Retro Gaming News
“My Neo Geo raycaster has been modified”. DOOM has been ported to a wide range of consoles, computers and other appliances – some of which are less worthy than others, it has to be said. However, despite “can it run DOOM?” being a meme at this point, id Software’s seminal 1993 FPS hasn’t graced one…
Includes a new interview with Yuji Horii and art from Susumu Matsushita. Weekly Famitsu celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. As a result, it has decided to mark the occasion with four consecutive commemorative issues “as a token of its gratitude” to readers, including a special issue celebrating the Dragon Quest series (which also turned…
Charming, yet dark, German developer Headup Games’ “Typoman” blends the puzzle and platforming genres into polished pulp of passion, forging the type of title that could work on any console, but thanks to the Wii U GamePad, is a perfect fit on Nintendo’s fledgling console. Easy to describe, “Typoman” uses letters to forge its “Hero.”…
“It still retains much of that early-90s Japanese-to-English ‘charm’”. A fan-made relocalisation of Quintet & Enix’s action role-playing game Soul Blazer has just been released. Released in 1992 in Japan & North America (PAL territories would have to wait until 1994 for an official release), Soul Blazer is often considered the first game in the…
“Please forgive the noughties production values”. Not so long ago, we delivered the unwelcome news that Retro Games Ltd’s THE A1200 would be delayed, but today we’re giving you something positive about the machine – a short hands-on demonstration. In the footage, a prototype of THE A1200 is shown playing Turrican and Defender of the…
In the early 80s, when I was just a little Gen-X gamer, I was excited to see a new game show that had started in syndication. It was called Starcade, and it was just what an arcade gaming fan like me was looking for. Parts were structured like a basic trivia game show, where the…
Cheap but mighty scaling for your analogue systems. Lots of people still love to game on original hardware, and with good reason – if you’re looking for the most authentic experience, returning to authentic consoles is arguably the best way to do it. You get to use the OG controllers and accessories, and it allows…
Available to download now from GitHub & romhack.ing. A fan translation has just been released for the Super Famicom title Rushing Beat Shura — the third entry in Jaleco’s Rushing Beat series of beat-em-up games. Rushing Beat Shura was first released in Japan in 1993 and is a sidescrolling beat ’em up that notably features…
Don’t be a Basic Bat. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has gone down especially well with fans, but it’s interesting to see how the developers have factored so many cool Easter Eggs into the game. As spotted by Panic’s Cabel Sasser, one such secret requires a little bit of extra legwork in order…
‘The Telwynium’ is the side project of ‘The Drifter’ developer Dave Lloyd. Dave Lloyd’s incredible love letter to EGA graphics, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Robert Jordan’s novels — The Telwynium — is coming to Steam, the developer announced over the past weekend. Originally conceived during Adventure Jam 2021, The Telwynium was inspired by Lloyd’s memories of…