Retro Gaming News
Insert Coin. Continue? Step into an arcade. The air hums. There’s a smell of warm circuitry and soda syrup. Light flashes across the floor, a kaleidoscope of reds and blues. Somewhere, Pac-Man chomps endlessly through a maze that’s been running since 1980. No cinematic cutscenes, no open-world quests, no downloadable skins. Just you, a joystick,…
Created using Carrera Hybrid. WipEout is one of the most famous racing franchises the world of video gaming has ever produced, so it’s little wonder that superfan Joseph Hallam was keen to transform it into a real-world product. “For many years, I wanted to try and make WipEout slot car racing using Scalextric or Carrera…
Action! In hindsight, it’s easy to see why Tassei Denki’s G’AIM’E Light Gun was so successful when it was crowdfunded earlier this year. Light gun gaming has somewhat fallen by the wayside since the humble CRT TV was consigned to history by modern flat-panel HD displays, so there’s been an understandable hunger for its return…
Pre-orders open now! The Chicago-based record label Cartridge Thunder yesterday announced that it will be releasing Soichi Terada’s incredible soundtrack for the monkey-chasing platformer Ape Escape 3 on vinyl for the very first time early next year, as part of a 4-LP box set. Pre-orders are now available from the label’s website, costing $90.00, with…
A rare talent, indeed. Arguably one of the most important video game companies to come out of the United Kindgom, Rare is responsible for hits such as Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Killer Instinct, Diddy Kong Racing, Battletoads, Sea of Thieves and many, many more – and the company’s legacy is now being…
From developer Lavenstar Games. A new Celeste-style “action platformer”, with dramatic cutscenes inspired by the PSP title Gensou Suikoden, is currently in development for the NES/Nintendo Famicom. Flow – The Tidal Whispers, as the “dramatic platformer” is called in English, was first revealed to be in development late last year on social media under the…
Mellow yellow. Atari has done an excellent job of mining its illustrious past in recent years, giving us the Atari 2600+ and the Atari 7800+ – as well as a selection of brand-new carts to play on them. The company’s big release for Christmas 2025 takes a slightly different approach, however; rather than give us…
Time to update your calendars again! Reef Entertainment, the publisher behind Bitmap Bureau’s upcoming Terminator game, Terminator 2D: No Fate, has announced that the game has been delayed yet again. Originally scheduled to be released in September 2025, the release previously slipped to October 31st, then November 26th, on account of issues “coordinating and manufacturing…
‘Changeable Guardian Estique’ arrives 2026 on PC & consoles. The Nintendo Famicom/NES homebrew Changeable Guardian Estique is heading to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S next year, its publisher AMATA Games has revealed. Developed by Takayuki Komabayashi and his company, Cat Hui Trading, the 8-bit-style shoot ’em up was originally published on…
About Dungeons of Hinterberg 🚶♀️➡️ 🏔️ Explore The Alps Every inch of Hinterberg has been crafted with a captivating art style you’ll want to savour. Whether you’re snowboarding down a glacier, climbing mountains, or taking in the lakeside scenery, there’s so much available to explore! 🧩 Solve Your Way Out Hinterberg’s dungeons are packed full of…