Retro Gaming News
Most of us would generally agree that the 1990s represented the golden age of fighting games. The quality and quantity of fighting game titles that emerged during that decade was unprecedented, to say the very least. Of course, there were some notable duds, but in a time when every developer was striving to solidify themselves…
Modder backports weapons, boss battles, and more. One of the best boons of video game remakes is how they offer opportunities to tweak, expand, or enhance the experiences that came before, utilising modern-day power, or simply contemporary game design knowledge, to boost a classic title with features perhaps unavailable to the original developer. In the…
Help us, Double Fine, you’re our only hope! If you asked people to name their favourite Monkey Island game, chances are Escape From Monkey Island wouldn’t be a lot of people’s first pick. Released in the year 2000, the first 3D entry in the series is considered something of a “black sheep,” due to the…
Record Pitch. Sometimes, when you love an artist’s work, you just find any opportunity you can to pay tribute to it. At least that’s the only explanation I can come up with for this strange Easter Egg, which finds the 2002 song “Letters”, performed by megaselling artist Utada, buried within the code of the 2005…
“We have to make something happen moving forward in the next six months”. The “consultant” CEO of Amico (which, as you’ll know, can no longer use the name Intellivision) has admitted he’s working for no pay and that the firm has basically six months to determine its future. Speaking to Scene World Magazine (thanks, Completely…
When the Nintendo Entertainment System arrived in North America in the early 80s, it brought a mascot that would become as closely tied to the company as any other. Mario started in the original Donkey Kong arcade game and slowly evolved into the lovable plumber we know today. With Mario came what became Nintendo’s “killer…
Not-so-Final Fight? Capcom has stated that it is looking to bring a little life back to some of its dormant franchises, following the release of Onimusha: Way of the Sword. The publisher made the comments in its recently released investor report: Read the full article on timeextension.com Not-so-Final Fight? Capcom has stated that it is…
Before Oogie’s Revenge, this Disney artist had his own ideas for a Nightmare sequel. As you may have seen, I recently interviewed concept artist Ken Christiansen about some unrealised projects he worked on during his four-year tenure at Disney Interactive (from 2000-2004). Already, as part of a series of articles, we’ve published stories about a…
Two Screen, One Pocket. Retroid Interactive has released a teaser trailer for an all-new handheld device: the Pocket Duo. While the developer has remained tight-lipped about the Pocket Duo’s details, the trailer focuses mostly on the new hardware’s dual-screen technology, reminiscent of the phenomenally successful Nintendo DS. Read the full article on timeextension.com Two Screen,…
Company is also working on Alien Breed’s 35th collection. It’s fair to say that the initial reveal of System 3’s The James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough didn’t go down quite as well as was perhaps expected. The initial confirmation was accompanied by some blatantly GenAI artwork, and the trailer which followed afterwards…