Retro Gaming News
“What the f**k are you talking about, Linda”. The handheld gaming industry has been a thing since the 1970s, when companies like Mattel and Waco experimented with crude electronic devices to create on-the-go entertainment. Later, Nintendo would evolve the concept with its Game & Watch series before revolutionising things with the incredibly popular Game Boy…
The legacy of Nintendo’s Game Boy is one that speaks for itself, fondly remembered by many gamers as the pinnacle of handheld gaming before the turn of the 2000s. However, in March of 2001, Nintendo upped the ante with a direct successor, the Game Boy Advance, and the rest is history. A fantastic piece of…
“Fixed cameras. Dark atmosphere. A love letter to the classics”. PixelHeart and JoshProd producer Philippe Nguyen has teased a new 3D survival horror game for the Sega Dreamcast. Development has only just begun so there’s nothing to show off as yet, but Nguyen promises “fixed cameras” and a “dark atmosphere,” explaining that the game will…
Enter the Nexus. Evercade maker Blaze has just teased a new piece of hardware called the ‘Evercade Nexus’. Adopting a similar approach to the one used when the company announced its Evercade Alpha series of bartop arcades, Blazed has teased nothing but a name and predictably triggering plenty of speculation. Read the full article on…
John Romero is going to make you learn math! Ever since revolutionising the first-person shooter genre with games like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, and Quake, John Romero has tried his hand at a bunch of different projects, from more straightforward spiritual successors to his earlier work to mobile titles, social games, and MMOs. The making of…
Fatality! In 1992, there were few games bigger than Midway’s fatality-fueled arcade fighting game Mortal Kombat, so it only made sense that someone would eventually take on the challenge of bringing the popular experience to consoles, in the pursuit of profits. The New York-based publisher Acclaim Entertainment would eventually accept this responsibility, teaming up with…
We’ve featured Street Fighter many times now on IndieRetroNews, either as a ‘What if’ for the Commodore Amiga, or with the 2022 hit release called Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition for the Commodore 64. Well here’s one that will blow your minds! As I’ve been told that Sweet Fightin’ +2 has been released for the ZX…
1080p from original hardware. Of all the aftermarket modifications available for retro systems, the ability to retrofit digital video output is perhaps the most appealing for many players. Simply put, this mod enables these analogue systems to output a true digital signal to your modern-day television, allowing you to run games at HD resolution. Read…
“‘Where the f**k am I gonna put a store?”. When you think of Dungeons & Dragons, there are certain expectations that immediately spring to mind, such as roleplaying, progression, epic loot, and elaborate quests filled with non-playable characters to interact with. All of these are at the heart of what makes the tabletop role-playing game…
The “next challenge”. Japanese company ZUIKI – which recently gave us the X68000 Z micro-console based on the legendary Sharp X68000 home computer – has just teased its next piece of hardware. The system shown in the image doesn’t give a lot away, but to my eye, it looks a lot like the form factor…