Alex Mitchell

Golden Axe 32X Now Works On Real Hardware

While a few of Sega’s arcade classics—including After Burner, Virtua Fighter, Space Harrier, and more—received enhanced ports on the 32X, Golden Axe was only ever released for the original Genesis/Mega Drive. It’s a fine version of the game that preserves a lot of the magic that fans experienced in arcades, but Jeroen Visser (aka jvisser) […]

Alex Mitchell

Mortal Kombat Patch Restores Arcade Presentation

If you were a fan of Mortal Kombat during its release then I don’t need to remind you that its 16-bit console ports were competent but also rough around the edges. Whether it was simplified art, missing sounds, load times, or extensive censorship, each home release presented a hodgepodge of compromises that held them back […]

Alex Mitchell

Fun GB/GBC ROM Hacks And How To Apply Them Online

I’m not here to tell you that game preservation isn’t important. It should really go without saying that games need to be archived as perfect snapshots in time, so that future generations can learn from and enjoy the works that have shaped the medium exactly as they were released. If we’ve taken away anything from […]