Retro Gaming News
How a Seattle-based designer levelled up Nintendo’s packaging in the ’80s & ’90s. Tim Girvin isn’t a name that we’re betting most Nintendo fans will be aware of, but we’re almost 100% sure that you would have encountered his work in the past if you happen to have a passing interest in retro gaming. A…
Generative AI is no longer a novelty; it’s part of everyday writing. Yet teachers, editors, and even students themselves still need a reliable way to tell whether a piece of text was produced by a human mind or by a language model. In this guide, I’ll walk you through practical, up-to-date techniques I use when…
The Steam & Epic Games Store pages have been removed. Yesterday, excitement started to spread online after news emerged that Radical Entertainment and Vivendi’s video game adaptation of Scarface had been reissued on the Epic Games Store and was also being prepped for an eventual Steam release. However, alongside this excitement, there was understandably a…
‘Night Striker Gear’ is available now. M2 Co. Ltd officially launched Night Striker Gear, its revival of Taito’s 1989 vehicular-based arcade shoot ’em up Night Striker, across Nintendo Switch & Steam. First announced in November 2024, Night Striker Gear, much like the original game, sees players take control of a flying, transforming car called the…
James Mielke reflects on the Team Ninja creator who treated him as a brother. Years ago, after knowing each other for over 20 years, Tomonobu Itagaki —of his own accord— updated his Facebook profile and adjusted his relationship to me to be an “older brother.” He meant it in that Vin “I don’t have friends,…
Retro gaming has always held a special place in the hearts of gamers. The pixelated graphics, nostalgic soundtracks, and classic gameplay mechanics bring back memories of arcades and early home consoles. In recent years, however, many retro gamers are finding themselves drawn to online casino games. These games combine the thrill of chance with engaging…
Coventry City’s rise under Frank Lampard has been steady rather than sudden. The Sky Blues have grown from a team battling for stability into one that genuinely looks capable of challenging for a Premier League place. Their early-season form in the Championship has shown a blend of attacking intent, organisation, and confidence that reflects years…
While I’m not a fan of redpill developed games, especially with them being rather slow and clunky. One game however that looks worth a play, and surprisingly isn’t clunky, is C.R.A.N.E’s Commodore Amiga AGA red pill developed game of ‘SwitcherBoy’. A game in which you must not only avoid the enemies spread throughout the level,…
‘Midnight Landing’ originally hit the arcades back in 1987. Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has announced that it will be reissuing Taito’s original flight sim, Midnight Landing, on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S tomorrow (Thursday, October 23rd). Debuting in arcades in 1987, Midnight Landing was the first in a…
It’s not uncommon for Japanese games to include English voice acting, even for games that aren’t necessarily planned for release outside of Japan, just for the sake of maintaining an exotic vibe. PaRappa the Rapper for the Playstation and Sin and Punishment for the Nintendo 64 are fairly famous examples. Phase Paradox for the…