Retro Gaming News
Fatality! In 1992, there were few games bigger than Midway’s fatality-fueled arcade fighting game Mortal Kombat, so it only made sense that someone would eventually take on the challenge of bringing the popular experience to consoles, in the pursuit of profits. The New York-based publisher Acclaim Entertainment would eventually accept this responsibility, teaming up with…
We’ve featured Street Fighter many times now on IndieRetroNews, either as a ‘What if’ for the Commodore Amiga, or with the 2022 hit release called Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition for the Commodore 64. Well here’s one that will blow your minds! As I’ve been told that Sweet Fightin’ +2 has been released for the ZX…
1080p from original hardware. Of all the aftermarket modifications available for retro systems, the ability to retrofit digital video output is perhaps the most appealing for many players. Simply put, this mod enables these analogue systems to output a true digital signal to your modern-day television, allowing you to run games at HD resolution. Read…
“‘Where the f**k am I gonna put a store?”. When you think of Dungeons & Dragons, there are certain expectations that immediately spring to mind, such as roleplaying, progression, epic loot, and elaborate quests filled with non-playable characters to interact with. All of these are at the heart of what makes the tabletop role-playing game…
The “next challenge”. Japanese company ZUIKI – which recently gave us the X68000 Z micro-console based on the legendary Sharp X68000 home computer – has just teased its next piece of hardware. The system shown in the image doesn’t give a lot away, but to my eye, it looks a lot like the form factor…
Water surprise! Zelda: The Wind Waker may have caused some drama when it was officially announced, but it has gone on to become one of the most beloved entries in the entire series – so the fact that I can now sail around its oceans in my web browser is very welcome news indeed. Thanks…
King of the hill. While The King of Fighters did find its way onto one Nintendo system back in the 1990s, it was perhaps the wrong one: the Game Boy. SNK’s popular three-on-three fighter was one of the biggest arcade hits of its era, but ports were mostly limited to 32-bit systems, like the Saturn…
“We used every card we had”. In the realm of retro gaming news in 2026, the announcement that 70’s Robot Anime Geppy-X is getting a re-release certainly ranks pretty high on the ‘shock-o-meter’, not least because the game is considered to be a cult classic even in Japan, but also because it’s getting a Western…
“It was very disappointing”. Released over a decade ago, Sonic Boom was supposed to be a fresh take on the iconic character; a cross-media blitz that would include video games, a TV show and related merchandise, giving the Blue Blur a new lease of life with younger audiences. As it turned out, the resultant video…
With a new 16-bit makeover & a “true, SPC700 soundtrack”. A new fan-made NES-to-SNES port of Mega Man 2 is currently in development, courtesy of the homebrew developer Infidelity. Infidelity revealed the news on social media this past weekend, announcing that he is aiming to implement proper 16-bit graphics and a “true, SPC700 soundtrack” to…