Retro Gaming News
Kato served as the chairman of Nihon Falcom until his recent passing. Masayuki Kato, the founder of the legendary Japanese developer Nihon Falcom, has passed away aged 78, the company has announced. Kato originally started Nihon Falcom in 1981, after dreaming of starting his own computer shop and making his own games. He chose the…
“I was ready to quit Konami altogether”. It’s fair to say that Hideo Kojima’s breakup with Konami wasn’t a smooth one, with the legendary developer barred from accepting an award for Metal Gear Solid V and his departure being covered up as “just a holiday”. Prior to all of that drama, however, Kojima created some…
No one can ever quite agree what really makes a video game retro. Ten years old used to be a good yardstick, but as time marches on, and ten years ago now includes the PlayStation 4, well, that’s not generally a good definition. Strangely enough, though, there’s one ten-year-old game whose retro pedigree is…
“I can say so much about that… I’m sober, though”. Lunar fans were over the moon (no pun intended) when it was announced that the classic RPG series is getting a new lease of life on modern-day systems thanks to GungHo Online, but almost instantly, there was the question of whether or not the remasters…
Marlow in Apocalyptic Acid World looks as good as it sounds. Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of the game Marlow in Apocalyptic Acid World, because, prior to writing this news item, I hadn’t either. Developed by Amaweks and inspired by The Great Giana Sisters (which, as the developer jokes, was influenced by a certain…
The mechanism even mirrors your movements on screen. The computer scientist, software developer, and hardware hacker @DrTomTilley has just recreated the aiming mechanism from the arcade version of Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move, successfully transforming the video game object from a set of pixels on a screen into a real-life accessory that can sit alongside your…
Meet the “PSP Placeable”. The Sony PSP turned 20 recently, yet for many people (myself included), it still feels like a product from the future. The sleek design was a real breath of fresh air back in 2004, and many of the games still look incredible, given the comparatively humble nature of the hardware. If…
From the developers of Xenocider. Retro Sumus — the team behind the Dreamcast title Xenocider — is currently working on a new top-down run ‘n’ game for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, Sega Dreamcast, and Neo Geo. Sovietborgs was first teased over a year ago at the RetroBarcelona event, in Spain, and is set…
Behind the doors of an unassuming building hidden away in an industrial complex in the heart of Texas lies one of the most creative and revolutionary pinball companies around. If you are a pinball fan and have never heard of Multimorphic, you’re missing out on a whole new world of pinball possibilities and some of…
King’s Field inspired Hidetaka Miyazaki to create his ‘Souls’ series. Today marks the 30th birthday of King’s Field, a PlayStation title with an incredible legacy – and one which some Western players might be unaware of. In fact, most non-Japanese players might be more familiar with a single screenshot from the game which has, in…