Retro Gaming News
Better than Dungeon Master, though? Not quite… Back when I was a kid, Dungeon Master was a life-changing experience for me. Introduced to its real-time RPG charms at a tender age by my gaming-obsessed father, FTL’s seminal first-person dungeon-crawler really left a mark on me – but this piece isn’t about Dungeon Master, it’s about…
This week we have been flooded with awesome Amiga games, so to change all that, here’s the latest update from Jimbo, his newest of WIP creations for the Commodore C64 called ‘ Escape from PETSCII Castle’. A Wolfenstein 3D inspiration from the same creator who released other games on different systems such as PETSCII Bros,…
The company sees a possible future in resurrecting & remastering classic IPs. Over the Christmas break, news emerged that CD Projekt Red had sold GOG, the DRM-free distribution platform focused on classic games, to Michał Kiciński, one of the original co-founders of the Polish developer who had left the company back in 2012. At the…
“Scale the winding heights of the Dark Tower”. I have to admit, I’ve drifted away from the world of Playdate in recent months – not because of a lack of quality games (it has plenty of those), but simply because I’m so pressed for time that I haven’t been able to give Panic’s diminutive yellow…
‘Acrolyte’ is the debut game from indie developer CyberKomodo. If you’re a fan of 2D Metroid and are always on the lookout for something similar to add to your ever-growing wishlist of games, then you’ll likely want to keep a close eye on Acrolyte, the debut title from the indie developer CyberKomodo. Pitched on Twitter/X…
Team includes Fable composer Russell Shaw & two of Media Molecule’s founders. At last night’s Gamescom Opening Night Live event, the divisive game developer Peter Molyneux joined Geoff Keighley on stage to announce Masters of Albion — a new god game from his studio 22cans. Read the full article on timeextension.com Team includes Fable composer…
Complete with laser sight! We’ve already covered Dreamware’s excellent VM2 and DreamConn S peripherals for the Sega Dreamcast, but there’s one other product the company has produced which we’ve not touched upon, and that’s the LightConn light gun. In its current form, the LightConn is effectively an upgraded OEM Dreamcast light gun, which uses Bluetooth…
With the MLB offseason in full swing, Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. counts down the most influential baseball video games of all time. Encompassing nearly 40 years of video game history, America’s pastime has a rich legacy in video games. 10: Little League Baseball: A little-known game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Little League…
Kenneth W. Arnold reflects on his work on the groundbreaking RPG series. When it comes to discussing the history of the computer role-playing genre in the US, there are several names that repeatedly come up; some of the most notable being Richard Garriott, the creator of Ultima, and the Wizardry creators, Robert Woodhead and Andrew…
Noodle dash! We’ve already covered Delisoba Deluxe, the rarest Sega Saturn game which is worth around $8,000 – and we’re now pleased to report that an English translation now exists for this unique racer. Developed by Cave and based on a trial event within TBS’s mid-1990s Japanese game show, Tokyo Friend Park, it tasks you…