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GamesAsylum.com 's Matt. Writing about games, to some extent, almost daily since 1999. 🌀 New games, retro games, indie games, modern retro. A '90s console war survivor struggling to keep it physical. School dinners are cool dinners.
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Games Asylum @gamesasylum.bsky.social · Jun 6
Did you know an early N64 game was fully revealed, only to vanish and release on Super Famicom instead? Here's the curious tale of Cu On Pa: www.gamesasylum.com/2025/06/06/c...
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One Valentine's Day I'll get around to covering Konami's Mikie.
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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Wow! Here's a PS2 game I've never seen or heard of before.
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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High on Life 2 apparently features BOB and Gourmet Warriors as playable arcade games. This is in addition to Bible Adventures.
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 are now available on Steam, and reduced to £3.99 each currently.
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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The past never truly fades.
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is available March 3rd. Includes a demo of a cancelled sequel.
February 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition is out tomorrow. Includes the lost prototype and a museum. Developed by Digital Eclipse.
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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This week's Switch releases might make you feverish: www.gamesasylum.com/2026/02/11/m...
February 12, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum is down to £1.59 on PSN. A pretty good modern NES platformer.

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Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum
Garbage Pail Kids are back in this Long-Lost, All-New platforming adventure.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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The Bubsy Collection is down to £3.99 on PSN.
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Romeo is a Dead Man offers a fun ride, with only a few bumps in the space-time continuum to endure. Review:
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February 11, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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Tavern Manager Simulator is one of the easier going examples of the genre. Review: www.gamesasylum.com/2026/02/10/t...
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Unsure what this is, but for £12 I'll try it.
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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It's a brilliant week for new releases: www.gamesasylum.com/2026/02/09/o...
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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The Game Gear had three Pac-Man games, none of which were officially released in Europe. Next week's Yakuza Kiwami 3 marks a rare appearance.
February 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Jimmy and The Pulsating Mass is a surprisingly lengthy RPG. Review:

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February 8, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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The new Retro Gamer looks at the Spectrum's legacy, Amiga music, Casper, Virocop, Rayman, Romancing SaGa, Star Wars KOTOR II, and more.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Holy shit.
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Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor | Announcement Trailer – Wishlist Now!
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February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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The Console Archives series has been announced, and the first two games are out today, including Cool Borders.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Hoping to get my first achievement from 'Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass' any day now.
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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DOOM is coming to Evercade somewhen this year, as revealed in a teaser.
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Carmageddon: Rogue Shift steers the franchise in a bold new direction. Review:
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February 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Citadelum on Switch 2 gives us our first 9/10 of the year. Review:
www.gamesasylum.com/2026/02/03/c...
February 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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Snow Bros. Classic Collection launches this Friday digitally. £11.99 seems very reasonable.

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Snow Bros. Classic Collection
Toaplan’s hit Snow Bros is back!
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February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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There's nothing shifty about this week's new releases:
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February 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM