Retro Gaming News
“Something had to give”. The Norwich-based arcade bar run by retro gaming YouTube Peter “Nostalgia Nerd” Leigh has closed, it has been confirmed. Barcadia launched in 2023 via a crowdfunding campaign, aiming to offer a range of “nostalgia provoking machines”, “delicious” cocktails and “retro snack baskets”, according to the venue’s official site. “There is no…
$39.99 pad is now shipping. Like the rest of the retro gaming world, we’ve been waiting for Analogue’s FPGA take on the N64 with bated breath. Like the company’s other products, it promises to be one of the best ways to experience Nintendo’s 64-bit system in the modern era – it’s just a shame that…
A long time ago, I realized that aging was all in the mind. Fortunately, I’d lost mine earlier… I still don’t trust Mario, though… Mario, Schmario! I’m getting so fed up with that little Italian plumber that every time he blurts out ‘Hey, it’s-a-me, Mario!’ my stomach blurts out something that tastes like two-day-old pepperoni…
Three guesses for what it is inspired by… Azaran: Islands of the Jinn is game we’ve been aware of for a while now, but admittedly haven’t gotten around to covering yet on the site. The Ocarina of Time-inspired third-person, action adventure game, which is coming to PC (via Steam), is the work of a solo…
The original James Pond designer Chris Sorrell is also not involved. It seems like Gameware Europe, the current rights holders of the James Pond series, is once again trying to reboot the 1990s platforming series, but there are some who believe its use of AI to market the game will potentially “alienate” old fans of…
Taking aim. After years in the technological wilderness, light gun games are making a long-overdue comeback. In what feels like a relatively short space of time, we’ve seen the Sinden, Polymega GC01 and Gun4ir hit the market, and now we can also add the G’AIM’E light gun to that list. Produced by Japanese peripheral maker…
The company has promised to issue replacements for affected devices. Since the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 was released a few months ago, there have been an increasing number of reports online about the hinges on the emulation device developing small hairline cracks after only a short period of use, throwing into question the durability of…
PEW PEW. Luxury watch maker Nubeo has form when it comes to video game collaborations – it has already produced Asteroids and Space Invaders timepieces – and its latest product revisits the former in a slightly different way. While the Ventana Automatic celebrated the 45th anniversary of Asteroids’ arcade release, the Console Automatic is focused…
Full acquisition of Commodore Corporation B.V. secures all official Commodore trademarks dating back to 1983 DOVER, Del – July 31, 2025 (OSG was given permission for early publishing) – Commodore International Corporation today announced a monumental milestone: the successful acquisition of Commodore Corporation BV and all 47 original Commodore trademarks, the oldest of which dates back…
“This is an insane thing to write about game development”. I’m tired of hearing about AI. You’re tired of hearing about AI. However, no matter how much we get bored of it, just spare a thought for those impacted by the game industry’s current fixation with the tech – a fixation that is costing people…