Retro Gaming News
Fan reaction to the recently-announced Yars Rising has been surprisingly divisive. It’s been accused of being too talky, too different, and “not Yars” at all. In this editorial, Jon shares his thoughts on Yars Rising and the negative fan feedback. From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2:…
There’s no doubt that the grey brick created by Gunpei Yokoi in 1989 revolutionized video games as a whole. A system that, on paper, couldn’t hold a candle to handhelds like SEGA’s Game Gear or Atari’s Lynx. No color screen or backlight made the original Game Boy a hard seller until the price point was…
All thanks to a new plug-in from the PSP Homebrew Discord member Moment. One of the sad realities of collecting consoles is that they can often lose some of their most interesting or valuable features over time. This includes features like being able to access official storefronts and servers, or simply being able to connect…
It appears Nintendo might not be the culprit though. A popular Nintendo DS emulator for Android Devices has disappeared from the Google Play Store, as spotted by the publication RetroHandhelds. DraStic is an emulator developed by Exophase and has been available on the Google Play Store for over a decade. Recently, though, it appears that…
Riverhill Soft’s BURAI Joukan will be released in Japan early this Summer. Earlier this month, the Tokyo-based developer and publisher Mebius announced a new series of MSX reissues for the Nintendo Switch, in Japan, with the first of these scheduled to be a rerelease of the MSX2 version of the RPG BURAI Joukan (thanks Famitsu!)…
I can say for sure there’s probably not many of you that haven’t heard of ‘Metal Slug’, a game in a series of games that are well known in the gaming community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while remaining action packed throughout. In fact…
A fan patch for Kenzan! is also being developed. A new translation patch was released earlier this month for the Like A Dragon samurai spin-off, Like A Dragon: Ishin! (otherwise known as Ryū ga Gotoku: Ishin!). Like A Dragon: Ishin! was originally released exclusively in Japan for the PS3 and PS4, and primarily focuses on…
Developer even sold his house to fund the game. Skies Of Arcadia has been in the news recently thanks to Sega’s decision to renew the trademark for the iconic Dreamcast (and GameCube) JRPG. We’re still not entirely sure a remaster is on the cards, but if you can’t wait for more news, it might be…
Coming this Spring! Earlier this week, GoRetroid began teasing that it had an announcement to make on Valentine’s Day and it has now pulled back the curtain a little, sharing a new image featuring not one but two new retro-style handhelds. The first of these appears to be a new take on the Retroid Pocket…
“What the f**k do you mean there’s no readily available scan?”. The topic of preservation in the video game industry is one that repeatedly gets raised. While interactive entertainment generates millions of dollars each year, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of joined-up thinking when it comes to properly preserving and cataloguing both games…