Retro Gaming News
In the late ‘90s, the Nintendo 64 was the king of multiplayer gaming. In addition to standout single-player titles, there was a notable emphasis on group play, with four controller ports and a variety of excellent titles to try. One of the earliest and most memorable games was Mario Party (N64, 1998), a simple but…
Kevin Toms talks ‘Football Star Manager’. While Championship Manager and Football Manager might be considered the giants of the soccer management genre, Kevin Toms deserves his place in history for creating the original Football Manager franchise all the way back in 1982. The first title effectively created the entire genre, and is fondly remembered by…
Sequels are a tough act to pull off, even for big publishers, but for a indie company, it could be life or death. However, the sequel to Ronimo Games’ award-winning WiiWare hit “Swords and Soldiers” is a Wii U makeover that keep you not only talking about their games, but playing them as well. Aside…
“F**k off Bin Laden”. The 2002 PS1 title E.T.: Interplanetary Mission was never likely to be remembered for its quality. Presumably created to capitalise on the cinematic re-release of the original 1982 movie, which took place in the same year, Interplanetary Mission is the very definition of a low-effort movie tie-in – apart from one…
“Here’s a team of folks we don’t know what the f**k to do with”. When Monolith Productions released the 1960s-inspired first-person shoot ’em up The Operative: No One Lives Forever on Windows PCs back in the year 2000, it ended up receiving a ton of praise (even awards) from outlets at the time, including Computer…
Taking things to the Next level. Sir Clive Sinclair’s ZX Spectrum is one of the most talked-about and influential home computers the world has ever seen, despite its commercial reach being mostly limited to the United Kingdom. With around five million units sold during its lifetime – and playing host to almost 2,000 games –…
Ah-mee-gah? Ah-mee-ger? Ah-mee-guh? Every now and then, you become aware of gaping schisms within the gaming community that had previously gone unnoticed, and it would appear that this is one of those weeks, as I’ve just learned that (apparently) not everybody utters the word “Amiga” in the same way. The topic was raised on the…
Mushishi: Amefuru Sato was released on the DS in 2008. We have some good news to share for anime fans. A new fan translation patch has just dropped for Mushishi: Amefuru Sato, a previously Japan-exclusive Nintendo DS game based on the Japanese manga and anime series Mushishi. Mushishi, in case you’re not up to speed…
Out now on PC and consoles! Yesterday, at QuakeCon 2025, Nightdive Studios and ID Software announced it was bringing out a “definitive” re-release of two classic ’90s shoot ’em ups, Heretic and Hexen in a single package called Heretic + Hexen — and better yet, it is already available to buy across a bunch of…
Street Fighter II and Final Fantasy VII oral histories are currently offline. It all started so brightly for Polygon. Launched by Vox Media back in 2012, the site promised to “redefine games journalism” by hiring the best of the best, and even released a multi-part documentary series to promote its launch. While people might argue…