Hyperkin Announces the RetroN 5 at the Midwest Gaming Classic
A Modern Retro Console that has Five Platforms in One Console. EL MONTE, CA (MARCH 2013) – Hyperkin surprised attendees at this year’s Midwest Gaming Classic by foregoing development of the RetroN 4, and instead, announcing the RetroN 5 during their presentation on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The RetroN 5 will now support Japanese Famicom...
Hyperkin to Reveal New RetroN 4 System at Midwest Gaming Classic
A Modern Retro Console that plays NES, SNES, Genesis and GBA Cartridges. EL MONTE, CA (MARCH 2013) – Hyperkin will be unveiling their new console, the RetroN 4, at this year’s Midwest Gaming Classic at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM CST. The RetroN 4...
The SupaBoy Featured on CBS News Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2012
As the title states, indeed, the SupaBoy was recently featured on CBS News website under “Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2012.” There were 31 products total, and we were honored to be included on this list with other products such as the Wii U, Pill Wireless Speakers, the Chromebook Laptop, and the Samsung Galaxy Note II....
Hyperkin Presents – Video Game Essentials: Mortal Kombat II SNES
This week on Video Game Essentials, we visit one of the most iconic fighting games, Mortal Kombat II for the SNES. Most widely known for the graphic (yet satisfying) finishing moves, or “fatalities,” Mortal Kombat II expanded upon this concept by allowing multiple fatalities for each character, along with introducing non lethal (and embarassing) finishing...
Retro Games Review: Yoshi’s Safari
Even if you weren’t around when the original Super Mario Bros. came out, you can kind of guess that Mario’s done it all. You’ve got his usual adventures busting up Bowser’s castles, the go-kart races, party games, nearly every conceivable sport from tennis, baseball, soccer, golf, basketball, to even the whole Olympics. Some of the...
Retro Games Review: Hagane: The Final Conflict
Side-scrolling games have always been a personal favorite of mine and it’s always fun to discover how, even though each one is generally similar (you move forward, beat up enemies and dodge hazards), each one has it’s nuanced differences that make them feel distinct. You’ve got classics like Final Fight that have you slowly moving...
Retro Games Review: Illusion of Gaia
There’s nothing like the feeling of a good dungeon-crawling RPG. You’ve got your classics like The Legend of Zelda and your modern ones that wouldn’t really classify as “dungeon-crawlers” but have all the elements of exploring exotic locales like Skyrim. There are many disappointing dungeon crawlers that have you feeling like you’re pointlessly exploring the...
Retro Games Review: Blackthorne
It’s a pretty interesting thing to see the first few games that some of the biggest publishers today put out because it gives you the idea of their starting point and makes you wonder how from that epicenter sprung forth all different kinds of games. Nintendo had Donkey Kong and Game & Watch, Naughty Dog...
Retro Games Review: Liberty or Death
I always like learning new things in my games; it’s the new wave of inception tactics to get our new generation of gamers smarter while they’re having fun. Games with culturally rich backgrounds like the Uncharted and Assassin’s Creed series often inspire gamers to learn more about the history behind legends like El Dorado or...
Retro Games Review: A Look at the History of Mario Kart
There are so many games out there and so little time to play them all! It’s been a dizzying experience trying to figure out which game we should review next. Driving around store to store looking at the array of video game options out there, often sitting in traffic, I found myself wishing I could...
Retro Games Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV
Before I begin today’s review, let me give a little background story. Most of my childhood happened in the mid to late nineties. The Internet hadn’t been widespread by that time and I was pretty much a geek so I spent most of my time indoors watching cartoons. These days I look back at those...
Retro Games Review: Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
We’re back yet again with another installment of Retro Games Review! Last time I went and shopped around for some good SNES games to play on my Supaboy and the game I decided on was Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts, which is the game that features Arthur, the odd fighter/assist character who gamers might recognize from...
