Retro Gaming News
The first thing people usually remember about the dawn and early days of console gaming is unlikely to be Blackjack. The influence of digital card games runs deeper than many realise. Long before sprawling adventure quests and cinematic platformers defined the medium, developers experimented with simple concepts that could run on limited hardware. Blackjack was…
There’s a secret hiding underneath its stylish glass case. Yesterday, AYANEO held a special “Sharing Session” for its upcoming “premium” handheld, the AYANEO Pocket VERT, going over some of the features that will be included with the Game Boy-style device. Many of these features we’d already heard about in the past, such as the fact…
As many of you know when it comes to Dizzy, that little white egg has a special place on this site. We have featured art work, collections and fan based games, but what we have for you today isn’t exactly a Dizzy game, but it’s a Dizzy clone called ‘Dylan the Spaceman’ by Camden Town…
Don James worked at Nintendo of America for 43 years. Don James, a former executive vice president of operations at Nintendo of America, has joined The Strong National Museum of Play‘s Board of Trustees, it was announced this week. While arguably not as well-known as other Nintendo of America figures from the past, like Minoru…
New update shows what players should expect from the in-development shmup. Right now, it’s a pretty good time to be a fan of shoot ’em ups! Not only did Polygon Bird’s Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga-esque shooter Birdcage recently release on Steam, earning some incredible early reactions from players. But we also have a ton of…
Unleash the beast. As you’ll be aware if you’ve already checked out our review of the Analogue 3D, this FPGA-based N64 reproduction has some amazing tricks up its sleeve – perhaps the most striking being its ability to give N64 software a performance boost via overclocking. While it’s possible to run the Analogue 3D in…
“She was working on amazing stuff right up until the end”. This week has given us the sad news that Rebecca Heineman has lost her battle with cancer at the age of 62. A legend in the world of video game design and development, Heineman won the Space Invaders National Championship in 1980 before moving…
‘Bomb Bee’ released in 1979. Bomb Bee, Namco’s 1979 arcade sequel to its first in-house designed game, Gee Bee, is this week’s Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 release. Developed by the Pac-Man creator, Toru Iwatani, Bomb Bee, much like its predecessor, is a brick-breaking arcade game that incorporates elements of pinball. It plays similarly…
This is an interview done by Galloping Ghost’s superstar and International Video Game Hall of Fame inductee Pete Hahn with World Champion Galaxian player, David Lyne. Pete Hahn: First of all, congrats again on your awesome achievement! How long was your entire entire 2 million+ point run, and how did you maintain concentration for such…
Worth its wait in Gold(enEye 007). It’s been quite the wait for Analogue’s FPGA-based N64 clone. Announced all the way back in 2023, the Analogue 3D has been delayed multiple times, leading some sceptics to claim it was slowly but surely entering the realm of vapourware. Read the full article on timeextension.com Worth its wait…