Retro Gaming News
Features the entire first case. 2bitcrook has (partly) remade Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for the original monochrome Game Boy. The popular series started life on the Game Boy Advance in Japan, making this unofficial port a fitting tribute to the franchise, in a fashion. Read the full article on timeextension.com Features the entire first…
“This really killed my interest in ever trying it”. AI is bleeding into practically every aspect of human life these days, from deepfake scams to your favourite emulation handheld being discontinued. The realm of programming and development is perhaps where the touch of AI is felt most keenly, with AI tools allowing small teams to…
Don’t duck this one. AYANEO is known for its premium handhelds, and these almost always come with price tags which reflect their high-end status. The Pocket Air Mini, however, bucks this trend with a sub-$100 price point, putting the cat amongst the pigeons in the crowded budget emulation space. While the device was released last…
‘Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol. 1’ and ‘Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol. 2’ announced. Earlier today, the Korean-owned publisher Gravity Game Arise announced plans to bring two new collections featuring games from the famous Japanese developer Jaleco to PC, giving players a new way to pick up 32 of the company’s classic arcade games (h/t: Gematsu!). Jaleco…
“This is all the validation I need”. In recent times, we’ve seen a flood of games being ported to consoles that they were never on back in the day. Games like Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, GTA3, Virtua Fighter 4, and many more have been shown running on platforms which, once upon…
The project is now in the works at the French animation studio Eurovisual. Production has begun on season one of a new animated series set in the world of Final Fantasy IX, according to the official website of the French animation studio Eurovisual (h/t: RPGSite). The show, called Final Fantasy: Black Mages Legacy, will feature…
Talking about my generation. I’m fully aware that some people get a bit jumpy when the notion of ‘console generations’ is mentioned, but in the context of Bitmap Books’ latest tome, this kind of terminology makes sense. Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations is a book dedicated to charting the various…
More “good” news thanks to the AI craze. The world’s ongoing memory shortage – caused by the tech world’s almost insatiable hunger for a product which, so far, has resulted in precious few rewards – has already hit hardware maker Retroid pretty hard. Earlier this month, Retroid was forced to raise the price of its…
Another Konami arcade title joins Arcade Archives this week. This week, Hamster, the Japanese company behind Arcade Archives, is continuing its unspoken quest to bring Konami’s arcade library to modern consoles, announcing a reissue of the third-person arcade shoot ’em up, Devastators. Released in 1988, Devastators sees players taking control of a group of commandos…
“Trust is our product, and we’re excited to keep building it”. Publisher Limited Run Games has come in for plenty of criticism over the past few years, with fans citing quality control issues, poor communication, and endless delays as key ways the company has let them down. However, it seems that Limited Run is committed…