Retro Gaming News
Smells like someone cut the fromage. Although Duke Nukem’s history is filled with notable titles – the much-delayed Duke Nukem Forever being perhaps the most infamous of all – it’s fair to say that his most beloved game is 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D, an FPS classic which stuck its middle finger up at the likes…
Shake it, baby. A few years before he was “all outta gum”, Duke Nukem starred in a pair of MS-DOS action platformers which were distributed as shareware. Created by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem (1991) and Duke Nukem II (1993) were two rare beasts, at least on PC; while home consoles had plenty of Contra-style run-and-gun…
Get ready to gobble up some gaming fun as we dive into the exciting world of the super-cheap Pac-Man Card Game found at Five Below! In this video, we’re taking a closer look at this card game inspired by the iconic arcade classic, Pac-Man. ?? Join us as we explore the game’s mechanics, strategies, and…
Shoot for the stars! Matt Sephton (the developer of Playdate titles such as Circular, Sparrow Solitaire, and Bender) has just released their latest game for Panic’s tiny handheld device. And it looks to be right up our street. Named YOYOZO, the game is a loving homage to Cano-Lab’s 1999 cult classic Pendulumania. This was a…
Look at him go! The Virtua Fighter series has been around for over 30 years now. That’s how long has passed since the original, groundbreaking release first entered the arcades back in 1993 to introduce players to the revolutionary and highly influential 3D fighting game from Sega Am2. Yet, in spite of all that time…
Roar-some 64-bit power. As one of the leading names in the video game industry, it’s easy to see why so many people expected big things from Atari and its 64-bit Jaguar console when the first news reports emerged in the early ’90s. Released when the 16-bit era was just still in full swing, this powerful…
“I’m deeply honored and humbled to be a part of this amazing project”. The MARS FPGA project has added another big name to its ranks: RetroTINK Creator Mike Chi. “Since launching the RetroTINK-2X in 2018, Mike Chi has revolutionized how we play our classic gaming hardware on modern displays,” says the official MARS FPGA Twitter…
The original Chaos Engine was an incredible game released in 1993, and developed by the very famous Bitmap Brothers. It was a well known title that at its core, was for the Amiga in which one or two players battled in a top down shooter genre against the evil creations of the titular Chaos Engine….
That’s a good boy. This new double pack for Evercade has a distinctly Nintendo-like feel to it, and that’s not only because the two titles – Goodboy Galaxy and Witch n’ Wiz – were originally designed to run on Game Boy Advance and NES, respectively. Goodboy Galaxy is arguably the highlight of the pair. Crowdfunded…
Playmaji gives an update on stock, N64 module, and more. Polymega maker Playmaji has released an update on the production of the console, expanding on its recent promise that all outstanding pre-orders would ship by the end of the year. The bad news is that the process of fulfilling all of these orders is going…