Retro Gaming News
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword marks the return of one of Capcom’s most beloved franchises after more than a decade of absence, and the anticipation surrounding it has generated significant activity in the game key market. For buyers who want to secure their copy at competitive pricing without compromising on key legitimacy or account security,…
The best indie games prove that memorable gameplay does not require a blockbuster budget. From precision platformers to roguelikes and RPGs, independent studios continue to take the focused mechanics of classic gaming and push them in unexpected directions. That same appeal of simple rules and immediate feedback extends beyond traditional indie games. For adult players…
Capcom not beating the crossover allegations. Capcom lit up Monday morning with delightful artwork that sees the studio’s past crossover with its future. The adorable daubings show Super Fighting Robot Mega Man teaming up with Super Hacking Robot Diana, the star of this year’s smash hit Pragmata. The new artwork was released to promote an…
“BlastEm today is made up of 100% artisanal AI-free code”. The arrival of GenAI coding tools has sparked an explosion of AI-assisted projects in the retro gaming space, including decomps, recomps, translations, and more. While the tools can drastically speed up development, there are questions surrounding the accuracy of such projects when compared to hand-made…
Those who wanted to get their hands on the upcoming NEOGEO AES+ replica of the original console will have to wait a little longer. According on a release on Plaion UK’s X account, the console won’t be available until September 27, 2027. That ten-month delay comes due to supply chain issues, thanks to high-demand and…
Marble Madness is back on the menu, boys. Veteran controller manufacturer HORI has opened pre-orders on a new arcade stick that seems brilliantly suited to the myriad inputs of retro arcade emulation. The HORI Arcade Classic Pro is compatible with PC and Nintendo Switch 2, and features swappable components adaptable for various classic coin-ops. An…
“What if Nintendo Switch 2 hardware had existed in the mid-1990s?”. Veteran British games company System 3 has announced Putty World for the Nintendo Switch 2, a release which brings together Putty, Super Putty and Putty Squad in a single collection, complete with modern improvements. “What if Nintendo Switch 2 hardware had existed in the…
Former Sega Champ and Tiertex tester Dan Curley tells all. The year is 1991, and I remember it like it was 35 years ago. Strider 2 (or Journey From Darkness: Strider Returns, if you prefer) was the first and almost last game I ever worked on in my video game development career. As a 16-year-old…
“I thought a lot about the varied, detailed internal construction of those things”. As you may have already seen, Time Extension recently had the rare opportunity to speak with Benimaru Itoh, a figure who, among other things, created the original Star Fox comic adaptation, published in Nintendo Power Magazine in 1993. As part of this…