Retro Gaming News
Things are coming together. If you’ve been following the saga of Commodore and its Amiga computer over the decades, then you’ll be aware it’s a right old mess, as the rights to the company’s IP were carved up when it went bust back in the ’90s. However, a pair of new deals have just been…
Anyone remember Ubi Soft’s ‘POD’? As much as I love the LucasArts racing game Star Wars Episode 1: Racer, there’s one thing that has always bugged me about it: the name. This may be a personal preference at work, but it always sounded a little clunky to me, on account of the developers lobbing off…
“No generative AI or LLMs have touched any part of this translation”. The original Super Famicom version of Chunsoft’s highly influential “sound novel” Kamaitachi no Yoru has just received a fan translation, allowing players to experience it in English for the very first time. Released in 1994, Kamaitachi no Yoru was the second sound novel…
“We will make a GBA SP”. AYANEO boss Arthur Zhang has let slip during a recent livestream that the company plans to produce a GBA SP-style device in the future. The company has been showing off its KONKR Pocket Advance device recently, which is based on the original GBA model. However, many other Chinese firms…
From the trademark score and sound effects to the simple and addictive gameplay, the RBI Baseball series was legendary on the Nintendo Entertainment System and even had some cool moments on the Super Nintendo and Genesis. In the end though the story remains the same. If you’re looking for a casual and simple game of…
With Galactic Racer on the way, we revisit a N64 (and Dreamcast) classic. Being a kid in the ’90s, it was pretty much impossible not to get swept up in the anticipation and excitement for Star Wars Episode 1. Arriving just a couple of years after the rerelease of the original trilogy in cinemas (which…
Speed boost. WipEout fans will be aware that the third game in the series launched in two different versions; the standard edition arrived in all territories, but the enhanced ‘Special Edition’ was exclusive to Europe. This updated version showcased altered physics, AI fixes, new circuits and four-person multiplayer via two consoles and two televisions. On…
“The algorithm panics”. The resurrected Commodore International has already scored a significant hardware success with its brilliant C64 Ultimate, but it’s fair to say that its latest product has divided opinion a little. The Callback 8020 phone is intended to combat the increasingly negative relationship people have with their all-singing, all-dancing smartphones, as it strips…
Developer is using AI to “automate Game Boy development”. As any retro gaming purist will tell you, playing old games today isn’t just a matter of finding the original hardware and games – the screen you play on is equally as important when it comes to creating an authentic feel. While many players spend hundreds…
“We didn’t design it, I swear”. The Intellivision Amico is never coming out – that much should be clear by now, given that the money raised by its pre-order drive has long since been spent, controversial figurehead Tommy Tallarico has stepped away, key exclusives have turned out to be vaporware, and the console can’t even…