Retro Gaming News
Another art mystery solved. When Streets of Rage 3 launched in 1994, it was unique in that all three regional variants came with exclusive artwork. While the North American and Japanese covers tried to showcase the full cast of playable characters in the game, the European version was different in that the cybernetically-enhanced newcomer Dr…
“The closer you look, the stranger it gets”. We’re used to seeing corporate brands collaborate on social media for fun and laughs, but a recent Sonic-themed thread by the official Google Play account on Twitter appears to have caused more frowns than smiles. “Sonic, but as you scroll, he gets older and older” is the…
Yes, really! We’re used to seeing some pretty ridiculous ports here at Time Extension, but every so often something will come along that will have us disbelieving our eyes. That is the case with this recent work-in-progress wireframe demo of Psygnosis’s classic PS1 racer WipEout running on the Playdate, which came to our attention only…
Update: First gameplay teaser released. Update : The first gameplay trailer for Mighty Final Fight has been released online. You can view it at the top of this page. Original Story : Capcom’s Final Fight series might not get much love these days, but during the late ’80s and early ’90s it was one of…
“Bringing Crash Bandicoot to Sega’s 32-bit console is quite a challenge”. Modder and homebrew developer Frogbull has ported PS1-exclusive Crash Bandicoot to the Sega Saturn. If the name seems familiar, it’s because Frogbull has previously ported Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII to Sega’s 32-bit console. Read the full article on timeextension.com “Bringing Crash…
Another interesting story for you all, as we have just been told by VIPER’s Retrogame videos, that the all time classic platformer of ‘Prince of Persia’; a game which was released for many different systems back in 1989 by Broderbund. As well as a more recent homebrew port for both the Atari XL/XE and Sega…
35 years, and still going strong. Last weekend, the Game Boy celebrated its 35th birthday – a remarkable achievement. This monochrome system will have been a vital entry point for millions of players; it offered home console-standard games in a highly portable form factor and gave us classics such as Super Mario Land 2, Castlevania…
“I told him like, ‘Let’s make sure he doesn’t sound like Arthur Morgan.’”. If you’re a fan of point-and-click adventure games, you’ve probably come across Francisco González’s work in the past. For the last 20 years, he’s been producing some classic games in the genre, from fantastic freeware titles like Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator, to…
Tanks and sports! FPGA developer Jotego has updated the beta version of his JTSHOUSE core for Analogue Pocket and MiSTer, bringing support for five more Namco arcade titles. The titles include a mixture of tank-related action and sporting games. Read the full article on timeextension.com Tanks and sports! FPGA developer Jotego has updated the beta…
Here’s how Sega’s console helped Rockstar find its groove. Back when Grand Theft Auto III was originally released for the PS2, it was a game-changer, popularizing the 3D open-world sandbox and putting its developer Rockstar North firmly on the map. But what you might not know is that it actually owes a great debt of…