Retro Gaming News
“My first play with my ape-son for a looooong time!”. Donkey Kong Bananza has proven to be a solid hit for Nintendo, scoring rapturous reviews and earning plenty of cash, but for older players, there’s going to be one burning question: what do the people who made Donkey Kong Country think about Kong’s revival? As…
The announcement was made at CEDEC2025. Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has announced that it will be bringing Taito’s 1984 track-and-field game Field Day (known as “The Undoukai” in Japan) to PS4 and Nintendo Switch later this month (as reported by Famitsu!). The news was revealed earlier today during a talk Arcade Archives gave…
“It’s been a wild trip”. Back in 2014, Rose Colored Gaming was established in Cleveland with the aim of creating unique items for the burgeoning vintage gaming scene. Sadly, 14 years later, the store has reached the end of the line. “After nearly 14 years, RCG is shutting down,” says the company on Threads. “A…
The Japan-exclusive RPG series was originally released between October 2000 to October 2001. A fan translation patch is currently in development for Capcom’s epic role-playing series El Dorado Gate, according to a recent post on the Dreamcast-Talk forums (as spotted by the folks at Romhack.ing). El Dorado Gate, in case you’re unaware, was a 7-part…
The demo for ‘Twin Peaks: Into the Night’ has been removed from itch.io. Last week, the digital storefront itch.io removed for the demo for the promising Twin Peaks fangame Twin Peaks: Into the Night, following a takedown notice from a legal representative from Paramount. So, in response, BlueRoseTeam, the developer of the title, has released…
“We basically wanted it to be more complex than SimCity”. Released in 1991 across Amiga and Atari ST, Utopia: The Creation Of A Nation was one of the more novel attempts to do something new with the successful formula set out by the popular city builder SimCity, Not only did it change the setting to…
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If you spend time playing modern games — whether on consoles, phones, or websites — you’ve probably noticed something familiar. Beyond cutting-edge graphics and sprawling open worlds, many new titles rely on simple, time-tested game mechanics from decades ago. These include elements like high scores, risk-versus-reward structures, and pick-up-and-play controls. Why are these classic mechanics…
Applied for a second loan when only one is permitted. Video game composer Peter Connelly, who worked on the Tomb Raider series during his time at Core Design, has been jailed after fraudulently obtaining a second Covid Bounce Back Loan via his company, Peter Connelly Limited. Connelly was accused of exaggerating his company’s turnover to…
Check out those controllers! Atari and Plaion are relaunching the 2600+ to celebrate 45 years of one of the most iconic characters in video game history: Pac-Man. Launching on October 31st, the Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition is the same as the basic model, but comes in a new case colourway and ships alongside a Pac-Man…