All Things Retro
Defying gravity. WipEout was the game that ‘sold’ the original PlayStation to an entire generation of gamers, but it was also released on Sega Saturn and PC. The latter version was pretty poor, but it has redeemed itself by forming the basis of WipEout Phantom Edtiion, a new PC port which offers HD visuals, an…
Another PC-88 classic to play over the Christmas period. Yesterday, we reported that the PC-88 shoot ’em-up Silpheed was coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of D4 Enterprises’ Console Egg series of reissues, but, as spotted via the Japanese publication 4Gamer, it seems like we only got half the story there. That’s because,…
13 games included. Blaze has announced that it will be releasing another one of its ‘Indie Heroes’ carts for its Evercade family of systems. Indie Heroes Collection 3 will pull together nine titles, which have all been featured in Evercade’s Game of the Month program, as well as four extra games. Read the full article…
v1.2.1 brings with it fixes and improvements. Retro Games Ltd has revealed that its ‘Amiga Mini’ The A500 Mini has been updated to v1.2.1. The update brings with it a host of fixes and improvements, as well as a new game, Time Bandit, which Zzap! magazine rated at 92% back in 1988. Read the full…
As one of the cornerstones of arcade gaming, Namco has produced some of the most famous arcade video games of the last 50 years. Join Antstream Arcade as we celebrate the life of this legendary coin-op manufacturer. Formation The history of Namco stretches back to the middle of the 20th century. Formed just ten years…
Trust me, I’m a professional. The Saturn may have lost out to the Sony PlayStation in terms of market share, but one thing it got right was its controller. Sure, the PS1 pad boasted a forward-thinking design complete with four shoulder buttons and ergonomic ‘prong’ grips, but its D-pad was a distant second to the…
Christmas comes early! The classic shoot ’em-up Silpheed has been announced as the next title coming to the Nintendo Switch as part of D4 Enterprise’s Egg Console series of rereleases. It will arrive on the Nintendo Switch eShop on December 21st (as spotted by @gosokkyu!). The game, which was originally published and developed by Game…
Releasing alongside ‘Over Horizon X Steel Empire’. Hot-B’s Steel Empire (known in Japan as Koutetsu Teikoku) is one of those games which has gained a seriously passionate cult following over the decades. Originally released on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis in 1992, its steampunk setting takes a large amount of inspiration from the movie…
Previously available as part of the “Johnny Turbo’s Arcade” series. A bunch of old Data East arcade games have disappeared from the Nintendo Switch eShop, as spotted by the reddit user Karnov_ and the publication GoNintendo. The games — which included titles like Joe & Mac, Night Slashers, BurgerTime, and Gate Of Doom, among many…
Will hopefully launch “sometime next year”. In a new video on its YouTube channel, The Video Game History Foundation has revealed an exciting first look at its upcoming library tools that will eventually be made available to researchers, academics, and video game enthusiasts in the future. Ever since The Video Game History Foundation was first…