Retro Gaming News
AI was used “across almost every part of the business”. The last few years haven’t exactly been great for arcade operators, with more and more locations having to close their doors due to a combination of factors, including high costs and decreasing footfall. But amid this bad news, there are also some notable exceptions, with…
What’s good for the Geese? It was recently announced that SNK’s Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting video game series are being adapted into movies, webtoons and animation by a company called The Arena (previously known as Arena SNK). First up, the live-action movies Geese and Fatal Fury are on the horizon. The former will…
“It’s a huge honour for us”. If you live outside of South Korea, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Sango Fighter series. Developed by Taiwanese company Panda Entertainment, it took the kind of one-on-one combat seen in titles like Samurai Shodown and Street Fighter and set it in the context of China’s…
“They realised they added nothing but owning the license”. Released back in 1996, it’s easy to see why Crash Bandicoot became such a hit. Positioned by Sony as a mascot character for its 32-bit PlayStation, Crash had the look and attitude to go toe-to-toe with Sonic and Mario. It’s little wonder, then, that his debut…
One such game I used to love was that fantastic platformer ‘ Wonder Boy ‘ designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa. A game which started its life as a skateboarding rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the adventure platformer with RPG elements Wonderboy in Monsterland. And it’s the original Wonderboy which is getting an…
The Kickstarter is now live. Last week, Bit Beam Software (the company behind DaemonClaw) published a playable preview of John Tsakiris and Enable Software’s upcoming beat ’em up, Metro Siege, which is being developed for the Amiga 500 (thanks @dantemendes for the spot!). Metro Siege, in case you’ve never heard about it, is a 2-player…
“We are honoured to be standing on the shoulders of giants”. After it was announced earlier this week that Velan Studios was the new developer of Star Fox (2026), Argonaut Software, the co-developer of the original 1994 SNES title, has reached out on social media to congratulate the studio for “bringing our boys back,” “pass…
Ships in 24-48 hours. Analogue has confirmed that the Adapter Set for its Pocket handheld – which allows you to use original TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, SuperGrafx, Neo Geo Pocket and Atari Lynx cartridges – is back in stock this week. The set, which costs $99.99, will go on sale on June 12th at 8am PDT….
“Do you have what it takes to escape Miami?”. If you cast your mind back to last year, you may remember us mentioning Triple Threat Terror — an exciting new independent Game Boy title pitched by its developer as a “hybrid” between comic books and video games. Well, since then, it appears its creator, Gonçalo…
“Piko has spent many years at the forefront of classic IP revival”. As most people’s video game collections have increasingly gone digital, a number of companies have emerged to fill the gap for players who still want something tangible, releasing new premium reprints of classic games, in addition to physical editions of the latest titles….