Retro Gaming News
“I could probably roll out of bed and sleepwalk through making a new Strike game”. Initially getting his start back in the mid-80s, the LA-based producer, designer, and project lead Antonio “Tony” Barnes has been making games for almost four decades now. During that time, he has understandably managed to be involved with the creation…
Happy summer gaming, Amico family! We’re thrilled to announce that three of our beloved games have officially launched on new platforms, bringing family-friendly fun to even more players around the world! Two of them are new to Amico Home™. All three Nintendo Switch games are compatible with Nintendo Switch 2 as well! Evel Knievel – Experience…
With 58 days to go! We’ve been following the G’AIM’E light gun for a while now, and with good reason—it promises to bring old-school light gun action to modern-day TVs via the “magic” of AI, and even has the backing of Bandai Namco. Created by Japanese peripheral maker Tassei Denki, the G’AIM’E uses “bespoke technology…
The wave was first revealed back in 2023. After a long wait, the third wave of Jada Toys’ Mega Man series of 1:12 scale action figures is finally available for pre-order. Initially revealed at San Diego Comic Con back in 2023, and later teased at Wonder Con earlier this year, Wave 3 is set to…
The N64 classic gets even better. A brand new update has just dropped for Super Smash Bros. mod Smash Remix for the N64, and yet again, it is bringing with it a bunch of new characters and other additions for fans to enjoy. As detailed in yesterday’s announcement video, Version 2.0.0 will mark the introduction…
“No Days off”. Legendary Pictures and Capcom are currently pulling together all of the raw materials needed to make yet another live-action Street Fighter flick, and it would seem a fresh piece of casting has now been locked down following the news that Chun-Li’s role has been filled. Rapper and actor Curtis James Jackson III,…
On June 24th, Tassei Denki made an initial offering for the G’AIM’E Plug & Play Time Crisis Gun, a device which can play Time Crisis and other lightgun games of its era on a modern television display. Tassei Denki launched its initial offering on Kickstarter here with a fairly modest initial funding request of…
…so we’d better stick with Hogs of War. The headline news with Evercade’s Gremlin Collection 2 is undoubtedly the inclusion of Loaded and Re-Loaded, two top-down PS1 shooters which seem to perfectly capture the feeling of the mid-’90s gaming landscape, at least in the West. The first Loaded launched soon after the original PlayStation arrived…
I do love a good roguelike, it’s one of my favorite genres to play, especially when I’m delving deep into dark dungeons looking for decent loot and avoiding many of the nasties contained within. So if like me, you like that sort of gaming experience. Then make sure to check out Syntaxerrorsoftware’s upcoming Commodore 64 game…
Michiru Yamane has been involved with the Castlevania series since 1994’s Bloodlines. If you’ve spent a good amount of time playing Castlevania games in the past, there’s a high probability you’ve probably encountered Michiru Yamane’s music in the past — even if you don’t happen to know her name. The acclaimed Japanese composer has been…