Retro Gaming News
Formerly known as LaunchShop. Nintendo switched off the Wii eShop in 2019, removing access to many titles which were exclusive to the console. It was only a matter of time before the community stepped in to restore this aspect of the machine, and we can now report that RiiShop – a replacement Wii eShop –…
Surely, this is the best way to play the game! Pieces Interactive and THQ Nordic’s Alone in the Dark reboot launches in a couple of months on March 20th, 2024 (for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows), and will feature the actors David Harbour and Jodie Comer in the dual-lead roles of Edward Carnby…
If it’s not a pad or stick, it might be on this list… We all love console gaming – it’s probably the reason why you’re here reading this. Like us, you’ve probably spent a disproportionate amount of time fiddling with controllers and accessories over the years, many of which were swiftly adopted (and many just…
Help Totoro rescue Mei in this new adventure for your NES! A free, unofficial ROM hack has just been released for the original Super Mario Bros. that transforms the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game into an entirely new platformer based on Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated feature My Neighbor Totoro. Totoro – Mei is Missing (as…
Award winning and critically acclaimed Physics Destruction Puzzle game Abriss is coming to consoles next month. Don’t hesitate to reserve your review copies (Xbox series XS and PS5) if you would like to cause mayhem and build to destroy! Physics destruction puzzle game ABRISS – build to destroy coming to consoles in March 2024 Düsseldorf, January…
“It is the most exciting game that I’ve ever worked on”. Translation group Hilltop Works has announced its next project, and it’s the obscure PS2 JRPG Abarenbou Princess – better known as Rowdy Princess in the West. Designed by Shoji Masuda (Linda Cubed, Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru), the game was released in 2001 by Kadokawa…
Heading to Nintendo Switch & PS4 on January 18th. Hamster has revealed today that this week’s Arcade Archives release will be Konami’s 1988 run ‘n gun classic Super Contra. It will be released for the Nintendo Switch & PS4 on January 18th (thanks Famitsu!). The second game in the Contra Series, Super Contra follows the…
Move aside, R.O.B. The Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 event is running as we speak, and one of the most interesting streams so far involves a dog playing a NES game. Peanut Butter is an adorable Shiba Inu, and he took part in a stream involving the NES title, Gyromite. Gyromite is one of the…
New physical releases from VGNYsoft. Indie publisher VGNYsoft is bringing two new games to the Sega Dreamcast. Ploid is a “brutal action platformer” which takes inspiration from Capcom’s Mega Man series. “The Ploids have formed the patrol that protects time and space to avoid repeating the story with Dr. Elo. Omega must travel to the…