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Past meets present

The homepage for the column that looks back at retro franchises that are in the news again for one reason or another.

Marc Normandin
Jun 14, 2021
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This page is meant to be a guide to all of the articles under the “Past meets present” label, which seeks to look back at game franchises and games that are in the news and topical again thanks to a sequel, a remaster, a re-release, and so on.

6/14/2021: R-Type (dev: Irem, publisher: Hudson Soft, Turbografx-16, 1989)

7/2/2021: Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & The Girl Who Stands Behind (dev: Nintendo R&D1/Mages, publisher: Nintendo, Famicom/Switch, 1988/1989/2021)

7/7/2021: Final Fantasy IV (2007) (dev: Matrix, publisher: Square Enix, DS/PC, 2007)

10/22/2021: Actraiser Renaissance (dev: Sonic Powered Co., publisher: Square Enix, Switch/PS4/PC/Android, 2021)

11/1/2021: Gleylancer (dev: Masaya, publisher: Masaya, Mega Drive/Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/X/S)

12/1/2021: G-Darius HD (dev: Taito/M2, publisher: Taito/ININ, PS1/PS4/Switch, 1997/2021)

1/3/2022: Clockwork Aquario (dev: Westone, publisher: ININ, PS4/Switch, 2021)

2/11/2022: Terra Cresta (dev: Nichibutsu, publisher: Nichibutsu, Arcade/Switch/PS4, 1985/2018)

5/6/2022: SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters’ Clash (dev: SNK, publisher: SNK, NGPC/Switch, 1999/2022)

5/13/2022: Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute (dev: Taito, publisher: Taito/City Connection, Saturn/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/Steam, 1995/2022)

6/29/2022: PowerSlave Exhumed (dev: Lobotomy Entertainment/Night Dive Studios, publisher: Playmates Interactive/Throwback Entertainment, Saturn/PSX/Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Series X|S/Windows, 2022)

7/15/2022: Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (dev: Tengo Project, publisher: Natsume-Atari, PS4/PS5/Switch, 2022)

7/27/2022: Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil (dev: Namco/Monkey Craft, publisher: Bandai Namco, PS2/Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Series X|S/Windows, 2001/2022)

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