Retro Gaming News
While Electronic Arts’ Earl Weaver Baseball series is heralded as the game that brought realism to the forefront of video games based on America’s pastime, Atari subdivision Tengen’s RBI Baseball was easily the first truly amazing home console recreation of the sport. The first game to feature a license with the Major League Players’ Association…
Take me to the ’90s. You might think your car’s speedometer is pretty cool these days, given that most come with fancy LCD displays and the like, but is it as cool as a Game Boy? Nope. It is not. As spotted by Jalopnik, Instagram user zaku_mods has turned Nintendo’s iconic handheld into the ultimate…
Including Cyber City Zone, Wood Zone, and Sand Shower Zone. The Video Game History Foundation is currently in the middle of its Winter Fundraising Campaign and has been sharing all kinds of brilliant retro discoveries on its social media. The most recent of these is an amazing new video published on its YouTube channel looking…
Blast off. Video System’s Sonic Wings (AKA Aero Fighters) is this week’s Arcade Archives title on Nintendo Switch and PS4. Originally released in arcades in 1992, Sonic Wings would be ported to the SNES the following year. Read the full article on timeextension.com Blast off. Video System’s Sonic Wings (AKA Aero Fighters) is this week’s…
Companies entered partnership this year. Atari’s latest financial report has shed some light on the company’s relationship with Polymega maker Playmaji (thanks, Destructoid). Earlier this year, Atari revealed that it was partnering with Playmaji to create special ‘Element Modules’ for its modular retro gaming console but also confirmed it would be making a “minority investment”…
“They deflated my inflatable Sonic character that we brought to the show”. It’s ten years since E3 2013. You’ll no doubt remember it. Microsoft, the market leader in the US, went into the show with its Xbox One, and fluffed its lines. The entire pitch of the console, particularly the decision to tie games to…
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Atari and developer Digital Eclipse today released a free content update for the critically acclaimed interactive anthology Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. The holiday update adds 12 new titles to the compilation, from officially released classics to player-powered homebrews, and even once-lost Atari prototypes! The full list of games added for the holiday update includes:…
Only 500 copies are available. Atari announced earlier today that it is now accepting preorders for a $299.99 limited edition cartridge set featuring the artwork of the Brazilian graphic designer and frequent Atari collaborator Butcher Billy. The set, which is now live on Atari’s website, includes four Atari 2600 games that were previously released for…