Retro Gaming News
Take to the streets of Kamurochō in our latest poll. The Yakuza series – now known as Like A Dragon these days – has been something of a slow burn outside of Japan. Early entries on the PS2 gained some critical traction but didn’t unduly trouble the sales charts, but, in recent years, the franchise…
In 1987 Irem produced one of the greatest shoot em ups of our time, a shoot em up that even today is regarded as one of the best. That shoot em up was none other than R-Type. A game which featured many waves of enemies, a beam weapon, power ups, great level detail (that almost…
Help us rank PlayStation’s premier racing series. Since it raced onto our PlayStations in 1997, Gran Turismo has arguably set the bar for console-based racing excellence. Showcasing an unprecedented level of realism for a ’90s racer, the original Gran Turismo would be followed by a raft of sequels, each pushing the envelope further in terms…
Full-size Sonic Tubbz also restocked. If you’re a fan of the Numskull’s ‘Tubbz’ line of collectables, then you’ll be pleased to learn that it’s expanding with new ‘mini’ Sonic variants. Joining the range as part of the Mini Tubbz line are Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Shadow, Knuckles, Tails, Dr Eggman and Super Sonic. Read…
“I overruled because this was much funnier”. While Rare is best known for creating the likes of Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007 and Sea Of Thieves, it has some lessor-known titles in its library – one of which is the 2004 GBA puzzler It’s Mr. Pants. Conceived by Tim Stamper and Gregg Mayles and designed…
Thanks to VGEsoterica & Andy Geezer. VideoGameEsoterica has done it again! Less than a year after they successfully managed to preserve Castlevania: The Arcade Game and a month after they rescued Konami’s Gashaaaan!, the YouTuber is back with another set of videos focusing on their efforts to save another rare piece of arcade history. Akuma…
The finest X68000 exclusives in one pack. Though the Sharp X68000 is rightly known for its exceptional arcade ports, the cult Japanese computer also had its fair share of homegrown exclusives that made the system sing. Perhaps most important among these was the work of Exact (Excellent Application Create Team), who lovingly produced four exceptional…
Help build our ranked list by voting! Founded all the way back in 1985, Rare is one of the United Kingdom’s most famous developers and has been responsible for some of the best-selling video games of all time. Read the full article on timeextension.com Help build our ranked list by voting! Founded all the way…
In the early 1980s and later in the decade I can remember watching STARCADE! on SuperStation WTBS more than a couple of times. STARCADE! was all about video games, knowing trivia about them, and being good at playing them. I found it to be a cool game show that I could relate to and have…
Game Boy Color title patched by fans. The Medabots series might be as famous as Game Boy Color stablemates Pokémon and Digimon, but it has its fans – many of which are English-speaking and therefore missed out on some of the entries which never made it out of Japan. Medarot 3 – released in Kabuto…