Retro Gaming News
Hands-on with Limited Run’s new port and Retro-Bit’s rumble pad. When you talk about unbelievable programming achievements, the 1995 SNES port of DOOM is right up there. id Software’s FPS changed everything when it arrived on PC in 1993, and it was considered the benchmark release for many of the next-gen platforms which launched around…
‘Rubber Keyed Wonder – The Game’ is out now on itch.io! A new game, inspired by Gracious Films’ “definitive” ZX Spectrum documentary The Rubber Keyed Wonder, has just been released for the classic 8-Bit computer. The appropriately titled Rubber Keyed Wonder – The Game is one of the physical items that is being offered online…
Still not got your copy? This might be the closest you ever get to playing it. Ah, what can I say about Paprium that hasn’t already been said a million times already? Originally available for pre-order in 2017, WaterMelon’s belt-scrolling Genesis beat ’em up has experienced one of the most bizarre development cycles ever witnessed;…
Red Light! Green light! If you cast your minds back to April of this year, you may remember us telling you about this amazing animation from the incredible animators and video game enthusiasts over at 64Bits, which reimagined Indiana Jones & The Great Circle as a classic Lucasarts’ adventure. Well, it appears they’re back at…
“Companies… take authority but no responsibility”. One of the biggest challenges when it comes to game preservation is, ironically, the companies which own the assets and code. As Fallout creator Tim Cain has already revealed, we very nearly lost the source code for the original game, but thankfully that was avoided, with no thanks to…
Arrives July 17th. QUByte Interactive and Piko Interactive recently announced they are working together on a beat ‘ em up compilation, called Beat ‘Em Up Collection (QUByte Classics), which is scheduled to arrive on PC and consoles (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC) on July 17th (thanks The Otaku Authority). According to the announcement, this “retro-fueled…
GamerCard is powered by a Raspberry Pi chipset. The late Sir Clive Sinclair is famous for giving us the ZX Spectrum, but he was a prolific inventor who also created calculators, watches and even modes of transport. It seems that this creative streak runs in the family, as his nephew, Grant Sinclair, has produced a…
Believe it or not, but at one time, boxing was one of the biggest sports in the United States- even the world. Even though the sport isn’t nearly as entertaining as it used to be, video games on the sport have always maintained a comfortable position in video game history. 10: Evander Holyfield Real Deal…
Grab & Go Gaming in a Retail Gift Card Form Factor with Arcade Games Pre-Installed and a Raspberry Pi® squeezed inside CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Grant Sinclair, inventor of the IRIS eTrike® and nephew of British innovator and ZX Spectrum inventor, Sir Clive Sinclair, today announces GamerCard®: an innovative Grab & Go gaming device…
Super C, Contra Force, and TMNT ports are next on the menu. The Nintendo ROM hacker and serial NES to SNES porter Infidelity is planning to bring three Konami NES games to the SNES later this year, he announced recently on social media. These include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989), Super C (1990), Contra Force…