Retro Gaming News
CEO Christian Simpson seems confident on unravelling the IP mess. The big news in the world of Commodore is that ‘Commodore Corporation BV’ and all 47 original Commodore trademarks have been snapped up by Commodore International Corporation, a new entity run by retro gaming YouTuber Christian Simpson. The first commercial product to be produced as…
Boulder Dash is one of the games I distinctly remember playing on my Apple II computer in the mid-80s. Over a span of six years, it was released on nineteen different platforms after originating on the Atari 8-bit series of computers. Developed originally by Peter Liepa and Chris Gray, it is a maze game where…
The original Spectrum coder has also given the project his blessing. If you’ve been following the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for the ZX Spectrum Next, you may have spotted the recent stretch goal that’s just been added for a new Monty Mole game. But what you might not know is that this isn’t the only Monty…
Pac-Man World 3’s Martin Sherman confirms his involvement. Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac is set to feature the return of the voice actor Martin Sherman as Pac-Man after almost 20 years away from the role. Sherman didn’t originally voice the Pac-Man in Namco Hometek’s 2002 version of Pac-Man World 2, with the character largely remaining mute…
New Line has screenwriters Ben Zazove and Evan Turner involved. The trend of using video games as the foundational basis for big-budget movies continues unabated. In recent years, we’ve seen films inspired by Mario, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and even Tetris, and now it’s the turn of Taito’s iconic 1978 shmup, Space Invaders. According to…
In the late ‘90s, the Nintendo 64 was the king of multiplayer gaming. In addition to standout single-player titles, there was a notable emphasis on group play, with four controller ports and a variety of excellent titles to try. One of the earliest and most memorable games was Mario Party (N64, 1998), a simple but…
Kevin Toms talks ‘Football Star Manager’. While Championship Manager and Football Manager might be considered the giants of the soccer management genre, Kevin Toms deserves his place in history for creating the original Football Manager franchise all the way back in 1982. The first title effectively created the entire genre, and is fondly remembered by…
Sequels are a tough act to pull off, even for big publishers, but for a indie company, it could be life or death. However, the sequel to Ronimo Games’ award-winning WiiWare hit “Swords and Soldiers” is a Wii U makeover that keep you not only talking about their games, but playing them as well. Aside…
“F**k off Bin Laden”. The 2002 PS1 title E.T.: Interplanetary Mission was never likely to be remembered for its quality. Presumably created to capitalise on the cinematic re-release of the original 1982 movie, which took place in the same year, Interplanetary Mission is the very definition of a low-effort movie tie-in – apart from one…
“Here’s a team of folks we don’t know what the f**k to do with”. When Monolith Productions released the 1960s-inspired first-person shoot ’em up The Operative: No One Lives Forever on Windows PCs back in the year 2000, it ended up receiving a ton of praise (even awards) from outlets at the time, including Computer…