Retro Gaming News
Includes “improvements designed to improve aiming stability”. Tassei Denki’s G’AIM’E light gun has just received its first firmware update, as well as an ongoing ‘World Championship’ which allows users to test their skills on a global scale. Firmware update (V4.0.3) includes “improvements designed to improve aiming stability in a wider range of home setups.” Read…
An “old school mecha platform game”. If you’re a fan of old-school mech-based action titles like Assault Suits Valken / Cybernator and Ranger-X, then you might want to check out a new demo for the AGA Amiga. Running on an A1200, Impact Armor Alpha is already looking pretty great, and the good news is that…
Kan Naito is bringing ‘Lady Stalker 2D’ to Nintendo’s 8-bit console. It has been announced that Kan Naito is developing a new NES / Famicom RPG called Lady Stalker 2D, and that it will feature character designs created by the late Yoshitaka Tamaki, who sadly passed away in 2023. Both Naito and Tamaki worked at…
‘Arcade Archives Final Lap’ & ‘Console Archives ‘Terra Cresta’ announced. The Japanese company Hamster has announced the next couple of games coming to Arcade Archives and Console Archives. Read the full article on timeextension.com ‘Arcade Archives Final Lap’ & ‘Console Archives ‘Terra Cresta’ announced. The Japanese company Hamster has announced the next couple of games…
“We are only temporarily suspending pre-orders”. AYANEO has become one of the world’s leading creators of Windows and Android-based gaming handhelds, and its products are firm favourites among people who want to remain at the cutting edge of vintage emulation – so the announcement of the NEXT 2 was met with plenty of anticipation. The…
“What the f**k are you talking about, Linda”. The handheld gaming industry has been a thing since the 1970s, when companies like Mattel and Waco experimented with crude electronic devices to create on-the-go entertainment. Later, Nintendo would evolve the concept with its Game & Watch series before revolutionising things with the incredibly popular Game Boy…
The legacy of Nintendo’s Game Boy is one that speaks for itself, fondly remembered by many gamers as the pinnacle of handheld gaming before the turn of the 2000s. However, in March of 2001, Nintendo upped the ante with a direct successor, the Game Boy Advance, and the rest is history. A fantastic piece of…
“Fixed cameras. Dark atmosphere. A love letter to the classics”. PixelHeart and JoshProd producer Philippe Nguyen has teased a new 3D survival horror game for the Sega Dreamcast. Development has only just begun so there’s nothing to show off as yet, but Nguyen promises “fixed cameras” and a “dark atmosphere,” explaining that the game will…
Enter the Nexus. Evercade maker Blaze has just teased a new piece of hardware called the ‘Evercade Nexus’. Adopting a similar approach to the one used when the company announced its Evercade Alpha series of bartop arcades, Blazed has teased nothing but a name and predictably triggering plenty of speculation. Read the full article on…
John Romero is going to make you learn math! Ever since revolutionising the first-person shooter genre with games like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, and Quake, John Romero has tried his hand at a bunch of different projects, from more straightforward spiritual successors to his earlier work to mobile titles, social games, and MMOs. The making of…