Retro Gaming News
Four years in the making. Retro Room founder Marty Neill (right) Belfast’s “first retro arcade” opened recently, and its owner has been “blown away” by the reaction. Read the full article on timeextension.com Four years in the making. Retro Room founder Marty Neill (right) Belfast’s “first retro arcade” opened recently, and its owner has been…
Play as the elusive bunny thief, Midnight Yammy, in this new NES/PC title. The Japanese indie developer Kanno Develop has just released a new puzzle game called Midnight Yammy for the NES and PC, which is now available to buy on Steam. The game launched yesterday on the popular storefront, with the promising new 8-bit…
Lo-fi vibes. Fans of old-school media formats, take note: Wayo Records has released the soundtracks for the first two entries in the Ys series on audio cassette. The music is taken from the original PC-88 versions, and includes arranged tracks by Hiroyuki Namba (Ys – Ancient Ys Vanished) and Ryô Yonemitsu (Ys II – The…
The board game RPG was released in 1993. The 1993 Game Boy spin-off to the arcade beat ’em up Undercover Cops has just received an unofficial fan translation, courtesy of the translation group Stardust Crusaders. Originally hitting the arcades back in 1992, the original Undercover Cops, in case you’re unfamiliar with it, is an often…
“Coming soon” to Steam. Earlier this week, the UK indie developer Sinclair Strange and the video game music label/game publisher Scarlet Moon announced that they are collaborating on a new game that pays tribute to the Sega Master System and “the glorious 8-Bit days”. Sir Noggin is a colourful new platformer that is “coming soon”…
The game company, that is – not the singer or the famous wrestler. The Japanese game developer and publisher Sting is bringing out a new collection for the Nintendo Switch later this year, featuring four titles from the company’s post-apocalyptic series, Baroque (thanks Gematsu!). The collection, which is called Baroque-Ya, will release on December 18th…
Explore Castle Lexington to discover your true power. While Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has inspired countless Metroidvanias over the years, few have come as close to capturing the same look and feel as Konami’s 1997 classic as Eternal Soul (also known as The Story of Magnadyne: Eternal Soul), an indie title currently in development…
“True greatness doesn’t need to be big. It just needs to be bold”. Commodore has been in the news quite a bit lately, thanks to the purchase of the brand and many of its related intellectual properties by YouTuber Christian Simpson. However, Commodore’s most powerful home computer line, the Amiga, is not part of that…
The future of iGaming growth lies in multilingual markets. From Brazil’s booming regulated sector to Japan’s unique digital landscape and the high-growth economies of MENA, operators cannot rely on a one-size-fits-all approach. Regional differences in culture, regulation, and player behaviour demand precise, localised strategies. That is why global operators turn to Absolute Digital Media, a…
“SEGA’s position amounts to accusing a charity of theft”. We recently reported that Sega used the British Police to recover a selection of dev kits and consoles it had “negligently disposed of” from a business owner who resells items from office clearances. The person in question purchased the items, along with a selection of undumped…