the StarTech PSXHDCAP60L video capture card. This is a rebadged Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, also known as a SA7160. We run through the initial config and touch on a number of issues we had getting it up and running before following on with some hands-on […]
Great news for fans of amazing games – the release of the Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap remake is going to be available on April 18 on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, with the PC version due later on. European gamers with PlayStation 4s are in for a nice bonus as well with the […]
Data Discs, renowned purveyors of beautifully mastered and presented classic game OSTs on vinyl, have dropped the news on two amazing new soundtracks. Yoshitaka Azuma’s soundtrack to cult favourite Panzer Dragoon will be released as a 2-LP set with all the usual finery and trimmings we’d expect from Data Discs. The game itself was released […]
There’s nothing like indulging in the Mega Drive’s delightful FM synth on vinyl, retro begetting retro as it were. We’ve previously had an amazing time listening to the oft-underrated Shinobi 3 OST on vinyl, and when the opportunity arose to check out Data Discs’ latest release compiling the soundtracks to Golden Axe I and II […]
We have a deep love for the amazing work boutique OST publisher Data Discs have been up to over the last 12 months, so the news of an officially licensed soundtrack for the arcade release of OutRun is positively nerdtastic. As part of celebrating the iconic Sega arcade superscaler’s 20th anniversary we’re going to be […]
Yes Sega fans, not only is Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap getting some much needed love, it’s doing so in style. Published by DotEmu and developed by Lizardcube, this lovingly crafted remake looks set to offer a beautiful visual design that echoes the wonder of playing through the Master System original and pairing it […]
On the 1st of April 2001, Sega officially stopped production of the Dreamcast. Despite an enourmous outpouring of creativity and future-thinking, gaming’s great stalwart cut off its home console lifeline in light of the commercial failure of the fight-or-flight console. Kat Bailey put together a fantastic retrospective featuring some interesting insider info from one of […]
Easter traditions are usually about catching up with family, celebrating the religious side of the holiday if that’s your thing, having a long weekend off work, eating chocolate and, my favourite, scoffing down stacks of hot cross buns. For a number of years now, I’ve made it a habit to do something a little unusual […]
Streets of Rage 2 is widely considered to have one of the best 16-bit soundtracks of all time, so the announcement of a forthcoming release from Data Discs has been met with tremendous nerd excitement. We reviewed the delightfully fan-friendly Shinobi III soundtrack vinyl release from Data Discs a few months back, and since then […]
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master was an amazing late-generation release for the Sega Mega Drive. It built off the excellent template established with Revenge of Shinobi that saw our hero Joe Musashi trade in his indigo pyjamas for a less inconspicuous white and red set and was well known for its awesome soundtrack […]