All Things Retro
That’s history right there! The Cyberdemon/Baron of Hell skull constructed by Global Effects for 3DO Doom‘s ‘missing’ FMV cutscenes has just sold on eBay for over $1000, proving that one man’s rotted fiberglass head is another man’s treasure. In case you’ve never heard the story, the creation of Doom 3DO was mired in development issues,…
Aged just 55 years old. Yoshitaka Tamaki, the artist and character designer behind Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force, Landstalker and many other classic titles, passed away earlier this year, it has been revealed. Tamaki passed away on July 13th following a battle with lung cancer. He was just 55 years old. A private service…
“The work that the EA Canada people did was f**king insane”. 2023 is a milestone year for the FIFA series, marking the 30th anniversary of the original title, FIFA International Soccer for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. So we felt it was worth taking a trip down memory lane to look back at how the iconic…
Work Buy Consume Die. A to Z of The Designers Republic, a book which currently changes hands for large sums of money online, is getting a much-needed reprint (thanks, SeanSeanson). Kickstarted in 2019 with £135,786 raised in funding, the book showcases the incredible career of the Sheffield-based design agency, founded in 1986 by Ian Anderson…
Proto-Vanillaware title never made it out of Japan. Vanillaware is famous for titles such as Odin Sphere, 13 Sentinels, Grim Grimoire, Dragon’s Crown Muramasa: The Demon Blade, but the company’s origins actually pre-date its foundation (as Puraguru) in 2002. Founder George Kamitani previously worked for companies such as Capcom, creating pixel artwork for titles such…
Twice as fast as its predecessor. The Raspberry Pi 5 will launch at the end of October, it has been revealed. It’s the first Raspberry Pi to feature silicon designed in‑house in Cambridge, where the company is based. It will be manufactured in Wales. Read the full article on timeextension.com Twice as fast as its…
‘From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops’ is on Kickstarter now. A new book which looks into the history of tabletop electronic video games is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops shines a light on a very unique (and perhaps unrepeatable) period in gaming history where the leading coin-op titles of the era were ported…
Not quite forever? Sega mobile-focused retro gaming library, Sega Forever, looks like it’s being wound down. As spotted by Touch Arcade, several Sega Forever titles have now been delisted on iOS and Android. If you previously had these installed, you can still play them, but they will no longer be available on the App Store…
Well, that’s just super. As well built as your typical console controller is, it’s inevitable that it will eventually stop working or develop a fault. When you consider that consoles like the SNES and Mega Drive / Genesis are now well over 30 years old and arguably past their expected operational lifespans, it’s remarkable that…
“Miyamoto wanted us to try out new ideas and see what happened”. Star Fox Command is 14 years old this year, a remarkable fact when you consider that, in the time that has elapsed since its release, we’ve only seen one all-new Star Fox entry – and even that was technically a remake of the…