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...than a Nintendo Entertainment System. Which wasn't really a fair comparison to make, but hey, this was the late 80s. Video game advertising was a killing field back then. More »
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Japanese PSN users have been enjoying PC Engine titles since 2009. Now it's North America's turn, as Hudson readies ten TurboGrafx-16 classics for release as TurboGrafx Classics for PlayStation Network. Now the Christmas card makes sense! More »
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Alongside the new PS3 firmware update, the PSP has been updated as well. And it looks like this one brought with it a nice little surprise. More »
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It's nearly 2 p.m. Eighteen year-old Richard Stephen rolls out of bed in his Florida home and fires up his PlayStation 3 to play a round of PS3 exclusive God of War III. More »
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Hudson Soft no longer makes video games consoles, but at one time, it did. Best known for the PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16), Hudson stepped out of the home hardware market it in 1999 in Japan. In the years that followed, the company was purchased by Japanese developer Konami. Hudson human mascot Takahashi Meijin tells game site Gamasutra that the company is not doing any type of chip development at the moment."Actually, two or three years ago, we made the chip for a Konami TV game product known as the Poem," Takahashi added, "You could use it to do things like play baseball on the TV." While there is no R&D at the present moment, Takahashi does not dash hopes at another handheld PC Engine: More »
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Hudson Entertainment updated its Virtual Console release list today, giving us a preview of the game's the company will be releasing for the Wii in October. Two of those titles happen to be the first games originally released on the TurboGrafx-CD platform, Super Air Zonk and Gate of Thunder. The former, a sequel to shooter Air Zonk, features a CD-quality soundtrack loaded with rockabilly tunes, while the latter doubles the side scrolling shooter assault, bringing the number of TG-16 shmups available on the Virtual Console to, I think, an even three hundred. Both will list for the higher than normal price of 800 Wii Points. More »
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This Monday's Virtual Console update for the Wii ranges in quality from stellar to average to "WTF is Silent Debuggers"? A trio of games from multiple generations and wildly different genres makes for an interesting follow up to last week's 8-bit heavy line up. Finally, North American gamers get what Japan and PAL regions have been enjoying for days. More »
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Next month's TurboGrafx-16 releases for the Virtual Console were revealed by Hudson Entertainment, bringing a quintet of 8-bit releases that venture deep into obscure territory. Vertical shooter Dragon Spirit hits the VC next Monday with Air Zonk, Devil's Crush, Drop Off and Silent Debuggers rounding out the rest of the month. More »
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Gamespot is reporting that Hudson Entertainment has revealed its upcoming Virtual Console offerings for the Nintendo Wii. While they aren't exactly some of the more memorable titles from the TurboGrafx-16, fans will surely appreciate seeing Bloody Wolf finally make an appearance. The three other titles revealed as June releases are the terrible 2D fighter China Warrior, sidescrolling shooter Dead Moon (pictured) and wacky, fart-filled platformer J.J. and Jeff. More »
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The TurboGrafx-16 Virtual Console releases for the month of May have been outlined for North America, including some awesome 8-bit... 16-bit... whatever! classics. More »
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Bobble-headed caveman Bonk, posterboy for the TurboGrafx 16, will make his second appearance on Nintendo's Virtual Console next month. Hudson updated its official Virtual Console list recently with information on upcoming retro titles, with the most recognizable being Bonk's Revenge. More »
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Wii owners who purchased Hudson's Virtual Console release of the 1990 turn based strategy game Military Madness should hit up the Wii Shop Channel today. They'll find an update to the game which will fix issues related to maps that required scrolling. More »
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An alert Kotakuite going by the name of Yardarm51 discovered an interesting ad while flipping through a back issue of an Alpha Flight comic book. Issue 90, to be exact...which was part four of the Building Blocks story arc that featured the return of Mac Hudson as Vindicator...not that I was paying any attention. The ad is for the hack n' slash classic, Splatterhouse for the TurboGrafx 16. Click for a larger, more readable version. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234292&view=rss&microfeed=true Right now, right this second, according to NIntendo, you can get on your Wii and download three new classics from the Wii Shopping Channel for your Wii's virtual console. More »
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Holy! In a post on the official Hudson forums, John Master Lee gave the community a clue in the form of "VGCE0590PG46". Cryptic, right? Pfft, no way. It was so obvious! More »
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Hudson Entertainment staffer John Master Lee gave salivating Wii games a taste of what to expect with the upcoming weekly Wii Virtual Console update. Calling the release "one of the most requested games" from TG-16 fans, he hinted at Monday's new release with the following: More »
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Retro gamers, check back with your Wii this Monday at 9 AM PST/12 PM EST for another semi-exciting Virtual Console update. This week you can re-buy Donkey Kong Jr. for the NES, Victory Run for the TurboGrafx 16, and Ristar and Columns for the Sega Genesis. More »
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Fashionably late to the Wii launch, Bonk and Bomberman are now available for your retro gaming fix via the Wii's Virtual Console. For a mere 600 points (six bucks American) each, you can take lil' Bonk on a noggin smashin' adventure, or get your mulitplayer Bomberman fix, 1993 style. More »
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One of the promised consoles for the Wii's Virtual Console was noticeably absent this weekend, NEC's lovely li'l TurboGrafx 16. What's the deal? More »
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During Ken Kutaragi's TGS keynote, the Sony Computer Entertainment leader stated that Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) and PC Engine (NEC TurboGrafx 16) games would be downloadable over the PS3 network. Game site WORTHPLAYING claims that Sega Japan has released a statement saying this option is still being considered and currently "under examination." The site unfortunately didn't provide any links to show where they got the info, so we've contacted Sega to see what the official word is. We'll keep you updated should we hear back. Brian Ashcraft More »
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