Retro Gaming News
Riverhill Soft’s BURAI Joukan will be released in Japan early this Summer. Earlier this month, the Tokyo-based developer and publisher Mebius announced a new series of MSX reissues for the Nintendo Switch, in Japan, with the first of these scheduled to be a rerelease of the MSX2 version of the RPG BURAI Joukan (thanks Famitsu!)…
I can say for sure there’s probably not many of you that haven’t heard of ‘Metal Slug’, a game in a series of games that are well known in the gaming community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while remaining action packed throughout. In fact…
A fan patch for Kenzan! is also being developed. A new translation patch was released earlier this month for the Like A Dragon samurai spin-off, Like A Dragon: Ishin! (otherwise known as Ryū ga Gotoku: Ishin!). Like A Dragon: Ishin! was originally released exclusively in Japan for the PS3 and PS4, and primarily focuses on…
Developer even sold his house to fund the game. Skies Of Arcadia has been in the news recently thanks to Sega’s decision to renew the trademark for the iconic Dreamcast (and GameCube) JRPG. We’re still not entirely sure a remaster is on the cards, but if you can’t wait for more news, it might be…
Coming this Spring! Earlier this week, GoRetroid began teasing that it had an announcement to make on Valentine’s Day and it has now pulled back the curtain a little, sharing a new image featuring not one but two new retro-style handhelds. The first of these appears to be a new take on the Retroid Pocket…
“What the f**k do you mean there’s no readily available scan?”. The topic of preservation in the video game industry is one that repeatedly gets raised. While interactive entertainment generates millions of dollars each year, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of joined-up thinking when it comes to properly preserving and cataloguing both games…
Also coming to PS4. Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has revealed that it will be releasing Dead Connection as a standalone title on Nintendo Switch and PS4 later this month. The news was shared during the company’s livestream yesterday for the Konami video game Kitten Kaboodle (otherwise known as Nyan Nyan Panic). Read the…
“They’re only as accurate as they’re programmed to be”. Software engineer Eli Lipsitz has just revealed their next project: an open-source FPGA-based handheld which plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges, as well as ROMs loaded via an SD card. The ‘Game Bub’ also supports the Game Boy link cable, has…
Steam has been a fairly decent service in terms of providing modern compatibility for older games. But there’s one curious exception to this trend- the classic game SimCity 2000. While SimCity 2000 is available on Steam, it’s only available as the DOS version. Though far from unplayable, the DOS version of SimCity 2000 is…
GameZone has successfully reimagined both local and international card games for the digital age, while simultaneously providing a host of incentives that keep players coming back for more. At the heart of GameZone’s appeal is its commitment to user satisfaction. The platform offers a range of bonuses and gifts that not only attract new users…