Articles by Bo Bayles
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Under the Microscope: Thunder Force V Sample ROM |
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In this edition we’re looking at Thunder Force V Sample ROM, a demo disc for Thunder Force V. It normally lets you play a single stage, but there’s data for… | |
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Under the Microscope: Casper |
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Over at the Sonic Retro forums, user Black Squirrel pointed out that the PlayStation version of Casper has some cheat codes listed on sites like GameFAQs. He was able to… | |
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Under the Microscope: Sky Target |
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This is the introduction to Sky Target, the 3D flight combat game from Sega: A super jet fighter plane, nicknamed “White Sword,” was developed by the U.S. Army in strict… | |
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Under the Microscope: Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj |
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Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj is a Doom-like FPS that’s set in the world of the 1995 film Congo. It doesn’t use the movie characters or scenes,… | |
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Under the Microscope: Shining Wisdom |
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In a previous edition I looked at Shining the Holy Ark for Saturn. I found an unusual method for enabling that game’s debug menu in that game, so I naturally… | |
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Under the Microscope: Criticom |
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Here is how GamePro’s review summed up Criticom: Criticom is the worst fighting game of the year. A 1996 Usenet user had this to say: i had the playstation version… | |
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Under the Microscope: Radiant Silvergun |
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Radiant Silvergun is a well-regarded shoot-em-up from Treasure, whose game Silhouette Mirage was previously covered on Rings of Saturn. I looked into this game’s code a while back, but didn’t… | |
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Under the Microscope: Omakase! Savers |
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Omakase! Savers is an adventure game for the Saturn that was published by Sega in 1996. It tells the story of three girls who stumble upon an ancient secret that… | |
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Under the Microscope Presents: The Shining the Holy Ark Rhythm Challenge |
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Shining the Holy Ark, the 1996 RPG for Saturn, has the strangest hidden feature I’ve ever seen. It has unused code for a sound matching minigame that works like this:… | |
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Under the Microscope: Strikers 1945 & Sengoku Blade |
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In this edition I’m examining Strikers 1945 (Saturn and PlayStation) and Sengoku Blade (Saturn), which are both shooting games from Psikyo. In wrote previously about patches for the Saturn versions… | |
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