Retro Gaming News
Japan Post changes its rules regarding lithium batteries. One of the great things about importing retro gaming items from Japan is that you can often pick up items that were never released in the West or get other items at a lower cost than in North America and Europe. That naturally extends to handheld consoles,…
Both are working on the upcoming Godshard Chronicles. Jennifer Stigile is a name that will be instantly familiar to anyone who considers themselves a fan of the Lunar series of JRPGs. She sang the game’s iconic introduction in its Silver Star Story Complete guise, as well as the moving Wind’s Nocturne, and would also contribute…
Well, it’s technically 12, but who’s counting? 10 years ago today, Sega published Sega 3D Reprint Archives in Japan, a physical collection which pulls together enhanced 3DS versions of Ecco The Dolphin, Fantasy Zone, Out Run, Out Run 3-D, Shinobi III, Space Harrier, Space Harrier 3-D and Streets of Rage. Developed by M2, the 3D…
The second Polymega collection fancies its chances. The second in the Polymega Collection series focuses on two of Data East’s most famous fighting game franchises, Karate Champ and Fighter’s History. In total, there are 15 different games included in this package – Karate Champ (arcade, NES, Famicom Disk System), Karate Champ PvP (arcade), Way of…
The Lion King was released for the Super Nintendo and Game Gear in 1994. The game preservation group Codebound announced this week that it has archived a previously unreleased prototype of Westwood Studios’ notoriously difficult licensed platformer The Lion King for the Super Nintendo. This version of the game is dated March 22nd, 1994 —…
The arcade beat ’em up was released back in 1991. Hamster has announced that it will be releasing Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode Three later this week as part of Arcade Archives. The game will be released on Nintendo Switch and PS4 on December 19th and will even feature a setting that tries to emulate…
“It seemed an ideal time”. Tim Langdell, the famous copyright troll who took on the likes of Namco, Future Publishing and EA over the use of the word ‘Edge’ in various products, has reimerged to hawk an updated version of his ZX Spectrum book, which was first published all the way back in 1982. The…
2.4GHz wireless connectivity! Bluetooth! Hall sticks! The GameCube has a reputation for being a fighting game console, thanks mainly to the fact that Super Smash Bros. Melee exists on it. There are also titles like Soulcalibur II and Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO on the system, so you can see the wisdom in positioning a…
The MSX title was originally released back in 1983. Nisso’s MSX rescue action game Aqua Polis SOS is coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop later this week, as part of D4 Enterprise’s EGGCONSOLE label. Originally released in 1983 for MSX computers, the single-screen arcade-style game tasks players with piloting a submarine to the bottom of…
Even though the Caffeine hasn’t kicked in yet and I’m still half asleep, I thought I’d give quick a shout out to Kim Fastrup Larsen’s new remake update of ‘Labyrinth’ for the Commodore Amiga. A game in which the developer says “is a remake of a Commodore 64 game published by Commodore in 1983 (not to…