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Secret Sonic Wallpapers

Posted onJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022AuthorFatnick

Today just happens to be the 31st anniversary of the release of the original Sonic the Hedgehog AND the launch day of the slightly controversial Sonic Origins…so why not celebrate with some classic Sonic Team wallpapers that have been given a 4k make over? All Read More …

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A Hedgehog and a Mouse: Sega, Disney and a Surprising Attempt to become an Amusement Giant

Posted onMay 28, 2022May 28, 2022AuthorFatnick

On social media, old pictures from London’s Sega World are an easy way to harvest some quick engagement. Post the image, chuck in your ‘remember that time when Sega ran a theme park?’ caption then sit back and wait for the likes numbers to rise. Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, GamesTagsArticle, disney, Games, Retrospective, Sega

FatNicK Reviews Stuff: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers – John Szczepaniak

Posted onMarch 12, 2022March 12, 2022AuthorFatnick

Having spent five years (half a decade!) of my life on these books, I can honestly say they were a waste of time and a failure. They should have never been written, and whatever value a few academics and a tiny number of readers claim, Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, GamesTagsArticle, Book, Games, Review

FatNicK Reviews Stuff: The Evercade

Posted onFebruary 13, 2022February 13, 2022AuthorFatnick

So, having been lucky enough to receive one of these as a father’s day gift 2020, here’s my review of Blaze’s little retro-themed box of tricks. Sorry it’s taken so long – I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the thing. I still don’t, Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, Games, ReviewsTagsArticle, Games, Review

2021 Gaming Highlights

Posted onJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022AuthorFatnick

Well, 2021 was another slightly strange year wasn’t it? I know i’ve been a bit quieter than usual on the creative front so here’s some things that have been keeping me entertained over the last 12 months instead: The Force is With Respawn One of Read More …

CategoriesBlog PostsTagsBlog, Games

Happy Christmas

Posted onDecember 24, 2021December 24, 2021AuthorFatnick

Holy moly! Has it really been 3 months since my last big post? Oh well, I have some stuff cooking for early 2022, but let’s see if life gets in the way again. Untill then I hope you have an amazing Christmas and New year!

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Stay

Posted onNovember 2, 2021November 2, 2021AuthorFatnick

I am an artist who definitely wouldn’t dare compromise their integrity for anyone. On an unrelated note, here’s the smash hit of the summer converted for the sound chip from the Sega Genesis/Megadrive… Preview Mechafatnick · Stay (16-bit Version) Buy/Stream

CategoriesChiptune, Music, Release Page, SinglesTagsChiptune, Single

Complete Carnage: 32-bit Console hardware and the reshaping of the industry

Posted onSeptember 25, 2021September 25, 2021AuthorFatnick

Recently we looked at the Sega Saturn and whether it was killed too prematurely by Sega. Though these days the Saturn’s renewed popularity means we regularly ask what could have made the console a success, there’s one question that should probably ask first: Could the Read More …

CategoriesBlog PostsTagsArticle, Games, History, Retrospective

Yaba-SanShiro: Run Sega Saturn games on your PI4

Posted onSeptember 1, 2021September 1, 2021AuthorFatnick

So we’ve looked at the state of pi Emulation and we’ve also seen how you can run Sega Model 3 games on your Pi, so here’s a quick tutorial on how to run Sega Saturn games on your Pi4. It’s worth remembering that from a Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, GamesTagsArticle, Games, how to

Becoming a Super Model: Adding Model 3 Games to Your Pi4.

Posted onJune 13, 2021June 13, 2021AuthorFatnick1 Comment

JULY UPDATE: All of the per-game optimisations are built into the supermodel.ini file, so you just need to setup and Play. If the previous reasons we’ve looked at for getting a Raspberry Pi weren’t enough, you can now also add Sega Model 3 arcade games Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, GamesTagsArticle, Games, How-To

“The Saturn is not our future” Sales, Costs and the Demise of the Sega Saturn

Posted onMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021AuthorFatnick1 Comment

Among Sega fans there are few figures hated as much as Bernie Solar. Appointed as the head of Sega of America after maverick leader Tom Kalinske left the company, Bernie Stolar is widely credited with being behind a number of key mistakes – not least Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, GamesTagsArticle, Games, History, investigation

In the Blue Sky

Posted onApril 23, 2021April 23, 2021AuthorFatnick

Uplifting and inspirational, In the Blue Sky is one of my favorite Sega tunes – so why not remake it for the FM-tastic sounds of the YM2612? Preview Mechafatnick · In the Blue Sky (16-bit) Buy/Stream

CategoriesChiptune, Music, Release Page, SinglesTagsChiptune, Single

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The Second Sound Chip – The Sega Master System and the YM2413

Posted onMarch 14, 2021March 14, 2021AuthorFatnick

What is a Master System? If you’re reading this in English and you owned a Sega Master System you probably didn’t own the most complete version of the Sega Master System. This isn’t idle snobbery: the Machine that was released outside Japan was notably different Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, GamesTagsGames, History of Gaming Sound, Master System, Megadrive, sharable

A Tale of Three Brawlers

Posted onFebruary 7, 2021February 7, 2021AuthorFatnick

With everything that’s happened last year, it’s been easy to miss some of the more interesting tid-bits – like the universe gifting us updates to three classic 8/16-bit brawlers in the space of 18 months: River City Girls, Streets of Rage 4 and Battle Toads. Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, Games, Retro GamesTagsArticle, Games, Modern Gaming, retrogaming, sharable, Streets of Rage

FatNick’s 2020 in Gaming

Posted onDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020AuthorFatnick

Well as a remarkably rubbish year comes to an end it seems suitable to look back at what gaming highlights I can haul out of the wreck. Will these all be new games? No! These won’t even necessarily be things I haven’t played before – Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, GamesTagsBlog Post, Games

Elf Run

Posted onDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020AuthorFatnick

Play Elf Run on itch.io Press ‘1’ to start/reset the game and spacebar to jump. Bloody hell it’s that time of year again isn’t it? That means it’s time for… another slightly dodgy Christmas give away! For the unending crapfest that was 2020, I thought Read More …

CategoriesBrowser Games, Games, Release Page, Retro GamesTagsEndless Runner, Megadrive Game, Retro Game

180 Free games: Analysis of a Cover Tape Collection

Posted onOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020AuthorFatnick1 Comment

It just so happened that a few weeks ago I had to move my original Zx Spectrum collection out of storage. Faced with a huge plastic crate filled to the brim with cassettes, it suddenly struck me how ridiculous it was that we had some Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, Games, Retro GamesTagsGames, Retrospective, sharable, Zx Spectrum

I made An album of Music for the Megadrive, But this is not a Chiptune Album.

Posted onAugust 15, 2020August 15, 2020AuthorFatnick

I should probably get a bit better at announcing stuff long before I release it, but I’ve just released a brand new album: This is Not a Chiptune Album. Written exclusively for the sound hardware found in a Sega Megadrive, this is not a typical Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, MusicTagsBlog, release note, sharable

This Is Not a Chiptune Album

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020AuthorFatnick

12 tracks and 35 minutes of music squeezed into a 4mb ROM file. This is not a chiptune album – This is an album that just happens to be written for the sound chips found in the Sega Megadrive console. Preview Buy/Stream

CategoriesMusic, Release PageTagsAlbum, Chiptune

“Lol, Get a Raspberry PI”

Posted onAugust 1, 2020August 1, 2020AuthorFatnick2 Comments

Whenever one of those fancy retro mini consoles is announced there’s always an inevitable comment someone posts in response: Why Don’t You Just get a Raspberry Pi and emulate on that? Some dude on the internet But what happens when you listen to this advice? Read More …

CategoriesBlog Posts, Games, Retro GamesTagsArticle, raspberry pie, retrogaming, sharable

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