Retro Gaming News
“Now is not the time to be defensive – but more offensive”. Sega’s Western CEO Shuji Utsumi has been speaking to the media about his plans for the industry veteran and has told the BBC that he wants “to make Sega really shiny again.” Utsumi told the outlet that the company had put too much…
Update: New footage released for Christmas. Pigsy, the developer behind the Genesis / Mega Drive port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, has teased another Castlevania-related project – but before you get too excited, it won’t be a full remake of the game. Instead, Pigsy has shared a mocked-up screen of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse…
Blockheads. Remember how many people within the games industry swore blind that Web 3 gaming would be the future? It hasn’t quite panned out that way, of course, but there are some who are still chipping away at the rockface, one of which is embattled French publisher Ubisoft. It has just released Captain Laserhawk: The…
“The future”. Back when the PS2 arrived in 2000, the internet was still in its infancy, so we didn’t get a glitzy reveal trailer showcasing the features of the console which would eventually become the best-selling device of its type. In the modern era, hyping up gaming gear with flashy trailers is all part of…
As well as new Easter Eggs, a 4-player tag mode, and more! A group of fans have developed an ambitious mod for Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite, which gives the PC version of the game a huge new update just in time for Christmas (h/t: Gamespot). If you’re a fan of the long-running Marvel Vs. Capcom…
“We are not a retro company”. Shuji Utsumi, the current CEO of Sega America and Europe, has scuttled hopes that the Japanese company will make more mini-consoles, like the Mega Drive / Genesis Mini. Speaking to The Guardian, Utsumi – who helped launch PlayStation in North America before joining Sega in 1996 – stated that…
Bespoke Popeye sprites made by Willaert used without permission. If you like watching documentaries about video games, then there’s a good chance you’ve seen Game Changers, which streaming now on the Discovery channel. This eight-part limited series looks at “the history behind the most iconic games and how they went on to influence the world…
Hey, if it ain’t broke! A bakery in the US has generated a ton of attention recently on social media after a bunch of pictures were posted of the company using a set of Commodore 64s for transactions in the 21st Century (h/t: Toms Hardware/Boing Boing). The images were posted online by @RetroVidGaming on Twitter…
Block busting! A development cartridge containing an unreleased Lego video game for the Nintendo DS has just sold on eBay. The listing had a “buy it now” price of $950 but also had the “Best Offer” option enabled, so it may have sold for less than that figure. Read the full article on timeextension.com Block…
Don’t be jelly. Back in 1995, just as the gaming world was moving into the 32-bit realm with the PlayStation and Saturn, Ocean released Jelly Boy on the SNES and Game Boy. Developed by Probe and only released in Europe, this platformer placed the player in the role of a transforming jelly bean. A Genesis…