Retro Gaming News
Turning the page. Pen & Sword Books imprint White Owl is preparing to launch two new video game-themed books this month. The Dreamcast Encyclopedia is the fifth book from acclaimed journalist and Hookshot Media contributor Chris Scullion, who has previously penned similar tomes on the catalogues of the NES, SNES, Mega Drive and N64. Read…
Hamster also acquires rights to other Athena games. Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has announced it has acquired the rights to the Japanese developer Athena’s back catalogue (as reported by 4Gamer). This is the company behind arcade games like Dragon Unit, Strike Gunner S.T.G, Daioh, and J.J. Squawkers. The first reissue from the developer’s…
Starts at just $64. A new single-board computer is offering an alternative when it comes to retro game emulation. The ZimaBlade measures just 107 x 80 x 23 mm and is powered by Intel’s Celeron chipset, offering an x86-based computing solution for ‘cyber natives’, small business owners and – most exciting of all – retro…
Update: Will be shown off on the Happinet stage at TGS. Update #4 : Yuzo Koshiro has revealed that his new shmup, Earthion, will be shown off at the forthcoming Tokyo Game Show 2023: Update #3 : We now have a tile for Yuzo Koshiro’s new Mega Drive shmup: Read the full article on timeextension.com…
Will be playable at TGS 2023. Truxton – also known as Tatsujin – is one of Toaplan’s most recognisable and beloved shooters. Boasting massive bosses and an iconic ‘skull’ screen-clearing bomb, it has remained a fan favourite for decades – thanks in no small part to excellent ports on the Genesis and PC Engine, as…
“This is a huge undertaking”. A group of fans are porting Midway’s Mortal Kombat II to the 3DO, it has been revealed (thanks, St1ka). Released in arcades at the close of 1993, the game was ported to the popular home formats of the time, including the SNES, Genesis, Amiga, Master System and even the Game…
Early backers get their hands on the portable MSX. Update #3 (Thu 14th Sep, 2023 11:15 BST): The MSX0 is now out in the wild, with early backers in Japan finally getting their hands on the portable MSX. In the past, Kazuhiko Nishi has expressed interest in a separate crowdfund for countries including Brazil, Spain,…
Part of the same series as Cybernator on the SNES. The next entry in the ‘Saturn Tribute’ series will be 1997’s Assault Suit Leynos 2, publisher City Connection has revealed. Developed by NCS, the game is a direct sequel to the Genesis / Mega Drive game Assault Suit Leynos, which was released in the West…
Heading to PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch & PC. As spotted by Gematsu, it appears the Dreamcast rail shooter Rainbow Cotton is finally getting a Western launch, with ININ Games announcing it will release a remaster of the original in Spring 2024 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Rainbow Cotton came out…
1997 “tell all” document is getting translated. Donkey Kong is one of the most important games in Nintendo’s history for many reasons. It gave us both the titular character and Mario, the latter of which would become the company’s mascot. Secondly, it highlighted the talents of one Shigeru Miyamoto, arguably Nintendo’s most significant employee. Thirdly,…