Retro Gaming News
Benimaru Itoh recently spoke to us about his memorable work on the ’90s Star Fox comic. Growing up in the UK, I don’t necessarily have the same fuzzy memories of Nintendo Power that a lot of my North American friends do, having grown up on our own official Nintendo magazines (which originated way back in…
Let’s start this out by telling you that Glen Planamento is one of the nicest people I have ever met in the ten years that I’ve been actively involved in the retro gaming community. I have had the pleasure of being his friend for a couple of years now and have been doing business with…
Doom Video Games How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever Author: Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Highlights Includes over a dozen new interviews with game designers, programmers, Doom enthusiasts, and more! Features thoughtful analysis of over 30 Doom games, ports, and fan-made levels! Over 120 pictures featuring your favorite moments from both Doom games and games that…
O.Gat reportedly fuming right now. Somebody find a way to distract Akira Nishitani, and fast. The former Capcom developer is apparently getting itchy coding fingers, tweeting out some craziness about rebalancing 1994’s Super Street Fighter II Turbo – globally recognised as the fairest and least broken fighter in history. Nishitani – whose previous design work…
Classic Game Boy Color shmup returns. Limited Run Games has revealed teaser images of its upcoming Collector’s Edition for the Game Boy Color re-release, R-Type DX. The physical GBC title is part of a new range of R-Type DX merch available to pre-order from September 15. Released in 1999, R-Type DX featured both the original…
To join the four carts already on the market. Blaze recently held a special event in London to promote its forthcoming Evercade Nexus handheld, and one of the big pieces of news to emerge was the fact that three more Neo Geo Arcade packs are on the way. Sadly, we couldn’t attend the event (we…
‘Pro’ means ‘pronounced increase in size’, it seems. If you cast your mind back to when I reviewed the TrimUI Brick back in 2024, you’ll recall that I was quite taken with the Game Boy-style emulation handheld. Sure, it was perhaps a little too dinky for some people, and the lack of analogue input meant…
Doth thine heart yearn for the glory days of 90s arcades, when conquering evil demanded a friend on the couch, blistered thumbs, and a battle-ready broadsword? https://www.qubytegames.store/allgames/blades-%26-battles Picture this: King Arthur meets the raw, visceral combat of Golden Axe and Knights of the Round. That is the essence of Blades & Battles, the new flagship 2.5D arcade…
A place is only as good as the people in it… If you’ve taken a wander around the streets and houses of the ol’ hometown recently and figured that, yes, you could do better, actually, well now’s your chance to prove it in Urbanitas, a new city-building sim from indie studio The Plush Girls. Built…
Two floors of gaming goodness with more than 60 coin-ops. Retro arcade bar operator NQ64 has just opened its biggest venue yet in the heart of London’s swanky Soho district. Located in Orange Yard, Manette Street, NQ64 Soho follows the tried-and-tested format of the company’s other locations, mixing retro arcade games with vintage consoles, all…