Retro Gaming News
Dungeons Of Despair released at Boston Apple Fest back in June 1981. With Wizardry being in the news recently, thanks to Atari’s acquisition of Wizardry I-V, it has had us thinking again about a lost piece of the series’ history that even its creators now feel could be lost forever. Before Sir-Tech released Wizardry: Proving…
“You are complicit”. Myst co-creator Robyn Miller has been criticised for using Generative AI to create imagery for Fangamer’s Riven soundtrack LP. The 30-track 2-disc set marks the first time that the game’s music has been released on vinyl, and it comes in a special package designed by Miller himself, who also composed the music….
“We actually see A Link to the Past as the real sequel to The Legend of Zelda”. The Legend of Zelda series is now 40 years old, and in that time we’ve seen plenty of sequels, spin-offs and remakes. One title which stands apart from the rest of the lineage is 1987’s Zelda II: Adventure…
“I wish I had thought of ten million dollars, because he would have said yes”. To celebrate the surprise announcement of a new Star Fox outing, we thought it would be a good idea to dig into the archives for previous features we’ve written on the series. Jez San occupies a pretty unique place in…
“I should also have the first assembled prototype cartridge ready soon.”. A new Wolfenstein 3D-style first-person shooter is currently in development for the SNES. Veins of Iron was first unveiled just over two weeks ago on YouTube with a gameplay video and is being pitched as “a brand-new horror experience for the Super Nintendo”, inspired…
[7th May 2026, Islamabad] – Lost Twins 2 launches on Nintendo Switch today, the charming and brain-teasing puzzle-platformer that has already captured hearts on other platforms. Starting today, Nintendo players can join siblings Abi and Ben on a magical journey filled with shifting tiles, phoenixes, and beautifully hand-crafted worlds, now enhanced with exciting new water-level…
Behind the scenes of this much-maligned GameCube title. To celebrate the surprise announcement of a new Star Fox outing, we thought it would be a good idea to dig into the archives for previous features we’ve written on the series. Although it’s hard to believe now, when Star Fox Adventures launched in 2002 (yes, it’s…
The two-time academy award winning actress used to play the game with Robin Williams. The two-time Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field is currently doing press for her new Netflix movie, Remarkably Bright Creatures, and has let slip during an interview with entertainment reporter Jake Hamilton her love of the Legend of Zelda series. Even going…
Before RPGs, 1986,to strong narrative. Sir-Tech’s Wizardry from 1981 dumped players into a massive 10-floor dungeon with little more than a sentence of congratulatory text for beating the game. The first Ultima came out the same year and switched players from a first-person perspective in dungeons to a quasi bird’s-eye view when venturing the overworld,…
How a tiny British studio helped Nintendo fly in 3D. To celebrate the surprise announcement of a new Star Fox outing, we thought it would be a good idea to dig into the archives for previous features we’ve written on the series. 30 years ago, British engineering ingenuity and Japanese design savvy elegantly combined to…