Retro Gaming News
Gotta get physical. It has been reported this week that UK video game retailer GAME – the last major high street store of its kind in this part of the world – is set to cease trade-ins from February this year. If this comes to pass, then it will mean that one of the main…
“Unfortunately Piko Interactive did not extend their license”. Polymega’s much-hyped system update 1.1.30 may have introduced support for the EM05 Ultra module, but it has introduced other, less welcome features – some of which we’ve reported on previously. It has now been revealed that the update also removes some of the pre-installed games that came…
New update launching later this month. Over a decade ago, work began on GoldenEye X, a mod for Perfect Dark which would reimagine the iconic James Bond FPS GoldenEye 007, introducing a host of enhancements and improvements. After a prolonged period of silence, the project has come back to life thanks to the impending release…
Play the 1992 remake in English for the first time. The 1992 PC Engine remake of Namco’s influential and diabolically challenging 1984 action role-playing game The Tower of Druaga is finally available in English, thanks to fans. The announcement of the patch’s release was made on Twitter yesterday, with one of its authors Garrett Greenwalt…
Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, Final Fight and more. Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has just revealed a bunch of new shirts to celebrate Capcom’s 40th birthday (thanks, Gosokkyu). The shirts include Street Fighter II, Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Monster Hunter, Mega Man, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and Final Fight, and will be available in Japan for…
Influenced by SNES titles like Final Fantasy VI & Earthbound. A promising new SNES-inspired RPG named has just launched on Steam (as spotted by GamesRadar!). Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk appears to draw inspiration from classic Super Nintendo titles like Final Fantasy VI and EarthBound and follows a young adventurer named Mina as she ventures…
Check out this design. Chinese emulation hardware makers are really on a roll at the moment, pumping out a vast array of different devices, each trying to service a particular niche in the market. The Small Universe X Sugar Cubes handheld is one such product, and its unique selling point is the fact that its…
Home Alone star got something special from Arsenio Hall. In 1991, Macaulay Culkin was one of the most famous faces on the planet thanks to his starring role in the hugely popular Home Alone. While the film would get adaptions for a wide range of systems, they were all Sega and Nintendo platforms – and…
Following the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, NES, SNES, GameCube, and Game Boy & Virtual Boy Anthologies, Geeks-Line is now proud to present the PlayStation 2 Tetralogy! Six years after the PlayStation tidal wave, the end of the millennium was marked by the release of an extraordinary console with a monolithic aesthetic worthy…
Sources seem to disagree on its origin, so we decided to investigate! Who created Dreamcast’s logo? You’d think that would be a simple thing to answer. After all, Sega’s shop is still full of Dreamcast-associated merch emblazoned with the iconic coloured swirl and there have been countless interviews over the years with people involved in…