Retro Gaming News
Thanks to a new fan translation patch. A fan translation patch for the Dreamcast version of Di Gi Charat Fantasy is now available to download online, allowing English-speaking fans of the anime mascot another platform on which to experience the visual novel-style game. Di Gi Charat, or “Dejiko”, in case you’ve never heard of the…
“He said to me, ‘Why don’t you just tell us to make porn?’”. We recently spoke to industry veteran Mike Fischer, who has worked at Namco, Xbox and Sega during a glittering career in the video game industry, and he has shone a light on the internal conflicts that took place within Sega when the…
Industry veteran Mike Fischer runs us through his years at Sega, Namco, & Xbox. The marketing expert and former video game exec Mike Fischer may not exactly be a household name in the world of gaming, but we’d argue he has had a more exciting career than most working in his respective field. Over the…
Sad times. We’re sad to report that Google has discontinued support for the Dreamcast’s PlanetWeb 3.0 web browser. While Sega shut down Dreamcast’s servers many years ago, resourceful fans have been getting consoles online for some time now – and even creating private servers for many of the machine’s games in the process. Read the…
“We were trying to think dynamically on how we could make it more of a destination”. With Sega’s cable-based digital distribution service, Sega Channel, being in the news once again, thanks to the Video Game History Foundation’s recent discovery of over 100 previously undumped ROMS, we thought we’d share something interesting with you. Over the…
If you remember the 1980’s hit game of Tetris then you’ll be pleased to know that as of this morning, we have been informed that JOTD has released an update to the 1988 Arcade version of Tetris for the Commodore Amiga 1200. As in the words of the creator “A transcode of Atari Tetris arcade…
Including The Flinstones & Garfield Caught In The Act: The Lost Levels. The Video Game History Foundation, in conjunction with Gaming Alexandria, has just released a treasure trove of previously undumped data and information pertaining to Sega’s video game on-demand service, Sega Channel, giving us our best look yet at the programming for the early…
“He was heavily into Rockman at the time, which had a strong influence”. It’s incredible to think that ActRaiser, a title that effortlessly blends God sim sections with side-scrolling action, came so early in the lifespan of the SNES. A genuinely groundbreaking title, ActRaiser is fondly remembered even today – and recently inspired a remake…
A browser version is also now via Wavedash. If you happened to love Walaber Entertainment’s Saturn-inspired rally racing game Parking Garage Rally Circuit, then we have some interesting news to share with you. Walaber Entertainment, the developer behind the 2024 PC title, yesterday announced a new expanded version of the game, called Parking Garage Rally…
Fehmi Atalar from Turkey faced off against Leo Soloranzo from Peru. Over the weekend, the largest ever game of Tetris was held at the inaugural Red Bull Tetris World Final, in Dubai, with the help of over 2,000 synchronized drones (thanks VGC!). The match took place on Sunday, December 14th, against the backdrop of the…