Retro Gaming News
Act 1 of Osamu Kobayashi’s ‘Snatcher’ is now online. More than 30 years after its original release, the first act of a rare manga spin-off to Konami’s cyberpunk adventure Snatcher has just been preserved online by fans. Initially released in 1988 for the NEC-PC8801 and MSX2 (and later ported to the PC-Engine Super CD-ROM², Sega…
“I am super pleased to be able to share this”. The original prosthetic mask used for the original Resident Evil 2 cover has been found after 27 years, it’s been revealed online. The fascinating discovery was shared over on Facebook, where Brandon Salisbury — the director of the documentary George A. Romero’s Resident Evil about…
…but you might want to grab it quickly. Former Compile president Masamitsu Niitani has just released a PC version of the puzzler Pochi And Nyaa which is based on the unreleased Sega Naomi version. The game was originally supposed to launch on Sega’s arcade platform back in 2002, but Compile’s bankruptcy meant that it was…
With so many titles available to play on the iPhone, there’s always a chance there are games you simply just missed out on. Mega addictive hits the likes of “Angry Birds” and “Candy Crush” don’t make it any easier to try new games either. Check out this list to find out what thumb-crunchers passed you…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with legendary competitive gamer and The Video Game Summit promoter Paul Zimmerman, who lets us know why this year’s event is going to be a special one. *Writer’s note- Patrick Hickey Jr. will be appeared at The Video Game Summit as a special guest this year. Old School Gamer Magazine:…
“The Swiss knife of GB Camera data management”. Marc Robledo, a ROM hacker perhaps best known online for his recent Mega Man World DX projects, has just published an amazing new Game Boy Camera tool, which will make handling your photos much less of a chore in the future. The Game Boy Camera Manager is…
Infidelity strikes again! The Nintendo ROM hacker and porting specialist Infidelity has released his latest NES to SNES port, this time tackling Capcom’s 1993 action-platformer Mega Man VI (known in Japan as Rockman 6: The Greatest Battle in History!!). As you may or not already be aware, in the past, Infidelity has been responsible for…
Originally released in 2013 for Ouya and PC. More than a decade after its original launch, the indie kaiju shoot ’em up Gaurodon has just received a brand new 2025 update from its original developer Locomalito, with revised “pacing, mechanics and a proper scoring system.” Initially launched as a free title for Windows, Mac, and…
From the developer Brian Hargrove. A new Analogue e-Reader extender is currently in development to allow players to use their Game Boy Advance e-Readers with the Analogue Pocket. The new device is essentially a small cartridge-shaped device fitted with a PCB that acts as a method of extending the cartridge slot upwards, allowing the e-Reader…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony Hawk who currently is displayed on card number 3522, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. There is no talk about skateboarding without mentioning the name Tony Hawk. His popularity in skateboarding was as big as any other top names in professional sports. He was the first person ever…