Retro Gaming News
“Engage in fast-paced shootouts against Saddam’s ruthless elite guards”. A new indie title by the name of Maverick’s Baghdad Extraction is coming to Kickstarter soon and has apparently been referred to by some critics as “Zelda with guns”. The NES title—which has support for the Zapper light gun—places you in the shoes of John Maverick…
“The last VMU you’ll ever need for your Dreamcast”. 8BitMod’s VMU Pro has been on our radar for a while now, and we’ve just heard that pre-orders open this week. Like the VM2, this is an unofficial upgrade of the Dreamcast’s VMU, and will offer improvements such as massive storage, game-by-game saves, a rechargeable battery,…
“That’s not how you launch a system”. We adore the Sega Saturn here at Time Extension. While it only managed to sell a fraction of what the rival PS1 managed, it is home to some of the greatest video games of its generation, and many of those rank amongst the best games of all time….
Native PC port on the horizon. N64 Recompiled is a new tool that allows for the static recompilation of N64 games, turning their code into C language and opening the door for native PC ports. We’ve seen a growing list of N64 titles mooted for PC versions, and now an unreleased example is joining the…
Was previously listed on eBay for (checks notes) $100,000. At Nintendo’s SpaceWorld 2000 event, the company showed off its GameCube console to the general public – but it wasn’t quite the same design as the one we’d eventually get. While the external casing looks identical to the final retail edition, there’s a clear section on…
This morning, Jersey Jack Pinball announced a sale on Limited Edition units of its 2022 game Toy Story 4. JJP is offering $2,000 off plus a free topper ($299 value). “You’ve Got a Deal in Me! ⭐️ For a limited time, get $2,000 off the Toy Story 4 Limited Edition Pinball Machine! This exclusive offer…
(Well, if you like fighting games, at least). When the Dreamcast launched, I was fully invested in Sega’s ecosystem. Sure, I’d flirted with the PS1 and N64, but the Saturn—with its generous selection of 2D fighting games from Capcom and SNK—was my go-to system at that point. It was hopeful, then, that Sega’s next system…
“What If OutRun”. Indie developer Shane McCafferty recently said he wanted to bring OutRun to the Game Boy—and it looks like he’s very close to achieving that noble goal. McCafferty—head of Rocketship Park and developer of titles like Cave Dave, Starseed, Hoonigans and Nitro—recently released Hero GP, a tribute to Sega’s Hang-On arcade game. Read…
“People think it’s cute that a retro store has its own retro game”. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to visit the historic UK city of York, then there’s a good chance you’ve visited the excellent Sore Thumb Retro Games, an independent store packed to the rafters with video games, anime products, vintage toys and…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Daniel Iacovelli, Video Game Summit Promoter, about this year’s event. Old School Gamer Magazine: What makes this year’s Video Game Summit special? Daniel Iacovelli: This year’s show reflects our original when we started back in 2003 as a small show. It’s more like a community gathering than a gaming…