Retro Gaming News
N97 Elite is available now in China. A new gaming handheld is paying tribute to the classic Nokia N97. Created by Sugar Cubes, the N97 Elite features a sliding mechanism inspired by the classic mobile phone, and comes in special Gundam and Dragon Ball designs. According to Notebook Check, the N97 Elite isn’t all that…
Bizarre, quite frankly. Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has been speaking about his time in the video game industry recently, and while he’s quick to recall that GoldenEye on Wii almost didn’t have guns in it, he struggles to recall the name of one of the UK’s most respected (and now defunct) game studios…
It’s brand-new, honest. Sony stopped making its PS1 console a few decades ago now, and while we had the PlayStation Classic back in 2018, the Japanese electronics giant is very much focused on modern tech today, pushing its manufacturing might behind the PS5 and PS5 Pro. However, given the popularity of the PS1, it’s easy…
“This is the greatest gaming achievement I have ever accomplished”. He may have been replaced by “Mr. Dream” in some versions of the game, but for many people, Mike Tyson continues to be the star of the NES Punch-Out!!, released in 1987. Tyson is the final character the player fights in the game and is…
Also known as ‘Nyan Nyan Panic’. Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has announced that it will be publishing Konami’s action little-known action puzzler Kitten Kaboodle (otherwise known as Nyan Nyan Panic) on PS4 and Nintendo Switch on February 13th. Kitten Kaboodle was first released in arcades back in 1988 and one or two players…
“Barbara Broccoli did not really want anything that was violence”. Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has revealed that one of the co-owners of the James Bond movie series wasn’t all that keen on the 2010 GoldenEye reboot having guns in it. Speaking on the Grit podcast (thanks, Gamespot), Kotick touched upon the divisive Eurocom-made…
“His strength, love, compassion, and kindness will forever be felt”. Tuiasosopo (left) as E. Honda, fighting Zangief (Andrew Bryniarski) in the 1994 Street Fighter movie Peter “Navy” Tuiasosopo, who played the role of E. Honda in the 1994 live-action Street Fighter movie, has passed away at the age of 61. The sad news was shared…
The game is a reimagining of the Atari ST & Nintendo Game Boy title. Update : SelectaPlay and the Vidibond subsidiary Nakama Game Studio have announced that they will be releasing their upcoming reimagining of the Atari ST Bubble Ghost on Nintendo Switch and PC on March 27th. The game is available to wishlist on…
Yum. Peter Pepper deserves better. The star of Data East’s BurgerTime isn’t a household name in the same way that Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and Bub & Bob are, which is a shame when you consider that the original 1982 arcade game was a truly groundbreaking release that remains eminently playable, even by modern standards. The…
The game is heading to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox consoles, and Switch this year. Zenovia Interactive, the developer behind the 2021 sidescroller Steel Assault, has released the first Steam demo for its upcoming Wild Guns-inspired shooting gallery Neon Inferno. Neon Inferno is the next title from the New York game studio and is being published…