Retro Gaming News
Complete with support for the crank! When I reviewed the Playdate in 2019, I said it felt like a successor to the Game Boy; its monochrome screen and humble power reminded me of how Nintendo’s handheld took the market by storm in 1989 despite not offering cutting-edge technology. Things have now come full circle in…
“Running on real hardware”. Ancient’s excellent Earthion is currently available on Steam, and has been racking up positive reviews all over the web. It’s coming to modern systems next month before hitting the Mega Drive / Genesis in 2026, but one platform we didn’t expect to see it on is the Game Boy Color. Before…
Another System 22 coin-op comes to consoles. Hamster has revealed that Namco’s jet-ski racer Aqua Jet is coming to the Arcade Archives range on modern consoles. Released in 1996, Aqua Jet tasks the player with racing against opponents on water. You’ll face hazards such as choppy water and jumps, and must pass through checkpoints along…
The mock-up was shown off at the end of last month. Last month, the talented pixel artist Christina Antoinette Neofotistou (AKA Castpixel) revealed a mock up they had created for a Playdate game based on LucasArts legendary point-and-click adventure Sam & Max. And, much like everyone else who has seen it since, we can’t help…
The decision is reportedly in response to “customer feedback” on the pricing. Clear River Games has put out a statement on social media revealing the cancellation of its previously announced gun peripherals for the Nintendo Switch collection Operation Night Strikers. Clear River Games made the peripherals available for pre-order earlier this month, in green, blue,…
“The loss of the Pokémon franchise left a huge hole”. Around 2007, 4Kids Entertainment started work on a Banjo Kazooie TV show, working alongside Microsoft and Rare to try and bring the classic N64 game into a brand new medium, following their successful collaboration on the Viva Piñata TV show. The existence of this show…
“There was something special about raising creatures & watching them grow”. Despite calls from Sonic fans for Sega to release a new standalone game based on Sonic’s Adventure’s Chao Garden over the last few years, the company has seemed somewhat reluctant in the past to revisit the pet-raising simulator in a title of its own….
“Most of our games are between five and 30 years old”. It’s been a tough time for the location-based entertainment sector recently, with arcades all over the world closing down due to a lack of footfall. While the glory days of the ’80s and ’90s are long since past, there are a few independent arcade…
Launched on the FM Towns in 1994. Queen Soft’s FM Town dating sim Gambler: Queen’s Cup has finally been translated into English, thanks to a team led by Derek Pascarella. Released exclusively in Japan in 1994, the game places you in the role of Mr. Takagi, a seasoned gambler who loves betting on horse races….
Here’s the blunt opener: the same four words that crowned NES champs—“A Winner Is You!”—explain why the best online casino games still hook us today. Fast payoff, crystal-clear feedback, no fluff. That victory flash compressed everything into one clean dopamine hit. Modern online casino sites that copy this cadence—quick win cue, readable tally, back to…