Retro Gaming News
“A Clockwork Knight Christmas present”. Clockwork Knight is one of those franchises which never really achieved its full potential. The first game was released alongside the Sega Saturn in 1994, offering some neat 2.5D visuals but gameplay that felt firmly rooted in the previous generation. Despite this, it was popular enough to get a 1995…
LUFTHOHEIT has scaling, loads of sprites and bags of colour. The Genesis / Mega Drive has always had a solid reputation when it comes to hosting intense shmups, but a new project by a trio of talented homebrew coders is aiming to push the platform to its absolute shining apex. Developed by @birt_shannon, @Carsten1349 and…
The whole gang is here. Hat-Loving Gamer / Chris Ramzie makes some amazing videos based on classic game series, and one of his most celebrated accomplishments adds some famous faces to the world of Sonic the Hedgehog. Entitled ‘I thought this was SONIC 2! (CONSOLE Edition)’, the video is part of a whole series, and…
It’s time yet again to mention the festive season, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, we’ve been told by Saberman, that Amiga Cammy has made available an early demo for the work in progress Commodore Amiga game of ‘Deck the Drones’. A fun for all the family platformer, where you must retrieve the…
Another heads up from Saberman and yet again another Amiga game for all to enjoy, is the latest XMAS edition of ‘Spheroid’ by Arkanix Labs ; a new Christmas version of a game that was originally released as a demo last year for all Amiga’s with 1MB of Ram. For those who don’t remember playing…
Who’s got the biggest weapon? Released in 2000, Infogrames’ Hogs of War has become something of a cult classic thanks to its humourous tone, engaging turn-based gameplay and impeccable voice work by the late, great Rik Mayall. At the time of release, the game was supported by an amusing advertising campaign in the UK, including…
RetroArch recode! Online multiplayer! Nancy Drew! ScummVM has been updated to 2.8.0, bringing support for 50 more games and a raft of other improvements. Version 2.8.0 – which has the codename “Mysteries, Mammoths, and Muppets” – brings support for five game engines and 50 more titles, including Muppet Treasure Island, Cloak and Dagger’s AGS games…
The sound debuted in 1992 and appeared in over 30 SNES games. If you grew up playing a lot of Capcom games in the early ’90s, you’re probably aware of the company’s iconic jingle. The memorable piece plays at the start of almost every Capcom game for the Super Nintendo/Super Famicom (as well as a…
“Without him, there would almost certainly be no Warhammer today”. We’re sad to report that British game designer Bryan Ansell passed away on December 30th, 2023. His name might not be instantly familiar to those with only a passing interest in tabletop gaming, but if you’re a fan of Games Workshop or Warhammer, you owe…
“This is as close to arcade perfect as we’re gonna get”. Update : Golden Axe ’32X Edition’ now works on real hardware. You can see footage of it in action above. Read the full article on timeextension.com “This is as close to arcade perfect as we’re gonna get”. Update : Golden Axe ’32X Edition’ now…