Retro Gaming News
LucasFilm’s Craig Derrick reacts to fan idea. Over on the LEGO Ideas site, Creator “Pester78” has uploaded images of their latest masterplan: a LEGO diorama celebrating the legendary LucasArts games The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) and its sequel Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (1991) The multi-level diorama replicates several locations pulled from the beloved…
All the polish, none of the power. I’ve tested dozens of emulation handhelds, and the Retroid Pocket Duo Lite ($149) was by far the hardest to review. It’s been a frustrating ride over the past few weeks — not because it’s bad, but because the hardware is actually good. Until it isn’t. I will admit…
“I still feel that there is a great deal I need to learn”. One of the biggest mistakes people make about the Japanese games industry is thinking it’s separate from things like anime and toys. The reality is that, at least in mecha-related media, these industries are connected and share the same creative talent. Shinji…
Secret Society of No Gracewares. In one of the week’s craziest, but most fascinating stories, it has surfaced that a cabal of players of the notorious point-and-click adventure Cookie’s Bustle attended a secret anniversary party, held 25 years after the bizarre title’s release. Developed by Rodik and appearing on the Japanese PC market at the…
Transmorphers. Hamster Corporation has offered a sneak peek at one of the titles heading to its Arcade Archives in November. As reported by Japanese outlet Famitsu, Taito’s horizontally scrolling shmup Exzisus will launch November 5 on PlayStation, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch platforms. Released in 1987, amid a tidal wave of pew-pew arcade blasters, the…
Real MMA fans see the Ultimate Fighting Championship as the purest fighting in the world, but for years, its video game counterparts were just ploys to cash in on one of the hottest licenses in sports today. While the original UFC game from EA Sports and THQ’s editions of the series weren’t terrible, they never…
“It is still wild to think that we made all of this together across different continents”. If you’ve been reading Time Extension for a while, you’ve probably seen us cover some of BillyTime!Games’ ROM hacks before. Over the last decade, the self-described “retro gaming mad scientist” has lent his hacking skills to a number of…
Already available elsewhere in English. The Console Archives is an excellent idea, and no doubt Hamster deserves its success for consistent vintage releases, week-on-week, year-on-year. But sometimes you have to wonder what’s going on with the decision-makers – given the increasingly unappealing releases. Submitted for your approval: Sunsoft’s picture-book adventure title Ripple Island, first released…
Tyger, Tyger, Bleeding Bright. Team17 has lifted the lid on a retro-infused roguelike which will offer up both highly challenging platformer gameplay and bucketfuls of (surprisingly unnerving) gore. Little Prince Tyger, currently in development at French studio Saltitude Games, is expected to launch on PC in 2027. Inspired by William Blake’s 1794 poem “The Tyger“,…
Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 2. Anbernic has just revealed another dual-screen handheld, this time inspired by the Nintendo 3DS. The RG DDS (“Dream Dual-Screen”) boasts “custom” IPS screens with a “perfect aspect ratio”, and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chipset. Read the full article on timeextension.com Powered by the…