Retro Gaming News
Coming early next year. Revolution Software is working on a “faithful reimagining” of its 1997 adventure game sequel to Broken Sword, Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror, it announced today. This new reimagining, which is called Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror ReForged, was briefly teased as a possibility back in December 2024, in a…
“We never dreamt developers would create so many great Playdate games”. Panic’s Playdate handheld continues to gain momentum with its latest OS update, which introduces a feature that has been on many people’s wish lists for a while. Playdate OS 3.0 finally adds folders to the device, which organises your games into “logical, easy-to-manage groups.”…
Legendary DK Rap Composer Disappointed He’s Missing From Mario Movie Credits The Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally out and we are preparing for the internet to soon become awash with hidden references and spoiler talk. One of the film’s aspects immediately brought to our attention, however, is to do with the credits, in which…
“There’s something special about holding a game in your hands”. A new 2D shooter is aiming to recapture the spirit of gaming’s “golden age”, and it’s been created by Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull, a film, TV and game cinematics director who has worked on movie projects like Prince of Persia, The Chronicles of Narnia and The…
‘Galaga’, ‘Pac-Man’, ‘Dig Dug’, and ‘Xevious’. Plaion Replai has announced it has obtained a license from Bandai Namco to reissue four classic Namco games on physical cartridges for the Atari 2600+, Atari 7800, and Atari 7800+. The collection of titles includes the Pac-Man Double Feature which contains an all-new, arcade-style version of Pac-Man for the…
“It was a truly exciting concept”. Japan’s obsession with RPGs might lead you to assume that the genre has been part of the country’s video game history since the industry began, but that isn’t the case. Prior to the release of Henk Rogers’ The Black Onyx in 1984, role-playing games were practically alien to Japan,…
“The word came to me in the end, and the visuals”. We’ve seen some truly iconic logos in the history of video gaming. Sega’s timeless typography is instantly recognisable, and I still miss the classic Konami ‘bacon strips’ logo. However, perhaps my favourite logo of all time is that of Psygnosis, the Liverpool-based company which…
Originally launched in Japan in 1997. Goichi Suda – often known simply as Suda51 – has made a name for himself in the world of video games thanks to titles like Killer7, Shadows Of The Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw and No More Heroes, but some of his projects haven’t had the exposure they perhaps deserve –…
Astro Climber is the latest game from the developer of Frontier Force & Blast Arena. Another new Sega Master System game is on the way from the talented homebrew developer @badcomputer0 — the creator of modern Master System games like Frontier Force and Blast Arena. Astro Climber, as the new game is called, is designed…
Hey everyone, We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes on the 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic, and I figure it’s time to share some of them with you! First up, tickets are on sale and we’ve had a great response already, with our VIG tickets having already sold more than double than what they did…