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When it’s announced that a beloved Hollywood classic or television show is getting remade, most of the population groans. You see discourse online about how the previous incarnation of said media was “perfect” or “they’ve finally run out of ideas.” Some fans may be excited to see what a new set of creators DO with…

Everyone knows the story of Tetris… most everybody. Tetris is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appropriation of the rights in the late 1980s. After a significant period of publication…

The UwU Virtual Pet Buffer lets you level up a little creature. Earlier this year at the 2024 NAMM Show in California, the guitar pedal manufacturer Ground Control introduced the world to the UwU Virtual Pet Buffer. This is a new guitar pedal that will not only act as a buffer (boosting your guitar’s signal…

Currently only available to Patreon supporters. Legendary FPGA developer JOTEGO has just announced that he has added support for Konami’s shmup Parodius to The Simpsons FPGA core on Analogue Pocket And MiSTer. The JTSIMSON core has been updated to include the 1990 arcade game, which was known as Parodius da! in Japan and Parodius! From…

The GDCA awards take place on March 20th. The Game Developers’ Choice Awards has revealed that it will be honouring the legendary Capcom & Square composer Yoko Shimomura with a lifetime achievement award. Shimomura is a Japanese composer and pianist who is probably best known for her contributions to games like Kingdom Hearts, Final Fight,…

1989 original and Turtles in Time now available. Update : Both 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game and its 1991 sequel, Turtles in Time, are available in order now as part of the Quarter Arcades range. <products id=”26119,26120,26122,24499,23992,26123″> Read the full article on timeextension.com 1989 original and Turtles in Time now available. Update :…

Arrives February 15th on PC & consoles. Zen Studios announced yesterday that it will be bringing a brand new expansion based on Nightdive Studios’ 2023 remake of the immersive sim System Shock to its virtual pinball platforms Pinball FX and Pinball M. This will arrive later this month on February 15th on all Pinball M…

“This might sound ludicrous to you”. We recently covered the arrival of a new SNES game, Dottie Flowers, which was developed by Goldlocke. In a unique twist, the game – a cute and very playable fangame peppered with tributes to the Turrican series – hasn’t been made available for download digitally and won’t be sold…

25 titles included. Plaion has just revealed the 25 games that will come pre-installed on the upcoming £99.99 / €119.99 / $119.99 Atari 400 Mini micro-console, which it is producing in conjunction with Retro Games Ltd. These include Atari arcade classics like Asteroids, Centipede and Battlezone, as well as other seminal titles, such as Miner…