Gamertell

Nostalgia can go a long way these days. We would gladly hand over money to play the same game we enjoyed more than ten years ago if we don’t own a physical copy. Some companies have taken it a step further and have or will remake games with a glossy… Continue Reading »

A press release sent by Innex today (May 14, 2009) announced the upcoming release of the Komodo Adapter, a “3-in-1 Virtual Retro Adaptor that allows gamers to connect NES, SNES, and N64 controllers directly to the Nintendo Wii video game console.” Now you can put your old controllers back in… Continue Reading »

We’re a little slow on the uptake this week, but thankfully, it looks like the Virtual Console isn’t. Classic brawler/RPG River City Ransom and genesis RPG Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom round out an uncharacteristically high-quality update. Seriously, River City Ransom is one of the coolest, most bad-ass NES… Continue Reading »

This week on the Virtual Console, we have two old-school Sega games for your retro gaming pleasure. Fantasy Zone and Mega Turrican are currently up for grabs on the Wii Shop Channel. Frankly, I’m still waiting for the last remaining Nintendo classics (Hello… Majora’s Mask?), though Fantasy Zone looks pretty… Continue Reading »

Imagic, the creators of Atlantis, which was just released for the Atari, is going to hold a fantastic contest titled “Defend Atlantis“to find the treasure of Atlantis. The four players who send in the highest scores from Atlantis will be sent to Bermuda with a guest to compete in a… Continue Reading »

I just picked up the latest Atari Catalog (CO16725-Rev. E) at Sears. It lists 49 games, four of which are completely new from the previous catalog (CO16725-Rev. D). It also has a section in the back with a few accessories for storing games and a better picture of the Game… Continue Reading »

Product: X-Arcade Tankstick Price: $199.95 Rating: 9/10 Pros: Easy to install on pretty much any computer and fun to use. Works on Mac and Windows PCs as well as many game consoles (with separate adapters). Cons: Programming the buttons can be a little tricky. It’s not compatible with the Xbox… Continue Reading »

Peter Payne’s site specializing in all thing Japanese, J-List (and J-Box for the under-18 crowd) has another groovy videogame related items. For today’s installment, a PC USB retro style controller by Elecom called the Red Retro USB Game Pad (JC-U2208TRD ). Selling on the site for $18, this PC game… Continue Reading »