Retro Gaming News
“Can you feel the sunshine?”. If you’ve ever played Sonic R on the Sega Saturn and wished to explore the stages at your own pace, and without the somewhat unwieldy racing controls, then you’re in luck. That’s because the hacker and reverse engineering expert, Bo Bayles, has just released a new patch, Sonic R&R, for…
Considered the first game to use the ‘Visual Novel’ name. Leaf Games’ PC-98 title Shizuku has been translated into English by Her-Saki, just in time for its 30th anniversary. Released exclusively in Japan at the start of 1996, the game was apparently the first to use the genre term ‘Visual Novel’ and marked the genesis…
Say hello to ‘PS2Recomp’. A new experimental project that will hopefully enable players to run PS2 games natively on their PC is currently underway. PS2Recomp is described as a “PlayStation 2 Static Recompiler & Runtime Tool to make native PC ports”, and is being developed by the Brazilian programmer ran-j. Read the full article on…
“The typical trend became to immediately churn out sequels”. Oji Hiroi, creator of the Sakura Wars and Far East of Eden series, has recently been airing his views on the health of the Japanese video game and anime sectors, and feels that Japan relinquished its lead in the former at the turn of the century…
Thanks to the team behind Bubble Bobble Remastered. After releasing Bubble Bobble Remastered last year, the fan developer Davide Bottino and his team are back with yet another Commodore 64 title, inspired by the classic Taito game. Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave, as the new title is called, was released earlier this month and is actually…
Baird worked on the likes of Starglider, Carrier Command and 3D Tank Duel. Graeme Baird, a groundbreaking force in the world of 3D gaming, has passed away. Alongside Ian Oliver and Andrew Onions, Baird co-founded Realtime Games Software Ltd. in 1984 (all three men were former Leeds University students), and the company’s early games –…
Hey it’s Torin, CEO of ModRetro. It’s about time we send out an M64 update, so let’s jump right in. Early production is almost done. Soon we’re moving into mass production, with some of those early production units going out to reviewers to take them for a test drive. With that in mind, we need…
Poker software used to look like a spreadsheet with cards. The tables were flat, the buttons were functional, and nothing about the interface suggested fun. Players logged in, placed bets, and stared at static avatars while waiting for opponents to act. The design served its purpose but asked nothing of the player beyond patience. That…
We hit $50,000 over the weekend – and that means the Compendium officially upgrades to an Expanded Edition. More pages. More codes. More games. More of what made GameShark legendary in the first place. This is only the start of Week 2, and the support so far has been insane. Thank you for pushing this past the first…
Flying drones is now a favorite pastime, while DualShock controllers have become standard equipment for gamers everywhere. Gliding through digital skies, chasing missions, and battling foes are possible with sharp visuals and near-instant response. The technology offers a clean, fast, and easy experience. It’s modern gaming at its best. This excitement around flying isn’t new,…