Retro Gaming News
Created by Chris Graue & Drew Van Oort. Despite being released back in 1998 and there being a widespread selection of other more capable cameras available, the Game Boy Camera is still being used today by a variety of artists. So it should probably come as no surprise that there are also people out there…
Dan Kitchen’s Turn & Burn: No-Fly Zone is a sleeper gem on the SNES and it comes from a man with a hefty resume in gaming. From the Atari 2600 to the PlayStation 2 and beyond, Kitchen has left an impact on gaming culture. From licensed projects to independent ones, he’s seen it all. As…
Ys will start being distributed from February 15th. The PC-8801 version of Nihon Falcom’s influential action RPG Ys is heading to Nintendo Switch on February 15th in Japan, as part of D4 Enterprises’s EGGCONSOLE label of classic reissues, with the rerelease also expected to hit Western storefronts shortly after (thanks @gosokkyu for the spot!). Ys…
“The O.J. trial was a big thing in America, and that just killed the whole thing”. If you were an avid reader of video game magazines back in the late ’90s, you may remember reading about an in-development video game adaptation of The Naked Gun film series that was being developed by Perfect Entertainment (for…
“I got so addicted to that I almost died”. Final Fantasy VII is making headlines again thanks to the arrival of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and former Irem artist Akio has been reminiscing about his time with the game when it originally launched back in 1997. Speaking on social media, the artist – now in…
The game was released in 1994 by Sting & ASCII Entertainment. The 1994 Japan-exclusive hack ‘n slash title Melfand Stories has just received a new fan translation, allowing players to experience the SNES hidden gem entirely in English for the first time ever. The game was developed by Sting (who later went on to make…
The game is this week’s Arcade Archives release. Namco’s 1988 ice hockey game Face Off is heading to Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of Hamster’s ongoing series of arcade reissues (thanks Famitsu!). The game will be released digitally on Thursday, February 8th in Japan, with the title expected to hit Western storefronts shortly after….
“Thanks so much for your patience”. Polymega maker Playmaji has published an update on the status of its products following complaints from people who have had pre-orders in place for months, if not years. According to the company, the EM01 Power Element Module Set, EM02 Super Element Module Set, EM03 Mega Element Module Set, EM04…
Block-busting news! Minecraft is one pretty much every modern platform, so why shouldn’t the Dreamcast get in on the action? That’s (sort of) what has happened, as ClassiCube – a fan-made sandbox game based on Minecraft’s Creative Mode – has just been ported to Sega’s 128-bit console. Read the full article on timeextension.com Block-busting news!…
The best just got better. Back in 2020, we reviewed the excellent Retro Fighters StrikerDC, naming it the only Dreamcast controller you need. Leap forward a few years, and we may have to modify that statement because the company has just released a successor that offers 2.4GHz wireless connectivity, making it even more attractive to…