Rick Dangerous DX - A platforming classic as a remastered edition for the Sega Megadrive!

It's the turn of the Sega Megadrive/Genesis for a new game announcement, as the classic Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and DOS game 'Rick Dangerous' has been released as a remastered edition for the Sega Megadrive and Genesis called 'Rick Dangerous DX' by Z-Team. A game that will make you feel like an Indiana Jones character traversing dangerous locations such as caves and temples while avoiding the bad guys and deadly boulders and spiked traps.

Irena Genesis Metal Fury - Shoot'em up for SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive in development by White Ninja Studio looks fab!

Other than adventure games and platformers, I've also had a great fondness for shoot 'em ups, from retro games such as R-Type and Project-X to modern inspirations such as the fabulous Super Hydorah. There isn't a Shoot 'em up that I'd turn away from just to pick up a power up and blast a few waves of enemies! So to see a high quality shoot em up that's in development by White Ninja Studio called 'Irena Genesis Metal Fury' for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis certainly piqued my wave blasting interest!

Crypt of Dracula - Action/crawler for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis gets an update

Not to be left out but the Sega Megadrive/Genesis has also had a retro gaming news update this week, as thanks to a heads up by the developer Matt Bennion, he has told us that development is still progressing for his game ' Crypt of Dracula '; which is an action/slash crawler developed using SGDK and what was originally a small project, has since blossomed into a much bigger and more impressive game. To coincide with this news, a bunch of new screenshots have appeared!

Griel's Quest for the Holy Porrón now available as a free Sega Mega Drive/Genesis ROM download

Along time ago around about 2005, Griel’s Quest for the Sangraal was released as a puzzle game entry in the MSXDev competition, with a much later port released for the Sega Megadrive, Genesis in 2017, as a fully commercial product by 1985 Alternative and named as Griel's Quest for the Holy Porrón. So why are we mentioning this game already released some time back? Well you'll be pleased to know one of the creators as Moon-Watcher has released the game free as a downloadable ROM file.

ZOOMING SECRETARY - The AfroMonkeys tease a challenging Sega Megadrive game with a demo

Things are looking up for the Sega Megadrive, as after already experiencing the fantastic platformer of L’Abbaye des Morts, which was released as a port ROM. We now have a new game to contend with called ZOOMING SECRETARY: GOING PANIC. Now unlike the platformer of the previous game, this one is being developed by The AfroMonkeys and is a frenetic challenging game, whereby you have to answer the phone and check files according to the call as soon as possible or you might get fired. - Beware of your bosses and other fellows too!

L’Abbaye des Morts - A cool retro platformer released as a Sega Megadrive Rom

Once again L’Abbaye des Morts has made an appearance in our news feeds as we've been contacted by
MoonWatcherMD (Mun) to let you know that this rather cool retro game, which was originally released as a platformer in a ZX Spectrum style developed by Locomalito. Has finally been released as a Sega Megadrive Port that can be downloaded as a freely available Rom. This version published by Playonretro, was created in collaboration of a team of people such as Locomalito, Gryzor, Mun, Darkhorace, Fran, Dani Nevado, Alfonso, Igor, Gerardo, Manuel Gómez, Manuel Millán, Rubén, Bruce, Stef, José Zanni, David Lara , Leander, Jose Antonio, Borja, Migue, Salva, Ricky and Felipe!

YM2017 - A Musical cartridge treat for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive

Our good friend @Diagamblic has just contacted us via our Twitter feed of a rather interesting cartridge by Catskull Electronics that is sure to blow both your mind and your speakers. This is the ' YM2017 ' cartridge; a brand new compilation album on a cartridge for the Sega Genesis and Megadrive that features a large amount of songs from a bunch of really cool musicians. Songs such as Palm-O-Rama, Deliverance, Astro Blaster, Sunset Beach Galaxy, Latin Night Funk, A Night To Let Go, Solar Modulation, Festicity Zone and Hostage Extraction.

Escape 2042 - Fast paced platformer appears on the Megadrive, Gameboy, Dreamcast and Steam!

We've recently been contacted through our inbox about a new fast paced platformer that isn't just available on the Megadrive, but also the Gameboy, Dreamcast and for the PC via Steam. Titled as ' Escape 2042 ', and developed by Orionsoft. This game is set in a sci-fi futuristic time in which you play as Shun, a computer engineer and member of the Truth Defenders coalition that has been imprisoned in a high security prison to stop you from informing the people against the socialist government and the progressive dictatorship.

Handy Harvy - New Sega Genesis-Megadrive game inspired by Fix-it Felix Jr!

Good morning gamers yes I know it's a Monday, so to brighten up a rather dull day here's a wicked Arcade homebrew that is in development for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive ' Handy Harvy ' by Dra600n. Influenced by Fix-it Felix Jr, Handy Harvy revolves around two characters that have to repair the windows on many of the floors that are being blown up by the nasty guy on the top floor. Once you've fixed up all the damage, your next task is probably to save the lovely lass who this nasty person has taken hostage.

VilQ - 1st place game dev compo winner for the Sega Megadrive!

Many of you asked about the first place winner of the RetroKomp Game Dev Compo 2016, and here it is for the Sega Megadrive, ' VilQ ', by Axi0maT (code, GFX), KaiN (code) and AceMan (MSX). Unlike the other games mentioned in the game compo, this one is a non stop side scrolling jump, run and slider in which you need to avoid the enemies, pick up the food and get as far along as possible to reach an ever higher score.

AllGen Gaming - A new video gaming centre launching August 28th - Rochester UK!

It's time to get excited as a new gaming centre is about to open this month 28th August in the UK that is set to take Rochester by storm. Welcome to AllGen Gaming, a unique and enjoyable gaming experience for all ages in the Medway area that will feature more than just a couple of retro gaming systems for non stop playing. In fact over 1500 games across multiple systems will be playable such as the SNES, Nintendo 64, Phillips CD-i, Nintendo WiiU, Xbox, Sega Megadrive, Commodore Amiga, Amiga CD32, Amstrad, C64 and many many more are all just waiting to be played

BITBIT Jam - Lots of free retro homebrew games to play!

Throughout July of this year, there was a competition for gamers around the world to create a game for old hardware in a single weekend. Unlike other jams of it's type, in BITBIT Jam the games had to work on the systems they were developed for, so if you created a ZX Spectrum game, it had to work on a ZX Spectrum computer. In all over 5 games were shown with each one having a different style of gameplay, that are playable on systems such as the Amstrad CPC, C64, Gameboy, Sega Megadrive and ZX.

Super Retro TRIO Console - 3 in one retro system NES / SNES / Genesis / Megadrive (HARDWARE REVIEW)

Moving on from the Amstrad's, the C64's and the ZX Spectrum, today we are going to look at a rather cool retro based console sent to us by funstock, who previously sent us the Commodore 64 : A visual Commpendium. This is the Super Retro TRIO developed by Retro-Bit; an impressive looking (NES / SNES / Genesis/Megadrive - 3 in 1 System ), that can play those old console games without actually having to switch consoles. Today we are going to give you that hardware review and give our final opinion from both myself Neil and my other staff writer David.

Space Harrier - A retro look back of a SEGA classic

Welcome to the fantasy zone. Get Ready!

When I heard the first ever samples on my Atari ST my mate and I were in awe. Computers can now talk at you as the low quality distorted sounds came at us. Barely distinguishable but cool none the less. We knew what the computer was telling us. "Fun time" , yet another fantastic hit from Sega, Space Harrier came to the arcades back in 1985 along with Sega's other popular titles back then, Super Hang-on, Afterburner and Outrun. They really did revolutionise the design of games and used a technology known as "Super Scaler" to produce what was the forefront of 3D games.

It Came From The Desert - Cinemaware's unreleased SEGA action version is coming!!!!

I could not believe what I was seeing today as Florian Merz had spotted what looked to be an updated It Came From The Desert by Cinemaware, for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis. At first I thought it was a joke, was this real? Was this some sort of trick by Cinemaware? But no it's real! Cinemaware spoke to me and confirmed the unreleased 1990 version will be released for the Holiday 2014 season as a limited edition version, with the production of the cartridge, case and manual working closely with WaterMelon Games, the creators of Pier Solar for the Mega Driver/Genesis.