Looking for Playstation 2 ROMs & Emulators? It’s odd to think that a game centring on finding the best way to successfully arrange a group of coloured blocks should have been at its best when played on a machine that was incapable of displaying more than four shades of greenish-grey. But, regardless, the Game Boy version of Alexei Pajitnov’s opus was simply the perfect match between game and hardware. Two players, two pads, too many fizzy drinks: the only way to play Sega’s bruising brawler was with a partner. It was a rival to Capcom’s Final Fight, but this game definitely had the edge, which was partly due to Yuzo Koshiro’s particularly memorable score.
Today, September 23rd, marks the 130th birthday of Nintendo. Nintendo was started in 1889 in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi and was originally named Nintendo Koppai. The company started off manufacturing playing cards before venturing off into a variety of other businesses. After work in taxis, ‘love hotels’, and many other opportunities, Nintendo began work in the electronics market and slowly became the Nintendo we know and love today. Five years ago, when Nintendo celebrated it’s 125th anniversary, things were beginning to look bleak. Today, thanks to a period of sales success and internal changes as well as the popularity of Mario and Pokemon, Nintendo is looking great! Happy Birthday!
Using emulation software can be convenient and offers a wide array of choices in terms of hardware. When it comes to emulating retro games, most devices such as PCs and android devices can run emulation software with ease. Traditionally, emulators would be used on your existing PC as a hassle free way to play games you already own. There were even the likes of Bleem, a commercial emulator released in 1999 designed to run original PlayStation games on your PC. A popular modern choice of hardware for emulation is the single board computer known as the Raspberry Pi. See even more details on PS2 ROMs.
Everyone at this point already knows that Super Mario Bros. 2 was not originally in fact a Mario game at all, and was instead in Japan called Doki Doki Panic with different characters. Everyone at this point also already knows that it doesn’t matter, because Mario 2 is fun as hell. Mario 2 features numerous things not found in previous or subsequent Mario games. You don’t jump on enemies, you pick up and throw them, you also don’t fight King Koopa, you fight Wart the evil toad. Mario 2 fits into the same category for me as Yoshi’s Island, it’s a breath of fresh air to the franchise, but I wouldn’t want to keep my Mario like this. Fun fact: Mario 2 has the most magical beanstalks in any Mario game.
If you were a huge fan of the Commodore 64 or feel waves of nostalgia sweeping through your body after a glimpse of that bright red joystick and beige keyboard, the C64 Mini was made specifically for you. While it’s a console that comes with some caveats, like a joystick that’s extremely stiff and limited and a couple of high profile titles missing from it’s otherwise generous catalog (you won’t find Wasteland, Skate or Die, or Elite here), it’s delightful little shell is packed with retro fun that will transport you back to the era of stained-washed jeans and hair metal. A surprising number of the 64 included games are still a huge amount of fun to play, especially if you’re looking to jump around in a frenetic platformer, or immerse yourself in the deadly, futuristic racing league of Alleykat. While there are a lot of games that fall into similar niches (platformers and scrolling shooters are available in abundance), there are enough distinctive standouts to remind you why the original C64 was the best selling home computer of all time. Find even more info on ROMs.