Retro Gaming News
Wise from your gwave! It’s amazing to consider that Altered Beast has never had a good sequel. It was one of Sega’s biggest coin-op titles of the late ’80s, boasting huge sprites and iconic sampled speech, and it would later help the company to launch its 16-bit Genesis / Mega Drive, even becoming a pack-in…
A commercial flop, but still worth a look today? Released in 1994, the Sega 32X is, for some Sega fans, the straw that broke the camel’s back. After the success of the Mega Drive / Genesis, the company released the Sega CD, an add-on device that, despite having some decent games, never took off in…
[embedded content] [embedded content] The new JAWS games make their debut at Stern Pinball’s official booth (#16254) at CES 2024 CHICAGO, IL – January 4, 2024 – Stern Pinball, Inc. announces their newest pinball games featuring JAWS, one of the most iconic motion picture thrillers of all time from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. Players…
Stick it to ’em. The N64 analogue stick is a unique beast. One of the first interfaces of its type on a mainstream console, it revolutionised how players interacted with games, making titles like Super Mario 64 possible. Because of its unusual design, the stick has been notoriously tricky to reproduce, but a group of…
Coming to all platforms in 2025. Retroware has revealed that it is working on a Castlevania-style title called The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest, and it’s coming to all major platforms next year. Clearly inspired by Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest, the game boasts a NES-like aesthetic, right down to the fact that the main sprite…
“There was no template. No one had done this before.”. Whenever Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is brought up today, it’s usually as a punchline to a joke or as a cautionary tale about a film production spiraling out of control and going way over budget. Yet that doesn’t present a full picture of the…
Hyperkin Has Announced the DuchesS, an Officially Licensed Replica of the Original Xbox’s Controller S January 13, 2024 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hyperkin has announced the development of the DuchesS – an officially Xbox-licensed replica of the Original Xbox’s Controller S. It will be compatible with Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10|11. Hyperkin, a…
“When we first made this work, it felt like magic”. It’s almost remarkable to think that Rez is now over 20 years old – especially when you consider it has recently been used to showcase the PSVR2’s much-hyped eye-tracking technology. If you look at games that launched around the same time as Rez in 2001…
About the Game The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest (TASQ) is a parody/homage side-scroller where you set out to resurrect and re-kill Dracula to one-up your rival! Conquer haunted mansions, discover minigames in the overworld, and win back the glory in this modern retro Classicvania! With customizable settings and classic aesthetics, The Transylvania Adventure of…
8-Bit Legit & CollectorVision/Acclaim Bringing a Brand-New Point and Click Adventure to Nintendo Switch, Xbox & NES. Jan. 12, 2024 (Pittsburgh, P.A.) – Dead Tomb is a brand-new fun, point and click adventure game that will take you back to the heyday of retro gaming. Your employer sends you on a study that takes you back in time,…