Retro Gaming News
“Companies… take authority but no responsibility”. One of the biggest challenges when it comes to game preservation is, ironically, the companies which own the assets and code. As Fallout creator Tim Cain has already revealed, we very nearly lost the source code for the original game, but thankfully that was avoided, with no thanks to…
Arrives July 17th. QUByte Interactive and Piko Interactive recently announced they are working together on a beat ‘ em up compilation, called Beat ‘Em Up Collection (QUByte Classics), which is scheduled to arrive on PC and consoles (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC) on July 17th (thanks The Otaku Authority). According to the announcement, this “retro-fueled…
GamerCard is powered by a Raspberry Pi chipset. The late Sir Clive Sinclair is famous for giving us the ZX Spectrum, but he was a prolific inventor who also created calculators, watches and even modes of transport. It seems that this creative streak runs in the family, as his nephew, Grant Sinclair, has produced a…
Believe it or not, but at one time, boxing was one of the biggest sports in the United States- even the world. Even though the sport isn’t nearly as entertaining as it used to be, video games on the sport have always maintained a comfortable position in video game history. 10: Evander Holyfield Real Deal…
Grab & Go Gaming in a Retail Gift Card Form Factor with Arcade Games Pre-Installed and a Raspberry Pi® squeezed inside CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Grant Sinclair, inventor of the IRIS eTrike® and nephew of British innovator and ZX Spectrum inventor, Sir Clive Sinclair, today announces GamerCard®: an innovative Grab & Go gaming device…
Super C, Contra Force, and TMNT ports are next on the menu. The Nintendo ROM hacker and serial NES to SNES porter Infidelity is planning to bring three Konami NES games to the SNES later this year, he announced recently on social media. These include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989), Super C (1990), Contra Force…
Includes music from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and more. Later this year, the legendary RPG developer and publisher Square Enix will release a new piano-based arrangement album featuring music from games like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Secret of Mana, and Kingdom Hearts. Piano Fantasies – music from Square Enix, as this new album…
Cathedral: Crow’s Curse announced for PC and consoles. Decemberborn Interactive, the indie developer behind the NES-inspired metroidvania Cathedral, announced earlier this week that it is working on a prequel that will be coming to PC (Steam) and consoles (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4). Cathedral, in case you’ve never heard of it, was an action-adventure game released…
10 Chuck’s Arcade locations are now up & running. The legendary arcade and family entertainment brand Chuck E. Cheese has just announced that it has launched a new set of arcades across the US geared specifically towards adults. According to the press release (as spotted by CNN and USA Today), these locations, called “Chuck’s Arcades“,…
Zanac EX was an upgraded version of the classic game for MSX2 computers. D4 Enterprise, the company behind the EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues, has revealed the next classic title it will bringing to the Nintendo Switch will be Compile and Pony Canyon’s vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up Zanac EX. Zanac EX is an MSX2 game…