Retro Gaming News
“Terry’s way of looking at the world was ‘Ordinary people in an extraordinary world’”. In the mid-to-late ’90s, the UK developer Perfect Entertainment partnered with the author Terry Pratchett to produce three games based on the writer’s Discworld series of novels. The series, which began all the way back in 1983, with the publication of…
Lands on February 15th. The Canadian indie developer MonsterBathGames has revealed it will be bringing Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition — its homage to Sunset Riders homage and 1970s/80s action films — to Steam on February 15th (as spotted by TheOtakuAuthority!). The run & gun shooter sees up to four players pick from a selection of…
The documentary is now available on Patreon. The video game documentarians Noclip have revealed that their next documentary will be a look into the legacy of the Monkey Island franchise, and the story of how Return To Monkey Island came to be. The news was announced on Noclip’s Twitter page on Feb 2nd, with the…
Ever since the release of the Atari Gamestation Pro in 2023, we’ve enjoyed tinkering with it to see just how much more it can do than what is advertised on the box. We’ve added games, upped the firmware, and enjoyed new functionality. One of the most common questions about the GSP, though, is whether or…
Take to the streets of Kamurochō in our latest poll. The Yakuza series – now known as Like A Dragon these days – has been something of a slow burn outside of Japan. Early entries on the PS2 gained some critical traction but didn’t unduly trouble the sales charts, but, in recent years, the franchise…
In 1987 Irem produced one of the greatest shoot em ups of our time, a shoot em up that even today is regarded as one of the best. That shoot em up was none other than R-Type. A game which featured many waves of enemies, a beam weapon, power ups, great level detail (that almost…
Help us rank PlayStation’s premier racing series. Since it raced onto our PlayStations in 1997, Gran Turismo has arguably set the bar for console-based racing excellence. Showcasing an unprecedented level of realism for a ’90s racer, the original Gran Turismo would be followed by a raft of sequels, each pushing the envelope further in terms…
Full-size Sonic Tubbz also restocked. If you’re a fan of the Numskull’s ‘Tubbz’ line of collectables, then you’ll be pleased to learn that it’s expanding with new ‘mini’ Sonic variants. Joining the range as part of the Mini Tubbz line are Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Shadow, Knuckles, Tails, Dr Eggman and Super Sonic. Read…
“I overruled because this was much funnier”. While Rare is best known for creating the likes of Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007 and Sea Of Thieves, it has some lessor-known titles in its library – one of which is the 2004 GBA puzzler It’s Mr. Pants. Conceived by Tim Stamper and Gregg Mayles and designed…
Thanks to VGEsoterica & Andy Geezer. VideoGameEsoterica has done it again! Less than a year after they successfully managed to preserve Castlevania: The Arcade Game and a month after they rescued Konami’s Gashaaaan!, the YouTuber is back with another set of videos focusing on their efforts to save another rare piece of arcade history. Akuma…