Retro Gaming News
Macho Nacho Productions gives the beloved handheld console a 2025 overhaul. Despite never managing to unseat the Game Boy as the leader in the handheld gaming market, the Sega Game Gear, which was first introduced in Japan on October 6th, 1990, has gone on to become a beloved device in its own right, especially among…
12-game collection arrives this year, in time for Rare’s 40th. Evercade maker Blaze has announced that it will be bringing Rare games to its family of retro-focused systems this year, just in time to mark the British veteran’s 40th birthday. Rare Collection 1 will include 12 titles spanning the company’s early history, including several famous…
Saiyuuki World II journeys to the West for the very first time in its original form. The Famicom title Saiyuuki World II and the NES title Whomp’Em will be reissued on Nintendo Switch as a special 2-in-1 package later this week on August 7th, City Connection has revealed. In case you’re unaware, Saiyuuki World II…
Nintendo caught lightning in a bottle with “Wii Sports” in 2006 and you know what they say about catching it twice. Although the mega publisher had success with “Wii Sports: Resort,” other similar mini-game collections have felt like shallow compilations of tech demos. Nintendo’s newest addition to the genre, “Wii Party U,” isn’t exactly as…
Street Fighter Alpha 3 UPPER’s handheld characters are being added to the roster. Capcom has announced that it will be releasing a new “Title Update” for the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 later this week. The new update will go live on Thursday, August 7th, 2025, and will include new artwork, quality of life improvements, and…
R-Gear was previously included on certain versions of the Ray’Z Arcade Chronology. Over the last couple of days, Taito has released a prototype of R-Gear, the “phantom sequel” to the 1994 arcade shoot ’em up RayForce digitally across PS4 & Nintendo Switch in Japan, marking the first time it has ever been made available as…
“Pirated ROMs hurt small indie teams like ours”. Ancient boss Yuzo Koshiro has issued a heartfelt plea on social media as an unofficial ROM of Earthion has been shared online just days after the game was released on Steam. The shmup – which has been developed for the Genesis / Mega Drive and is running…
In 1982 Namco released the official sequel to Pac-Man. That game would be Super Pac- Man! Though was the official sequel for the original game, Ms. Pac-Man was developed by General Computer Corporation as an unofficial sequel to Namco’s successful maze game at the request of Midway. Tori Iwatani was in charge of designing this…
olWhen the Atari ST series debuted in 1985 with the Atari 520ST, which was quickly followed by the Atari 1040ST, it represented a significant leap forward in home computing technology, particularly in graphics and sound capabilities. This 16-bit computer line would go on to become especially renowned in Europe’s music and desktop publishing scenes, thanks…
The Game Boy Studio program by Chris Maltby has inspired a whole new generation homebrew Game Boy developers. David Marin is one of them, having published Pokettohiro! last year through Broke Studios. It’s now available for download on the David Marin’s website here, as well as through the Steam and Switch stores. Truly dedicated…