Retro Gaming News
“I’m not proud of the game”. Created by Al Lowe in 1987, the Leisure Suit Larry series – in its early years, at least – managed to mix adult themes with laugh-out-loud comedy to excellent effect, spawning a franchise that, by 2011, had sold over 10 million copies worldwide. The series continues to this day,…
“Navigate through a dark and twisted castle in search of escape”. One-man game studio Sunamii Games has just released a short clip from one of its future projects, Twilight Bastion. Described as a “PS1-Style 3D Metroidvania”, the developer cites Square’s cult PS1 classic Vagrant Story as a key inspiration. “You navigate through a dark &…
Japanese exclusive now (partly) playable in English. Released in 1997, Saturn Bomberman Fight!! was an attempt to do something a little different with the famous character. Boasting a multitude of playable characters – each with their own unique storyline – the game used 3D visuals and an isometric perspective but sadly remained exclusive to Japan….
Does that make it the first true Steam Deck rival? Valve’s Steam Deck has become something of a sensation since it launched a while back, giving players the chance to take their Steam libraries on the road with them – as well as doubling up as an amazing emulation platform. We’ve seen a host of…
Part I will be released tomorrow on January 11th. System Sacom’s adventure RPG Märchen Veil will be the next PC-88 title to come to the Nintendo Switch as part of D4 Enterprise’s Egg Console label, with the first part releasing tomorrow (on January 11th). Originally published in Japan in 1985 for the PC-8801mkIISR, Märchen Veil…
“Great person, great gamedev”. Rebecca Heineman (left) and Jennell Jaquays We’re saddened to report that legendary game designer and video game artist Jennell Jaquays has passed away at the age of 67 following a battle with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Read the full article on timeextension.com “Great person, great gamedev”. Rebecca Heineman (left) and Jennell Jaquays We’re…
“Yesterday’s price is not Today’s price”. The Def Jam series is one of EA’s most unlikely success stories. The wrestling game series, which contained titles like Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight for NY, initially saw the developers EA Canada and AKI Corporation band together to combine the worlds of hip-hop and pro wrestling…
One step ahead of Hyperkin? Not quite… Back in 1995, Sega released the Nomad, a portable Genesis / Mega Drive which, for many fans, felt like the stuff of a madman’s dreams. It offered the ability to play your 16-bit library on the move, as well as connect up to your TV for more traditional…
Via Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol. 3. Bitwave Games has already released two sets of Toaplan shmups on PC via Steam and GoG, and it’s returning for a third helping in the form of Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol. 3. Announced today, this new selection includes Tiger Heli (1985), Vimana (1991),…
“We can easily release something like a Second Quest version on the 64DD”. As mentioned yesterday in our news article going over some of the highlights from Hiroshi Yamauchi’s 1997 Spaceworld keynote speech, we sometimes don’t have the opportunity to include everything we get translated while we’re in the process of putting together a particular…