Retro Gaming News
New book launched on Kickstarter soon. Like any billion-dollar industry, the world of video games has seen more than its fair share of litigation over the decades, and Daniel Ibbertson (creator of the YouTube channel Slope’s Game Room) has put together a new book which uncovers the most fascinating examples. Ibbertson knows his stuff in…
GenAI strikes again. The Genesis / Mega Drive shooter Earthion is getting its own hand-built arcade controller, thanks to Games Care and Versao Ltda. Games Care, as you might be aware, is the Brazilian company behind the FPGA recreation of the Sega Neptune. Read the full article on timeextension.com GenAI strikes again. The Genesis /…
“Part stand-up, part concert and with occasional audience participation”. GamesMaster presenter Dominik Diamond is coming back to his home soil to host a new show, Dominik Diamond Sings the Video Games. This musical event “lifts the curtain on the games you love and tells you the REAL story of the characters you have spent years…
“A collaboration where art imitates life”. Commodore International and CD Projekt Red are teaming up to release a special Cyberpunk 2077 Commodore 64 Ultimate. Dubbed the Commodore 77, this special edition features a unique case design that includes metal extras, LEDs, and graffiti tags. Read the full article on timeextension.com “A collaboration where art imitates…
Anyone who ever pushed through the glass doors of a smoky arcade in the 1980s knows the ritual. Before a single game of Xevious or Pac-Man could start, there was a stop at the change machine, feeding in crumpled dollar bills and listening to that satisfying clatter of tokens dropping into the tray. Those brass-colored…
Every seasoned gamer knows the feeling of reading a situation before it fully unfolds. A striker in a football simulation drifts toward an open lane a half-second before the pass arrives. A raid leader calls out a boss mechanic before the animation even starts. This instinct, often mistaken for reflexes or luck, is actually anticipation,…
Playing retro games on a virtual private server is now a favorite hobby for fans wanting their old-school worlds available anytime. A remote server keeps game worlds, mods, and multiplayer lobbies running nonstop, unlike a home machine that must stay powered on. Yet not every vintage title behaves the same way when placed in a…
Micro but mighty? I recently took a trip with my family down to London, and, given that we were intentionally travelling super-light, I decided to take the smallest portable console in my arsenal: the Game Boy Micro. Released around the same time as the Nintendo DS, the Micro was billed as the ultimate evolution of…
Blink-and-you’ll-miss-it! Yesterday marked the debut of the first-ever Pixel Arcadia showcase, bringing with it a ton of exciting retro announcements. There was the return of Quintet’s SNES RPG Terranigma, the reveal of Commodore’s Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection, and the unveiling of a new entry in Jaleco’s Ninja JajaMaru series, as well as the announcement…
“Authorized by original developer Matthew Smith”. BBG Entertainment is relaunching Manic Miner, the classic 1983 platformer created by Matthew Smith. Billed as a “faithful, pixel-perfect recreation of the classic”, this new version is coming to PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and Mac. It will include all 20 original levels, and the ability to toggle between “classic…