Retro Gaming News
“We’ve been repeatedly asked if we’re considering a white ‘The Spectrum’”. Retro Games Limited has already scored a notable hit with its reproduction of the iconic Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and the company has returned to this legendary piece of hardware for its latest product – but this time it’s paying tribute to a very special…
“I call it the GB Bridge”. An in-development emulator has been revealed which “ports” existing Game Boy games to the GBA, taking advantage of the additional screen space, colours and resolution. It’s the work of renowned Game Boy game enhancer Iván Delgado (@toruzz), who reveals he dropped the first hint about the emulator six years…
The Concrete Sutra #1 coming next year. Vadim “Yeo” Gilyazetdinov, the independent developer behind games like the River City Ransom/Street Gangs-inspired titles, The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, and Fading Afternoon, has just announced his latest beat ’em up RPG. The new project, titled The Concrete Sutra #1 (h/t: Gematsu), is scheduled to arrive on PC…
Pilotwings 64 hits 100% milestone. A decompilation of the N64 launch title Pilotwings 64 has recently reached 100% matching code, with a static recompilation project also currently being in the works to bring it natively to PC. Pilotwings 64 is the sequel to the Super Nintendo flight simulator, Pilotwings, which had people compete in a…
The NES metroidvania game Annalog has already been confirmed for a physical release via The Retro Room thanks to generous Kickstarter backing. With ten days left to go in its funding drive, Annalog will almost certainly hit the $20,000 goal, guaranteeing a release for the Nintendo Switch. And it may or may not get…
Retro design has moved well beyond a simple nod to older players. In 2025 and 2026, it has become one of gaming’s most reliable ways to cut through noise, connect generations, signal identity and make familiar ideas feel current again. Gaming is now old enough to have several shared pasts, which helps define how the…
Mellow yellow. If you own a DS or PSP, you might have noticed that over time the display develops a yellow tint which can become ever-so-slightly annoying. Before you rush out to purchase a costly LCD replacement, it might be worth trying this little ‘hack’. Read the full article on timeextension.com Mellow yellow. If you…
Watch yourself! A rare three-screen arcade variant of Namco’s iconic Ridge Racer could be supported by MAME soon. As noted by @yoshinokentarou, one of these rare examples is currently being dumped so it can be made playable under emulation. Read the full article on timeextension.com Watch yourself! A rare three-screen arcade variant of Namco’s iconic…
A more adventured had forgone the“first”Atari in 2600 video is honored game history.to have It is the first adventure-type game on a console, and it is also considered the first action-adventure game (inspired by the text-only adventure game Colossal Cave Adventure). It introduced several new concepts to console gaming, such as enemies that continued to…
“They couldn’t make it too obvious they were supporting Xbox”. Ed Fries played a big role in securing the long-term stability of the Xbox brand, and served as vice president of game publishing during the first Xbox era. He’s the ideal person, then, to talk about Microsoft’s efforts to court Japanese developers in the very…