Retro Gaming News
And it only took 30 years! Released in 1995 – just as the 3D revolution was starting to take over thanks to the launch of the PS1 and Saturn – Namco’s The Outfoxies never really stood a chance of finding mainstream success. Its frantic arena-based combat was an entirely fresh concept for a generation of…
“The response to the software at the pre-order event was dismal”. Yosuke Okunari is one of Sega’s most notable employees in recent times, having tirelessly promoted the company’s history across a wide range of systems and products. In his recent column for Beep Shop (thanks, Kurt Kalata), Okunari discusses one of his early forays in…
One of 2023’s best surprises is getting a follow-up. Here’s something that completely slipped past us. Dene Carter, the co-creator of Dungeon Keeper and Lionhead’s Fable series, is currently working on a sequel to his free Ultima-inspired Steam RPG Moonring, originally released in 2023. Read the full article on timeextension.com One of 2023’s best surprises…
Is the Analogue 3D as accurate as the marketing suggests? The Analogue 3D is a wonderful piece of kit, and arguably the best way to experience original N64 cartridges on modern-day televisions – outside of getting the original console HDMI-modded, perhaps. However, despite Analogue’s insistence that its FPGA approach is 100% accurate, seasoned N64 hacker…
The 1980s to the early 2000s are generally considered the golden age of the movie tie-in video game. If there was an angle to a hit (or potential hit) movie that could be adapted to the arcade or home systems, developers were there to exploit it. Some turned out good, a few excellent, but the…
“It has been a very long time since we communicated [about] the game”. Original Story : A group of fans is currently hard at work recreating Data East’s classic Neo Geo game, Windjammers, for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. The group of individuals includes @GabrielPyron — a modder who is also seemingly working on…
There’s something timeless about pirate adventures. Whether you’re steering a creaky ship across an endless blue horizon or chasing down a chest overflowing with cursed gold, pirate games tap into that old-school spirit of exploration that never gets old. And while modern gaming keeps pushing visuals and mechanics, many of the most memorable pirate titles…
‘Carbuncle Pi’ was released in 1991. The company behind the EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues, D4 Enterprise, has revealed it will be reissuing Compile’s MSX2 action puzzler Carbuncle Pi (かーばんくるぴ) on Nintendo Switch. The game will be released on December 25th (in other words, Christmas Day), and will cost $6.49 on the Nintendo Switch eShop….
More rare titles get a second lease of life. Retro-Bit’s reissues have proven to be an absolute godsend to cash-strapped gamers who want to own some of the most desirable video games of the past few decades. We’ve seen the likes of Gleylancer, Eliminate Down and El-Viento all get new physical copies in recent years,…
The hack follows similar patches for Mega Man 2 & 3. A brand new ROM hack has just been released for the original Mega Man for the NES, which aims to “revamp” the classic title for modern players (as spotted by the fine folks over at Retro Dodo). As noted on the project page, the…