Retro Gaming News
A force to be reckoned with. Back in the early ’90s, the arrival of Mean Machines in the UK and the explosion of Japanese consoles led to a wave of new magazines hitting store shelves – many of which were Sega-themed thanks to the success of the company’s Master System and Mega Drive systems in…
When most people picture their Apple II or Commodore 64, what really comes to mind are the space shooters and text adventures. These were the early occasions of escapism in its newest form – a digital form. Sometimes, it was casino games. 8-bit home computers actually has gambling software heritage. Built by bedroom coders and…
Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that smacks of high quality, is fun to play, and well worth keeping an eye on as developments progress, then this game called ‘Double Baboon Ninja’ by Danlabg is just the game for you. An upcoming Arcade game in which you play as The Double Baboon Ninja’s, and must…
“Coming Summer 1996… Exclusively for the Eclipse System 32!”. As much as we all like to pretend to be insusceptible to clever marketing tricks and gimmicks, there are always those rare exceptions where we have to throw our hands up and praise a developer or publisher for coming up with effective ways of standing out…
WIP demo shows how Felipe 64 speeds up N64 development. A new tool has emerged that could help usher in a flood of homebrew releases for the Nintendo 64. According to N64GameBuilder, Felipe 64 “allows us to easily export data, create hitboxes, and configure state machines using a visual interface.” The developer has posted a…
“This is like Cuphead meets Earthworm Jim meets Ren and Stimpy and I’m all for it.”. At the MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026 this week, a brand-new hand-animated metroidvania called Oh My Doug! was revealed, which seems like a dream come true for lovers of ’90s animation and 2D platformers like Earthworm Jim and Cuphead….
“Before Warhammer was even Warhammer, he understood what it was”. Legendary fantasy artist John Blanche passed away on June 1st at the age of 77, it has been revealed. The news was broken by Trish Carden. “John was an inspirational artist, devoted to his family and a good friend to many. Always generous with his…
Since 2008, Rich Casino has kept Australian players coming back. The catalogue has grown, the VIP tiers have expanded, and crypto options arrived along the way. What stayed constant is the AU$10 minimum deposit and a Curaçao eGaming licence covering every session. The welcome package now runs to 750% across three deposits, with a separate…
Tetris DMG-01 goes from small screen to big screen. Homebrew developer >>>AAR<<< is currently working on a Sega Genesis port of the Game Boy version of Tetris. Released in 1989, this is considered by many to be one of the most influential ports of Alexey Pajitnov’s legendary falling-block puzzler. A rights battle famously preceded its…
“Mr. Flibble’s very cross”. Adam Riches, the co-founder of Robust Games (the developer of the excellent indie point-and-click adventure game Loco Motive), has revealed that he once had the opportunity to pitch Red Dwarf co-creator Doug Naylor on making a game based on the cult British TV show. Red Dwarf, if you happened to live…