Retro Gaming News
BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary receives extensive content update and additional retro versions Munich, 25th of February 2026 – Recencly the cult title was named the winner in the Remake/Remaster category by the UK Gaming Network – BBG Entertainment is taking this special recognition for the successful combination of retro charm and modern technology as an opportunity to present a greatly expanded version of BOULDER…
Walk into any arcade in 1987, and you didn’t need instructions to know what mattered. It was right there at the top of the screen – a number. Sometimes it was a high score. Sometimes it was a bonus counter creeping upward. Sometimes it was a physical jackpot display bolted above a cabinet, glowing like…
The Sanctuary of the Six-Minute Session The modern gaming landscape is, frankly, exhausting. Don’t get me wrong, the technical wizardry of a sprawling open-world epic is a marvel to behold, but there are days when the sheer faff involved is enough to make you put the controller down before you’ve even cleared the loading screen….
Lets go back to the 90’s, a time of violent handball and ice hockey action, in which violence meets goal scoring antics that appeared in our homes on the Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Game Boy and even the Game Boy Advance. Yes it…
With a little bit of modding, of course. Remember when Nintendo released a new Game & Watch handheld to celebrate the Zelda series? Sure you do – you’ve probably got one of the units on your shelf right now, gathering dust after you finished its (rather paltry) trio of pre-installed titles. If you’ve been wondering…
“We give Harvey shit about it all the time”. 2000’s Deus Ex is a truly iconic action-adventure, fusing first-person exploration with engaging combat, RPG mechanics, open-ended puzzles and a gripping sci-fi narrative. A critical and commercial smash hit, it was always bound to get a sequel – but even the most hardcore fans will admit…
For almost as long as there have been puzzle games, there have been puzzle fighters. The two-player version of games like Tetris and Puyo Puyo generally work by having garbage pieces added to the other player’s screen whenever one player clears a lot of the board. Where Dossun! Ganseki Battle breaks the format is…
‘Embers of Mana’ is out now. A brand new Game Boy ROM hack has just been released that transforms Final Fantasy Adventure (otherwise known as Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden in Japan, and Mystic Quest in Europe) into an entirely new game. Embers of Mana is the work of the ROM hacker Ok Impala!, and…
Still quick on the draw? Back in the ’80s, before I became a steadfast console kid, I used to play games on my dad’s Atari ST. For someone who had been raised on the humble Game & Watch range, the graphics and gameplay were utterly spellbinding – but the one thing I could never quite…
“Radical Entertainment + Hothead Games = New Radical Games”. Radical Entertainment, the developer behind games like The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Scarface, & Prototype, has been resurrected under a new name (as reported by VGC). New Radical Games, as the company is called, seems to have been established in 2025, but is just now coming…