Retro Gaming News
Raising steam. When it arrived on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis back in the early ’90s, Steel Empire (or Koutetsu Teikoku / Empire of Steel, depending on which region you live in) made quite an impact. This was partly down to its unique steampunk visual style, which also borrowed elements from Hayao Miyazaki’s seminal…
It apparently got so bad their boss had to ban them. Back in the ’90s, virtual pets were all the rage, with everyone and their grandmother carrying around the keychain-sized critters to ensure they didn’t pop their clogs when no one was looking. And it appears that Metal Slug developers were not immune to this…
“This project needs international cooperation”. The Japanese Game Preservation Society has released its annual newsletter detailing the NPO’s activities – of note is that after two years of research, it has begun doing the first data migration of LaserDisc games. This is exciting news since it could lead to certain rare games finally being more…
You can pre-order the album now! Last week, Brave Wave Productions announced Giants, a brand new “Mega Album” to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning music label. The 22-track album features a combination of brand-new video game-inspired music and remixes of old pieces. It also notably contains contributions from a bunch of legendary composers…
“It’s a fun and sexy game … very Playboy-esque!”. Wikipedia is a goldmine of information – so much so that it occasionally throws up things about video games that even the developers of said games weren’t previously aware of. Take, for example, Chris Seavor of Killer Instinct, Rusty Pup and Conker’s Bad Fur Day fame;…
Does it make you feel good? The original 1984 Ghostbusters movie is one of the all-time great action comedies of all time, spawning merchandise, music, toys, sequels, cartoon series and – of course – video games. Since David Crane’s 1985 classic on the C64, we’ve seen Ghostbusters video games on pretty much every popular platform,…
Fans can now take a closer look at the development of the PlayStation titles. New prototypes of Spyro: The Year of the Dragon and Crash Bash have recently emerged online, shedding more light on the development of the two PlayStation 1 titles. The two builds come courtesy of the popular Spyro content creator Hwd405, who…
Also coming to the Switch, Steam, PlayStation and Xbox digital stores. A new action-packed brawler called Vengeance Hunters is set to be released for the Neo Geo MVS/AES hardware, with versions for Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox also said to be on the horizon. The game is the work of the developer Nalua Studio…
Too many people passed on this 16-bit gem. At Time Extension we love to look over old magazines, as evidenced by various features we’ve done on Super Play, Mean Machines and others. While espousing the positives, it’s also worth casting a critical eye over some of the missteps magazines have made. Not to mock, but…
“The Commodore VIC-20 was THE best personal computer of the 1980 for the price”. Back in the 1980s, William Shatner was the star of several commercials promoting the Vic-20 — most of which saw the Star Trek and TJ Hooker actor comparing Commodore’s classic home computer to game consoles from Atari and Intellivision, as well…