Retro Gaming News
The ‘DS ML’ isn’t an official product, you’ll be shocked to learn. The Nintendo DS family of systems sold in excess of 150 million units and remains one of Nintendo’s most commercially successful products. Initially released as the ‘phat’ DS in 2004, it would be repackaged as the DS Lite in 2006, and it’s this…
“Does this count as any percent Speed Run finish then?”. The Saturn version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night gets a bit of a bum rap these days. Sure, it’s not as technically accomplished as the PS1 original (Konami Nagoya handled porting duties, rather than the original team at KCE Tokyo), but it does have…
“The use of AI upscaling is disastrous in this book”. A new book celebrating the art of the Mortal Kombat series has come under fire for allegedly using AI upscaling to “improve” visuals from earlier entries in the franchise. The officially licensed Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory, written by Ian Flynn, launched recently to decent reviews,…
Also has credits such as Gunstar Heroes and Gradius V to his name. If you’re anything like me, you downloaded Night Striker Gear the moment it went live and have been enjoying its unique brand of ‘Super Scaler’ madness for the past day or so. However, one thing I wasn’t aware of when I purchased…
For many gamers, retro titles are more than just old cartridges collecting dust on a shelf. They represent an era when creativity trumped graphics, and every pixel felt like part of something magical. These games, from 8-bit icons to arcade hits that defined pop culture, didn’t just entertain us; they built a legacy that continues…
Yarr hoist the main sail! As a new pirate game has been released for the ZX Spectrum called ‘The Fate of the Pirate’ by Ariel Endaraues and PcnonoGames. A game that puts you in the boots of a pirate captain, and must defy the elements—and fate itself—, to recover the souls of your wife and child that…
How a Seattle-based designer levelled up Nintendo’s packaging in the ’80s & ’90s. Tim Girvin isn’t a name that we’re betting most Nintendo fans will be aware of, but we’re almost 100% sure that you would have encountered his work in the past if you happen to have a passing interest in retro gaming. A…
Generative AI is no longer a novelty; it’s part of everyday writing. Yet teachers, editors, and even students themselves still need a reliable way to tell whether a piece of text was produced by a human mind or by a language model. In this guide, I’ll walk you through practical, up-to-date techniques I use when…
The Steam & Epic Games Store pages have been removed. Yesterday, excitement started to spread online after news emerged that Radical Entertainment and Vivendi’s video game adaptation of Scarface had been reissued on the Epic Games Store and was also being prepped for an eventual Steam release. However, alongside this excitement, there was understandably a…
‘Night Striker Gear’ is available now. M2 Co. Ltd officially launched Night Striker Gear, its revival of Taito’s 1989 vehicular-based arcade shoot ’em up Night Striker, across Nintendo Switch & Steam. First announced in November 2024, Night Striker Gear, much like the original game, sees players take control of a flying, transforming car called the…