Retro Gaming News
“The longest day begins…”. Jaleco’s 1984 Battleship-themed shoot ’em up D-Day has been announced as the latest title coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4, as part of Arcade Archives. The game, which is not to be confused with Olympia and Centuri’s 1981 arcade title of the same name, will be released on August 7th, and…
The arcade will close its doors for good later this month. The owner of the Halifax arcade, Blast From The Past, has announced on Facebook that the location will close at the end of this month, following a number of issues that has left him with no choice but to close up, including “rising costs”,…
Available now for free. Core Design’s 2D platformer Rick Dangerous came to a lot of platforms back in the day, such as the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and the ZX Spectrum, to name just a few. But it sadly never ended up releasing on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. Recently, though, a…
Coming To Steam next year. Secret Mode and Sumo Sheffield have just announced a new retro-inspired, football-themed card game, which will be coming to Steam in 2026. Nutmeg!, as the project is called, sees players take control of a Division Four side in the 1980s (when mullets, moustaches, and perms were all the rage), before…
Homebrew games are typically developed by hobbyists and enthusiasts outside of official channels. By and large, they are often “one-offs” and not intended for commercial distribution. Homebrew video games first came to light in 1993, when Harry Dodgson created his own development kit for the Atari 7800 and later modified it for use with the…
“We fully respect the work of human artists and voice talent”. Recently, on the social media website BlueSky, a user accused Ancient’s newly released title Earthion of taking advantage of generative AI for the voices in the game, prompting concerns to spread among fans of the studio who disagree with the use of the controversial…
Macho Nacho Productions gives the beloved handheld console a 2025 overhaul. Despite never managing to unseat the Game Boy as the leader in the handheld gaming market, the Sega Game Gear, which was first introduced in Japan on October 6th, 1990, has gone on to become a beloved device in its own right, especially among…
12-game collection arrives this year, in time for Rare’s 40th. Evercade maker Blaze has announced that it will be bringing Rare games to its family of retro-focused systems this year, just in time to mark the British veteran’s 40th birthday. Rare Collection 1 will include 12 titles spanning the company’s early history, including several famous…
Saiyuuki World II journeys to the West for the very first time in its original form. The Famicom title Saiyuuki World II and the NES title Whomp’Em will be reissued on Nintendo Switch as a special 2-in-1 package later this week on August 7th, City Connection has revealed. In case you’re unaware, Saiyuuki World II…
Nintendo caught lightning in a bottle with “Wii Sports” in 2006 and you know what they say about catching it twice. Although the mega publisher had success with “Wii Sports: Resort,” other similar mini-game collections have felt like shallow compilations of tech demos. Nintendo’s newest addition to the genre, “Wii Party U,” isn’t exactly as…