All Things Retro
Back in stock again later this month. A short time ago, we took a look at Vermis, a guidebook for a game that doesn’t exist. The work of artist Plastiboo, it was a twisted and atmospheric journey into a grim fantasy world, populated by tormented characters, hideous monsters and disturbing locations. Plastiboo has returned to…
Hanshin-a-go-go, baby! If you’re a fan of Japanese baseball, then you’ll be aware that the Hanshin Tigers recently won the Japan Series for the first time since 1985. You might be wondering why this is significant in the realm of video games, but, as spotted by Tokyo Game Life, Nintendo has a prior connection with…
Eno was the founder of Warp and was behind games like D, Enemy Zero, and D2. Update : Archipel has revealed on its Twitter account that its documentary on Kenji Eno, now titled ‘Memories of Kenji Eno’, will premiere at Archipel Caravan (an event taking place between Dec 15th – Dec 17th at the Institut…
60FPS! Mouselook! Mods! Back in October 2022, we reported on the fact that the Perfect Dark decompilation project was nearing its completion opening the way up to PC ports and new mods. Well, as spotted by Hackaday, that reality now seems to be coming to pass, with an individual named fgsfdsfgs creating a new Windows…
You can back the project now on Kickstarter. A new Kickstarter has just launched for the Polycade Sente, a new modular home arcade system from the company behind the Polycade Lux. The device, which takes its name from the company Sente and the Sente Arcade Computer from the 1980s, aims to be an all-in-one solution…
Get hyped up for December’s GTA 6 reveal. Given all of the hype surrounding the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, we thought it might be a nice idea to revisit the trailers for all of the past entries in this million-selling series of games. Below, you’ll find trailers for all of the key GTA releases,…
If you have an Amstrad CPC 128k or even a GX4000 then you are going to love this latest news story. As thanks to the hard work of Amstrad GGP, at some point soon you’ll be able to play the eagerly awaited ‘Mighty Street Fighter’; A rather unique looking version of Street Fighter which looks…
This one is PC-only we’re afraid! Back in 2014, the developer Beamdog released Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, a well-received remake of the Black Isle Studios-developed RPG from the year 2000, which added new content, widescreen support, and other cool features to bring the experience up to date for modern audiences. So, inevitably, fans of the…
With GTA VI around the corner, we rank all the games so far. With over 370 million units shipped since the inception of the series in 1997, Grand Theft Auto is effortlessly one of the biggest video game franchises on the planet – heck, it’s one of the biggest entertainment franchises ever made, too –…
The game was in development at Software Creations. Throughout the ’90s, the Manchester studio Software Creations was involved in a ton of projects that never saw the light of day, with the company struggling to adapt to the 32-bit era after having a moderate amount of success on the NES and the SNES with games…