Retro Gaming News
“There’s practically nothing to work on”. When the director of Square Enix’s recent Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles remaster, Kazutoyo Maehiro, admitted that the company no longer had the source code for the original PlayStation version, it keenly illustrated how preservation wasn’t a key concern for many developers in the ’90s. Now, Naoki…
Coming this December to modern consoles and PC. Victor Interactive Software and Westone’s PS1 slice-of-life sim/mini-game collection, Milano’s Oddjob Collection, was never officially released overseas, back when it originally launched in Japan in 1999. However, as revealed earlier this year, during a Wholesome Direct back in June, western players are finally about to get the…
“This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen… that being said I want one”. Ever since handheld gaming went mainstream, players have had to contend with one limiting factor: battery life. Back in the days of the Game Boy, it was all about pestering your parents for fresh packs of AAs, but by the time…
Raiden Fighters Remix Collection blasts off in Japan next February. The Japanese game developer MOSS has announced the release date for its upcoming arcade shmup spin-off collection, Raiden Fighters Remix Collection (thanks Gematsu!). According to the developer, the game is scheduled to launch on February 26, 2026, in Japan across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and…
Take the wheel. I vividly recall the hoopla Driver caused when it launched on PS1 back in 1999 – which was relatively late in the console’s lifespan, lest we forget. Following on from Reflections’ previous PS1 titles, Destruction Derby, Destruction Derby 2 and Monster Rally, Driver felt truly revolutionary back in the late ’90s thanks…
It’s October 31st. You sit patiently, waiting for little ghouls and hobgoblins to run down the street, seeking treats from your orange plastic pumpkin (excluding the “samples” you’ve sneaked). But what to do to pass the time between groups of gremlins? There’s only so much candy of which to partake, and that Commodore 64 is…
DUVALL, Washington – Oct. 29, 2025 – Get ready to type your way to victory! After eight years of tweaking and fine- tuning, one-man studio Elecornreleases Keys of Fury, the high-octane retro-style beat ’em up typing game, on PC via Steam Monday, Nov. 24! Take on the role of Tai Ping, a skilled key-fu master,…
“Even if that doesn’t happen, you have $50 million worth of assets”. Earlier this year, the DOOM and Quake co-creator John Romero, along with his studio Romero Games, made the shocking announcement online that its publisher (heavily implied to be Microsoft) had pulled the funding for its next project — a new first-person shooter from…
Valve finally pulled the plug. The Dota Pro Circuit — that flawed, bureaucratic, occasionally beautiful mess — is gone. In its place? A wild west of third-party tournaments, inconsistent formats, and a promise that “freedom” will spark creativity. Sounds nice on paper. But anyone paying attention knows what’s really happening: we’ve traded structure for chaos….
“Pure, unadulterated love for the NES, packaged in an unofficial history book”. Ninty Media, the publisher behind GameBook, GameBook Color and GameBook Advance, is preparing to release a new tome which celebrates Nintendo’s first true home console, the NES. “We’ve been making books for more than 5 years now, with Paul Murphy (Ninty Media’s owner)…