Retro Gaming News
Price is jumping to $270. Analogue’s amazing FPGA-based N64 clone, the Analogue 3D, will go back up for pre-order next week – but the price is getting a bump thanks to President Trump’s infamous tariffs. The company announced on social media that a new batch of the systems will be available for order at 8…
Promising system goes up in smoke. The promising MARS FPGA console is dead, according to one of the project’s developers. Todd Gill – a longstanding and influential figure within the FPGA community – broke the news on Discord recently. Read the full article on timeextension.com Promising system goes up in smoke. The promising MARS FPGA…
If you had dabbled in retro games pre-COVID (yes, we know that was a lifetime ago), you may have noticed that there wasn’t much in the way of appeal for retro games. It was there, but retro gaming seemed to be the sole domain of ‘gamers’. When COVID hit, things changed. Retro game prices shot…
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Japan exclusive hits a quarter-century. Today marks the 25th birthday of one of Treasure’s most acclaimed titles, Sin & Punishment. Released exclusively in Japan on 21st November 2000, the game is a 3D rail shooter directed by Hideyuki Suganami. Built around the N64 controller’s unique setup, Sin & Punishment is famed for its intense action,…
You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Infocom’s original Zork trilogy is now open-source under an MIT license, thanks to the combined efforts of Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Xbox, and Activision (h/t: The Verge). The three classic text adventures — which Microsoft OSPO director Stacey Haffner and the Microsoft vice president…
1998 fighter is ported to the kiosk version of the M2. The 3DO M2 is one of the most famous unreleased consoles of all time. A successor to the ill-fated 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, the M2 promised the kind of power that would put the Saturn and PlayStation in the shade – but in 1996, 3DO…
Gamers often look for ways to blend old and new. Even with super-fast processors and the latest graphics, many people feel a pull towards the NES or the first PlayStation, for example. These preferences show up in accessories that echo the shape and style of older hardware. It also shows up in small details, like…
Neon lights. Sticky floors. The clatter of coins. Growing up in the 80s or 90s often meant a visit to an arcade. And it’s the arcade environment you probably remember more than the individual games played. They were bright, noisy, chaotic little worlds. A place where “one more go” could last an entire afternoon. That…
Set in a dystopian world, an artificial intelligence named “AM” has destroyed all humans except for five people who it’s kept alive and tortured for the last 109 years by constructing metaphorical adventures based on each character’s fatal flaws. The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of the five humans. Delve into…