Retro Gaming News
On busy weekends you can watch crowds drift toward anything that looks familiar. A joystick from the 80s, a bright score display, or a claw machine near the door gets quick attention. That pull is strong because people like a quick game while they wait for food, a table, or friends. If you run an…
Bruce Lowry’s journey from Nintendo to Sega and back again! The launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America is one of gaming’s greatest success stories. At the time of its original test market release on October 18th, 1985, the market for video game consoles in North America was considered to be dead (if…
Nestled in a quiet corner in the Buffalo suburb of Depew sits a modest building with a simple façade. It was once a corner bar – long abandoned, idle, and forgotten. Today, it pulses with new life as the Nickel City Pinball Club. The front door bears the club’s bold logo, flanked by the intriguing…
“They want physical versions of the game”. There’s absolutely no denying the fact that physical sales of video games are now dwarfed by digital ones – the market has shifted dramatically away from boxed products to instant downloads. While this is tremendously convenient for most players, there are still those who prefer the physical experience….
“They’re coming to meet”. This image was used by McDonald’s in France as promotion McDonald’s Japan has just teased some kind of Street Fighter collaboration via its social media accounts. Read the full article on timeextension.com “They’re coming to meet”. This image was used by McDonald’s in France as promotion McDonald’s Japan has just teased…
Takeo Iijima was not contacted about the 1989 title’s rerelease. D4 Enterprise, the company behind the EGGCONSOLE series of reissues of classic computer games for the Nintendo Switch, has quietly pulled its rerelease of the Riverhill Soft PC-8801 role-playing game Burai Jouken from sale, following complaints from the original creator Takeo Iijima. The game, which…
It’s all about the ‘SmartGlow’, man! The Atari of 2025 may not be the same company that spearheaded the arcade and home console revolution of the ’70s and ’80s, but it’s doing a commendable job of keeping those glory days alive through a selection of updated games and licensed hardware. We’ve already seen the 2600+…
Don’t expect it to be a fully-featured remaster though! This week sees the release of Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, a new animated television series created by John Wick’s Derek Kolstad based on Ubisoft’s popular espionage-themed video game franchise. But that isn’t the only piece of news related to the iconic series that seems to be making…
The collection originally launched on Nintendo Switch back in 2023. Edia Co., Ltd. has announced it will be releasing the first Telenet Shooting Collection on Steam on November 10th, 2025. Initially released on the Nintendo Switch eShop in Japan on June 8th, 2023, the collection was later brought over to the Western eShop in September…
“A worldwide rarity”. We’ve written plenty of articles about the ill-fated Intellivision Amico, but we never thought we’d write one that contained the words “Amico” and “sold” – but here we are. Before any diehard Intellivision fans get too excited, this doesn’t involve the console actually hitting store shelves after years of delays – no,…