24 August, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder

FROM Wiki: “Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder is a side-scrolling arcade hack ‘n’ slash game released in 1992 by Sega. It was the first 32-bit game in the series. Despite its high quality and popularity, as of 2009, the game remains arcade exclusive.

Only Gilius Thunderhead makes a return, riding the back of new character, Goah the giant. The rest of the cast is all new and includes Sternblade the barbarian, Dora the female Centaur, and Little Trix, a young elf lad who carries a pitch fork. The main enemy is once again Death Adder.

The game is an overall improvement on the original with better sound, graphics, and gameplay. As well as introducing multiple paths to the franchise, the magic aspect was adjusted. Though still found in the classic Golden Axe pots, the magic spells did not increase in power with the number of pots collected but required a set number to work. The Revenge of Death Adder was the only Golden Axe game in which one of the magic attacks was not offensive, as Trix grew apple trees with fruit that replenished health.”

Get it HERE.

18 August, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: Raiden

Everyone know this classic 1990 vertical shooter from Seibu Kaihatsu, but do you know how many systems it has been ported to?

Via Wiki “Raiden was ported to the FM Towns Marty, NEC PC Engine, Sega Mega Drive (Raiden Densetsu), Nintendo Super Famicom (Raiden Densetsu), Super NES (Raiden Trad), Atari Jaguar, PlayStation as The Raiden Project, Atari Lynx, Amiga, MS-DOS, and the mobile phone. The MS-DOS port was coded by Nigel ‘Freddy’ Conroy, Steve Cullen and Martin Randall, and was spearheaded by Martin Hooley. The original Raiden (not the Raiden Project) is available as a download from the Japanese Playstation Network store. The downloadable version can be played on the Playstation 3 console or PSP.”

Get the ROM of the original HERE. Be sure to stop by The Digital Press for the discussion.

11 August, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: ShootOut

Shootout is a 1985 shooting arcade game created by Data East. Player must track down the “Mob Boss” Gangsters try to stop you from reaching the headquarters where “The Boss” is hiding. Player must fight his way through city streets, amusement parks, hotels, bars, and other parts of the city to reach the headquarters. G-mode currently obtains the rights to Shootout.

Get this oddity HERE.

4 August, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: Super Contra

December 2634: A year has passed since Bill and Lance defeated the Alien Menace know as Red Falcon. However, Red Falcon is back and this time he has taken over a local military base and its army. Now it’s up to Bill and Lance to take out Red Falcon once again.

Get the mission here.

27 July, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: Joust 2

Wiki knows more than I on this one.

“Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest is an arcade game produced by Williams Electronics in 1986 as the sequel to Joust. Although most Williams Electronics games in the 1980s used horizontal video monitors, vertical monitors like those in Pac-Man and Galaga were very common. Recognizing the need to create games that could be packaged as conversion kits for vertical cabinets, Williams asked Joust designer John Newcomer to create a vertical-screen game. The result was Joust 2. Released during the waning days of the golden age of arcade games, Joust 2 did not achieve nearly the level of success that Joust had.

Joust 2 is much more complicated than Joust, featuring more characters, 100 distinct waves (levels), music (composed by Chris Granner), and digitized voices. Perhaps the most significant change is the “Transform” button. At any point in the game, a player can choose to transform his/her ostrich mount into a pegasus and back again. The pegasus falls much more quickly than the ostrich and can be used to quickly attack an opponent from above.”

Grab the ROM Here.

20 July, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: Kid Niki

This week we have Kid Niki from Irem, who are probably better known for Lode Runner and Kung Fu. Kid Niki was released 2 years after Kung Fu and is a prime example of evolution and growth of this exciting period in gaming. Pick up the ROM with THIS LINK.

6 July, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club - The Cliffhanger Edward Randy!

Yes, the character is Mister Randy, not Stallone. This side-scroller beat-em up is a Indiana Jones knock off with crazy stages always taking place on or in moving vehicles. Very colorful and over the top, this 1990 release is sure to please.

The guys at the Digital Press will be specifically discussing the Japanese version. However you will need both files ONE and TWO to make this happen. Enjoy!

22 June, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: The Real Ghostbusters

Yup, a little known arcade title from DataEast, release in 1987 and based off of the hit cartoon series. Check it out in 2 or 3 player varitey.

Rom 2Player and Rom 3Player.

Talk it out on the Digital Press.

15 June, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: Moon Shuttle

This Scramble style side scroller was released 1981 by Nichibutsu. You move to the right while dodging or shooting anything in your path, not original, but likely a title you have not played before.  Enjoy the ROM HERE and chat it up on the Digital Press.

8 June, 2009 | No comments

Monday Morning MAME Club: Metro-Cross

So this is the game about a man coming to terms with his love of style and fashion…No? Then maybe something with a car or maybe a motorcycle? Of course not, everyone knows that Metro-Cross is about a man jumping over barrels and cans in a mall. Yeah check this 1985 Namco classic out! Get the ROM here, and talk about it on the Digital Press.

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