Retro Gaming News
“We’ve been hard at work since January”. The team behind the fan translation of the Sega Saturn RPG Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die has just issued an update on the project’s progress since it began earlier this year. The team – which includes @NoahSteam_ (Project Lead), @SegaFanatic5188 (Programmer), @matto_bii, @Crouching_Mouse, @natsume__38 (Translators), @JustJoqu…
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Scott Mosey and Roxy Hinze, owners of Retrocade, displayed on card number 2318, from the Superstars of 2015. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Retrocade was opened by Scott and Roxy on December 5th, 2013. Scott has been repairing coin-op games since the he was very…
Natsume’s Spanky’s Quest gets a makeover! We’ve seen a few Game Boy games get the ‘DX’ treatment via fans recently, including the rather excellent Kirby’s Dream Land 2. Now, it’s the turn of a rather less well-known title, but one that is equally worthy of your time and attention. Modder marc_max has just released a…
Valve “does a Nintendo”. Thanks to its streamlined interface, a massive library of supported games and amazing potential as a retro gaming platform, Valve’s Steam Deck is one of the best handheld systems money can buy right now – which is why we were so keen to get our hands on the shiny new Steam…
Hong Kong 97 has to be played to be believed. If you haven’t done so already, you should really download Hong Kong 97, which is widely regarded as one of the worst video games ever made. Created in just two days by Japanese game journalist Kowloon Kurosawa and his friend under the name HappySoft, the…
Including The Dark Eye, Wrath of the Gods, and more. In a recent blog post, ScummVM announced that 7 Macromedia Director titles will be supported in its upcoming 2.8.0 release and are currently being put through testing in its daily builds. This list of games most notably includes Inscape’s 1995 psychological horror The Dark Eye…
“The baby is her”. Nintendo’s original ’80s Mario mascot costume was reunited with a member of the public during the recent Sac Gamers Expo, with heart-warming results. As noted by The Art of Nintendo Power – which owns a wonderfully-resorted version of the Mario costume used by Nintendo of America for promotional events – back…
It’s time to move away from the Platform genre and look towards classic Puzzle games for our retro fun, as if you loved the 1984 game of Tetris, you’ll be pleased to know that as of today, you can download the very latest Tetris game of ‘Tetris Recoded’ by RetroBytes. A recoded version which came…
I have been wanting to discuss this many time but never had the chance to until now. I wanted to voice my opinion on how the gaming world is going mini crazy. I am indeed am one of those gamers. I can’t help but collect all the new mini versions of the same game, that…
Mega! Back in Christmas 1991, the Sega Mega Drive had just enjoyed its first full year on sale in the United Kingdom and was fast becoming the country’s most popular game console. Publisher EMAP – which had multi-format magazines such as Computer & Video Games and Mean Machines under its belt – noticed this shift…