Retro Gaming News
Poker software used to look like a spreadsheet with cards. The tables were flat, the buttons were functional, and nothing about the interface suggested fun. Players logged in, placed bets, and stared at static avatars while waiting for opponents to act. The design served its purpose but asked nothing of the player beyond patience. That…
We hit $50,000 over the weekend – and that means the Compendium officially upgrades to an Expanded Edition. More pages. More codes. More games. More of what made GameShark legendary in the first place. This is only the start of Week 2, and the support so far has been insane. Thank you for pushing this past the first…
Flying drones is now a favorite pastime, while DualShock controllers have become standard equipment for gamers everywhere. Gliding through digital skies, chasing missions, and battling foes are possible with sharp visuals and near-instant response. The technology offers a clean, fast, and easy experience. It’s modern gaming at its best. This excitement around flying isn’t new,…
Three versions, one patch! I’m not sure what your personal ninja journey might be, but I was introduced to the charms of Joe Musashi via the 1988 Master System port of Shinobi rather than the original arcade version, which was released a year earlier. This home conversion was not a straight port of the coin-op…
Chicago, IL — [January 26th, 2026] — American Pinball (AP) and Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc. (PPS) today announced a long-term strategic partnership under which American Pinball will manufacture, sell, and distribute reimagined classic Williams® and Bally® pinball machines under license. This partnership represents a significant commitment from both companies to preserve and expand access to…
Beavis and Butt-Head Do Hollywood was supposed to launch at the end of the ’90s. Beavis and Butt-head made quite a cultural splash back in the ’90s, starring in a hit MTV show and a movie, as well as tie-in video games for Sega Genesis, SNES, Game Gear and Game Boy. A few years after…
“No sprites, no textures, no PNGs hidden behind the scenes”. Here’s something a little out of the ordinary. There’s a new R-Type & Gradius-inspired shoot ’em up currently in development, which takes the unusual approach of swapping out traditional 2D sprites and textures for graphics composed entirely of ASCII characters. Battle for Asciion shot across…
There’s still no remake announcement in sight, sadly. In somewhat slightly unexpected news, Square Enix has just announced a new Final Fantasy IX album earlier today, which is set to reimagine Nobuo Uematsu’s iconic RPG soundtrack in a “deep house” style (thanks RPG Site for the spot). FINAL FANTASY IX – House Grooves, as the…
“Artists should have fun and AI is a great tool for that”. The topic of Generative AI is a hot one at present. The technology allows users to create images and videos in seconds, but is highly controversial because these systems are trained on millions of works of art and moving images, almost always without…
This is very much a fan-made product, in case you needed telling. We’ve seen a flood of modern-day mini versions of popular home computers, including the C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga and Atari 400, but one platform which has thus far remained untapped is the Atari ST. Released in 1985, the ST was one of the…