Retro Gaming News
The history of gaming is a story of constant innovation, adapting to new technologies while keeping elements of nostalgia alive. From the flashing lights of 80s arcades to the seamless integration of digital platforms today, mechanics have always been at the heart of the player experience. For those who grew up with joystick battles and…
“I wanted to do something for him”. Chiptune musician Laurent Crouzet has started a GoFundMe page to help Final Fight MD and Driftin’ Rage developer, Mauro Xavier / MXRetroDev. Crouzet says he was inspired to create the page (with Xavier’s permission) after the pair worked together and it became clear that the Brazilian homebrew developer…
The unreleased C64 space trader Delphian is being revived. The developer behind Core Design classics such as Thunderhawk, Jaguar XJ220, Soulstar and Fighting Force is working on what could be the most technically advanced Spectrum Next game yet seen. Sarah Jane Avory worked on Core between 1991 and 2003 and also has credits such as…
“I’m excited to get locked into my new role”. Dimitris Giannakis, lead developer on Limited Run’s Carbon Engine and better known by his YouTube handle of Modern Vintage Gamer, has announced that he is leaving the company to join the Atari-owned Digital Eclipse. “After 6+ years of building and shipping games with the Carbon Engine…
Now rocking the RK3326. FunnyPlaying’s Retro Pixel Pocket – an Android-based emulation handheld shaped like a Game Boy Pocket – is getting a new variant that boosts its power and reduces its price (thanks, Retro Handhelds). The original model sold for around $100 and shipped with the Allwinner A64 chipset. According to our friends over…
Based on the Master System version. Golden Axe launched in 1989 and provided a welcome change to the standard belt-scrolling brawler format. Instead of controlling a leather-clad vigilante in some grim cityscape, you assumed the role of three fantasy warriors, battling across a fantasy world not entirely dissimilar to that seen in Robert E. Howard’s…
When Commodore Business Machines decided to move from typewriters and calculators to microprocessors, it was a decision that would change home computing forever. After Commodore’s lukewarm introduction of the PET/CBM II series of computers, they quickly progressed to what would be their first real home computer hit, the VIC 20. While it sold over 2…
While Untitled Goose Game itself has only a dubious association with the concept of a retro game (it came out in 2019), the Boss Fight book by James O’Connor posits the indie title as part of an unusual gaming tradition- by which I mean Australia. Yes, Australia does have its own game market and…
Right now, you’re wondering what retcoming is. Being as the term was first coined only moments ago by yours truly, I’ll be happy to explain. It’s a made up word, of course, because as Thor so deftly proclaimed in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, Peri Fractic (Christian Simpson) by Brian Lesyk Yes, good readers, Commodore is…
Button Mashing as a Foundational Artform of Gaming Reaction speed matters more than planned input. The name fits the action. People mash buttons, plain and simple. This style shows up on home consoles, arcade cabinets, portable systems, and across online games that rely on fast mechanical input. Developers rely on it because it works across…