Retro Gaming News
For PS4, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S. This week’s Arcade Archives release has been revealed to be Battlantis — Konami’s 1987 Space Invaders-esque fixed shooter in which players must defend a castle from an invading army of monsters. The game will be released this week, on October 9th, and will be available…
“Research and art preservation are going to be such a nightmare”. If you’re a long-time reader of Time Extension, then you’ll be aware that we’re not entirely thrilled by how AI is being used right now. While the technology has massive potential benefits in the world of science, research and medicine, it seems that the…
While games used to be purely entertainment, they are now viewed in an entirely different light. It’s a vast market with millions of users. Competition is fierce, and staying afloat is a pressing issue. To stand out from the crowd, you need to take smart steps and utilize the right tools. This is where App…
If you spent your childhood with a joystick in one hand and a crumpled dollar bill for the quarter machine in the other, you know the feeling. The arcade wasn’t just a place; it was a sensory overload in the best way possible. The hypnotic blare of chiptune music, the crazy flashing lights, the solid…
If you’ve lived in California, you drove. The uniqueness of your personal transportation said a lot about who you were, since you spent most of your day relegated behind the wheel, and that car was indeed an extension of you. The average person accumulates about 12,000 miles on their car per year. This was another…
Are two screens better than one? Dual-screen handhelds which ape the form and function of the Nintendo DS and 3DS aren’t a new thing – AYANEO produced the Windows-based Flip DS and Flip KB at the start of 2024 – but we’ve seen a formidable second wave appear in 2025, with AYN joining AYANEO at…
The games were originally dumped back in July 2024. A fan translator and archivist has successfully translated a bunch of Kingdom Hearts games that were included as part of the Japanese-exclusive Kingdom Hearts Mobile app into English. Last year, as you may already be aware, we shared the exciting news here on Time Extension that…
“Featuring fully redesigned sprites and backgrounds”. A new unofficial remaster has just been released for the C64 port of Taito’s Bubble Bobble, and it’s available to download now for free from itch.io. Released in 1987, the original Commodore 64 port of Bubble Bobble is considered by many fans of the classic arcade game to be…
“Optic blast!”. There are few crossovers in the world of gaming as iconic as the Marvel vs. Capcom series. Technically beginning way back in 1996 with the release of the excellent X-Men vs. Street Fighter worldwide, in the arcades, the fighting game series let players live out their fantasies of pitting their favourite Capcom characters…
It’s never been easier to keep track of the community’s efforts. The feature phone preservation community has launched a new website dedicated to its ongoing efforts to save old and endangered Japanese mobile games from becoming lost media. RockmanCosmo, a prominent member of the community online, announced the new website, Keitai Archive, last week, sharing…