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Rolling Gunner debuts in the new #Switch section at Genki. Our bugbear with Rolling Gunner is the difficulty in taking in the stunning, stainless steel mega bosses & seamlessly scrolling backgrounds in this super Switch side scrolling #shooter.

The soundtrack hits all the right notes too, inspiring players to keep blasting when it seems like every pixel is out to get you.

Hyper Steering V and the Compact Analogue Stick controllers are for the serious #Playstation try-hards.

#retrogaming

The lesser-spotted #Milestone Shooting Collection 2 appears on #NintendoWii import again. 

#Shmup

The #GameGearMicro Pins & Collection Box version is a delightful tribute to #Sega's handheld with Mickey Mouse on the original #GameGear showing off its pixel perfect graphics. 

#retrogaming 

The #Hori Game Repeater for the #Famicom is a real treasure chest of a curio we hadn't come across previously and couldn't resist. Repeater will record button presses so you can replicate the level played over again. A fine addition for the curio tinker. 

#Pokemon Card GB comes with a much-sought after #Kairyu collector's card which was only included with the #GameBoy game. Also known as #PokemonCard Trading Game.

#Contra Rogue Corps is worth a blast at that #PS4 price. 

A real blitz of run & gun action as the lady assistant talks players through tricky scenarios in the gritty environment. Shoot first, look for switches later. 

#konami

#MegaDrive boosts Verytex and ThunderFox plus the popular Ultracore re-release.

#RETROGAMING  

#Shubibinman Zero is another fine #ColumbusCircle release for the #SuperFamicom. 

#Gamers of a certain vintage feel their fingertips feeling alot less arthritic. Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman has fine hertige on the PC Engine-known as Shockman in the West.

Advanced Guardian Heroes is a must-have for the #GameBoyAdvance. One of the #Saturn's jewels in the crown with the #GBA conversion effortlessly throwing giant sprites around like Big Daddy and #Treasure's programming entering an even higher echelon. 

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Sengoku Blade: Life on the Water Margin

Not quite choc-a-block full of ninja's but set in a sumptuous, feudal setting non the less as Psikyo lets its imagination run a bit amok. The ninja count doesn't score Sengoku Blade down either in the shooter sequel to the arcade cracker Sengoku Ace. Classy shooter set in Edo period Japan but with mechanised adversaries such as Shinto temple ships, Noh devil masks, and white wolf faced ships. Has the option to choose arcade mode without the anime cut scenes and in game speech. Some real characters to choose from too with a Water Margin style monk complete with wooden beaded necklace or perhaps a samurai helmeted mechanical robot, each having their own unique pod such as the monk's hawk. With such attention to characterisation its no wonder the bonus disk is so packed with fan art. Some great smart bombs such as firing giant Chinese characters out. The backgrounds are luscious and as detailed as the sprites especially the cliffs of China with Buddha statues. The music is appropriate too with some lovely koto notes to shred your nerves further still. Selectable difficulty from Monkey to Very Hard, but thankfully power ups lost on the previous life can be rescued if you're brave enough.
The bonus disk also includes arcade posters for Sengoku Ace, Gunbird and Strikers 45 as well as fortune telling with great advice like 'drink milk everyday.' A belting game. Anything that stirs up memories of the Water Margins of Lanshanpo couldn't be anything else in Genki's eyes. Hats off to Psikyo or risk a shuriken slicing it off.

Space Invaders Magnet Collection

"Women of a certain age..." Sang Tina Turner. Well "gamers of a certain age" can't fail but to recall the image of Space Invader's UFO's, Squids, Crabs, Octopuses and Cannons. In fact few will still have their images burned like white phosphorous into their mind's eye. At last help is at hand from these small Space Invader Magnets which serve to state a claim to the family fridge and also stand as a cry to help from the cycle of abuse that is shump gaming. They also include a small sticker to celebrate their retro chic. Just don't get busted rearranging them in slow moving lines making the authentic beeps and removing the occasional magnet in the wee hours of the night.