Retro News

The mode was one of the most challenging in-game rewards to unlock. Considering Star Fox 64 came out back in 1997, you’d think that its potential to surprise would become somewhat diminished over the years. Nevertheless, recently on Twitter, we stumbled across an interesting post from a game developer called Benjigamedev, talking about a hidden…

“This is the event where Hollywood meets the Computer Age”. While it’s tempting to think of eSports as a fairly modern creation, there were actually competitions as early as the 1970s and 80s that sought to combine the popularity of video games with the thrill of a live tournament. Some of you, for instance, may…

NES-ception. Modder James Channel is back, fresh from creating the Nintendo PlayStation a short time ago. This time around, his focus was a little more streamlined; he wanted to make a NES cartridge that was also a NES console. Confused? You will be. The modder mused that some modern-day NES clones are almost as small…

From the team of Icon64 & Psytronik Software. The retro publisher Psytronik Software and developer Icon64 have partnered up to release two brilliant new retro games for your Commodore 64. Good Kniight and Harharagon are both available to pre-order now as a physical tape (£8.99), a dual cartridge (£39.99), or a dual USB tape (£34.99),…

Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol. 4 coming soon. BitWave Games, the company behind the excellent Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection series, has confirmed that the fourth entry is on its way. Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol. 4 will include Truxton II (1992), Grind Stormer (1993), Twin Hawk (1989), and Dogyuun…

When was your first trip to Tamriel? Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series is now 30 years old – the first instalment, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, launched on March 25th, 1994. Released exclusively for MS-DOS PCs, it used a combination of 3D environments and 2D sprites to create a rich and complex world to explore and would…

Namco’s arcade business took a turn for the worse in the late ’90s. During the PlayStation One era, Namco established itself as one of the most successful video game publishers in the world, releasing a string of fantastic conversions based on its arcade masterpieces — helped along, of course, by the creation of the System…

We chat to former Namco US product manager Jerry “Blood & Guts” Momoda. Jerry Momoda may not be a name that many modern Tekken fans are familiar with, but the former Namco US product manager played a huge part in launching the iconic fighting game in North America. Momoda originally arrived at Namco in 1993,…

Alex T bags amazing 16,248,080 score. There’s been an awful lot of activity in the world of competitive Tetris high scores lately. Willis “Blue Scuti” Gibson became the first person to “beat Tetris”, and then Gibson’s record score – 6,850,560 points – was surpassed by PixelAndy, who achieved a 8,952,432 game. Read the full article…

A mod for the masochists among you! A Sonic modder named Weezley has just released a devious new mod called Desert Bus Frontiers, which recreates the infamous joke game Desert Bus inside of the PC version of Sonic Frontiers Originally conceived as a joke minigame for the cancelled Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors from…