Retro Gaming News
All is fair in love and 16-bit wars. As we all know, there were a lot of shots fired between Sega and Nintendo in the ’90s, as the two parties did battle for market share, with even some of its developers famously getting in on the act. The one we remember most, for instance, is…
Coming April 4th. Hamster has announced that it will be releasing Namco’s 1992 top-down action Exvania on Nintendo Switch & PS4 (thanks Famitsu!). The game will begin distribution in Japan on April 4th, with Western storefronts expected to take a little bit longer (as always) to update. Exvania, in case you’ve never heard of it,…
Episode Blue “coming soon”. Members of the Mega Man community are currently in the process of creating a new fanmade follow-up to the 1994 Sega Mega Drive / Genesis compilation Mega Man: The Wily Wars. In case you’re unfamiliar, Mega Man: The Wily Wars was a collection of games for the Sega console that featured…
How did you first experience the classic RPG? Squaresoft’s groundbreaking RPG Final Fantasy VI was released 30 years ago today. The critically acclaimed title was originally launched for the Super Famicom on April 2nd, 1994 in Japan, and has since gone on to become regarded as one of the finest entries in the long-running fantasy…
Ikki Unite arrives April 18th. Sunsoft announced yesterday that it will be bringing Ikki Unite — its revival of the infamous 1985 arcade and Nintendo Famicom game Ikki — to Nintendo Switch on April 18th. So if you missed it last year when it was originally released on Steam, or just fancy playing it on…
Omega 6 is based on Takaya Imamura’s manga of the same name. In a livestream earlier today, the F-Zero and Star Fox artist Takaya Imamura revealed that his first game since leaving Nintendo — Omega 6: The Triangle Stars — will be coming to the Switch in Japan on July 25th. The game is a…
At almost 3 hours long, you may want to get some popcorn ready! We’re big fans of Digital Foundry’s “DF Retro” series here at Time Extension. So it’s safe to say when we discovered that it had recently updated its playlist with another insightful deep dive into a memorable period of video game history, we…
In the realm of video game consoles, the Nintendo GameCube emerged amid a fiercely competitive market. While its journey may not have unfolded as triumphantly as Nintendo had envisioned, the GameCube has carved a niche as a cherished underdog within the gaming community. The narrative of this console is woven with tales of challenges and…
Pajapiko is described as “a gaming slumber party”. Masayuki Kibe, a writer known for his involvement in the Japanese variety show Game Center CX has just launched a new video-game-themed game show on TV Asahi (as spotted by Gosokkyu!) The show, which is called Pajapiko, is described as a “gaming slumber party” and will feature…
Frankie Dettori Racing takes the crown. After taking an unexpected break for a couple of months, we’re back with two CeX Retro Watch features in a row – you guys really are lucky. This month, we’ve got a bunch of really cool items from the York branch of the popular high street retailer. Read the…