Retro Gaming News
You cannot beat Japanese packaging. Long-time readers of Time Extension will be keenly aware of Bitmap Bureau’s quest to release its top-down shooter Xeno Crisis on every consumer device known to man; what began life as a Mega Drive release has since expanded to N64, SNES, Dreamcast and beyond, with the most recent conquest being…
Includes titles for the NES/Famicom & MSX2. The creator of the Video Game History Foundation, Frank Cifaldi, has announced yesterday on social media that the 501(c)3 non-profit organization has recently come into possession of 125 mystery prototype ROMs, which are believed to originally be from Taito Japan. And, better yet, the non-profit will be doing…
The Bagman’ is also coming to PC & modern consoles. If you’re someone who happens to love horror and retro gaming, then we have some good news to share as it appears that a new Clock Tower-esque point-and-click horror title is currently in development for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. Created by the indie…
American Pinball (AP) recently sent out an update to its distributors at what is a crucial time for the company as it transitions to new leadership. AP told distributors that it is working to grow its business with contract manufacturing for arcade, redemption and pinball. They reiterated their commitment to bringing out the 7th and…
“New Hardware projects will expand the Atari ‘Plus’ platform”. Atari has just had its best financial results in over a decade, it has revealed. The company made the announcement in its Preliminary FY 20251 Revenues and Business Update (thanks, PowerDubs) and claims that, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, “revenues are expected to…
Orbital’s ‘Scurge: Hive’ was first released back in 2006. Orbital Media’s sci-fi action-adventure game Scurge: Hive is getting a rerelease on consoles & PC later this year, Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden have announced. First released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS in 2006, the isometric adventure game saw players inhabit the role of…
Score a 3.5mm jack without the financial pain. The Bandai WonderSwan was the final contribution of legendary designer Gunpei Yokoi, who had previously worked at Nintendo on its Game & Watch and Game Boy ranges. Released exclusively in Japan in 1999, it offered a low-cost and highly portable alternative to Nintendo’s products, but the fact…
Before Crisis was a 2004 cell-phone exclusive prequel to Final Fantasy VII. For the time ever, you can now watch some never-before-seen footage of Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII‘s lost Chocobo Racing mini-game, thanks to a group of feature phone preservationists. As you may or may not already be aware, over the last few years,…
Some people have been waiting since 2021. Polymega maker Playmaji has again teased the console’s Retro Gun Controller GC01 light gun, which went up for pre-order back in 2021. The much-delayed gun—based on the Sinden, which can be used with modern-day flatscreen TVs—was pushed into Q2 2024 so that it could “revised for additional compatibility…
“Everything this company does annoys me now”. If you’ve been keeping track of all the Switch 2 excitement, then you might be aware that the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack is getting some new features, including the ability to rewind gameplay and apply a CRT-style filter. Now, it’s understandable that Nintendo might make some of…