Retro Gaming News
We chatted to ex-Bullfrog staff about the often-overlooked title. When Populous was first released in 1989 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST, it became an almost overnight success for its creators: the Guildford-based company Bullfrog Productions. Generally considered to be the very first “god game”, the groundbreaking strategy game transported players to an isometric…
“New collection brings together the three groundbreaking games for the first time”. Pixel Jockey has joined forces with Crash Magazine to create a new limited edition box set of three classic ZX Spectrum 3D titles. 3D Combat Classics features 3D Tank Duel, 3D Starstrike, and Starstrike 2, which were all developed by Realtime Games, the…
In the early 80’s Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was ‘ Donkey Kong ‘. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a damsel in distress from a…
A real visual feast. When you stop and think about it, the Game Boy Advance is perhaps the last gaming platform that was truly built for 2D gaming, first and foremost. By the time Nintendo’s million-selling handheld arrived on the market in 2001, we were already a few years into 3D being the norm for…
“Delivers maximum energy and dreamy vibes”. Two leading lights in the world of modern electronic music have teamed up to produce a new album inspired by the classic WipEout series of video games. Anti Gravity Tournament (or ant1 6rav1ty tournament, if you prefer) is a six-track LP and collaboration between the UK DJ and producer…
Star Dust Wars – The Director’s Cut is available now. A new fanmade Star Wars game has just been released for the Commodore Amiga, and it’s definitely one you’ll not want to miss. Star Dust Wars – Director’s Cut was released last week, as originally spotted by IndieRetroNews, and is described as “a fan-made homage…
“Case mods, custom screens, and feature upgrades are on the way”. If you’ve been exploring the world of FPGA retro gaming in recent months, the name Taki Udon will be familiar. The driving force behind the “$99 MiSTer FPGA” is working on a wide range of projects right now, including handhelds and even an FPGA-based…
“I remember when nothing was explained to you”. Voice actor Neil Newbon has become one of the hottest names in the business following his impeccable turn as Astarion in the massively popular Baldur’s Gate 3, but he’s by no means a newcomer when it comes to video games, having already lent his vocal talents to…
Final Fight, Darius and Fantasy Zone all shown off. Final Fight, Darius and Fantasy Zone are some of the ’80s most popular and enduring coin-ops, and design documents relating to these and more classic games are currently being shown off at Siggraph Asia 2024. As spotted by the ever-reliable @vgdensetsu, a host of images taken…
There’s an old joke about Pac-Man and video games. Everybody knows that video games don’t really influence kids’ behavior. After all, if they were imitating Pac-Man, they’d just be chasing each other around dark mazes, popping pills and listening to repetitive music. Any sort of teleplay that tries to adapt Pac-Man, of course, runs…