#BeyondTheScanlines

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-11-19

Time for a new !

Hamster's Arcade Archives is another one of those 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!

youtube.com/watch?v=LXTLlKvgBpc

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-10-21

Time for a new !

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 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)

youtube.com/watch?v=U0ZCXRee6Yw

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-09-24

Time for a new !

Gradius Advance/Galaxies/Generation (depending on your preferred region 😉) for the 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…

youtube.com/watch?v=ntrjsGbR2jA

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-09-01

Time for a new !

As it happens, today marks 20 years since the 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.

youtube.com/watch?v=ifzPeHqFTEA

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-08-15

Time for a new !

Had to pick a game for , 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 and conversions, both offering unique takes on this gem.

youtube.com/watch?v=v-sqas0Jzbw

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-07-23

Time for a new !

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! 🖤

youtube.com/watch?v=-mLNDeE83BY

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-07-01

Time for a new !

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!

youtube.com/watch?v=HvokaOWBzpg

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-06-05

Time for a new !

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.

youtube.com/watch?v=gCjtF7eiDlU

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-05-13

Time for a new !

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!

youtube.com/watch?v=RkbU3bSlbC8

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-04-10

It's time for a new !

Namco are known for many an arcade racer, but most never made their way home.

One which did was Final Lap on the which aims to replicate the multiplayer thrills of its arcade parent.

Does it succeed? Time to get racing and find out!

youtube.com/watch?v=AckNjEW_6GQ

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-03-19

Time for a new !

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 and conversion to see just how it does it!

youtube.com/watch?v=vzJesiwwBKI

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-02-12

Time for a new !

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 /#Famicom, which sees folks from Compile coming back to help craft a modern shmup experience!

youtube.com/watch?v=YDZFcxP06NA

Rob Caporettorobc
2025-01-28

Yes, 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.



youtube.com/watch?v=l9nOteEweLc

Rob Caporettorobc
2024-12-15

Time for a new !

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' debut and take to those Strange, but Real Skies!

youtube.com/watch?v=VXlJ1XbZUG8

Rob Caporettorobc
2024-11-19

Time for a new !

The 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!

youtube.com/watch?v=-wQDzqqunaU

Rob Caporettorobc
2024-10-23

Time for a new !

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 conversion of Stargate!

(Thanks to @gamesthatwerent & Ken Van Mersbergen for bringing this to light)

youtube.com/watch?v=0S3Uj-MlqJQ

Rob Caporettorobc
2024-09-17

Time for a new !

The (or ) 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!

youtube.com/watch?v=SES8UP1kjLc

Rob Caporettorobc
2024-07-24

Time for a new !

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 update to the 2021 CPC/Spectrum release.

youtube.com/watch?v=TwYbgFfsg6M

Rob Caporettorobc
2024-06-24

Time for a new !

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!

youtube.com/watch?v=IkKV28eQwN4

Rob Caporettorobc
2024-05-27

Time for a new !

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!

youtube.com/watch?v=TnJQYEuAbh0

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