Retro Gaming News
Polygon Bird’s ‘Birdcage’ launches this November on Steam. A Steam demo is now available for Polygon Bird’s upcoming Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga-esque shoot ’em up Birdcage, giving players a chance to try out the promising title ahead of its launch on November 18th, 2025. Originally announced back in November 2022, the game, which has been…
The CD is available as a pre-order in Japan. Sega Sammy’s music production label, Wave Master Inc., is gearing up to release a new 2-CD Fighting Vipers soundtrack next month in Japan, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic Sega AM2 arcade fighting game (thanks @gosokkyu for the spot!). Released in arcades back in…
Zero Hour was released for the Nintendo console back in 1999. Duke Nukem: Zero Hour, Eurocom and GT Interactive’s 1999 third-person shooter based on Apogee’s Duke Nukem character, has successfully been decompiled; it’s currently being reported online. Released in the aftermath of Apogee and 3D Realms’ hugely popular 1996 first-person shooter, Duke Nukem 3D, and…
Biohazard: The Episodes was released in 2007. The video game preservationist Yuvi has managed to preserve a copy of Biohazard: The Episodes, a Resident Evil spin-off originally released for Japanese feature phones in 2007 (thanks, RockmanCosmo, for the spot!). As you may well know, if you’ve been following Time Extension for a while, feature phones…
“I can’t wait to welcome you all back”. Back in August, we brought you the sad news that the Halifax, UK-based arcade Blast From The Past would be shutting its doors at the end of the month, due to “rising costs”, “a dramatic drop in footfall”, and “difficult operating conditions”. However, since then, it seems…
Developed with clear affection for old-school titles like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Spindle marries pixel-perfect visuals with a surprisingly thoughtful narrative about mortality and meaning. But this isn’t your typical grim reaper tale. Here, Death wakes up in a broken world where no one can die, stripped of memory and…
The Intellivision Sprint Celebrates The 45th Anniversary of Intellivision with 45 of the Era’s Best Games on An All-New Upgraded Gaming System from Atari and Plaion New York, NY (October 17, 2025) – Atari today announced the Intellivision Sprint, a brand-new gaming console, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the release of the original home video game console Intellivision….
It was on my birthday, October 18th, 1985 where console gaming changed forever. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hit North America and the consoled world has never looked back. Millions of NES consoles were purchased, and ten of million number of NES carts were sold. The most popular ones at launch were Super Mario Bros.,…
Says it’s “more rewarding to go through the hardships of creating something”. Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is one of the most famous names in the realm of video game music, having established his reputation with some truly iconic soundtracks. While Uematsu is arguably in the twilight of his career, his opinion still counts for…
Forked from GB Studio. A new “visual engine” has been released which should mean even more homebrew games will become available for the Mega Drive / Genesis. MD Engine has been forked from the popular GB Studio, and has been created “to enable users with minimal or no programming knowledge to make games,” according to…