Retro Gaming News
Here’s an interesting, albeit short story. OK, use of the word “almost” in the title is kind of a stretch, but it was discussed. According to a recent post by renowned pinball artist Christopher Franchi, prior to him becoming an exclusive artist for Spooky Pinball he tried to get American Pinball to build a pinball…
“SNK×BEEP Athena Goods” features reprints of some classic merchandise from the ’80s. SNK is teaming up with the Japanese retro video game retailer Beep to rerelease some classic merchandise based on its old arcade titles Athena and Psycho Soldier (thanks Famitsu). The new merch is available now to order from Beep’s online store and includes…
Teases a new project called the “Japan Advanced Institute of Technology”. If you’re familiar at all with the MSX story, Kazuhiko Nishi is a name that you’ve probably encountered in the past. Not only was he the founder of ASCII — the company that launched MSX in partnership with Microsoft — but he was also…
A bunch of other games have also joined GOG’s preservation program. Today, GOG has revealed that it has released the Capcom role-playing game Breath of Fire IV on its storefront, now updated for modern PCs and available DRM-free. The game will be included as part of the company’s preservation program, meaning that if you purchase…
There is something to be said about beat ’em ups, they are extremely popular! They can be found at the arcades, on your consoles or even on your home PC. So without further ado, here’s another beat ’em up that was recently released and worth a play. It’s Hostias Como Panes for the Amstrad CPC…
“The donation represents nearly 30 years of the company’s history”. The Strong National Museum of Play, in Rochester, New York, announced earlier this week that it had acquired a sizeable collection of development materials from the Saint’s Row studio Volition. This collection was reportedly donated to the museum by former “Volitionites” and is said to…
For PC, PS5, and Switch. A new 12-game collection celebrating the works of Technōs Japan, the creators of Double Dragon and the Kunio-Kun franchise, is being released today across PC (Steam), PS5, and Nintendo Switch. Super Technos World: River City & Arcade Classics was announced back in January of this year by the publisher Arc…
Three classic Namco arcade games are set to be reissued. Hamster Corp, the company behind Arcade Archives, has announced on its weekly livestream that next month will see the company celebrating “Namco Month”. Namco Month, in case you’ve never come across it in the past, is an event Hamster holds annually, which sees it prioritize…
From the developer of Star Runner & Blast Arena. The Sega Master System may have been released almost four decades ago now, but that hasn’t stopped a vibrant homebrew community from popping up around the beloved console, which is intent on delivering new experiences to keep fans glued to their controllers. Out of all these…
Give your Metallica game the fuel to ‘Seek and Destroy’ with Stern Pinball upgrades CHICAGO, IL – November 19, 2024 –Stern Pinball, Inc., announces a full line of Metallica Remastered pinball machine accessories compatible with the recently announced Remastered Limited Edition and Premium Edition pinball machines. The “…And Justice for All” Metallica Topper accessory will…