Retro Gaming News
Sorry, could you repeat that? The 1990s were famous for their edgy commercials, with Sega blazing a trailer at the start of the decade before its rivals got in on the action, too. Even the once squeaky-clean Nintendo itself wasn’t immune, as the following print advertisement for Pokémon Red & Blue proves. Read the full…
In week’s show, dive deep into the 1990s Italian Amiga scene with Paolo D’Urso. From his days as a demo coder and cloning Super Mario 64 with the late Amiga classic ‘Tales of Heaven’, to the publication of ‘Passione Amiga’ magazine. Now, Paolo’s reigniting his Amiga passion, collaborating with his childhood hero and music maestro,…
As well as two mini-PCs and a retro-themed power bank. Aya Neo has just dropped a ton of exciting new information about its upcoming products. The news comes courtesy of a blog post shared on its website earlier today, where the hardware developer gave a closer look at its ‘Remake’ product line, which features the…
“Doing incredible Mega Drive things”. Seasoned homebrew developer @GabrielPyron has caused quite a stir by showing off footage of Capcom’s Marvel Super Heroes running on stock Sega Genesis / Mega Drive hardware. The video, which can be seen below, shows the character Juggernaut facing off against himself. The sprite is absolutely huge – just as…
“No no no, that’s not the way it happened. Shall I start again?”. Reboots are pretty much commonplace in all forms of media these days, but in the realm of video games, it’s hard to think of one that’s been quite as successful as 2003’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which turns 20…
The Commodore C64 was a great little machine for its day, and its games were worthy successors to the Atari games which came before it. One game will always stand out for me as particularly enjoyable, due to its innovative concept, progression, style, and overall replayability: Paradroid. Paradroid stood out due to its innovative concept,…
Complete with new art by Butcher Billy. Atari is releasing Dark Chambers as part of its Atari XP line, complete with new artwork by Butcher Billy. The brainchild of John Palevich, Dark Chambers is one of the earliest known examples of a dungeon-crawler and was originally known as Dandy (D&D – Dendy – get it?)….
Better battery and WiFi, too. Valve has just refreshed its Steam Deck, but instead of a power boost, we’re getting a Switch OLED-style upgrade which is mainly focused on delivering a better screen. The Steam Deck OLED will come in 512GB and 1TB variants, both of which will include a 7.4-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel…
NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — is delighted to announce the launch of its latest retro-charged reimagining of a beloved gaming classic, Berzerk: Recharged. Available now on Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and…
With “calm”, “sorrowful” and “gritted teeth” faces! Richter Belmont, one of the most famous faces from Konami’s long-running Castlevania series, is being immortalised as a Nendoroid figure. Good Smile has announced that the figure – which comes with “calm”, “sorrowful” and “gritted teeth” faces – is available to pre-order now. Richter also comes with his…