Batsugun

I played through the version of [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2023000/Batsugun/](Batsugun on Steam) on the arcade setup. It is part of the [Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.4](Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.4).

December 14, 2024 · 1 min · David Craddock

Gunstar Heroes Review

For years I have been stuck with a working megadrive with a Gunstar Heroes cartridge that works UP UNTIL A POINT, and then crashes. If it were fully working, this Gunstar Heroes megadrive cartridge would be worth £250 at least at Ebay current prices! But more annoyingly, I have not been able to play the game properly. When Sega decided to discontinue the Sega Megadrive Collection on Steam, they offered a low price to buy all of the games, one of which was - you guessed it, Gunstar Heroes....

October 21, 2024 · 2 min · David Craddock

New Gaming Blog

This is my new gaming blog, where I will write reviews of games I’ve played, game accessories I’ve bought, and anything else PC or console gaming-related that I can think of. It is using the same setup as my main https://davidcraddock.net blog - as in - it’s self-hosted, and uses the Hugo Go-based static blogging engine.

October 21, 2024 · 1 min · David Craddock

Time Crisis 2 Setup

Time Crisis 2 is a light-gun shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco. It was released in arcades in 1997, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is the second instalment in the Time Crisis series. The game features a two-player mode, where each player takes turns using a light gun to shoot enemies and reload. Players can duck behind cover to avoid enemy fire, and pop out to shoot enemies....

October 21, 2024 · 2 min · David Craddock

Budget Home Retro Arcade Setup

I’ve always wanted an arcade machine in my home. But I could never really afford one, in terms of time and space. Recently I thought to myself, “I’m not getting any younger”. So I built an arcade setup mostly just using the things I already had in the home. Games The ROMs I have are all stored on my file server upstairs. I can get around a 3gbits/sec connection via my 10gbits/sec home network, so there is no performance ‘hit’ in streaming them off the network drive - it has similar speed and latency to a physical drive....

5 min · David Craddock