Retro Gaming News
Going up in the world. If you don’t have a head for heights, you might wanna look away for a moment, as classic gaming purveyor Hamster has announced that the Famicom port of Crazy Climber is the newest addition to its Console Archive range. Released for the Famicom in 1986, following a successful coin-op run…
Never tell me the odds… One of the great white whales of the emulation world has long been Sega’s Star Wars Trilogy Arcade, which debuted in 1998 and maintained a presence on the global market for many years, despite an enormous downturn in arcade profitability. Built on Sega’s powerful Model 3 hardware, Star Wars Trilogy…
Sunsoft stars are back on the shelves. Do you miss Aero the Acro-Bat? How about Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel? Do you remember either? Do you even want to play as them again? Do you know what Meet the Lord! You Are Number One! is? Well, regardless of your answers to any of those questions, veteran…
Currently being demoed at TGS. It seems Neowiz’s deal with Nihon Falcom to bring The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo to PC & consoles isn’t the only Dragon Slayer-related news we’re getting this week. That’s because Edia has also officially confirmed plans to rerelease the PC Engine CD-ROM² titles The Legend of Heroes 1…
Many of today’s most dedicated gamers got their start in arcades. The late 70s and early 80s filled big rooms with giant cabinets that challenged players with tough games that, at times, bordered on unfair. The currency of the era was quarters: each coin marked one life, and each retry meant one less quarter in…
Shuouma brings another Dreamcast game back from the dead. We’ve seen a host of Dreamcast games go back online in recent times, giving many of the console’s more unique titles a chance to fully live up to their potential – and another has joined the list in the form of Culdcept II. Developed by OmiyaSoft…
Unification of Church and State (and Demons). As part of Tokyo Game Show 2026, publisher 505 Games has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming adventure Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement – the long-awaited prequel to the acclaimed 2019 release Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Once again developed by indie studio ArtPlay and produced by…
The actor plays Gilius Thunderhead in the new animated adaptation. Whenever an actor is attached to a film or TV adaptation of a classic video game, the question that crosses everyone’s mind is typically whether they were familiar with it prior to accepting the role. It’s not a prerequisite for a good performance, of course,…
Marion and Pom-Pom blast off once again. Tokyo Game Show 2026 is underway at the city’s Makuhari Messe, bringing with it a variety of news, updates, and reveals pertaining to the world of gaming. Publisher Edia, via its show-floor catalogue, has revealed early details of a new shmup collection, Psikyo Memories, currently in development for…
26-year-old lock finally busted. One of the last, and most steadfast, elements of PlayStation 2’s infrastructure has finally been toppled, as modders have “broken wide open” the best-selling console’s notoriously fortified security chip. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the CXP102064 chip – more commonly known by the pseudonym “MechaCon” – made its debut in the…