Virtual Reality 1980s Arcade

Wow! Will have to stick this on my Virtual Reality to do list.. every awesome thing from the 80s in one room lol!

Sonic & Mario Crossover + New 3D NES Emulator

I love it when fans use modern tools and abilities to improve old school games whether it be mod projects, fan patches or remakes of things hence why my website often tributes such projects after tributing the original base game. One day I plan to do big Sonic the Hedgehog & Super Mario sections on my website covering all the great platformers, spin offs and numerous fan projects out there. I also still have to finish my old Emulation/Console section one day too lol!

In the meantime check out these 2 amazing pieces of work below…

The first is a new emulator that converts old Nintendo (NES) games into 3D! Its a bit glitchy in some parts but looks amazing in others. Skip to different parts to see different games. Check out his channel for more videos and you can try it yourself HERE.

2018 EDIT: A new much improved version of this emulator has been released on itch, I’ve posted some way better videos and animations from it HERE !
2022 EDIT: This emulator has continued to improve a lot over the years since this post, has changed it’s name to 3DSen and is available on steam HERE !

The second are some cool fan created crossover videos between Sonic, Mario & other famous series. Check out his channel for more cool videos!

New Master of Orion – Conquer the Stars

In-between Doom level editing over the last year I’ve been playing my massive old Master of Orion 3 game that seems to go on forever lol. It’s most people’s least favourite of the series & while I feel the same I still really enjoy it, especially with mods that fix a lot of the issues. One day I plan to do a Master of Orion legacy section that tributes the series and its many clones out there much like I did with my Master of Magic section!.

So I was very excited to hear a few months ago that there was a new Master of Orion game on the way. The game is absolutely stunning, I’m utterly blown away by its graphics and voice acting. I love the planet view, little ships fly around in orbit & you can even see the frigging buildings you build on the planet surface through the clouds! It’s still in steam early access as I type this & apparently the AI needs a lot of work but once all that is ironed out this could be one the greatest space strategy games ever (at least for immersion anyway lol).

This new game looks like a great merger of the series best qualities.. eg it took the immersive graphics (eg planet view) from orion 1, the excellent empire/colony management from orion 2, the galaxy worm hole navigation & scary real time battles from orion 3.. and on top of all that is a very futuristic Endless Space & Endless Legend style non-intrusive but incredibly clean & informative interface.

Check out the amazing videos below..

Biggest known voice actors cast I’ve seen in a PC game

Gameplay Video from PAX Aus (bit low rez though so check out the next vid below to really see the quality)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpFo-P6cyAw