Retro Gaming News
“As far as I know, this is the first Mini Classics game to be dumped.”. When it comes to videos or articles about gaming history, LCD Games are often overlooked, unfairly maligned for their simplicity and primitive graphics. However, something that gets overlooked is the role they served in introducing countless gamers to the hobby,…
“75% of all PlayStation 3 games are now PLAYABLE on PC!”. For fans of the PS3, the last month brought the news that Sony would shut down the PlayStation 3 store in July of next year, prompting an outpouring of anger and disappointment. Arguably, it didn’t help that this was revealed in the same announcement…
All thanks to the AG Racing Foundation & its community. The online multiplayer for Studio Liverpool’s 2012 antigravity racer WipEout 2048 has been officially revived by fans. The news was shared online earlier this week on Reddit by ThatOneBonk, the co-owner of the AG Racing Foundation, who announced players can now “enjoy the Online Campaign,…
Will you be tempted? Earlier this week, we shared the news that Polymega had announced a new collection, Polymega Collection Vol. 19 – BATSUGUN, containing four classic arcade games from the Japanese developer Toaplan. Something we missed, however, was that this was actually one of four announcements based on Toaplan’s back catalogue, with the company…
Super Rare Games is joining Spellgarden Games and Assemble Entertainment to bring you Sticky Business! Coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch™! Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet! You want a collection of cat stickers? A witch-themed shop? Or add a…
“This is basically just homebrew and not a port. You can’t call this a port”. While the 3DO hardware was certainly capable of rendering polygons, it’s not typically remembered today as a 3D powerhouse. Instead, its role in the history of gaming is often portrayed as a transitional piece of technology that bridged the gap…
Alongside ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, ‘Moby Dick’, and ‘Levi’s Jeans’. The Washington Post has published a list of the 25 most influential works of American culture, featuring DOOM as its selection for the period of 1986-1995 (h/t: PC Gamer). Sitting alongside such influential entries as The Star-Spangled Banner, Moby-Dick, and Levi’s Jeans, DOOM beat out The…
We now have 10 videos showing the emulation handheld in action. Since the Retroid Pocket Nova was initially announced, we haven’t really had much opportunity to see it in action. That’s despite the emulation handheld already being made available to pre-order over on the Retroid website. Back at the end of June, when the device…
Jade Empire. It’s pretty clear that Xbox fans are hurting right now. Not a week seems to pass without more bad news being announced, mainly to do with the company laying off thousands of talented employees as it attempts to refocus after years of confusing and misguided management. Thankfully for Microsoft, Sony has been creating…
“There was no other path but this one.”. Today, it’s very easy to fall into the trap of believing the Nintendo Famicom’s success in Japan was a foregone conclusion or that Nintendo was 100% convinced about its chances of success, but that apparently wasn’t the case. With Famitsu recently celebrating the console’s 43rd anniversary, Hirokazu…