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Retro Game Review: “Raging Fighter” (Nintendo Game Boy, Monochrome May Special)

Posted on May 30, 2023 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Welcome back to Monochrome May, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of everything faded and old. Sorta. Today we’re going to pick apart Raging Fighter, a one-on-one fighting game for the Nintendo Game Boy published in 1993 by Konami. As many who lived through the early 90s fighting game craze might recall, fighting games could often be lumped into two categories: the ones that wanted to be Street

How I Accidentally Got “TMNT Arcade” Delisted From Xbox Live (80s August Special)

Posted on August 30, 2022 by The Splintering Staff 3 comments

Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since the creation of Italian sausage. It’s a truly great thing that the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Cowabunga Collection is now available from Konami, perhaps for me more so than anyone else on earth. It’s like a pang of guilt has been lifted from my shoulders after a decade of

Retro Game Review: “Thunder Cross” (Arcade, 80s August Special)

Posted on August 24, 2022 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate! Today, we’re going to look at Thunder Cross, an a side-scrolling shoot ’em up (or simply “shooter,” as we called them back then) released in arcades by Konami in 1988. It’s important to note up front that I am looking specifically at the US

Konami’s “Orius” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch Via the Arcade Archives

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Game publisher Hamster has announced that 2D arcade shoot ‘em up Orius is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Konami in 1991, Orius (aka Xexex in Japan) was later ported to PSP in 2007 as part of the Salamander Portable collection. That makes this new Arcade

“Super Bomberman R Online” Launches 27 May for PC, Consoles

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Konami recently announced that Super Bomberman R Online will release on 27 May for PS4, Nintendo Switch and Steam PC. An Xbox One version is still planned, though no release date has been confirmed at this time. Formerly a Google Stadia exclusive (point and laugh), Super Bomberman R Online is a free-to-play re-envisioning of the classic multiplayer game, this time

Konami Announces “Getsu Fūma Den: Undying Moon” for Switch, PC

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

During Nintendo’s recent Indie World showcase last week, Konami announced that they are planning to release a Getsu Fūma Den revival for both the Nintendo Switch and PC. Titled Getsu Fūma Den: Undying Moon, the game is a revival of a little-known 1987 Famicom game that never saw a release on Western NES consoles. The original 8-bit Getsu Fūma Den

“Castlevania: Resurrection” Prototype for SEGA Dreamcast Discovered

Posted on April 7, 2021 by R One comment

A prototype of the cancelled SEGA Dreamcast Castlevania game has been discovered by Sega Dreamcast Info Preservation Games, a French Dreamcast preservation website. Titled Castlevania: Resurrection, the 3D action adventure game was intended as a soft reboot of the Castlevania series. The prototype itself is a pre-E3 demo from 1999, and features five playable environments and a boss fight. While

Konami Issues Safety Recall for “Justifier” Light Gun 30 Years Later

Posted on April 1, 2021 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Konami has issued a safety recall for the “Justifier,” a light gun peripheral used with the Lethal Enforcers series for SEGA Genesis and SEGA CD, nearly 30 years after its original release. Note that the Super Nintendo and PlayStation versions of the Justifier were not mentioned as neither are included in the recall. A representative from Konami explained the company’s

“Edens Zero” Game Coming from Konami

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Konami has announced a new game based on sci-fi manga series Edens Zero, which is created by Hiro Mashima (Rave Fairy Tail) currently published in Weekly Shonen Magazine. For the moment, details on the game are scarce. However, Konami intends to share more information on Edens Zero during Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online at an event titled “Edens Zero Game

Retro Review: “Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose” (SNES)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

It’s now been three full decades since Tiny Toon Adventures premiered. Based on a group of young “cartoon characters in training,” the Tiny Toons themselves were re-imagined stand-ins for classic Warner Bros. characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. The show was at the forefront of a new age of kids’ programming, laying the groundwork for shows

Retro Review: “Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Hidden Treasure” (SEGA Genesis)

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

The very first episode of Tiny Toon Adventures debuted on 14 September 1990, so to mark this anniversary, we’re going to review one of the several video games based on the groundbreaking show. I was hitting middle school around the time that Tiny Toon Adventures first aired, and given that it landed at such a formative time in my life,

Review: “Batman Returns” (SNES, Jolly Jinglings Special)

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Welcome back to The Splintering’s Jolly Jinglings holiday event! Today we’re tackling a rare example of a Christmas-related superhero game… Superhero games have historically been hit or miss, but Batman has managed to have slightly better luck than many other characters. The 16-bit era was particularly kind to the Dark Knight. There are several solid Batman games on the Super

Konami announces new “Castlevania” game at Tokyo Game Show… for mobile

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

At the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, Konami revealed Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, and it’s coming soon exclusively to your mobile device! Haven’t you always wanted to experience the classic horror platformer with touchscreen controls? Maybe you have, and if so, here’s the trailer and the full breakdown of Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls from Konami. Hey, at least Shanoa is in

The TurboGrafx-16 Mini releasing in March, full (and confusing) game list revealed

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Konami announced their TurboGrafx-16 Mini console back at E3 2019 along with only the first handful of games included with the system. This week, Konami revealed that the TG-16 Mini would be available on 19 March 2020 and also unveiled the full lineup of games, which is a bit confusing. The console will come pre-loaded with 50 total games, including

Konami announces TurboGrafx-16 Mini console at E3

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Yesterday during Twitch’s E3 2019 coverage, Konami revealed their plans to jump on the mini-console bandwagon with the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. You can watch the full reveal trailer below. The console will ship in 3 different versions depending on your region, with the TurboGrafx-16 Mini coming to North America, the PC Engine Mini in Japan, and the PC Engine CoreGrafx Mini

E3: “Contra: Rogue Corps.” is the Contra game that nobody was asking for

Posted on June 11, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Filed under “W” for “We don’t learn from our mistakes”, Konami is yet again abandoning the 2-D gameplay from their classic Contra series in favor of an overhead, 3-D shooter. The result is Contra: Rogue Corps., a game that resembles the ill-fated Contra: Legacy of War for the SEGA Saturn and original PlayStation than any of the Contra titles that

“Contra Anniversary Collection” coming this summer to PC, consoles

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Konami has announced the full list of titles included in the upcoming Contra Anniversary Collection. Without further ado, here’s the list: • Contra (Arcade) + Japanese version w/free update • Super Contra (Arcade) + Japanese version w/free update • Super C (NES) + Japanese version w/free update • Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES) + Japanese version w/free update •Contra: Hard Corps (Sega Genesis) +

“Castlevania Anniversary Collection” full game list revealed

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Konami has revealed the full list of games included in the upcoming Castlevania Anniversary Collection. Without further ado, here’s the list: Castlevania (NES) Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (GameBoy) Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (NES) Super Castlevania IV (SNES) Castlevania II (NES) Kid Dracula (Famicom) Castlevania the Adventure (GameBoy) Castlevania Bloodlines (SEGA Genesis) That’s a girthy pile of undead with whom to

Konami releases trailer for “Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection”

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Konami has unveiled a trailer for its retro game compilation Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection, which includes 8 classic 80s titles faithfully represented in their original retro aesthetic.* Here’s a list of the games included: Scramble TwinBee Nemesis (aka Gradius) Salamander (aka Life Force) Typhoon (aka A-Jax) Haunted Castle Vulcan Venture (aka Gradius II) Thunder Cross https://youtu.be/KpD5C4lBrIM Here a breakdown of

“Castlevania Anniversary Collection” rated by Australian classification board

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Is Konami planning a Castlevania Anniversary Collection? If a recent rating by the Australian Classification board is any indication, then the answer is yes. The board has indeed rated a title specifically named “Castlevania Anniversary Collection” from Konami. The timing is definitely interesting. Castlevania technically celebrates its 33rd anniversary in 2019, which isn’t exactly a round number. Perhaps this Castlevania

Cheeky gaming ads: Konami

Posted on February 14, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Before the world went nuts and people turned into whiny-ass vanguards of social righteousness, video game advertisements were frequently quite awesome. This is The Splintering‘s third post highlighting samples of how the video game industry didn’t always take itself so seriously, and sometimes let their advertisements reflect the spirit of their games… through fun. For this third installment, we’re specifically

Konami do… good? Zone of the Enders: the 2nd Runner M∀RS set for fall release

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Konami can’t be troubled to do much with their gaming IPs these days, which makes their upcoming release of Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS for PC & PS4 all the more baffling. This remastered edition of Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS was first announced at the 2017 Tokyo Game Show. Features of the updated

Bloodstained retro-themed spinoff revealed at BitSummit

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

This past week at BitSummit, Inti Creates debuted a trailer for Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, a retro-inspired, supernatural side-scrolling action game set to arrive on May 24. Curse of the Moon comes as a bonus release to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night thanks to a very successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015. One of the promised stretch goals for the Ritual