Retro Gaming News
Pajapiko is described as “a gaming slumber party”. Masayuki Kibe, a writer known for his involvement in the Japanese variety show Game Center CX has just launched a new video-game-themed game show on TV Asahi (as spotted by Gosokkyu!) The show, which is called Pajapiko, is described as a “gaming slumber party” and will feature…
Frankie Dettori Racing takes the crown. After taking an unexpected break for a couple of months, we’re back with two CeX Retro Watch features in a row – you guys really are lucky. This month, we’ve got a bunch of really cool items from the York branch of the popular high street retailer. Read the…
More specifically, the Amstrad 128k & GX4000. The Amstrad CPC 128K & GX4000 are getting yet another Street Fighter game, though this time it’s of the fanmade variety. Mighty Street Fighter, as spotted by IndieRetroNews, is an upcoming game from MaitrejoeGGP (code/graphics), JackGGP (music/sound fx), and roudoudou (samples), which features a chibi-aesthetic seemingly inspired by…
On Saturday, April 6th. The organizers behind the PSP Homebrew Developer Conference (PSPHDC) have announced that this year’s event will take place later this week on Saturday, April 6th, at 6pm UST/2pm EST (thanks Wololo.net). The event, in case you’ve heard of it, was started back in 2020, as a way to offer progress reports…
18-meter tall robot deserves a rest. Yokohama’s life-sized RX-78 Gundam has moved for the final time, after being on display for three years. The 18-meter tall robot opened to the public at the Yokohama Gundam Base in Tokyo Bay back in December 2020, and was supposed to close in 2022 – but the COVID-19 happened….
We are wicked excited to announce an ambitious new project to breathe new life into the iconic Atari 2600 game Pitfall! with a full modern remaster. “Pitfall! Remastered” will update the 1982 classic with cutting-edge 8K photorealistic graphics, redesigned levels, an all-new orchestral soundtrack, and brand-new gameplay modes. “We felt it was time to reimagine this…
An open-source solution that is both affordable & easy to build. The NES is quite a sturdy console, but even so, it can still suffer from the occasional bit of wear and tear. For instance, if you search online, you’ll find no shortage of people complaining about the 72-pin cartridge slot on the original NES…
“We will provide comfortable times and places and create new experiential value”. Sega Sammy has completed the restructuring of its arcade and toys business under a single banner, and has announced the birth of a new corporation named “Sega Fave”. The restructuring was first revealed back in January, with Yukio Sugino named as the president…
Infamous racer ‘Spirit of Speed 1937’ finally goes online. Fans within the Dreamcast community have brought a lot of old multiplayer games back online over the years, but one title that most people never expected to be able to play online was Broadsword Interactive’s 2000 Dreamcast port of Spirit of Speed 1937. This is not…
New arenas! New weapons! And an all-new season mode! If you’re a fan of professional wrestling, you’ve probably come across the name ECW (or “Extreme Championship Wrestling”) in the past. The Philadelphia-based promotion was notorious in the ’90s and early 2000s for its hardcore style of wrestling, featuring everything from no-rope-barbed-wire matches to flaming table…