Retro Gaming News
Version 2.4.0 now available. The PS2 emulator PCSX2 has just been updated to version 2.4.0, bringing with it a ton of exciting new improvements that aim to make the experience of emulating your favourite titles on computers (Window, Linux, and Mac) even better. The new update carries from last year’s update PCSX2 2.0, which the…
“Please check out the intricate graphics and powerful sound”. Yuzo Koshiro’s Earthion launches at the end of this month, and the acclaimed composer, designer and developer has posted a first look at the shmup’s fourth stage. Captured from the Mega Drive version of the game (which sadly won’t be out until next year), the footage…
Making plans for Nigel. It may be all about Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton these days, but back in 1992, Nigel Mansell was the British F1 driver of choice. After years of working for Lotus, Ferrari, and Williams, he secured his one and only F1 World Championship with the latter team in 1992, recording a…
Backyard Baseball ’01 drops July 8th. Playground Productions and Mega Cat Studios’ announced yesterday that they will bringing Humungous Entertainment’s classic sports title Backyard Baseball ’01 to Steam and mobile devices (iOS and Android) on July 8th. Backyard Baseball ’01 was the fourth installment in the Backyard Sports series and the first to feature Major…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Heikki Repo, creative director and co-founder of Cornfox & Brothers and the creator behind Oceanhorn to find out what makes this new dungeon explorer a special one. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Heikki Repo: Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon was born from the idea to have a…
‘Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics’ was in development in the early 2000s. A prototype has just been recovered for a previously-lost Animaniacs game that was being developed for the Game Boy Advance, the preservationist group Hidden Palace has announced. Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics was in development at the UK-studio Full Fat Productions back in the early 2000s and…
Arc System Works and Taito remade the Super Famicom action-RPG in 2006. We’ve just come across some exciting fan translation news, courtesy of the user @SabanganPr16257 on Twitter/X. It appears that a new English fan translation patch is currently in the works for Taito and Arc System Work’s PS2 remake of Ys V: Lost Kefin,…
“Available for the first time as just the hardware”. Evercade maker Blaze has just revealed that it is refreshing its EXP and VS systems. Dubbed the VR-R Solo and EXP-R Solo, these two consoles are now available in hardware-only offerings, a first for the range. Read the full article on timeextension.com “Available for the first…
“My dad could beat you, and he’s dead!”. Legendary Pictures’ upcoming Street Fighter movie has added another character to its roster in the form of Dan Hibiki. Created as a parody of SNK’s Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia (both from Art of Fighting), Hibiki is seen as the Street Fighter franchise’s ‘joke’ character; intentionally weak,…
‘Hero Of Law’ is available now. We’re used to seeing some pretty out-there mods for classic games here at Time Extension, but this next one pretty much takes the cake. Hero of Law is a brand new N64 mod Ocarina of Time that just so happen combine two of our favourite series, bringing together the…