Retro Gaming News
Even three decades ago, slot machines were ubiquitous around the world. While they differ by name, they often share a similar mechanic. Travelling from country to country, you will notice small differences in how they’re presented, perhaps the type of games too, but most stark is simply the terminology surrounding them. Free spins offers, though,…
Formerly known as The Mini CD32. While the Commodore Amiga – which turns 40 this year – was a massive success and sold almost five million units during its lifespan, spin-off systems like the CDTV and CD32 were notable commercial duds. The latter was especially damaging to the brand, as it was seen as Commodore’s…
Asteroids! Centipede! Space Invaders! BurgerTime! Blaze sub-brand HyperMegaTech! is launching a series of keyring-sized coin-op classics later this year. The Super Micro Keychain Gamer series features a 2-inch RGB TFT display with a resolution of 240×320, is powered by three AAA batteries and comes in four different variants: Read the full article on timeextension.com Asteroids!…
Will include The Settlers II: Gold Edition, among other titles. Retro Games Ltd., the company behind the C64 Mini and the A500 Mini, announced yesterday (August 19th) that it will be offering the first glimpse of its next machine at Gamescom 2025, which kicks off today in Cologne, Germany and is expected to last until…
‘Cart Clinic’ system allows you to update the game. The ModRetro version of Tetris is getting a multiplayer mode which really should have been included in the game when it launched alongside the Chromatic handheld back in 2024. While the game shipped with link cable support for multiplayer, it was missing the all-important ‘Battle’ mode…
Arriving Q3 2025. Ratalaika Games has revealed on social media that it will be releasing a new English-localized version of the Super Famicom action platformer Psycho Dream across PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox & Steam. The Telenet Japan subsidiary Riot originally released Psycho Dream in Japan in 1992, with the game featuring a soundtrack from the…
Chopper 1 (otherwise known as Air Cavalry Story). SNK’s 1988 vertically-scrolling arcade shoot ’em up Chopper 1 (known in Japan as Air Cavalry Story) will be released tomorrow (August 21st) across Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, as part of Hamster’s Arcade Archives series of classic arcade reissues. Launching a couple years prior…
“Next Gen Features Arrived”. The handheld manufacturer AYN has recently been making headlines after it announced yesterday that is currently working on a successor to the Odin 2, as well as a new DS-style Android-based handheld to rival AYANEO’s Pocket DS (thanks Android Authority for the spot!). Ayn originally shared the new yesterday on the…
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and APEX, N.C. – August 19, 2025 – Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, in partnership with Limited Run Games, a premium publisher of physical video games, announced today He-Man and the Masters of the Universe™: Dragon…
Coming to PC & Consoles. Here’s something slightly unexpected for you. The publisher ININ Games earlier today announced that it will be releasing a 24-bit pixel remake of the Commodore Amiga shoot ’em up Apidya next year, across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Apidya, in case you’re not up to speed with…