Retro Gaming News
“I’m excited to get locked into my new role”. Dimitris Giannakis, lead developer on Limited Run’s Carbon Engine and better known by his YouTube handle of Modern Vintage Gamer, has announced that he is leaving the company to join the Atari-owned Digital Eclipse. “After 6+ years of building and shipping games with the Carbon Engine…
Now rocking the RK3326. FunnyPlaying’s Retro Pixel Pocket – an Android-based emulation handheld shaped like a Game Boy Pocket – is getting a new variant that boosts its power and reduces its price (thanks, Retro Handhelds). The original model sold for around $100 and shipped with the Allwinner A64 chipset. According to our friends over…
Based on the Master System version. Golden Axe launched in 1989 and provided a welcome change to the standard belt-scrolling brawler format. Instead of controlling a leather-clad vigilante in some grim cityscape, you assumed the role of three fantasy warriors, battling across a fantasy world not entirely dissimilar to that seen in Robert E. Howard’s…
When Commodore Business Machines decided to move from typewriters and calculators to microprocessors, it was a decision that would change home computing forever. After Commodore’s lukewarm introduction of the PET/CBM II series of computers, they quickly progressed to what would be their first real home computer hit, the VIC 20. While it sold over 2…
While Untitled Goose Game itself has only a dubious association with the concept of a retro game (it came out in 2019), the Boss Fight book by James O’Connor posits the indie title as part of an unusual gaming tradition- by which I mean Australia. Yes, Australia does have its own game market and…
Right now, you’re wondering what retcoming is. Being as the term was first coined only moments ago by yours truly, I’ll be happy to explain. It’s a made up word, of course, because as Thor so deftly proclaimed in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, Peri Fractic (Christian Simpson) by Brian Lesyk Yes, good readers, Commodore is…
Button Mashing as a Foundational Artform of Gaming Reaction speed matters more than planned input. The name fits the action. People mash buttons, plain and simple. This style shows up on home consoles, arcade cabinets, portable systems, and across online games that rely on fast mechanical input. Developers rely on it because it works across…
Command and KONKR? Not content to hit consumers with a new wave of emulation handhelds on a yearly basis, Chinese firm AYANEO has now established a sub-brand called KONKR which is focused on budget-friendly devices – which means we’ll be seeing even more devices from the company over the next few years. The first product…
Ottumwa, IA – September 18th, 2025 –The International Video Game Hall of Fame (IVGHOF) is proud to announce it will officially reveal their highly-anticipated Class of 2025 Inductees on September 25th, 2025. This exciting announcement will coincide with the simultaneous launch of the IVGHOF’s brand-new website and a comprehensive corporate rebranding, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s…
‘Saka-Doh: The Reversal Arts’ will arrive on Steam this Winter. A group of legendary ’80s arcade creators are getting together to bring out a new 2D action game that will flip the action game genre upside down later this year (thanks Famitsu for the spot!). Saka-Doh: The Reversal Arts is a new title that is…