Retro Gaming News
Metal Gear, Minecraft, Soul Calibur and Virtua Fighter all supported. Online play has been part of the emulation scene for ages, but emulators which are focused on more recent platforms have struggled with the fact that these systems require very complex infrastructure when it comes to replicating play over the internet. The good news is…
Filthy fish. Seaman is one of the Dreamcast’s more unique offerings. It’s a virtual pet simulation in which you feed and care for the titular creature using the console’s microphone accessory. The game has become something of a cult classic in no small part thanks to Leonard Nimoy’s iconic narration. However, it has also gained…
It was only just the other week that we informed you that JOTD, who is also behind the brilliant Arcade conversions of Galaxian and Super Xevious 1200 for the Amiga, was going to be doing another conversion/port of the classic 80’s game of ‘Donkey Kong’. Well if you’re hoping for some up to date news…
Swan song. With sales of just 3.5 million units, the Bandai WonderSwan can hardly be described as one of the most commercially successful handhelds of all time, but its significance in the history of video games goes beyond simple stats and figures; it was the last console to be designed by the legendary Gunpei Yokoi…
Sonic 3 was released in North America on February 2nd. 30 years ago, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was officially released for the Sega Genesis in North America (on February 2nd, 1994), with Sega hijacking the Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to mark the special occasion. The sequel, developed by Sega Technical Institute in the…
Crazy Taxi! Monkey Ball! Jet Set Radio! Streets of Rage! The video game-inspired clothing brand Insert Coin has announced on its blog that a bunch of new Sega-related items are now available to both buy and pre-order from its store. This new collection includes clothing based on classic Sega titles like Crazy Taxi, Super Monkey…
Including Backyard Football & Backyard Baseball! On a recent episode of the New Heights podcast, the NFL star and media personality Jason Kelce let slip some news that should excite gamers who grew up playing Humungous Entertainment’s Backyard Sports series. Speaking to his brother and co-host Travis, he revealed that he has secretly been looking…
Very Ninteresting. JoeyN64 is a new N64 dumper device which allows you to legally download your N64 games and their respective save data – as well as flash homebrew ROMs to compatible carts. The device connects via USB-C and is treated by your computer as an external drive, making the process as pain-free as possible….
Rockman.EXE Phantom of Network & Legend of Network were preserved last December. Last December, RockmanCosmo, the leader of the feature phone preservationist group SciLabSecrets, announced that the team had successfully managed to preserve full copies of the incredibly rare Japan-exclusive Mega Man games Rockman.EXE Phantom of Network and Legend of Network. These were two mobile…
The clash of titans. When Capcom hit upon the idea of creating crossover fighters with 1996’s X-Men vs. Street Fighter, it kicked into motion a series of games which would include some of the best brawlers in the business – including Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. The Japanese…