Retro Gaming News
Dust off that GB Micro, soldier. Bitmap Bureau may have recently been in the headlines for its promising-looking Terminator 2 video game, but what is arguably the company’s most famous creation is getting a new lease of life thanks to its release on the GBA. Xeno Crisis is already available on a mind-bending number of…
Features 1 route and 6 new levels to play through. The Star Fox ROM hacker SunlitSpace has recently revealed a huge, new update to one of their earliest hacks, incorporating new graphics, redesigning several levels, and ironing out a bunch of lingering issues. Sunlit’s Untitled Star Fox Minihack was originally built over the course of…
Something slightly different for your evening entertainment, as we have recently been contacted through Facebook, to tell you that if you love playing puzzle games, then you might like to play this new game by Frank Abbing called ‘Safe Zone’. A top quality sliding puzzler, that pits you against the computer. To coincide with this news,…
Releases in Japan this July. Last year, it was confirmed that another classic retro platform was getting the ‘micro console’ treatment: the Japan-only NEC PC-8801 mkII SR personal computer, originally released in 1985. It has now been revealed that legendary composer and game designer Yuzo Koshiro is collaborating with manufacturer Dempa Shimbun to promote the…
He IS the father of PlayStation, so it figures. Ten years ago, the mythical ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ became a solid reality when a prototype was discovered. This would eventually change hands for $360,000 in 2020, and was believed to be the only surviving example of the unreleased system—until now, that is. Japan-based videographer and photographer Julian…
You can now add Bad Dudes & Heavy Barrel to your collection. Polymega has announced that the next two physical releases that are coming to the Polymega Collection will be Data East’s 1988 beat ’em up Bad Dudes and the 1987 run and gun shooter Heavy Barrel. Similar to previous releases, both games will come…
‘The Glory of Valkyrie 2’ has been preserved. There are very few preservation groups online that are as active as the community devoted to the rescue of old Japanese “keitai” games. Shortly after announcing the discovery of titles like Monster Hunter i, Chokkan Crash Bandicoot, and Xenosaga Pied Piper, the community has revealed on social…
On March 18th, Stern Pinball confirmed a full new line of accessories for the Venom pinball table with this trailer posted to YouTube. A Symbiote Containment Topper, Symbiote Tendrils Shooter Knob, Venomized Side Armor and Venom Inside Art Blades are among the confirmed accessories. Hand-drawn artwork from Venomized Heroes and Enemies by Zombie Yeti…
The ‘Atari 2600 My Play Watch’ is available to pre-order now. Atari has revealed a brand-new $79.99 watch that aims to combine the worlds of retro gaming and fitness tracking (h/t: Retro Dodo). The “Atari 2600 My Play Watch” features a design reminiscent of the classic Atari console, first released in 1977, and comes with…
Thanks to Earok’s Scorpion Engine. Decades after the game originally debuted in Japan, Sega’s Mega Drive / Genesis classic Phantasy Star II is getting an unofficial port for the Commodore Amiga (h/t: IndieRetroNews). The port is the work of the fan developer monoz, and the musician Simone “JMD” Bernacchia, and is being created using Earok’s…