Retro Gaming News
marc_max has offered an update on the long-awaited hack. The Game Boy title Donkey Kong – also known as Donkey Kong ’94 – was released in the same year as Donkey Kong Country and has been somewhat overshadowed by that fact – which is a shame, because it’s one of the best entries in the…
Dreamkey massive, rejoice. The Sega Dreamcast may not have had the longest lifespan of a mainstream game console, but it punched well above its weight in influence, and it still sparks nostalgic mutterings today from those lucky enough to have experienced it in its prime. If you happen to be based in Europe and have…
Karma Chimerian. Continuing the recent trend of bringing previously popular multiplayer shooters back to life, Modder VGFury is currently in the process of restoring the online PvP and co-op features of Insomniac Games’ explosive release Resistance 2, which launched on PS3 back in 2008. A new video from FPS enthusiast Bitter Roman shows an early…
“Celebrating 40 years of vampire hunting, monster slaying, and musical excellence”. Last week, Konami revealed a string of announcements to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its legendary vampire-slaying series, Castlevania, which included plans for a series of live concerts featuring music from across the series. Now, more information has been released about exactly where and…
Textures? in this economy? In the mid-’90s, with the Nintendo 64 looming, Nintendo was still looking for exciting new titles that would placate its enormous army of SNES owners. Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct, and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island are all examples of games that squeezed every last drop of juice out of…
Wonder Boy will never be ballin’. Wonder Boy Universe, a fan community dedicated to all things Skateboarding Caveman Shape-Shifting Swordsman, has called out a weird listing on Steam that seems to be selling unofficial copies of the 1987 arcade release Wonder Boy in Monster Land, famously ported to the Sega Master System in 1988. The…
Can I get a “Shell Yeah”? If you were an arcade-going youngster at the start of the ’90s, chances are you will have put more than a few coins into Konami’s superb Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coin-op. One of the most popular arcade cabinets of the period, this side-scrolling fighter continues to attract fans, even…
“Thank you for all your work. It won’t be forgotten”. Highly respected fan translator Eien ni Hen has passed away, we’re sad to report. The news was broken by fellow fan translator Garrett Greenwalt. The translator created patches for games such as Romancing SaGa, Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars, Tear Ring Saga, Dragon Force II and…
A few weeks ago, the rechargeable power core came back in stock for the Chromatic. On the face of it, that the Chromatic even has a separate, rechargeable power core is a bit odd in the modern gaming marketplace. How long has it been standard for gaming devices to just have built in batteries? 23…
September 26 marked the 40-year anniversary of Konami’s Castlevania on NES and to celebrate, the publisher has made the game available for free on IOS and Android devices. As well Konami has slashed prices on several Castlevania games on the PlayStation and Steam stores. Those sales run through October 1 and October 7. The next…