Retro Gaming News
This new hack brings the game more in line with easier Japanese release. A new ROM hack has just been released for Konami’s 1993 Game Boy title Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Montana’s Movie Madness that aims to bring the US/European versions of the game more in line with its less challenging Japanese counterpart. As was…
The game accessory company 3bitdo announced on May 16th the release of a new arcade controller aimed squarely at retro gaming connoisseurs. The 8BitDo Arcade Controller is designed for old school arcade fans as well as fighting game aficionados. The controller, which comes in Xbox (X/S/One models) and standard versions, both compatible with PC…
A message from GPS founder Joseph Redon. Two weeks ago, when Time Extension ran a feature on our struggles, we weren’t optimistic about turning things around. There was a crisis of confidence that perhaps we weren’t needed, weren’t wanted, or that the community wasn’t interested. The response was the complete opposite. We received around 400…
On tape, no less! The retro publisher Pixel Jockey has joined forces with the creator of the Magic Knight series, David Jones, to launch a new 40th collection celebrating the classic adventure-puzzle titles. The collection is available to back now on Kickstarter and includes newly-made ZX Spectrum tapes for all four games in the series:…
And it’s looking very promising indeed. Brazilian dev and YouTuber NaiSan has revealed a new homebrew beat ’em up for the Saturn which uses the famous Dragon Ball series as its template (thanks, Sega Saturn Shiro). “At the end of last year, I gave myself a challenge: to create a beat ‘em up game for…
It felt like it was only just yesterday, that I spoke about SausageWareGames awesome reimagining of Knightmare for the ZX Spectrum. A much deserved and more enjoyable Knightmare game, which in itself is based around a kids TV show from the 1980’s. Well this developer is back in the news, as at some point in the near…
“Sony’s got quite a bit of catching up to do”. When Sega began its work on creating the 32-bit Saturn console, it assumed it would have the market all to itself, more or less; Atari’s Jaguar and the 3DO were struggling, while Sega’s Mega Drive / Genesis still enjoyed a decent share of the global…
To the moon and back. In the pantheon of JRPGs, the Lunar series holds a special place for many people. From its humble origins on the underappreciated Mega CD to its remakes on PS1, GBA and PSP, the franchise offers epic storylines, great music, old-school turn-based combat and much, much more. It’s easy to see,…
PS5 and Nintendo Switch releases will now be a 2-pack. In an update published on social media, Strictly Limited Games has offered a statement outlining some changes related to its serially delayed physical rereleases of Taito’s 1991 action-platformer Parasol Stars: The Story Of Bubble Bobble III and the 2005 coin-op Spica Adventure for modern consoles….
“I wanted to live in the meme moment, but I didn’t get to”. There are some people who feel that the Metal Gear series peaked with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. A blissfully entertaining mix of Hideo Kojima’s craziness and PlatinumGames’ technical brilliance, it showcases some fantastic action sequences set to intense music—some of which features…