Retro Gaming News
1996 game finally gets localised. While the PS1 was blessed with a flood of excellent RPGs, Sega’s Saturn had a more modest (but still excellent) selection to call upon. Not every one was a stone-cold classic, but each is interesting in its own way – and many of them sadly never made it out of…
The eternal question. The term “Metroidvania” has become a fixed part of video game lexicon these days, thanks to an explosion in the number of titles that have adopted the signature format of huge, non-linear levels, RPG elements and gear-gated progress. As the name suggests, Metroidvania titles are a fusion of concepts from Metroid (specifically…
And preserve your save data, too. The Analogue Pocket is an FPGA-based handheld which allows you to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges – as well as Lynx, PC Engine, Neo Geo Pocket and Game Gear titles, provided you have the correct adapter. Thanks to Analogue’s OpenFPGA system, you can…
Hollywood is one of the most prolific film production hubs in the world. Over the years, it has been the birthplace of some of the biggest box-office hits and critically acclaimed movies. From superhero flicks to eternal classics, some special movies have expanded beyond the limits of big screens and home televisions. An example of this is…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paige Burger, who is displayed on card number 3105, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection. Paige is part of the Old School Gamer Magazine crew. Daughter of the creator and publisher, Paige has made a huge impact on promoting and signing up gamers for the magazine. She travels to…
The ‘Anduril Chromatic’ is the final straw. ModRetro, the retro gaming company owned by Palmer Luckey, has garnered considerable media attention recently due to its excellent Chromatic handheld and its upcoming M64 FPGA N64 system. We’ve given plenty of coverage to ModRetro products on this site, mainly because these products are aimed squarely at our…
How the West was fun. We have good news for fans of physical games — one of the year’s most adorable new platformers, Kero Kero Cowboy, is finally getting a physical release, courtesy of the Homebrew Factory. The Game Boy Color game was originally crowdfunded to the tune of $13,171, between Nov 25th, 2024, to…
“Rediscover this divisive game in a whole new light”. The 32X is an add-on system which doesn’t get a lot of love these days, even from hardcore Sega fans. Designed to prolong the lifespan of the ageing 16-bit Genesis / Mega Drive, the 32X was quickly abandoned when it became clear that Sega should have…
In an era where high-end graphics and complex animations dominate, we are seeing a very interesting trend emerge. Ten years ago, games put a major focus on sprawling skill trees and endless button combinations, but now things are changing. Nowadays, games are relying more and more on retro, minimalistic button combinations, with mobile games playing…
“He was an absolute gentleman”. It is with a heavy heart that we report that ZX Spectrum modder Ben Versteeg has passed away. Versteeg was the driving force behind ByteDelight, a web store which sold upgrades and mods for Sinclair’s famous home micro. Read the full article on timeextension.com “He was an absolute gentleman”. It…