Retro Gaming News
Custom PCB makes it all possible. If you know your PS1 history, you’ll be aware that not all of Sony’s 32-bit consoles were created equal. Like any hardware maker, the Japanese tech giant made revisions to the core PlayStation build, swapping out parts and streamlining the internals to reduce costs and (sometimes) improve performance. Read…
The 2K Basketball Empire has manifested itself on every console to the point where they even took over the NBA Playgrounds series once that showed some potential. The end result was a monopoly on the roundball gaming experience that cost gamers looking for something new. Enter Acclaim’s Basketball Classic, a three-button retro game experience that…
On March 31st, Boss Fight Books confirmed that it had acquired enough funds via its Kickstarter campaign to go forward with its latest project, a book about the 1997 strategy game Age of Empires, written by Richard Moss, an Australian gaming historian whose work is catalogued on his website here. Richard Moss has already interviewed…
“A celebration of colour and culture”. Nubeo’s line of gaming-related timepieces has caught my eye on more than one occasion – its Space Invaders and Asteroids watches being two notable examples – and now the company is back with another Atari collaboration, this time paying tribute to the “iconic design language of classic Atari consoles.”…
Why Classic Game Design Still Works One of the defining features of early video games was their simplicity. Developers working in the late 1970s and 1980s faced strict technical limitations. Hardware could only support limited memory, graphics, and processing power. As a result, developers focused on creating clear objectives and tightly balanced gameplay mechanics. This…
“The best Evercade handheld experience that is available”. Evercade maker Blaze has just lifted the lid on its latest system, the Evercade Nexus. The Nexus joins the EXP, VS, Alpha and Super Pocket as part of the growing Evercade ecosystem, which is based around retro games running under emulation and distributed on physical cartridges. Read…
Genius! We don’t really pay much attention to them these days because they’re now hidden away inside your gaming system, but once upon a time, cartridge labels were on full display whenever you were playing a game. With the exception of the NES, pretty much every classic system had the cartridge protruding out of the…
As the “father of videogame history,” I’m often asked about what I consider the most influential of all videogames. Without any hesitation, I’ll always respond with the simplest game imaginable. Although it consisted of only three spots, no sound, and no scoring, Table Tennis was the game that kick-started the entire video game industry, and…
It looks like the Pocket Fit 8 Elite’s days might be numbered. AYANEO has suggested it could soon discontinue another of its handhelds due to the recent “increase in storage component prices.” In an IndieGoGo update for the Android-based KONKR Pocket Fit, published last Friday (h/t: GSM Arena), AYANEO revealed that the Pocket Fit Elite…
Do You Like?/ offers “limitless branching scenarios”. Shoppers in Akihabara have spotted a new Game Boy Color game on store shelves which appears to bridge the gap between retro gaming and modern technology in a manner which might not find favour with everyone. Developed by Nanu, Do You Like?/ is described as a “mystery adventure…