Retro Gaming News
“We are not a retro company”. Shuji Utsumi, the current CEO of Sega America and Europe, has scuttled hopes that the Japanese company will make more mini-consoles, like the Mega Drive / Genesis Mini. Speaking to The Guardian, Utsumi – who helped launch PlayStation in North America before joining Sega in 1996 – stated that…
Bespoke Popeye sprites made by Willaert used without permission. If you like watching documentaries about video games, then there’s a good chance you’ve seen Game Changers, which streaming now on the Discovery channel. This eight-part limited series looks at “the history behind the most iconic games and how they went on to influence the world…
Hey, if it ain’t broke! A bakery in the US has generated a ton of attention recently on social media after a bunch of pictures were posted of the company using a set of Commodore 64s for transactions in the 21st Century (h/t: Toms Hardware/Boing Boing). The images were posted online by @RetroVidGaming on Twitter…
Block busting! A development cartridge containing an unreleased Lego video game for the Nintendo DS has just sold on eBay. The listing had a “buy it now” price of $950 but also had the “Best Offer” option enabled, so it may have sold for less than that figure. Read the full article on timeextension.com Block…
Don’t be jelly. Back in 1995, just as the gaming world was moving into the 32-bit realm with the PlayStation and Saturn, Ocean released Jelly Boy on the SNES and Game Boy. Developed by Probe and only released in Europe, this platformer placed the player in the role of a transforming jelly bean. A Genesis…
Old School Gamer chats with former Sony Computer Entertainment producer Grady Hunt, who discusses the PS1 classic, Medieval. Old School Gamer: What was your role in the game? Grady Hunt: I was working at SCEA in the Product Development team, I was the Producer most interested in the title at the time. The art style…
A cosmetic update of the existing SN30 Pro. Accessory maker Genki has given us some genuinely interesting products of late, with the Shadowcast 2 and SavePoint being two of the more notable examples. It has also collaborated with 8BitDo to produce the Genki PocketPro, a Bluetooth controller which can be used with Windows, Apple (iOS…
“Try entering your name as a random Japanese games company to see what happens”. Taito’s 1991 beat ’em up Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III is being released today on the Nintendo Switch eShop and PS4, leading some online to draw attention to the game’s hidden Easter Eggs and secrets that may escape most players….
“I always believed that games can record people’s life and spread love”. Losing a loved one is a hard experience and an event that everyone deals with in a different way. For developer Zhou Yichen, the best way to deal with that grief was to create a Game Boy title which pays tribute to his…
The Metroidvania is available now on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC. Elden Pixels, the developer of the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC Metroidvania Alwa’s Legacy, has expressed an interest in bringing the game to the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis in a recent post on social media. Previously, the company has already created an 8-bit…