Retro Gaming News
“I’ve had to reconnect with myself because I disconnected from myself”. Peter “Nostalgia Nerd” Leigh is one of the UK’s best-known retro YouTubers, with a subscriber count of over half a million people. He’s been making videos about all aspects of retro gaming and computer for over a decade, but has recently had to devote…
TigerChainsaw Studios also teased its first title. TigerChainsaw is a retro games YouTuber with 13.3k subscribers, who is primarily known for posting documentaries, countdowns, and retro reviews. However, yesterday, he revealed that he is taking on a fresh and exciting challenge, launching a new video game studio called TigerChainsaw Studios that will focus on producing…
Video game music has the unmistakable ability to trigger memories even decades after the game was played. The coin chime in Pac-Man became an instantly memorable hit in the 1980s. These sounds don’t simply invoke memories of playing games in arcades. They changed the emotional gaming landscape and made everyone unable to forget those social…
Reports that online game platform Roblox is closing down are empirically false. Roblox Corporation has debunked the rumors, which recur periodically as a hoax. However, the rumors catch on for a specific reason: the company is indeed dealing with a complex and very real series of challenges. These run the gamut from global regulatory bans…
“It’s something to consider”. It’s a pretty swell time for fans of classic fighting games, thanks to companies like Capcom and SNK publishing collections of their best franchises. Capcom is perhaps the most active in this realm, having released the likes of Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection and Capcom Fighting Collection in recent years. Read…
“Too much life in the way, too many bugs left”. YoomTah, the developer behind the ‘Banjo-Kazooie Grunty’s Revenge Redone’ mod for Banjo-Kazooie, has announced that the project is ending. Described as an “N64 Reimagining of the GBA game Banjo-Kazooie Grunty’s Revenge,” the mod was aiming to feature “7 complete worlds, custom music, and beta content.”…
“We kindly ask for your continued support of EGG console in the future”. It has been revealed that the EGGCONSOLE versions of Fray and Brandish Renewal are being removed from digital distribution. The move was confirmed by the publisher today, with no reason given for the removal. Read the full article on timeextension.com “We kindly…
Bubble Symphony was originally released in 1994. Taito Corporation’s upcoming Bubble Bobble game Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons will come with a Sega Saturn port of one of its classic arcade titles. That’s according to a new “producer letter” published earlier today on the Bub’s Broadcast YouTube Channel. Taito Corporation revealed that it was working on…
Will be “more affordable than inferior options”. ModRetro, the retro hardware maker founded by Palmer Luckey, has already released one FPGA-based Nintendo clone on the market in the form of the Chromatic, and it’s currently working on the M64, a system that replicates the performance of the N64 using FPGA technology. Luckey has shared footage…
‘Mushihimesama Gaiden’ is now playable via the Keitai World Launcher. Originally making its debut in arcades back in 2004, Cave’s classic bullet hell shooter Mushihimesama has gone on to inspire a bunch of ports, remasters, and even a sequel since it was first released. But what you not know is that the series also ended…