All Things Retro
Dreamcast, Saturn, Switch, PS4… and more? If you’re a serious fighting game fan, you’ll almost certainly own an arcade stick of some description. Titles like Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown and King of Fighters were always designed to be played in the arcades first and foremost, and they rely on precise, low-latency digital input – especially…
Packing a AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processor. AYANEO’s latest range of devices is mining nostalgia, with the Retro Mini PC AM01 and Pocket S looking to appeal to retro gamers – despite the fact that the tech inside both is a little more modern. Two other parts of the company’s ‘Remake‘ line are the Flip…
Don’t ever question Lynda Carter’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater skills! Wonder Woman actor Lynda Carter is no stranger to the world of video games having voiced characters in various Bethesda games like The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, RAGE, and Fallout 4. Yet something else you might not know about her is that she…
Includes new graphics improvements for the map & status screen. Back in December, the ROM hacker and port specialist Infidelity released his fanmade version of Metroid for the SNES, introducing new features such as a modified save system, MSU-1 audio, and various other improvements. However, if you want to enhance your Metroid experience even further,…
For MiSTer and Analogue Pocket. Jotego has just released the beta version of his Neo Geo Pocket FPGA core for the MiSTer and Analogue Pocket. Patreon supporters can access it now. Unfortunately, it will only work on these two platforms for now – SiDi or MiST support isn’t possible due to internal RAM size requirements….
‘Flash Sega Saturn: Ochikadzuki-hen’ was bundled with some Saturn consoles. Last month, we told you about Bo Bayles (better known as Low Context Burning Rangers) discovering an incredible secret hidden inside Clockwork Knight 2. Well, it seems he’s back at it again — this time finding a way to unlock an extended Bomberman SS prototype…
Wonder no longer… The fact that Taito’s Rainbow Islands is coming to Hamster’s Arcade Archives series is something to celebrate, but long-standing fans will have one burning question: what version of the theme tune will it use? In case you didn’t know, the main theme used in the arcade version of the game was changed…
Includes 12 toys to collect and a limited edition mobile game! Following last year’s Sonic Superstars promotion in Portugal, McDonalds has just launched a new Sonic the Hedgehog-themed Happy Meal that will be available in the UK from January 4th to February 6th 2024. The Happy Meal set includes one of 12 Sonic, Tails, Knuckles,…
You can grab the latest build now! Update #2 : Another new build has just been released for Portal 64 — the N64 demake of the original Portal from fan developer James Lambert. Portal 64: The First Slice is available to download for free using Lambert’s custom patcher and introduces an updated version of the…
The best of both worlds. Optical drives are often the first thing to fail on retro consoles, which is why so many people choose to swap out their disc drives for an Optical Disc Emulator – effectively, a device which replaces the drive and allows you to load games from solid-state media. We’ve seen the…