Retro Gaming News
You can pre-order your copy now! The retro publisher Thalamus Digital has revealed that it will be selling physical versions of Hoffman’s Amiga port of Triple Eh Ltd’s indie twin-stick shooter Cecconoid. The publisher made the announcement yesterday on Twitter, with pre-orders going live on its web site. There are five different options to pick…
“Never be the third best shooter”. PlatimumGames’ Vanquish garnered plenty of positive notices when it launched back in 2010, but it perhaps didn’t achieve the commercial success it truly deserved. As is the case with some of the company’s most beloved titles, it has never received a sequel, and its cult status has plenty to…
Did we mention it’s going to be free? Next week will see the release of Free Star: The Ur-Quan Masters on Steam — an updated version of the classic 1992 science fiction action-adventure Star Control II — from Pistol Shrimp Games. This is a company founded by the Toys For Bob veterans Fred Ford &…
Tomb Raider Remastered carries a warning – should it be the norm? Crystal Dynamics, the current custodian of the Tomb Raider franchise, has just released the first three games in a rather excellent remastered collection for modern systems. As well as cleaning up the visuals, Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered carries a warning screen when you…
Distribution starts in Japan on February 22nd. D4 Enterprise has announced that Hydlide 3: The Space Memories is the next PC-88 game that will be heading to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of its EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues. It will begin distribution in Japan next week on February 22nd, with the game expected…
New Panic’s Playdate Update also coming soon. Playdate maker Panic has revealed that it has successfully shipped 70,000 units of the adorable yellow handheld – and it has a limit amount of stock ready to ship right now. “After a lot of hard work and logistics, Panic is thrilled to announce that they have caught…
Help us crown the king of kings. Established all the way back in 1994 – that’s 30 years ago this year – SNK’s King of Fighters series may not have the same global recognition as Capcom’s Street Fighter franchise, but it is regarded by many as the greatest one-on-one fighting game series of all time….
Video Games with a scoring system have been around for a very long time. In fact, Guinness World Records lists 1976’s Sea Wolf as the first video game to record scores. This means that the idea of a high score in a video game was around before I was even born, and about nine years…
Coming to Nintendo Switch in Japan on February 29th. Pixel Co. Ltd, the Japanese game developer, retro store, and event company, has just released a new Famicom-inspired vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up over on Steam (as spotted by @gosokkyu) The game, which is called Xelan Force, was first conceived as a special project to commemorate the…
Explore post-nuclear earth in this 1989 arcade shoot ’em up from Taito. Hamster has announced that Taito’s vertical-scrolling arcade shooter Master of Weapon will be this week’s Arcade Archives release (as reported by Famitsu!). It will begin distribution on PS4 (via the PlayStation store) & the Nintendo Switch eShop on February 15th. The game, which…