Retro Gaming News
‘Midnight Landing’ originally hit the arcades back in 1987. Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has announced that it will be reissuing Taito’s original flight sim, Midnight Landing, on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S tomorrow (Thursday, October 23rd). Debuting in arcades in 1987, Midnight Landing was the first in a…
It’s not uncommon for Japanese games to include English voice acting, even for games that aren’t necessarily planned for release outside of Japan, just for the sake of maintaining an exotic vibe. PaRappa the Rapper for the Playstation and Sin and Punishment for the Nintendo 64 are fairly famous examples. Phase Paradox for the…
There was a time when the flashing lights of arcade cabinets ruled shopping malls and bowling alleys. Coins clinked, 8-bit soundtracks looped endlessly, and every “Game Over” pushed us to try again. That spirit of excitement hasn’t vanished — it just moved online. Today’s slot developers are reviving pixel art, synth music, and fast-paced gameplay…
Do you want to know how to keep your kids safe when they’re gaming online? Hold on tight. This is going to be a bumpy ride. Before we dive into how to keep your child safe, we need to talk about the current state of affairs in the online gaming space. 85% of young people…
Brian Riggsbee, a game developer of such games as Disney’s High School Musical 3 (Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PC),Medal of Honor: Allied Assault – Breakthrough (PC), Madden 10 (iOS), and many more. is part of a retro game passion. He is part of Retro Game Books. Born in the California Bay Area, Brian’s journey into…
All three title were delisted last year. Live Wire, the company behind the Nintendo Switch reissue of several classic Cave shoot ’em ups, has released a series of unexpected updates earlier today, introducing online leaderboards to four of its previously released titles. As spotted by Gosokkyu, the list of titles to receive a surprising update…
As part of Edia’s ‘Telenet Fuku-Bukuro’ collection. Edia, the company behind Telenet Shooting Collection, the Earnest Evans Collection, and other similar retro reissues, has announced plans to publish a compilation next year containing six classic PC Engine games from Telenet Japan-adjacent development teams. The Telenet Fuku-Bukuro collection was announced yesterday with an announcement trailer, as…
DOSBox Pure Unleashed is designed for “simplicity & ease of use”. The creator of DOSBox Pure has released a new version of the popular emulator that is playable outside of RetroArch in a standalone app for . This means it is now easier than ever for players to experience their favourite DOS games with all…
And they’ve both just landed on modern consoles. The publisher PixelHeart and developer Picorinne Soft have partnered up this month to release a promising pair of Gradius-inspired shoot ’em ups across Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox consoles. Infinos & Infinos 2 are two titles that were originally launched on Windows PCs during…
Tokihiro Naito was the creator the groundbreaking RPG series ‘Hydlide’. Tokihiro Naito, the creator of the highly influential Japanese role-playing game Hydlide, recently opened up on his personal social media account about the difficulty of finding work in his 50s due to age discrimination in Japan. As spotted by Automaton-Media, Naito shared on his Twitter/X…