All Things Retro
It now needs your help to give it that “final push”. The developer Nunchaku Games and publisher Rogue Games have just launched their Kickstarter for Moon Samurai — a new pixel art adventure game inspired by Prince Of Persia, Streets of Rage, and Hong Kong action movies (thanks @GamerAlphaBeta!). The game is already in development…
“This is a real Game Boy game for real hardware”. Indie developer and part-time game design professor Shane McCafferty has had a long career in the industry, but his current jam appears to be creating cool little games for Game Boy hardware – and he’s currently working on a top-down racer in the spirit of…
Fan-made game uses the OpenBOR engine. The OpenBOR game engine is home to some truly amazing fan-made creations which pay tribute to gaming’s greatest fighting games, but Pocket Dimensional Clash 2 might just trump them all. Developed by Brazil Mugen Team, it takes the aesthetics of SNK Vs. Capcom on the Neo Geo Pocket and…
Ships this October. Controller maker Retro Fighters has just announced its latest product, the BattlerGC Pro. “The first in our Pro Edition series, which takes our existing controllers and upgrades them with new molds, new designs, Hall effects, 2.4 GHz & Bluetooth capability and more,” says the company. Read the full article on timeextension.com Ships…
[Islamabad, 23rd April 2024] — Playdew has officially announced that the beloved ‘Lost Twins II’’ game will be making its way to Xbox consoles. With this confirmation, comes a visually stunning trailer that offers a glimpse into the immersive world awaiting players. The trailer, meticulously crafted by Playdew’s talented team of developers, showcases the breathtaking…
The engine also supports Amiga, Amiga CD32, and Mega Drive / Genesis. If you happen to play a lot of new homebrew games, then you’ve probably come across at least one project over the last year that has been built using the Scorpion Engine. The popular video game creation kit, originally released by @Earok in…
“I liken this journey to the one that Odysseus went through”. The story of the sci-fi action-adventure series Star Contol is a long and complicated one. Originally debuting in 1990 as a strategy game for MS-DOS and Commodore Amiga, it was the brainchild of a team headed up by the Toys For Bob co-founders Fred…
The Atari 8-bit computers represent a fascinating paradox – simultaneously pioneers, icons, and emblems of a turbulent period within the blossoming personal computing space. Their influence upon shaping expectations for home computers, both positive and negative, still echoes through the modern digital landscape. Born from the ashes of the Atari 2600 era, the 8-bit computers…
The Atari 8-bit computers represent a fascinating paradox – simultaneously pioneers, icons, and emblems of a turbulent period within the blossoming personal computing space. Their influence upon shaping expectations for home computers, both positive and negative, still echoes through the modern digital landscape. Born from the ashes of the Atari 2600 era, the 8-bit computers…
The battle continues. Despite it being the biggest entertainment medium on the face of the planet in terms of revenue, efforts to properly preserve the history of video gaming continue to face opposition – even from those organisations that you’d assume would be in favour of it. The Electronic Software Association (ESA) is sadly one…