Retro Gaming News
“Say hello to the Ninten-drawer”. The NES was a gateway console in so many ways; not only did it turn Nintendo into a household name in North America and restore the battered home console market in the process, but it also served as an introduction to the thrills of interactive entertainment for millions of people…
Seriously distracting, indeed. Nintendo, as we all know, has something of a reputation for being family-focused. This was established back in the days of the NES, when the company was fiercely protective of its image and would even go as far as to insist publishers censor their games to ensure they wouldn’t cause offence. While…
Get to know Kazuma Kiryu. If you’re not up to speed on Sega’s excellent Yakuza series yet, then you might want to head over to Steam and check out this amazing bundle the company is offering (thanks, Wario64). You can get Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 0, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza…
Created by Chris Graue & Drew Van Oort. Despite being released back in 1998 and there being a widespread selection of other more capable cameras available, the Game Boy Camera is still being used today by a variety of artists. So it should probably come as no surprise that there are also people out there…
Dan Kitchen’s Turn & Burn: No-Fly Zone is a sleeper gem on the SNES and it comes from a man with a hefty resume in gaming. From the Atari 2600 to the PlayStation 2 and beyond, Kitchen has left an impact on gaming culture. From licensed projects to independent ones, he’s seen it all. As…
Ys will start being distributed from February 15th. The PC-8801 version of Nihon Falcom’s influential action RPG Ys is heading to Nintendo Switch on February 15th in Japan, as part of D4 Enterprises’s EGGCONSOLE label of classic reissues, with the rerelease also expected to hit Western storefronts shortly after (thanks @gosokkyu for the spot!). Ys…
“The O.J. trial was a big thing in America, and that just killed the whole thing”. If you were an avid reader of video game magazines back in the late ’90s, you may remember reading about an in-development video game adaptation of The Naked Gun film series that was being developed by Perfect Entertainment (for…
“I got so addicted to that I almost died”. Final Fantasy VII is making headlines again thanks to the arrival of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and former Irem artist Akio has been reminiscing about his time with the game when it originally launched back in 1997. Speaking on social media, the artist – now in…
The game was released in 1994 by Sting & ASCII Entertainment. The 1994 Japan-exclusive hack ‘n slash title Melfand Stories has just received a new fan translation, allowing players to experience the SNES hidden gem entirely in English for the first time ever. The game was developed by Sting (who later went on to make…
The game is this week’s Arcade Archives release. Namco’s 1988 ice hockey game Face Off is heading to Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of Hamster’s ongoing series of arcade reissues (thanks Famitsu!). The game will be released digitally on Thursday, February 8th in Japan, with the title expected to hit Western storefronts shortly after….