Retro Gaming News
“It’s something we’re working on”. At this year’s Game Awards, Sega delivered the welcome news that it is resurrecting some of its classic franchises, including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Shinobi on modern-day systems – but some fans noticed that one series that was absent from this list: Virtua…
Ten cuts of classic Team17. Team17 Collection 1 is notable because it’s the first Evercade cartridge to feature actual Amiga games, rather than console ports of famous Amiga games (we’re looking at you, Bitmap Brothers Collection 1). As such, it represents a pretty significant development in the history of Evercade – as well as a…
“They had no idea what was fun or what would be exciting to play”. Few anime films are held in as high regard as Akira. Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 adaptation of his 1982 manga of the same name typically tops most recommendation lists when it comes to introducing someone new to the world of Japanese animation,…
The Sega Game Gear game gets an upgrade! Noah N. Copeland, the lead director of the excellent 16-bit fan reimagining of Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, has just announced that he and a small team of developers are busy working on a free Mega Drive / Genesis-style tribute to the Sonic Drift series. And better…
Going for gold. Once upon a time, Golden Axe was a key franchise for parent company Sega. It arrived in arcades in 1989 in the middle of an explosion of side-scrolling fighters, competing successfully with the likes of Double Dragon, Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Alongside Altered Beast – which, coincidentally, shared the…
The meeting of minds. Artist Roger Dean’s work has sold over 150 million copies worldwide and has graced everything from album covers to art galleries. For gamers, however, he’s most famous for his contributions to the covers of various games published by Psygnosis, including Shadow of the Beast (1989), Barbarian (1987) and Brataccas (1986). He…
New era! New energy! Sega has officially revealed that it is bringing back a ton of its beloved video game series, including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage. Sega announced the development of these titles at last night’s Game Awards, showing them off in a stylish reveal trailer that…
For Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and PC. Last night, at The Game Awards, Square Enix revealed a brand-new mainline Mana with a new trailer — the first in over 15 years. Visions of Mana, as the title is called, will be coming to PS5 / PS4, Xbox Series X / S, and Windows (via…
Featuring Boulder Dash, Summer Games II, & many more. Earlier today, Evercade unveiled TheC64 Collection 3, the latest in its series of cartridge-based retro reissues for its Evercade line of consoles. The collection will feature 13 games that were previously released for the Commodore 64 back in the 80s, including sports titles, classic shoot ’em…
Preserving ‘Nintendo Game Pack’ cards for a new generation. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this piece, some background info. The original plan was to write an article documenting the more than ten examples of lost and forgotten Zelda games, which included the Barcode Battler cards, the Milton Bradley board game, and the…