Retro Gaming News
“True greatness doesn’t need to be big. It just needs to be bold”. Commodore has been in the news quite a bit lately, thanks to the purchase of the brand and many of its related intellectual properties by YouTuber Christian Simpson. However, Commodore’s most powerful home computer line, the Amiga, is not part of that…
The future of iGaming growth lies in multilingual markets. From Brazil’s booming regulated sector to Japan’s unique digital landscape and the high-growth economies of MENA, operators cannot rely on a one-size-fits-all approach. Regional differences in culture, regulation, and player behaviour demand precise, localised strategies. That is why global operators turn to Absolute Digital Media, a…
“SEGA’s position amounts to accusing a charity of theft”. We recently reported that Sega used the British Police to recover a selection of dev kits and consoles it had “negligently disposed of” from a business owner who resells items from office clearances. The person in question purchased the items, along with a selection of undumped…
“I felt such a strong respect for the original”. Video games have a long history of being adapted into musicals in Japan, and one of the most recent examples is “Castlevania” ~Awakening under the Moon~ by Takarazuka Revue. The musical based on Konami’s famous vampire-hunting series has been running for a little while now and…
“I heard Nakatsuji-san mutter, ‘So that’s Gunpei Yokoi…’”. Nintendo has not been accustomed to failure over the past few decades, so it was a surprise to many to learn that the Kyoto-based giant is embracing one of its most costly failures: the Virtual Boy. Reading the recent news story on the value of Athena’s Virtual…
Includes ‘El Viento’, ‘Earnest Evans’, and ‘Anett Futatabi’. Edia has revealed that it will be launching the Telenet Revive project, the Earnest Evans Collection, this December in Japan, across Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PS4 (thanks Gematsu!). This collection will bring together the three titles that make up Wolf Team’s “Anett and Earnest” trilogy, including the…
ModRetro wants it to be the “cheapest generalized device” for open source retro gaming. After years of emulation woes, the Nintendo 64 has found a new lease of life in the world of FPGA retro gaming, and has not one but two hardware clones on the horizon: the Analogue 3D and ModRetro M64. According to…
It will even include the ability to export NES ROMs. Morphcat Games announced earlier this week on Twitter/X that it is currently working with another company called Novasplore Games to develop a Super Mario Maker-style spin-off to its well-received NES platformer Micro Mages. Morphcat Games originally released the multiplayer platforming adventure for the NES back…
“Next Generation N64 Wireless controller for N64, Switch 2, Switch & PC”. Retro Fighters is revisiting the iconic Brawler64 controller via a new crowdfunding campaign, it has been revealed. The Brawler64 Pro is described as a “Next Generation N64 Wireless controller for N64, Switch 2, Switch & PC,” and its design comes after “years of…
Originally released in 1980. Those expecting another Namco System 22 to launch this week are going to be a bit disappointed, as Hamster has just revealed that the next Arcade Archives release will be Steel Worker, another early arcade title. Released in 1980, Steel Worker is a puzzle arcade game from Taito that is essentially…