Retro Gaming News
Has never been dumped online before. An auction for an unreleased Konami Famicom title has ended with a winning bid of 2,401,000 Yen (around $16,000 USD). The Yahoo Japan auction was spotted by Alex Kraus, who points out that the game is currently undumped and no screenshots exist. According to the game’s listing on Unseen64,…
That’s nuts. Rare’s much-maligned Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts launched on this day 15 years ago. Released on 11th November 2008, the Xbox 360 exclusive retained the core 3D platforming gameplay of Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie but added extensive vehicle construction to the mix. Players could create all manner of craft and use them in order to…
“I was not comfortable producing a driving game without a driver’s license”. Keiichi Matsunami has worked for Sega for over 20 decades and is credited on several Hatsune Miku titles. He’s been talking on social media about his first assignment for the company, 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker, and has revealed some interesting facts about…
About Strike Force Heroes – Strike Force Heroes is an action-packed, old-school arena shooter rebuilt with modern mechanics. First introduced as a Flash game in 2012, publisher IndieArk and developer Sky9 Games have completely reimagined Strike Force Heroes from the ground up, featuring a fully rewritten story, expanded campaign with full voice acting, enhanced graphics, and co-op and PvP multiplayer gameplay. Key Features: ● Customize…
The game was eventually moved to developer Gray Matter. If you were alive in the early ’90s, you may have heard of The Incredible Crash Dummies. This was a series of action figures from Tyco — initially based on a set of public safety commercials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the US…
Party like it’s 1977. The Atari 2600+ – an updated version of the classic Atari 2600 / VCS – is due for launch this month, and we were lucky enough to be sent one for review by Atari. The Atari 2600+ launches worldwide on 17th November. It’ll cost $129.99 (€119.99 / £99.99). Read the full…
Sorry, could you repeat that? The 1990s were famous for their edgy commercials, with Sega blazing a trailer at the start of the decade before its rivals got in on the action, too. Even the once squeaky-clean Nintendo itself wasn’t immune, as the following print advertisement for Pokémon Red & Blue proves. Read the full…
In week’s show, dive deep into the 1990s Italian Amiga scene with Paolo D’Urso. From his days as a demo coder and cloning Super Mario 64 with the late Amiga classic ‘Tales of Heaven’, to the publication of ‘Passione Amiga’ magazine. Now, Paolo’s reigniting his Amiga passion, collaborating with his childhood hero and music maestro,…
As well as two mini-PCs and a retro-themed power bank. Aya Neo has just dropped a ton of exciting new information about its upcoming products. The news comes courtesy of a blog post shared on its website earlier today, where the hardware developer gave a closer look at its ‘Remake’ product line, which features the…
“Doing incredible Mega Drive things”. Seasoned homebrew developer @GabrielPyron has caused quite a stir by showing off footage of Capcom’s Marvel Super Heroes running on stock Sega Genesis / Mega Drive hardware. The video, which can be seen below, shows the character Juggernaut facing off against himself. The sprite is absolutely huge – just as…