All Things Retro
Bubble Bobble is returning to the line-up, too. Numskull has announced that Taito’s Qix is joining its Quarter Arcades range this year. Originally released in 1981, Qix is one of the few Taito arcade games to be created in North America – it was developed by husband and wife team Randy and Sandy Pfeiffer. A…
“I took a vow that I would do this at some point in my life”. In our experience speaking with passionate game creators big and small, one thing is a constant: they’re more than happy to tell you all about where the idea of their game came from. This is also true of Billy Basso…
Including NES, SNES, GBA, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, PC, and Switch. We’re huge fans of point-and-click adventure games here at Time Extension, with Lucasfilm Games’ Maniac Mansion ranking high on the list of our favourite games in the genre. So when we learned about Cronela’s Mansion — an upcoming adventure game inspired by the…
Sega, take note. It still bums us out that Sega released the Game Gear Micro and not a full-size replica of the original handheld packed with classic titles. While the Micro remains a cool little trinket, it wasn’t the ideal way to experience the system’s catalogue – and the fact that you had to buy…
“Jon made GEMS to enable musicians on Genesis, not just FM programmers”. We’ve got some sad news to report today – Jon Miller, who created the widely-used G.E.M.S. sound driver for the Genesis / Mega Drive, has passed away. Miller started his career at Sega back in 1991, working on the Mega Drive title Spider-Man…
It’s hip to be square. The Anbernic RG Nano, the company’s previous 1:1 aspect ratio handheld Handhelds with perfectly square displays might have a limited appeal, but there are certainly a lot of them around at the moment. Read the full article on timeextension.com It’s hip to be square. The Anbernic RG Nano, the company’s…
Get it wishlisted, now. The gorgeous-looking Zelda-style adventure Isles of Sea and Sky finally has a release date: May 22nd, 2024. Cicada Games has taken plenty of inspiration from the likes of Zelda: Link’s Awakening with this one, offering open-world puzzles, a gripping story and lovely 2D visuals. Read the full article on timeextension.com Get…
Monster in your pocket. AYANEO has previously made a name for itself in the realm of gaming PC hardware, from portable powerhouses like the Flip DS and Flip KB to tiny desktop devices, such as the AM01 and AM02 ‘retro’ mini computers. It has also dipped a toe into the world of Android-based gaming with…
If you have a MSX and looking for something new to play on this rather bleak and wet Thursday, then we have just been contacted by both ArnaudDeKlerk and Saberman, that Paxanga Software has made available the exploration puzzle game of ‘Godzilla Balls’: A new MSX game in which you have to traverse lots of different…
Out May 15th on Steam. If you have an affinity for the late ’80s and early-to-mid ’90s anime aesthetic and retro first-person shooters, then, boy, do we have the game for you. Mullet Madjack is an upcoming Steam game from the Brazilian developer Hammer95 that is releasing later this month on May 15th and only…