Retro Gaming News
The new manufacturer Turner Pinball recently announced that it has begun production of the 100 unit run of its first game Ninja Eclipse. The Company shared a couple of pictures of the games on its production line and the branded wrench and ratchet strap that is is including with ordered games on its Facebook page….
“I’ve seen firsthand the type of impact great games can have on players and fans”. Acclaim is back from the dead, more than 20 years after the publisher closed its doors in 2004. The company’s focus will be indies and classic franchises, according to a statement issued today. “One of the key goals for the…
“Aladdin for the Genesis with 200% more immersion”. Aladdin on the Genesis / Mega Drive is one of the most beloved platformers of the ’90s. Coded by Dave Perry’s team at Virgin (Perry would later establish Shiny and create Earthworm Jim with some of the same people), this 2D platformer is an adaption of Disney’s…
Just don’t expect to do any actual gaming yet. A new Android port of the popular PS3 emulator RPCS3 is currently in development by one of the project’s original co-creators, as recently reported by the website Android Authority. News of RPCS3 Android started to spread a week ago after a GitHub page for the project…
Metal Gear Solid! Tony Hawks! Final Fantasy! Sony’s PS2 is 25 years old today, having launched in Japan on March 4th, 2000. We’re republishing this feature to mark this amazing event. The PlayStation 2 is still, for good reason, the best-selling console with nearly 160 million units sold, beating out the likes of the Nintendo…
Coming to Switch & PC later this year. The beloved isometric platformer Head Over Heels is set to get a new enhanced version later this year for Nintendo Switch and PC, from the publisher SpecNext — the company behind the Spectrum Next. First released in 1987 across various home computers, including the ZX Spectrum and…
Coming to MSX2 computers soon. A team of indie coders is producing an amazing-looking Castlevania-inspired title for the MSX2 home computer, and it feels like the closest thing we’re going to get to a new entry in Konami’s vampire-hunting series. Developed by the Bad Landed team, Nightstalker: Shadow of the Ancestors is an action platformer…
Super Mario & The Rainbow Stars latest demo update adds multiplayer & more. Update : Starshi has released the latest update (version 1.1.0) to their incredible new fangame Super Mario & The Rainbow Stars and it’s a good one, introducing a ton of new features to the World 1 demo that was originally released back…
It’s a GEM. If you’re a seasoned retro gamer who has already spent some time modding and upgrading your existing consoles for the HD age, then you’ll no doubt have heard the name Pixel FX before. The company has produced internal HDMI mods for systems such as PS1, PS2 and Dreamcast, and now its Retro…
“The rights have never been given to IP licensing companies”. The world of physical retro publishing was rocked recently by the discovery that some of Retro-Bit’s recent re-releases have used existing fan translations without permission, something the company has apologised profusely for. The translator in question, Rod Mérida, has since gone on record to defend…