Retro Gaming News
The obscure Japanese console was released all the way back in 1983. The preservationist website Gaming Alexandria has announced that it has managed to scan, dump, and preserve every game that was released for the Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy — an obscure game console that was released by the educational toy company/publisher Gakken. The…
Now available in purple, too. We reviewed the superb 8BitDo 2.4G Ultimate Controller a while back and found it to be one of the best options on the market if you’re looking for a low-latency pad for your gaming systems (which includes Switch, although 8BitDo doesn’t do a good job of advertising that fact). The…
Its creator hopes to license the game properly for a physical release. A fanmade port of Epyx’s 1984 classic Impossible Mission is currently in the works for the Atari Lynx, as recently spotted by Atari Scene News. The port is the work of the coder Nop90, who uploaded a four-minute video of a prototype to…
Seems to be exclusive to the southern hemisphere at present. Fashion retailer ZARA is doing a fantastic line of Sega-related merch these days, with the Saturn and Master System already getting super-fancy cross-body bags. We’ve now gotten word that a Dreamcast variant is available – but sadly, it seems to be exclusive to the south…
Formerly known as LaunchShop. Nintendo switched off the Wii eShop in 2019, removing access to many titles which were exclusive to the console. It was only a matter of time before the community stepped in to restore this aspect of the machine, and we can now report that RiiShop – a replacement Wii eShop –…
Surely, this is the best way to play the game! Pieces Interactive and THQ Nordic’s Alone in the Dark reboot launches in a couple of months on March 20th, 2024 (for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows), and will feature the actors David Harbour and Jodie Comer in the dual-lead roles of Edward Carnby…
If it’s not a pad or stick, it might be on this list… We all love console gaming – it’s probably the reason why you’re here reading this. Like us, you’ve probably spent a disproportionate amount of time fiddling with controllers and accessories over the years, many of which were swiftly adopted (and many just…
Help Totoro rescue Mei in this new adventure for your NES! A free, unofficial ROM hack has just been released for the original Super Mario Bros. that transforms the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game into an entirely new platformer based on Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated feature My Neighbor Totoro. Totoro – Mei is Missing (as…
Award winning and critically acclaimed Physics Destruction Puzzle game Abriss is coming to consoles next month. Don’t hesitate to reserve your review copies (Xbox series XS and PS5) if you would like to cause mayhem and build to destroy! Physics destruction puzzle game ABRISS – build to destroy coming to consoles in March 2024 Düsseldorf, January…