The second coming. Anyone who owned a DS in the mid-2000s will likely have fond memories of PictoChat. Whether it was a one-off blast on launch day, or endless hours at a sleepover, Nintendo’s little messaging service was a fun way to pass the time and show off your doodling skills when DS mania was…
Coming to MSX2 computers soon. A team of indie coders is producing an amazing-looking Castlevania-inspired title for the MSX2 home computer, and it feels like the closest thing we’re going to get to a new entry in Konami’s vampire-hunting series. Developed by the Bad Landed team, Nightstalker: Shadow of the Ancestors is an action platformer…
Super Mario & The Rainbow Stars latest demo update adds multiplayer & more. Update : Starshi has released the latest update (version 1.1.0) to their incredible new fangame Super Mario & The Rainbow Stars and it’s a good one, introducing a ton of new features to the World 1 demo that was originally released back…
It’s a GEM. If you’re a seasoned retro gamer who has already spent some time modding and upgrading your existing consoles for the HD age, then you’ll no doubt have heard the name Pixel FX before. The company has produced internal HDMI mods for systems such as PS1, PS2 and Dreamcast, and now its Retro…
“The rights have never been given to IP licensing companies”. The world of physical retro publishing was rocked recently by the discovery that some of Retro-Bit’s recent re-releases have used existing fan translations without permission, something the company has apologised profusely for. The translator in question, Rod Mérida, has since gone on record to defend…
Whether you need a little Wordle help this Tuesday or absolutely everything you can get, we’ve got just what you need right here. Our March 4 (1354) clue is happy to help if you need to turn your yellow letters into greens, and a glance at today’s answer can solve every problem in an instant….
“Thank you for your unwavering support”. Since the arrival of the Switch in 2017, Hamster Corporation has been releasing all sorts of arcade classics on the eShop. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The studio will be renamed ‘Rockstar Australia’. Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has announced its acquisition of the Australian developer Video Games Deluxe. This Sydney-based team, which worked on the upgrades to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition last year, will be renamed Rockstar Australia. The same team has previously worked with Rockstar…
Some of my most cherished early videogame memories are of playing Yu-Gi-Oh games as a grade schooler while understanding about 10% of the rules. I tried to revisit the game once I was older, but found its head-spinning, combo-centric gameplay a mite too head-spinning and combo-centric. I liked Yu-Gi-Oh because I could play Dark Magician…
Listen to the past. It’s a new week and that means Nintendo has released a new album for its Nintendo Music app. This time it’s the Super Nintendo classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. This game originally made its debut on the Super Famicom and SNES in 1991/92 and is filled…