Retro Gaming News
We hope you get all of the goodies you wished for. While we’re sure you’d rather be playing with your He-Man toys and Atari 2600 (this is still 1983, right?) instead of reading this, myself and Jack would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. It’s been a bumper year for retro gaming products, from…
Press X to doubt. Yesterday, it seemed that the curtain had finally fallen for the rollercoaster that is the SuperSega project. SuperSega boss Alejandro Martín put his Lamborghini Gallardo up for sale, claimed that refunds were being processed and basically called time on the whole thing – a series of events which won’t have been…
We take a closer look at one of the most influential RPGs of all time. Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this…
A groundbreaking project. It might seem odd for us to award our Best Retro Hardware of the Year award to a product which, under the surface, is the same as the MiSTer FPGA platform – a system which is a good few years old now. The open-source MiSTer FPGA project offers incredibly accurate replication of…
Just in time for its 30th birthday. Sonic fan-game Sonic Robo Blast 2 has been ported to the Sega 32X, which turned 30 this year. The port has been spearheaded by the game’s co-creator, SSNTails, and Saxman, a notable figure in the Sonic ROM hacking community. Read the full article on timeextension.com Just in time…
Ryu Hayabusa gets a second chance at 16-bit glory. Infidelity – the talented developer behind many NES ports to the SNES – has just released his latest project, just in time for Christmas. This time, we’ve got the entire NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy in a single ROM file, complete with CD-quality MSU-1 music supplied by…
“No clue how much is needed, or if enough people would back it”. Duke Nukem was, at one point, one of the most recognisable characters in the world of gaming. The character first appeared in a couple of side-scrolling action titles, but it was thanks to the success of Duke Nukem 3D that he was…
Survival horror title launched alongside the console. Today marks the 30th birthday of NEC and Hudson’s PC-FX system, a Japan-only sequel to the PC Engine / TG-16 which sadly failed to set the gaming world alight. Despite only selling 300,000 units, the PC-FX still has its fans – as is evidenced by the fact that…
“I mentioned I’d worked on Snake Eater, and my three young nephews went wild”. Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this is…
“This is hard, very difficult for us”. SuperSega boss Alejandro Martín has put his Lamborghini Gallardo up for sale for 99.900 Euros to cover “damages, losses and legal cost” relating to the bungled venture. As you’ll know if you’ve been following the saga, Martín is the project lead on an FPGA-based console built around the…