Today has been like one glorious trip down memory lane for me. First, the discovery that Sega has just officially announced Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, a PSP translation of Crazy Taxi 1 and 2, complete with all the original modes and mini-games. Sniper Studios, the Californian studio handling the conversion, is also adding a two-player Ad Hoc mode where cab drivers take part either co-operatively or competitively. Correct me if I'm wrong, but no one has really taken up the comedy driving baton since Sega's series - at least with anything worth playing - so it's a good time to re-discover these fun, but incredibly challenging titles.

Also, I got home from work tonight to find Sega had sent me a copy of its new retro smorgasbord, The Mega Drive Collection, complete with over 30 titles including Sonic, Shinobi III, Golden Axe, VectorMan, Ecco and Phantasy Star. I know these releases tend to divide opinion somewhat, but I've no PC to run emulators on so this is a great chance for me to re-live the early nineties without actually getting my Mega Drive out of the loft.