Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Hamster's Arcade Archives is another one of those #retrogaming projects which helps make a bunch of arcade games easily accessible, but also for providing some interesting cuts too.
So here's another video with a bunch of recommendations from the VAST catalogue of games available I Just Think Are Neat!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
I usually don't get too far into nostalgic trappings, but when a arcade you've been enjoying winds down, you have to seek alternatives…
…which for me means seeing if Pole Position II on the #Atari7800 can fill the void of its arcade counterpart.
(Oh, and if you enjoy these videos it'd be nice to see more folk in comments over on YT - not just for algo reasons, but for connection too! <3)
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Gradius Advance/Galaxies/Generation (depending on your preferred region 😉) for the #GBA might not be the entry which first comes to mind…
…but it's still a solid entry in the series, especially as a portable entry!
Not only that, but it's got a few neat tricks for those wanting to level-up their Vic Viper mastery…
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As it happens, today marks 20 years since the #PSP finally saw release in PAL regions, and I couldn't help but do one of those things where I look at a bunch of interesting games I have for it.
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Had to pick a #C64 game for #c64month, and curiosity struck with Artech's Killed Until Dead, which eschews Whodunnit mysteries for stopping Whosgoingtodo them instead, with a side of humour.
Though I mainly focus on the C64 original here, I did take a bit of time to poke around with the #AppleII and #zxspectrum conversions, both offering unique takes on this gem.
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With the 30th anniversary of the (Japanese) release of Air Combat, the first in Namco's legendary series - I couldn't help but feel it was time to dive in myself, something I've want to do for a VERY LONG time - so I hope you enjoy the look at it from the eyes of someone more familiar with the later games! 🖤
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
EGGCONSOLE is a neat spin-off to Project EGG which makes a bunch of Japanese 8-bit classics available to play on the Switch.
You might think it means you'll be surrounded by games that *require* Japanese skills to play, but you'd be wrong, as there's quite a few which don't!
Here's just a small bunch I Just Think Are Neat!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
With the release of Ridge Racer, the first of Hamster's Arcade Archives 2 titles, I couldn't help but get all curious about the original.
The arcade wasn't one I eversaw, and the PlayStation conversion isn't one I've spent much time with, so now seemed like as fine a time as any to dive into that and get drifting and racing about.
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Many might think subgames (at least in 8-bit games) are an excuse for cheap design (looking at you random Ocean film licenses), but in the hands of @llamasoft_ox, Batalyx for C64 shows not only how creative you can make them, but how they can make a game strikingly unique!
It's time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Namco are known for many an arcade racer, but most never made their way home.
One which did was Final Lap on the #Famicom which aims to replicate the multiplayer thrills of its arcade parent.
Does it succeed? Time to get racing and find out!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Pastfinder is game I feel perfectly sums up the draw of the 8-bit era. It looks simple enough on the surface, but underneath offers a distinct challenge in blending exploration, blasting and survival!
So let's dive in on both its original #Atari8Bit and #C64 conversion to see just how it does it!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
It's one thing to get a new game for classic systems, but another when it's so happens to see some veterans return to it.
So here's Changeable Guardian Estique for the #NES/#Famicom, which sees folks from Compile coming back to help craft a modern shmup experience!
Yes, #BeyondTheScanlines is back for 2025 - and this time, a little bit of some holiday (gasp) modern gaming gave me the inspiration to check out some Mechs games across a few consoles (sadly there aren't many for the micros), and see what just happens to make a good one.
#retrogaming #snes #PlayStation2 #playstation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9nOteEweLc
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Namco's Ace Combat series is one I've been growing a big fondness too over this year (I mean, there's one thing in enjoying a series, and another to really getting into it), and a lot of that for me really comes down to the fourth game: Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies/Distant Thunder.
So let's dive into the series' #PlayStation2 debut and take to those Strange, but Real Skies!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
The #gameboy has certainly become a popular platform for modern dev, right? Which is pretty darn great.
So when I came across this pair of (relatively) recent shmups for it, I couldn't help but give them a spin - so let's look at Dangan GB2 and Lunar Lancer!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
I’m always a fan of the hard work done in preserving and archiving gaming's past. Especially when it reveals something like Atarisoft's unreleased #Commodore64 conversion of Stargate!
(Thanks to @gamesthatwerent & Ken Van Mersbergen for bringing this to light)
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
The #megadrive (or #genesis) might be known for a great assortment of shmups, but some of its more interesting ones tended to have only seen release in Japan.
So it's a rare moment to celebrate when one like Gley Lancer so happens to get brought over for us folk in the west with a spot of official localisation too!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Sometimes you run into a game which you write off on its first impressions. In some cases, you might get a prod to give it another shot, usually for the better.
Something I did when I learned about Shovel Adventure: The Next Quest, a #zxspectrumnext update to the 2021 CPC/Spectrum release.
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
With the impending release of Neosprint, I couldn't help but take a look at good old Super Sprint. Just not the conversions from the arcade machine you might expect (ie. the micros), rather those for the NES/Famicom and GBA!
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines!
Warhawk was easily one of the top releases for the Spectrum Next at launch, but it also happens to serve as a fantastic upgrade to a brilliant budget blaster too!
So let's dive into it, and the original version to see just what an upgrade it is!
