Shin Masked Rider (2023)
Shin Masked Rider (2023) Back from the ether and here on the nostalgia streets with another bundle of retro […]
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Macross 82-99 marks magical return with Sailorwave III
The flashy Future Funk juggernaut is back! Legendary producer Macross 82-99 is marking a grand return with a new installment
KATE (2021): Review
Kate (2021) Seems like the people that brought us Atomic Blonde (2017) teamed up with some other folks and dipped
RETRO MOVIE of the Month : 20th Century Boys (2008)
20th CENTURY BOYS I’m back bitches. And here we are – together again. Forever. Here this December 2020 the movie
Plastic Love is now available on Streaming Platforms
City Pop fans are being treated to an early Christmas this year. Mariya Takeuchi’s viral hit ‘Plastic Love’ is finally
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Examination: the Sharp X68000
One of Japan’s best-kept old secrets, dusted off and exposed to the unforgiving scrutiny of NRW’s resident gaming madman. Stark horror, MSPaint-style nudity, FM synthesis, and those old 5.25″ floppies, remember those?
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Not For Export, vol. 2: Yokai Dochuki (Namco, 1987)
Another Japan-only game from Namco, and in fact its first 16-bit arcade platformer. Bryan takes a look at the good, the bad, and the very ugly of Yokai Dochuki.
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Not For Export, Vol. 1: Valkyrie no Densetsu (Namco, 1989)
Since the Internet and emulation have become prevalent in gamers’ lives (especially mine), I’ve had plenty of moments when I’ve
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Video Game History 101: Hudson Soft
When we were kids, and we first beheld the wonder of console video games, the entire thing would sometimes seem
IN THE ZONE WITH XES – PAY ATTENTION RETRO HEADS!
Straight to the answer – we are a duo. The band consists of me – Pasha Star, and my friend Pavel Saushkin.