Retro Gaming News
Most cyclists used to see a familiar route as just another stretch of road or trail. That changed when Strava introduced segments. Now, even a routine training ride can feel different. Invisible lines mark where a segment begins and ends, turning ordinary sections into mini time trials. What used to be a social spin or…
“A live second screen system for emulators”. I can still recall when reports emerged that Nintendo was creating a dual-screen handheld, and some people started posting memes of monstrous, multi-screened devices to poke fun at the concept. Despite the initial scepticism, it’s fair to say that the DS delivered on its promise, with many games…
‘Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition’ is getting two new physical versions. Ziggurat Interactive is teaming up with the physical games publisher Reboxy to release a new PC big box of Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition, its expanded take on Terminal Reality’s 1995 cult classic air-combat-based shooter. If you’ve been reading Time Extension for a while, you may…
“Now we get to build what’s next together”. Commodore International has revealed that “games industry icon” Larry Hryb has joined the company as a Community Development Advisor. Hryb, also known as Major Nelson, spent much of his career at Xbox, where he helped foster the relationship between Xbox players and Microsoft. Read the full article…
“Pretty much everything done on Daggerfall was a negative lesson in what not to do”. There are very few developers around who can claim to have as much insight into Bethesda’s history as Bruce Nesmith. Arriving from the Dungeons & Dragons publisher TSR in the mid-90s, Nesmith has had two separate tenures at the RPG…
‘Sonic Wings Special’ is this week’s Console Archives release. After taking us on a trip to feudal Japan last week with its console reissue of the NES title Nobunaga’s Ambition, Hamster, the creator of Console Archives, has announced plans to send players to the skies this week with a rerelease of Video System’s 1996 PlayStation…
Way back in 2020 MegaStyle released the Commodore 64 game called ‘Captain Cloudberry’. A game whereby you play as Captain Cloudberry, on mission to destroy radioactive weather balloons that have given an evil witch complete control of the atmosphere, keeping the villagers trapped in her meteorological terror. Well fast forward to today, and if you…
“I don’t have the time nor energy to do something I’ll mostly get negativity for”. While the world of retro emulation has connected gamers with experiences they might otherwise not have had without buying original hardware, it’s often an odd and somewhat toxic landscape populated by many people who, despite getting something for nothing, are…
…just don’t expect it to do a great deal. Croc has been in the news quite a bit recently, and with good reason – Argonaut’s 3D platformer got a long-overdue re-release on modern systems, giving younger generations a chance to see what all of the fuss is about. What’s even more surprising is that a…
“This is normal behavior”. Chinese hardware maker AYANEO has been accused of spying on its users. A user on Mr. Sujano’s GitHub flagged the potential issue, reporting that they had discovered the AYAWindow app on their Pocket DS Android handheld was taking screenshots “every single time” an action is carried out on the device. Read…