Ancient’s 16-Bit Shooter Earthion Finally Coming Next Month
Get ready, classic shmup fans. Earthion is finally ready to leave its station for consoles and PC next month! Ancient and Bitwave Games have announced that the 16-bit inspired [...]
R-Type Delta Returns 27 Years Later With HD Boosted
R-Type Delta Returns Hot and Heavy With HD Boosted Back in the early days of the Sony PlayStation, we became addicted to Agetec’s R-Type Delta. How could we not?! [...]
Time Crisis Shooting Its Way Back With a New Kickstarter
Hey, kids, remember Time Crisis? The Bandai Namco arcade game was a huge hit long ago, and also saw successful home ports on PlayStation and Arcade1up. But where’s the [...]
Rendering Ranger: R2 (Rewind) Review – The Ranger Is Reborn!
One interesting thing about today’s retro market is how much some of these ultra-rarities go for. Looking at you, Little Samson, and the thousand-dollar plus price you fetch. But…did [...]
ZPF Impressions – Bringing Back the Sega Genesis “Shmup”
A long time ago, the Sega Genesis was the defining console for “shmup” – or “shoot em up” – games. Through a variety of releases, you could conquer any [...]
X-Out Resurfaced Review – Rise From Your Grave
The renaissance of the classic “shmup” is upon us. If it’s not indie developers trying their hands at the genre, it’s companies that are bringing back some tried-and-true favorites. [...]
Macross: Shooting Insight Review – Anime-king My Day
Unless you’re a hardcore anime fan, you’ve probably never heard of Macross. But it’s been going strong for years, introducing a number of timelines and memorable events for fans [...]