Retro Gaming News
‘A project for anyone who misses shelves of PC boxes’. As the latest initiative in its game preservation program, Good Old Games.com (GOG) has announced that select titles will now include 3D models of their original Big Box packaging, complete with full-size templates to print out and assemble at home. Working in collaboration with Benjamin…
Puts the ‘Shock’ in ‘100 Meg Shock’. Nalua Studio has released a Steam demo of its adorably creepy Neo Geo release, Necro Pop, which is currently in development for PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Switch, as well as original Neo Geo AES and MVS hardware. Described as an “arcadevania”, Necro Pop follows the exploits of ghost…
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is one of the greatest games of its genre, and as a longtime fan of superheroes and fighters, I love it. Some of my earliest comic- reading memories were at two of my cousins’ houses—one stocked with funny animal and cartoon titles, which were fine, and the…
Feelin’ Ikki. Veteran developer Sunsoft has announced a second compilation of the studio’s earliest releases. The wonderfully titled Sunsoft Is Back! Retro Game Selection 2 launches this December and includes four vintage titles pulled from the mid-1980s. First on deck is Super Arabian, a single-screen platformer released for the Famicom in 1983. Much like its…
Core replicates 99% of original hardware speed. While emulation is constantly pushing forward from generation to generation, there remain some aged outliers yet to be completely conquered. Notably, the 3D arcade scene of the 1990s, despite its vintage, is particularly problematic when it comes to emulation – typically due to the very specific, formative, rare,…
“There is little joy left in the industry”. Well, this wasn’t on my bingo card for this week. Out of the blue, yesterday, a user uploaded to the Internet Archive what appears to be a demo of the unreleased Rare title Project Dream for the SNES, the game that would later evolve into Banjo-Kazooie for…
Aliens: The Video Games An Unofficial Guide Author: Mike Diver Highlights Details every officially licensed Alien series video game – including Alien vs Predator titles – from early ’80s computer and console releases to cutting-edge virtual reality. Taps into the series’ cinematic and comic history to place games within timelines and provide a sense of…
Whoa. A King of Kings. An Idol to Millions. An Upside-Down Orange Triangle Guy. However you choose to describe him, there is no denying the irrefutable staying power of the one and only Crash Bandicoot. And today, you should pour yourself out a tall, cool glass of Wumpa juice, as the madcap marsupial is celebrating…
“This game was one of my first Saturn imports”. Debuting on the MSX2 in 1990, Compile’s dungeon-crawling RPG Madou Monogatari is probably best known today for spawning the hugely popular Puyo Puyo series, marking the first appearance of the young magic wielder Arle Nadja. Despite that, though, it actually has its own unique history of…
“Thank you for sticking with us”. Plaion has announced that it has delayed the highly anticipated Neo Geo AES+ until September next year. The console – which is a recreation of SNK’s 1990 original – was originally earmarked for launch on 12th November 2026. Read the full article on timeextension.com “Thank you for sticking with…