It’s kind of hard to believe that making illegal games was ever profitable, but judging by the amount of work that went into some of these, there must have been some market for it. Either that or some really smart folks just had nothing better to do with their spare time. Either way, we get some interesting gems such as Kart Fighter to check out thanks to their efforts…
Continue reading Rom Hack Roundup: Series Crossovers Part II
Today we’ll look at some of the classic games that were based on Rogue and have since developed into decade-spanning addictions for RPG lovers. Since there are over three decades of roguelikes, you are only seeing my personal recommendations of a massive world of games. There are plenty more you if you dig a little. As you can see some of these have even been ported to iOs and Android. Most of the games are so simple that you can install the entire thing on a USB jump drive, pop it into any random computer you encounter and pick up where you left off.
Continue reading Genre Spotlight: Roguelikes : Classic Style Roguelikes
Imagine if every time you played Legend of Zelda, the dungeons were in different places, the mini-quests changed and even new monsters and weapons appeared. You’d probably be much more apt to replay the game for more than just nostalgic reasons. Personally, I only replay games when so much time has passed that I no longer remember the details.
This is the promise of Roguelikes – a genre of turn-based games that have a lot in common with RPGs. Although they eschew the heavy story elements and everything but the most basic graphics, what they offer in depth of play more than makes up for it. Roguelikes offer infinite replay value can usually be played on almost any machine that can run a terminal and can be very addicting.
Spindash 2, our Sonic The Hedgehog remix album is coming out on July 1st! We’re so excited for Sonic Mania, plus having just worked with Sega to license a Hyper Potions song for their trailer, we thought it would be the perfect time for the next installment of our hit Sonic remix album, Spindash!
Spindash 2 is a sixteen track, licensed remix album of music from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. Themes and songs from all over the series, including the Sega Genesis Sonic games, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Colors, and more! Click on the image below to check out the trailer!
Pre-Orders are available on iTunes!
▾ FULL TRACKLIST FOR SPINDASH 2 ▾
01. Hyper Potions – Tropical Resort
02. Tudd – Funky Robo
03. bLiNd – Starlight Starbright
04. Mykah – Angel Island
05. Flexstyle – Oil Ocean
06. RobKTA – Ice Cap
07. Steven Silo – Marble Zone
08. Grimecraft – Chemical Plant
09. GlitchxCity – Crisis City
10. DJ SuperSonic – Flying Fusion
11. General Offensive – Flying Battery
12. DJR feat. Chjolo – Radical Highway
13. Mega Flare / Tetracase – Seven Rings
14. Dj CUTMAN / Breakbeat Heartbeat – Chao Garden
15. Curly – Planet Wisp
16. Sylvester Draggon Jr – Hydrocity
