There was a time not too long ago when the future of baseball in Taiwan was in doubt. The sport was rife with game-fixing scandals, and public trust—both with the in-person crowds and the home viewing audience—had dropped to a level where the business of the game was no longer sound. From the late 1990s through the early 2010s, the
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Comic book artist Brent Peeples and his wife Brittany have launched a crowdfunding campaign for Found One, a line of “luxury Christian streetwear.” The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $2 thousand at the time of this writing. Taking inspiration from the Biblical parable of the shepherd who leaves his 99 sheep to find 1 who is lost
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Publisher Hamster has announced that the colorful stacking puzzle game Senkyu is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Seibu Kaihatsu in 1995, this is the first time that Senkyu is seeing an official release in the West. In Senkyu, players connecting four or more balls
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Earlier this week, Japanese game publisher Tatsujin released Amusement Arcade Toaplan for iOS and Android mobile platforms. Founded by Masahiro Yuge, one of the original founders of Toaplan, Tatsujin takes its name from the Japanese version of Truxton. With that little knowledge nugget out of the way, Amusement Arcade Toaplan is a free-to-download collection of classic arcade games, which includes
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Popeye the Sailor Man is officially in the public domain, and it’s time to celebrate the spinach-powered legend’s entry into the creative commons! After 95 years of being tied up in copyright, the original 1929 Popeye comic strips and classic animations are now free to use, offering fresh opportunities for creative reinterpretation. the iconic one-eyed sailor, his lovable Olive Oyl,
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Taito’s Rastan never reached great heights in the barbarian-crowded zeitgeist of the 1980s. Few remember that his first game received a sequel in Rastan Saga II, and even fewer (myself included) are aware that the Rastan series received a third installment in the early 90s. More than three decades later, publisher Hamster has finally brought Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga III
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Welcome back to The Splintering’s Jolly Jinglings holiday event! Today we’re going to celebrate by taking a look at possibly the Christmasiest of all Christmas games! It’s difficult to believe that the classic playground war of “Nintendo vs. SEGA” was officially decided nearly 2 decades ago! I mean, seriously! 2020 is RIGHT around the corner! Making me feel old over
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Get your head out of the gutter, ya’ dink! In an example of remarkably good timing following Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight last week, publisher Hamster has announced that Final Blow is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989 and later ported to the Amiga,
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No, it’s not about Hangman’s Joke Crowfire Studios recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for a first look at The Band of the Crow, a 30-page preview comic intended as an affordable proof-of-concept for the full book which is planned for a later date. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $2 thousand at the time of this writing.
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From Pong to Virtua Tennis, there is a rich history of arcade-style tennis games that are way more fun than they have any right to be. One of the quirkier parts of that tradition is Konami’s Table Tennis, which is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of Hamster’s digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades
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Before Bloody Roar, before Animorphs, but not before Altered Beast, there was Metamorphic Force! Publisher Hamster has announced that Metamorphic Force is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Konami in 1993, this is the first time that Metamorphic Force is seeing an official release in
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How well can you swim? Renowned comic book creator and Compass Comics founder Graham Nolan recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Escape From Monster Island, a 64+ page action-horror graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $40 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Nolan, Escape From Monster Island is the third
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The worst, and yet the best title ever. Publisher Hamster has announced that Violence Fight is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, Violence Fight is a one of the first one-on-one arcade fighters just before Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat took the
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Top Secret Press recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Sword of Justice: Origins #1, a new 20-page superhero fantasy book. Written and illustrated by Silvio Spotti (Lady Death, Teen Titans) and featuring colors by Verónica López, Sword of Justice: Origins #1 is intended to be the first issue of a three-part miniseries outlining the backstories of several characters from the
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No sand. No bikinis. Just dudes. Publisher Hamster has announced that Power Spikes is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Video Systems in 1991, this is the first time that Power Spikes (aka Super Volley ‘91) is seeing an official release on home consoles. Power Spikes
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Grab a Mello Yello, kick up yer’ heels an’ read a good book, Vern. A new crowdfunding campaign recently launched for Ernest & The Dream Stone, a 150+ page comedy book based on the work of the late, great Jim Varney. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $90 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by
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“Never tell me the odds!” -Some deadbeat dad who got murdered by his kid Publisher Hamster has announced that Moon Shuttle is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Nichibutsu in 1981 and later ported to the Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80 CoCo, this is
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On Tuesday, Empire Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Wraith of God 3: Fear Hollow, a 64+ page horror/western/superhero graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $40 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Aaron Lopresti, Fear Hollow picks up shortly after Wraith of God 2: Blood Hunters, but this time the
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“More hateful still the miscreant who seeks, when caught, to make a virtue of a crime.” –Sophocles Publisher Hamster has announced that 2D action game Crime City is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, this is the first time that Crime City is
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All the ladies call him “the Horseman…” This week, Rippaverse Comics launched a preorder campaign for The Horseman: Welcome to Florespark, a new “street-level”superhero story that combines elements from both Batman and The Punisher. The Horseman preorder campaign is already a strong success, having raised nearly $400 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Chuck Dixon and featuring
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Every now and again, we at The Splintering are going to lean on our mascot, Chomp the Termite, to go out into the world of myth and fiction to get the stories that we non-fictional types just can’t get. September 9th marks the anniversary of the SEGA Dreamcast’s release in the U.S., so Chomp thought he’d dust off his old
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Zaid Comics and Gifted Rebels recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Psycho Slumber, a 60+ page sci-fi horror graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $4 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by both Phillip Diaz and Adam Lawson and featuring illustrations by Juan Gedeon and colors by Eugene Betivu, Psycho Slumber is
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“What are you prepared to do!?!” Publisher Hamster has announced that Lead Angle is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Seibu Kaihatsu in 1988 and later ported to the SEGA Master System, this is the first time that an arcade-perfect version of Lead Angle (aka Dead
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Publisher Hamster has announced that Finalizer Super Transformation is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Konami in 1985, this is the first time that Finalizer Super Transformation has been commercially available since Microsoft shut down the Xbox Game Room service several years ago. One or two
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My wife gets mad when I call it that… Alterna Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Blood Moon, a crossover story featuring characters from Peter Simeti’s King Cryptid and Robert Geronimo’s Blood Realm. Written by Simeti and Geronimo and featuring illustrations by Keir Covington and colors by both Geronimo and Kristian Rossi, Blood Moon is a 70+ page (72
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Last week, independent comic book creator and Splatto Comics founder Richard C. Meyer launched a crowdfunding campaign for COMIC BOOK: The Comic Book, an illustrated 22-page retelling of comic book history written and illustrated by Meyer. As the campaign acquires more funding over its initial goal, the book will receive additional pages. Here’s the official pitch taken from the COMIC
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I find it hard to believe that nobody could come up with a more interesting title for this game. Publisher Hamster has announced that The Ninja Kids is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally published in arcades by Taito in 1990, this is the first time that The Ninja Kids
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Today, The Splintering is reviewing the most famous of all of the SEGA Genesis launch titles: Altered Beast! I know pretty much everyone interested in classic gaming knows about the original pack-in for one of the greatest consoles of all time… and most people do not have the nicest things to say about it, either. However, I am one of
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It’s still thinking… Just in time for SEGA Dreamcast’s 25th anniversary (sort of… the campaign will end near the 9/9/99 US release mark), independent artist and comic book creator Brenden Swan launched a crowdfunding campaign for Am I Only Dreaming: Encyclopedia of all NA Dreamcast Games. The project is a unique art book featuring illustrations for each of the 200-ish
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What happens in Abbottabad stays in Abbottabad. Over the weekend, Splatto Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Capture Or Kill, a black and white action comedy that is sorta kinda based on actual events. Didn’t Splatto just launch another project just a couple of weeks ago? Yes, but it reached its goal, so Splatto founder Richard C. Meyer closed the
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