Retro Gaming News
Ending the year with a bang. 2023 has been an exciting year for retro gaming handhelds. We’ve already seen the AYANEO Pocket Air with its impressive specs and price, and there are a multitude of cheaper options from the likes of Anbernic and Miyoo. If you are still on the fence about which Chinese Android-based…
“…for the first time in a while”. Japanese studio Treasure has created some of the finest games of the ’90s and ’00s, with the likes of Gunstar Heroes, Radiant Silvergun, Guardian Heroes, Ikaruga, Alien Soldier, Sin & Punishment and Gradius V in its back catalogue. Its games have continued to be in the spotlight thanks…
“I have worked on and off on it for the last two years”. FPGA developer Jotego has just released a progress report on this Neo Geo Pocket core, which is being developed for the MiSTer and Analogue Pocket. He’s been working on it for two years now and explains that it’s been one of the…
“I put it off for years…”. When Hideo Kojima created 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V, his final contribution to the world-famous series before he left Konami under something of a cloud, he made the fateful decision to remove Snake’s English language voice actor David Hayter and replace him with Hollywood star Keifer Sutherland. Fans of…
A gremlin in the works. Sheffield-based Gremlin Graphics is one of those names that will be instantly familiar to British gamers of a certain age – a bit like US Gold, Ocean and The Bitmap Brothers. During the ’80s and ’90s, the company was responsible for releasing a wide range of titles across various formats,…
Games That Weren’t rescues a lost piece of Codemasters’ history. Games That Weren’t, the incredible online resource for lost and cancelled games, shared the news earlier today that it has recovered a missing Amiga port of Codemasters’ side-scrolling platformer Stuntman Seymour. And better yet, it has made the files for the port available online, should…
“I’m very proud of our adaptability. We all wear many hats”. Ever since its formation in 2019, Ziggurat Interactive has dedicated itself to resurrecting old video games on modern hardware, with the studio now estimating it has released over 130 titles as of 2023. These have included remasters of cult favourites like BloodRayne, Bloodrayne 2,…
“It seemed to be something that could benefit both studios”. Obsidian Entertainment staffer Chris Avellone has taken to social media to reveal that the studio once pitched the idea of an Elder Scrolls spin-off to Bethesda (thanks, Windows Central). “One of the Elder Scrolls proposals (which I pitched) was intended to serve the same function…
Coming 2024. If you’re a fan of murder mysteries or Japanese adventure games like Famicom Detective Club or Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, then you’ll no doubt be excited to hear about Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved. Announced a few weeks ago for PC, it is a brand-new detective adventure game/visual novel from the first-time developer…
“A bit of a, um… fun?”. Easter eggs in video games aren’t a new thing – they started life right at the dawn of the industry, with Atari’s 1980 game Adventure being one of the most notable early examples. However, new secrets are always being discovered – even in games that are several years old…