Retro Gaming News
“That’s the second biggest LEGO Monkey Head we’ve ever seen!”. If you’re a fan of Lego, you’ve probably heard of the website Lego Ideas by now, but just in case you haven’t we’ll give you a quick recap. It’s a place where people can go to submit their fanmade ideas for potential future Lego sets,…
Feeling old yet? Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen launched on January 29th, 2004 in Japan – that makes them 20 years old today. Gulp. North American players would have to wait until September 7th, 2004 to get their hands on the games, while Europe didn’t receive them until October 1st, 2004. Read the full article on…
All registered in the UK. Nintendo has just filed three trademarks relating to its GameCube controller in the United Kingdom, sparking (admittedly optimistic) speculation that it might be bringing the console’s games to Nintendo Switch Online. The three trademarks were filed on the 23rd and 25th of this month and were spotted by @Jo_Reggelt on…
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…
Now unlocked by a new patch. The Saturn is home to some amazing shooters, one of which is Kingdom Grand Prix (known as Shippuu Mahou Daisakusen Kingdom-Grandprix in Japan), a unique title which mixes shmup action with a racing theme. Developed for arcades in 1994 by Raizing, the game would be ported to Sega Saturn…
Upgrading Sega’s 32-bit powerhouse. Released at the close of 1994 in Japan, Sega’s 32-bit Saturn promised so much; the company had conquered 3D in the arcades, and this was the system that would bring that dominance to the home. Unfortunately for Sega, Sony had other ideas, and its PlayStation console would utterly eclipse all rivals,…
Silent Hill 3 can be considered a fitting end to the original trilogy, showing how far the series has come. It is actually a canonical sequel to the first game, making the Silent Hill 2 more like a spin-off game that can stand on its own. Released just two years after Silent Hill 2, the…
From SG-1000 to the Dreamcast, which one got your vote? While Sega is no longer actively involved in creating video game hardware, there was a time when it was one of the most important console makers in the world. In its epic ’90s battle with Nintendo, Sega created some of the most exciting pieces of…
“A late prototype build” to be precise. Silhouette Mirage is one of Treasure’s more divisive titles, but it’s still an amazing 2D action experience – and it seems the game’s Japanese ‘trial’ version has been hiding a secret. According to @memory_fallen, the Sega Saturn Silhouette Mirage: Trial Version disc – which, like the game itself,…
The game was released as Shrek: Ogres & Dronkeys in 2007. An early proposal for WayForward Technologies’ 2007 Nintendo DS game Shrek: Ogres & Dronkeys has appeared on archive.org, as spotted by Necrosoft Games director Brandon Sheffield. So if you’ve ever felt like learning more about the Shantae developers’ bizarre child-rearing sim and mini-game collection…