Retro Gaming News
Airs next week. We’re getting another Evercade Showcase next week, and this one will mark five years since the retro-focused system was released. Airing on May 29th, Evercade Showcase Volume 4 will be broadcast at 8pm UK time—which is 9pm for most of Europe, 3pm for US Eastern and 12pm for US Pacific. Read the…
Spin those discs. In case you hadn’t noticed, the release of Super Mario World’s soundtrack on vinyl is a pretty big moment in the world of Nintendo music—the company hasn’t embraced the format in quite the same way as others, so this is hopefully a turning point. Even so, it’s worth noting that the company…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michael Lepsch with Arcade 92 who is displayed on card number 4706 from the Superstars of 2025. Michael owns an arcade at the Flower Mound, Texas location, as well as one in McKinney, Texas. Michael loves playing arcade and pinball games as well as the retro consoles from his childhood….
The Addam’s Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt was released for the NES in 1993. Games That Weren’t, the website dedicated to preserving early and unreleased builds of games, has just announced the release of 7 newly discovered prototypes related to Ocean Software and Enigma Variations’ 1993 NES platformer The Addam’s Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt. According to…
Prepare for launch. The fan-made Star Fox EX Exploration Showcase has just been updated to version 1.11.02, we’re happy to report. Kandowontu’s ROM hack includes 17 new levels, new enemies, fresh music, as well as new graphics modes, ship customisation and more. Read the full article on timeextension.com Prepare for launch. The fan-made Star Fox…
AM2’s arcade fighter could get a native PC port soon. Sonic the Fighters has been decompiled, it has been revealed. Decompilation is a complex process that turns ‘executable’ code back into human-readable source code, and is a vital step in ‘recompiling’ games as native PC ports. Read the full article on timeextension.com AM2’s arcade fighter…
San Francisco Rush 2049 comes to Project R. A recompiled native PC port of Atari Games’ futuristic arcade racer San Francisco Rush: 2049 has just been released online, as spotted by VideoGameEsoterica. The port was released last week as part of the v.0.7.0 update of Project R — an unofficial fan project from the developer/engineer…
Releasing tomorrow (May 22nd) in Japan. A new collection of Darius minifigures is set to be released in Japanese stores tomorrow (Thursday, May 22nd), giving fans the chance to collect some of their favourite bosses from across Taito’s popular shoot ’em up series. The brand-new range is the work of Toys Cabin, a niche manufacturer…
“I was literally walking in yelling at the marketing department”. After the news was shared online earlier this year that Monolith would be closing its doors for good, there were a lot of tributes written about the studio’s 30-year-plus history. As you’d probably expect, many of these went on to celebrate the company’s involvement in…
Advanced reading. Ninty Media has already given us the GameBook and GameBook Color, and it is completing the trilogy with GameBook Advance, a crowdfunded tribute to Nintendo’s all-conquering 32-bit handheld. Over 550 people raised £42,568 to help make this particular book happen, and, in doing so, helped to secure talent such as former Nintendo Official…