Retro Gaming News
“Leo, the name that resonates in the world of demolition”. Indie developer Dr. Ludos has teamed up with physical publisher 2Minds to bring Dangerous Demolition to the Sega Game Gear, a title which is described as a fusion of Atari’s Breakout with a top-down shooter. “Don’t you hate when the ball is taking ages to…
Do you like cheering for the underdog? Do you like classic and retro gaming? Then you’ll love this book. Just like the young student decades ago who had to be cut off because he was using his lunch money for play-by-mail (PBM) games, some people are obsessed with them—and still are. In this book, you’ll…
New book from Lost in Cult arrives in July. Our friends over at Lost in Cult have another retro gaming book launching this year, entitled From Joysticks to Haptics. Billed as “the ultimate compendium of gaming controllers and retro peripherals from the world of gaming,” the book launches in July and will catalogue the incredible…
Ymir is already looking very promising. A new PC-based Sega Saturn emulator is doing the rounds called Ymir, and it’s already showing plenty of promise despite only being at v0.1.2. As you can see from the footage below, the emulator is already capable of running SEGA Rally very accurately. Read the full article on timeextension.com…
“When I left, I kept EVERYTHING”. Fallout series creator and legendary designer Tim Cain has been sharing stories of game development on YouTube for a while now and recently claimed that, to his knowledge, the source code for the first few Fallout games on PC had been lost after Interplay—the original publisher—ordered it to be…
Official site gets a new update. We’ve known for a while now that an Atari-themed module is in development for the multi-system retro console Polymega, but it would seem the release is closer than we expected. The Polymega site has been updated recently with a new page simply entitled ’06’. This relates to the as-yet-unannounced…
…you know the rest. When Giants Software—creator of the best-selling Farming Simulator series—announced it was creating a version for the beloved Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, many people glanced at their calendars to make sure it wasn’t April 1st (it was the 11th, so quite close). This wasn’t some kind of low-effort prank, however; Giants…
Steam demo now available. Publishers Pqube and PixelHeart have confirmed that Migami Games’ Chronicles of the Wolf will launch on 19th June 2025. Like the developer’s previous effort, Wallachia: Reign Of Dracula, this particular title takes a massive helping of inspiration from Konami’s Castlevania franchise. Migami Games actually started out creating unofficial fan games based…
Trio of games is back online. The Aero Dancing series—known outside of Japan as AeroWings—saw six different games on Sega Dreamcast, and three of them have now returned to active service thanks to the efforts of fans. As reported by Sega Saturn Shiro, Aero Dancing F: Todoroki Tsubasa no Hatsu Hikou (or FSD), Aero Dancing…
NIGHTMARE BUSTERS REBIRTH is coming to Kickstarter on May 13! From dream to reality Pix’n Love Games and Aurora Game Studio are proud to announce the upcoming Kickstarter launch of Nightmare Busters Rebirth, scheduled for May 13, 2025. This modern reimagining of the cult 2D run ’n gun from the 90s invites players to dive…