Retro Gaming News
The game was released in 1994 by Sting & ASCII Entertainment. The 1994 Japan-exclusive hack ‘n slash title Melfand Stories has just received a new fan translation, allowing players to experience the SNES hidden gem entirely in English for the first time ever. The game was developed by Sting (who later went on to make…
The game is this week’s Arcade Archives release. Namco’s 1988 ice hockey game Face Off is heading to Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of Hamster’s ongoing series of arcade reissues (thanks Famitsu!). The game will be released digitally on Thursday, February 8th in Japan, with the title expected to hit Western storefronts shortly after….
“Thanks so much for your patience”. Polymega maker Playmaji has published an update on the status of its products following complaints from people who have had pre-orders in place for months, if not years. According to the company, the EM01 Power Element Module Set, EM02 Super Element Module Set, EM03 Mega Element Module Set, EM04…
Block-busting news! Minecraft is one pretty much every modern platform, so why shouldn’t the Dreamcast get in on the action? That’s (sort of) what has happened, as ClassiCube – a fan-made sandbox game based on Minecraft’s Creative Mode – has just been ported to Sega’s 128-bit console. Read the full article on timeextension.com Block-busting news!…
The best just got better. Back in 2020, we reviewed the excellent Retro Fighters StrikerDC, naming it the only Dreamcast controller you need. Leap forward a few years, and we may have to modify that statement because the company has just released a successor that offers 2.4GHz wireless connectivity, making it even more attractive to…
Sega pulled off the same trick in 2001 – could history repeat itself? This week, the world of gaming has been shaken by reports that Microsoft is considering shifting its focus from console hardware to pure software, with rumours that many Xbox exclusives will be coming to rival systems. As you can imagine, this has…
Going to hell and back. Retro-Bit has revealed it will be bringing the cult classic SNES title Majyūō – King of Demons to the West in physical form for the first time ever this year. Originally released in Japan for the Super Famicom in 1995, Majyūō is a side-scrolling action title in which the protagonist…
In the Fall of 1980, our family purchased an Intellivision from Sears; the scary thing is I can remember being in the store, seeing the display, and Dad going up to buy it. I don’t have a lot of memories from when I was eight years old, but that one has stuck with me. That…
The book is the work of prolific Nintendo collector Oscar Bown. A brand new Mario-themed photography book called Super Mario Collection is currently being crowdfunded over on Kickstarter. The book is the work of the prolific collector Oscar Bown, who started collecting Mario memorabilia at the age of 3 years old after discovering the character…
“We are a little bit beyond that point.”. In a recent interview with Time Extension, Gregg Barnett (the designer of the classic Discworld point-and-click adventures from the ’90s) revealed that remasters of the games may finally be on the cards after years of confusion over who owns the rights. The series of games based on…