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Arcade Font Writer lets you tinker with classic game fonts

"If you ever wanted to write out obscenities using the iconic, classic game fonts of the 80s and 90s arcade scene, then Arcade Font Writer is for you.

Developed by HTML5 game developer Richard Davey, the font generator lets you pick from a multitude of arcade font styles, including ones from classic Sega, Konami and Capcom franchises like Afterburner, Gradius and Street Fighter II. Once you have it tailored to your needs, you can save the image as a .PNG image file for spamming on your favorite social media website." - Patrick Kulikowski

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Gradius Origins Announced for Console and PC

Explore Gradius new and old in this new collection

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darthv7257d ago

Its nice they are making this origins collection. Which leads me to thinking they will have another that will include 4, 5, Galaxies, Gaiden and Rebirth.

P_Bomb57d ago

Rewind, save states, god mode, buncha extras. They’ve got my attention! Haven’t played Life Force in forever

PRIMORDUS56d ago (Edited 56d ago )

It will be available from Limited Run Games as a physical release, nice!. I want it in physical but the bad part is waiting for it to ship from LRG. https://limitedrungames.com...

darthv7256d ago

Get the Asian release. It's region free and comes out 6mo sooner.

PRIMORDUS55d ago

Ah forgot about that, I can order it from Play Asia nice thanks.

jznrpg1239d ago (Edited 1239d ago )

I really enjoyed Commando as a kid and it’s not listed . I bet it’s cheap maybe? Beat all 99 levels just to find out you start all over again .

djl34851238d ago

You must be talking about Captain Commando and no it's not cheap...going for about $130.

Jiub1239d ago

I'm surprised Illusion of Gaia doesn't cost more

Knightofelemia1239d ago (Edited 1239d ago )

Any retro console is still worth buying in 2022 whether a Genesis, NES, SMS, TG16. Some systems command a higher price then others but a SNES is still reasonably priced and worth grabbing you can mod the NA SNES to play Japanese games throw in an Everdrive and you're set. I feel sorry for some of the consoles I see on Ebay that have holes in them, yellowed to death, modified with shitty mods that barely work. The SNES might need a little work great way to learn if yellowed just use peroxide and UV light and it will turn white again. If you have a hobby of repairing older consoles that are listed as untested broken for parts some of the repairs are basic you can save money that way when buying a retro console. I just bought a $20 NES listed as broken on Ebay disable the lock out chip and new 72pin connector and it works.

Jiub1238d ago

I imagine restoration work on retro consoles is going to become much more important as the years wear on. Sure, hundreds of thousands of certain consoles were made, but fewer exist every year.

Knightofelemia1237d ago (Edited 1237d ago )

Depends on the console a SNES for sure needs retrobrite the plastic grows brittle and literally falls apart same with the NES. A White Dreamcast also needs retrobrite if I remember right the TG16 needs new capacitors it suffers the same issue as the Game Gear. Most of the old handhelds need new screens since they fail with age my Game Gear had new capacitors put in and a McWill mod done to it. The NES needs the lock out chip disabled when the power light turns on and off maybe throw in a new 72pin as well. Sega Master System has an issue blowing out the 7805 voltage regulator. OG Xbox depending on the board revision needs a clock capacitor removed or it leaks and fries the board. N64 controller needs a new thumbstick Sega Genesis model 2 suffers from the solder around the power supply is prone to cracking hence the system will not power up. Sega CD model 1 the laser dies fast model 2 the rubber feet supporting the drive fail and the model is know to throw the pico fuse so it dies fast as well.

It also depends how you treat the system also I baby my shit. I don't throw it around like a football the systems I see that might need the most help going through the years are the ones that use lasers and discs. I know some systems have problems due to how they were built as well like again certain board revisions of an OG Xbox and the Game Gear. I have bought broken systems and picked them for parts. I actually enjoy fixing older systems it's relaxing and a great way to teach yourself new skills.

Retroman1238d ago

Turning 64 this year.....my days playing video games are Now over.... time to move on to Jesus Christ .....I wish all of you Happy New Year . Game on Dudes!!!
It was fun while it lasted.

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The NES had Some Pretty Good Shmups

Despite hardware limitations, intrepid NES developers were able to make a massive variety of epic shoot-em-ups with gobs of enemies loosing salvoes of missiles and bullets at a hero and—magically—the system handled it all like a champ. Shmups on the NES rarely even experience any slowdown. Amazing!

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darthv721240d ago

tiger heli is still one of my favorites.

specialguest1240d ago

Yes! That game brings back childhood memories. I didn't have an NES at that time, but a kid who lived at the same apartment complex did and he was pretty stingy with his video games. On a good day he would let me play some of his NES games at his place and Life Force was one I enjoyed playing. My brother and I had an Atari 7800 then a TG16 shortly after

XbladeTeddy1239d ago (Edited 1239d ago )

Gun.Smoke was what I always played. Became too much at times with all the enemies and things flying at you from every direction, fun game though.

Einhander19711239d ago

Crisis force, Gradius 2, over horizon, the three best shooters on the NES for me personally.

BrainSyphoned1239d ago (Edited 1239d ago )

Jackal and Guerilla War

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