Retro Gaming News
“The Evercade Alpha is set for a global release between November 28th and December 16th”. Blaze, the company behind the Evercade series of retro platforms, released an update earlier today talking about its upcoming products scheduled to launch in November and December. This includes information on the expected shipping dates for the Evercade Alpha, the…
Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released in the arcades back in 1991. The FPGA developer @_atrac17 has shared some new footage of @pr4mod‘s upcoming Terminator 2: Judgment Day release for Analogue Pocket, revealing that it will include Gun4IR lightgun support. Back in September, @_atrac17 had announced that the pair would be making a bunch of…
“I’m pretty gutted that Zero never got finished”. The WipEout series was, at one point, considered to be a dazzling showcase for new Sony hardware. The original game accompanied the PS1’s release in the West and arguably did a lot of sell the console to sceptical punters, while WipEout Pure and WipEout 2048 were jaw-dropping…
As much as we love the authentic feel of playing retro games on original systems on the TVs they were originally designed for, such an approach is decreasingly viable. Hardware has a limited life span, and tracking down working games and systems after a certain point becomes untenable for anyone on a budget. Enter emulation,…
“We want it to be the same experience for everyone”. Retro Games Ltd. can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to The Spectrum — its new recreation of the ZX Spectrum that is set to release later this month on November 22nd. First, retailers including Smyth Toys leaked the announcement of the machine…
Pre-orders are open now. Atari has announced it will be publishing a new 7800+ compatible port of the Miner 2049er sequel Bounty Bob Strikes Back! Miner 2049er was an incredibly influential early platforming game created by the programmer Bill Hogue and Big Five Software that saw players take control of the mountie Bounty Bob as…
Remember renting games? If you’re reading this magazine, you do. And you miss it—we know you do. So take a trip down memory lane with us on some of our best and worst experiences with renting video games. THE BEST: Mutant League Hockey Unlike NHLPA 93 or even NHL 94 (Electronic Arts’ early hockey games…
I love pinball interviews. Kudos to all of the podcasters and content makers who conduct them because they’re a lot of work. George Gomez is one of the best interviews in the industry. Besides the fact that he’s a great guy, I almost always learn interesting things that I never knew before when I listen…
Throughout the ’90s and well into the ’00s, Blockbuster was the place to be. This magical movie and video game rental store was an icon in every neighborhood, housing a seemingly endless supply of entertainment. The walls and displays were packed with VHS tapes, DVDs, and game cartridges galore. To sweeten the pot even further,…
Most of us dreamed at some point of owning an arcade machine of our own. Having unlimited credits on our favorite titles seemed too good to be true, and in the modern age, this dream is now an easily achievable reality. With tools like emulation and the Raspberry Pi single-board computer, guides can get us…