Retro Gaming News
The Ridge Racer / Micro Machines crossover you didn’t know you wanted. Namco’s Ridge Racer is one of the most popular arcade racing games of all time. Not only did it show the arcade-going public just what was possible with texture-mapped 3D graphics, it also helped Sony launch the PS1 in 1994, becoming the console’s…
With added Wil Overton! Ninty Media has already scored one success with GameBook: The Unofficial DMG Companion, a guide to the original monochrome Game Boy, but it has now returned with a sequel – this time focused on the Game Boy Color. We were fortunate enough to be sent a copy of GameBook Color and…
Check out this demo footage. Back in 2015, Disney announced its Playmation project, a mix of wearables, digital entertainment and physical activity which Walt Disney Company chief operating officer Tom Staggs called “21st century play.” The issue is that it didn’t quite work. The initial Marvel line of Playmation products flopped at retail and basically…
Say hello to the Songa Mega Drive 3. We still see hilariously bad clone systems these days, but back in the ’90s, the sheer volume of ropey imitations that flowed from the Far East was a sight to behold. There were countless Famicom / NES replications with often amusing names, all due to the fact…
Zelda, Metal Gear and Banjo-Kazooie all cited as inspirations. Kibou Entertainment, the team behind 2019’s Timothy And The Mysterious Forest, has announced that it is getting a Game Boy Color-style upgrade in the form of Timothy And The Mysterious Forest DX (see what they did there?). The original was described as possessing an “old school…
New Miyoo Mini sibling has some issues. While it hasn’t been quite as prolific as its rival Anbernic when it comes to releasing new emulation handhelds, Miyoo has nonetheless become one of the more popular companies working in this space, largely down to the Miyoo Mini and Miyoo Mini Plus – two devices which found…
Via a M107 FPGA core. FPGA developer Martin Donlon has just released a new core for MiSTer FPGA, which covers Irem’s M107 arcade hardware. The successor to the M92 board, the M107 offers an additional playfield and twice as many colours and sprites, making for more visually impressive games – but sadly, only three titles…
Ships this month. Anbernic has revealed the pricing of its GBA-style RG35XXSP, and it’s less than many of us were perhaps expecting. The company has said the clamshell device will cost $59 (plus shipping) when it launches – but there’s no solid indication of when that will be as yet (EDIT – now we do!…
Astragon Entertainment and weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung are pleased to announce the release of the latest expansion for Construction Simulator®. The Construction Simulator® – Liebherr Pack is now available as DLC for PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on the digital stores and expands the player’s machine park with 6 new machines from…
Will weigh just 320 grams, too. AYN Technologies has lifted the lid on its next handheld following the release of the Odin 2 last year – and it will use Mini LED display technology. The company has been teasing the device recently, posting on social media that it will weigh in at just 320 grams…