Retro Gaming News
From Pixels to Pop Culture: Why Icons Stick Some video game characters are recognized in seconds, even by people who rarely play today. When that recognition happens, a character can travel far beyond the original game. Icons show up in memes, costumes, street art, fan art, and movie adaptations. They also shape how new games…
There is something timeless about a classic gaming basement. The low lighting, the hum of old consoles, the glow of arcade cabinets, and the comfortable chaos of wires, controllers, and snack bowls scattered across a sturdy table. It is not just a room; it is a ritual space. A place where friends gather for late-night…
Modern betting does not just sell odds. It sells progress bars, streaks, missions, and tiny hits of achievement on every screen. The mechanics feel familiar from mobile games, which makes them comfortable and easy to underestimate. From simple ticket to gamified lobby On many sportsbooks the journey starts before the first bet, already at the…
The 1991 Famicom title ‘Dezaemon’ is coming to Switch 2 & PS5. If you’ve ever wanted to unleash your inner game designer, then we have some interesting news to share with you. Earlier today, Hamster, the company behind Console Archives, revealed that the next title it will be rereleasing on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch…
‘Puyo Puyo Trainer’ will be used in “caregiving & welfare” facilities. Puyo Puyo Fever Sega has revealed on social media that a new Puyo Puyo game is currently in development, which is being targeted at “caregiving & welfare” facilities. Read the full article on timeextension.com ‘Puyo Puyo Trainer’ will be used in “caregiving & welfare”…
Including Sega Dreamcast & Mega Drive / Genesis. The retro publisher PlayOnRetro has recently revealed plans to release two new versions of Locomalito’s 2012 Ghosts ‘n Goblins-inspired action platformer Maldita Castilla on Sega platforms, including Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and Sega Dreamcast. Originally debuting on Windows PCs back in 2012, Maldita Castilla is a…
The next controller to explore and to me the most recognizable and perfect controller ever made; The Nintendo Entertainment System or NES controller. This is the controller I grew up on as a kid in the mid 1980’s. Before the NES there were a few dull years of the home console business. The Atari 2600…
So you might want to grab them while you still can! As recently spotted by Wario64 on social media, Sega has announced it will soon be discontinuing support for the “Sega Forever” iOS and Android ports of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The news was shared via an in-game pop-up available on…
Adventure Canoe originally released in arcades in 1982. Taito’s 1982 top-down river adventure game, Adventure Canoe, isn’t exactly the best-known or best-documented game from the legendary arcade developer. If you look it up online, for instance, one of the first search results is a forum thread from 2019 where commenters are questioning whether the game…
When I was growing up there was a game I used to love playing with friends whereby your task was to drop bombs, and hopefully blow up other players in a maze like game screen. That game was none other than Bomberman also known as Dynablaster. A game which was actually first released way back…