Retro Gaming News
Gotta go fast, easy right maybe. Back in the 1990s, Sega’s popularity in the UK was so pronounced that it largely overshadowed Nintendo during both the 8 and 16-bit eras, and this dominance was perfectly illustrated by the company’s sponsorship of F1’s European Grand Prix at Donington Park in 1993. “It was a ‘floating’ Grand…
“It was difficult because it was me being called out”. The Silent Hill series has complex lore and an insanely detailed backstory, and this is a big part of why the franchise attracts such a passionate and devoted fanbase. However, that commitment can sometimes boil over into more questionable activity, and that’s something that former…
It even runs on real hardware. A Super Mario 64 modder has built their very own Minecraft-style voxel engine inside the classic N64 game’s engine, and it turns out, it’s even playable on a real Nintendo 64 console. Arthurtilly is the creator of popular ROM hacks like the Mario 64 Randomizer and SM64: The Green…
Despite what’s implied by the title, Hermano isn’t actually the name of the character you play in the side scroller of the same title for the Game Boy, best optimized for the Chromatic from ModRetro. Rather, you play as Nano, who rises from the grave furious that a demon has kidnapped his beloved…
Prepare to embark on a magical journey of friendship, imagination, and song as the Kickstarter campaign for Echoes of the Unread, a brand new adventure for the NES, is now live. Developed by Clever Cat Games and published by Mega Cat Studios, Echoes of the Unread puts players in the shoes of Rhapsody, a young girl who, after falling asleep while studying in…
A Lara Lara laughs. The second Tomb Raider Collection for Evercade only includes two games—Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999) And Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000)—which compares unfavourably to the first pack, which shipped with three full titles. However, there’s certainly no denying that both are excellent 3D action adventures packed with challenging puzzles, addictive combat…
“It was my first time learning about 3D motion sickness”. Given that Yuji Naka’s star has fallen slightly in recent years thanks to his conviction for insider trading, it’s easy to forget that, at one time, he was one of Sega’s most valuable developers. Even before he helped bring Sonic the Hedgehog to the world,…
“Step into the decaying world of Kagenovia”. Indie developer S. TALBAIN has just released a new title for the Game Boy Color that is clearly inspired by Konami’s Castlevania franchise. “Step into the decaying world of Kagenovia in Dawnrazor, a brand-new original Game Boy Color title developed for real hardware,” says the developer. “Take control…
Sounds as good as it looks, of course. We’re counting down the days until the release of Yuzo Koshiro’s Earthion, which still doesn’t have a solid release date but is surely just around the corner now. To whet our appetite further, Yoshiro recently posted a video which shows the game running through a range of…
“Joking around and laughing became the rule of the day”. Street Fighter II is one of the most popular video games of all time, and when it launched in the early 1990s, it not only revived the flagging arcade industry but made the one-on-one fighter the genre of choice for millions of players all over…