Retro Gaming News
“We’re still proud of the work the team did”. Following the release of Myst V: End of Ages in 2005, Cyan, the creators of the Myst universe, has spent much of its time looking backwards, with most of the team’s projects focused around reintroducing its classic games to modern audiences. In 2020, there was the…
“It might be a little while before it’s released for real”. There seems to be some confusion in the Sega Dreamcast community recently after a video surfaced claiming that the long-awaited unofficial port of Sonic Mania had been released. The port, developed by SonicFreak94, Falco Girgis, and Jnmartin, has been on our radar since 2024,…
For years, kids who wanted to play with little cars had two major brands to choose from: either Mattel’s Hot Wheels or Tyco’s Matchbox (which, ironically, was purchased by Mattel in 1997). There were other smaller creators, like Johnny Lightning and Maisto, but those were the two everyone knew. So, when Galoob decided to enter…
“We’re pushing hard to keep Pocket Nova’s price stable”. Retroid has given an update on its latest Android-based handheld, the Retroid Pocket Nova, and it seems there’s some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Retroid Pocket Nova will start shipping tomorrow, meaning that if you have already ordered one…
“Look at Final Fantasy VI; it’s such an incredibly huge game.”. The Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida suggested that if remakes of Final Fantasy VI, VIII, and IX were to happen, they would potentially be a much larger undertaking than the current Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy, requiring four or five instalments (h/t: Genki/VGC)….
Wolfenstein (2009) was delisted from Steam in 2014. Activision and Raven Software’s 2009 entry in the Wolfenstein series currently isn’t available to purchase digitally anywhere, with the only way to experience the title being to buy a secondhand copy or through slightly less legal means. Fans are convinced, though, that could soon all be about…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Zach Kaczor, who is displayed on card number 99, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Zach is one of the youngest gamers to appear on a Video Game Trading Card. When the card was produced, Zach was 11 years old. He took over the world record on the arcade…
‘Better Super Mario Sunshine Online’ is here. A new mod has just been released that lets you play Super Mario Sunshine with up to 10 players online. Better Super Mario Sunshine Online, as the brand-new expansion is called, is the work of Daytendo 64, a member of the Super Mario Elements modding community (whose projects…
Unofficially, of course! One of the stranger (yet not entirely unwelcome) trends of recent years has been the gradual increase in native ports of N64 titles to the Sega Dreamcast, offering people a brand new way to experience Nintendo’s classics on Sega hardware. In the past, for instance, we’ve seen the likes of Star Fox…
It’s time to have an Amiga party as throughout the Commodore Amiga Facebook they are celebrating the ‘International Amiga Day 2026’ for May 31st, which celebrates over 30 years of Amiga fun! The retro community want to keep the Commodore Amiga name alive and what better way to do that than an anniversary to the…