Retro Gaming News
Blasting in from 1993. Athena’s Shmup Daioh is this week’s Arcade Archives release on Switch and PS4. Released in 1993 and published by Sammy, Daioh (“Great King” in Japanese) is a vertically scrolling shmup which offers a wide range of weapons for the player to use. Read the full article on timeextension.com Blasting in from…
Spooky stuff. Given the massive popularity of Castlevania, it’s not all that surprising that we’ve seen a lot of fan-made games based on the series – and we’ve got another to add to the growing list in the shape of Mighty Castle Adventure (thanks, Indie Retro News). Developer Yogtze has actually been working on this…
Stepping out of the shadows. Shadow Dancer is part of the long-running Shinobi series, but is perhaps seen as something of a black sheep by fans. The original arcade version was created for the Sega System 18 arcade hardware, and was ported to a wide range of home systems, including the Master System, ST and…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Tobi Saulnier, CEO (1stPlayable, a 1PXL studio) who lets us know why you got to play Pickleball: Smash on Switch, PS4/5 and Xbox this Fall. About PickleBall: Smash: Pickleball: Smash arrives this November for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Get ready to serve, dink,…
Released in 1987 by Dinamic Software, “Game Over II,” known as “Phantis” in Spain, is a classic title that combines elements of a scrolling shooter and a platform game. Available on multiple platforms, including the ZX Spectrum, MSX, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and Atari ST, the game offered players a unique and challenging gaming…
“I have to believe in Halloween miracles!”. FPGA developer Jotego has just sprung a Halloween surprise on his Patreon supporters: a working Splatterhouse core for the MiSTer and Analogue Pocket! In his last Patreon update, Jotego spoke about issues he was having with the Splatter House FPGA core, but it would appear he has overcome…
Let’s kick (clam) shell. It would seem that Chinese manufacturer Miyoo is looking to capitalise on nostalgia for Nintendo’s GBA SP with a new model of its Miyoo Mini emulation handheld (thanks, Retro Dodo). Rumours of a ‘Miyoo Mini Flip’ have been circulating all year, with design images and photos leaking online – and subsequent…
10,000 games have now been registered in its database. The Embracer Games Archive announced today in a blog post that it has hit a significant new milestone in its preservation efforts, having successfully registered its 10,000th game in its database. Embracer revealed the existence of the Games Archive group back in May 2022 and has…
With new visuals and improved mechanics. Forever Entertainment, the company behind remakes of Panzer Dragoon, House of the Dead and Front Mission, has officially announced that it is remaking Data East’s classic 1993 side-scrolling brawler, Night Slashers, validating reports from 2021 that such a project was underway. The game boasts a cast of monster-hunting fighters…
Sega unable to provide a service that will “satisfy” players. It has been announced that 404 Game Re:set, a collaboration between Yoko Taro (NieR: Automata) and Sega, is closing down (thanks, Eurogamer). Released on iOS and Android in Japan in April of this year, the game takes place in a world that is “twisted by…