Retro Gaming News
Doh. Remember the storm in a teacup that was the BBC putting a NES cart in a SNES during one of its segments on retro gaming? Well, the esteemed British broadcaster (or one of its younger researchers, at least) is back with another banger: Windows 95 shown alongside an Apple Macintosh computer. As spotted by…
“Not just a gaming device, but a legacy of an era”. Many of AYANEO’s previous devices, like the Pocket Micro shown here, have been aimed at more discerning retro gamer AYANEO is never a company content to rest on its laurels, but 2025 feels like it’s been especially hectic when it comes to new hardware…
“At some point though people got cold feet about it being free-to-play”. When looking back at the history of video games based on the world of The Dark Knight, Gotham City Impostors is undoubtedly one of the weirder examples from the list of titles that immediately spring to mind. Released in 2012 for PC, Xbox…
“This situation is beyond our control”. We’ve already had one hardware maker react to the suspension of the De Minimis exemption for shipments to the US in the form of Evercade maker Blaze, and that certainly isn’t going to be an isolated incident – as a fresh announcement from the ‘new’ Commodore attests. The industry…
An Ironclad purchase. The Evercade family of systems has seen some amazing collections over the past few years, but few have been quite as eagerly-awaited as the Neo Geo Arcade 1 cartridge. Much of this will be down to the fact that, once upon a time, SNK’s home console was considered to be one of…
“It’s a Barbie/Ken level of nudity”. Cast your mind back to the ’90s, and Tomb Raider is at the height of its popularity. Everywhere you turn, Lara Croft’s oddly angular face is staring back at you – she’s on tour with U2, in magazines and (of course) topping the video game charts all over the…
“We paid special attention to the death scenes…”. Following its original release on the Apple II computer back in 1989, Broderbund and Jordan Mechner’s cinematic platforming classic Prince of Persia went on to receive countless ports to other machines. However, very few of these are as well regarded as its 1992 Super Famicom/SNES port from…
“It is not possible for us as a retailer to absorb these costs in the long term”. Funstock, the online store run by Evercade maker Blaze, has announced that it is suspending US orders “until further notice.” The decision has been made due to “recent changes in the suspension of the De Minimis exemption for…
Check out The Realm Realm in Walsall. The arcade business is in a funny spot right now. While the glory days of the ’80s and ’90s are a distant memory, independent arcade operators are still plying their trade all over the world. Sure, we’ve had plenty of sad closures recently – not to mention financial…
“They basically forced the publisher to restart the game again”. When Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay released on PC and Xbox in 2004, the review scores for the game ended up being far higher than what many people had expected, with most simply assuming the title would be yet another mediocre film tie-in…