As avid retro gamers, the Bros still reminisce about leafing through the pages of our favorite old gaming mags, hoping to find a helpful password or some maps of final dungeons. I still remember how odd I thought it was that Nintendo Power covers were comprised of clay model Nintendo Mascots other than, say a cartoon or screenshot.
Sadly those days are gone…sort of.
Like-minded archivists over at Out of Print Archive have been, well, archiving classic back issues of retro gaming nostalgia, and offer full scans of the magazines in their entirety for you to download for free!
Feel like browsing an issue of the Official Sega Saturn magazine? You got it. Wanna learn about the “new” Lethal Weapon game? Go for it.
Me, I’m gonna dive knee deep into the latest specs of the baddest, most cutting-edge gaming console on the planet– the Amiga GX4000! Watch out Nintendo!
[Via Out of Print Archive]
Mario may be the master of Mushroom Kingdom, but that hasn’t stopped programmer Jay Pavlina from dragging other classic NES icons into goomba territory in his new aptly-titled game Super Mario Bros. Crossover.
In this undefinabley-awesome act of retro bliss, players get the chance to rampage through all the levels of the original Super Mario Bros [...]
Title: Shenmue
Platform: Sega Dreamcast
Developer: Sega AM2
Publisher: Sega
Released: 2000 (NA)
Intro:
Shenmue was to be the first of a yet-to-be-finished trilogy by director/writer Yu Zuzuki.
Originally designed for the predecessor of the Dreamcast, the Sega Saturn, Shenmue eventually evolved into a launch title for the Dreamcast.
Shenmue showcased the Dreamcast’s power by featuring [...]
Title: Axelay
Platform: SNES
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Released: 1992 (NA)
Axelay is a top-down shooter from Konami, makers of the classic shooter series Life Force and Gradius.
Unlike tradition shooters, players don’t get upgrades by flying over power-ups dropped by defeated enemies, but instead enhance their ship by advancing in the game and earning upgrades.
The [...]
