Retro Gaming News
Friend of Old School Gamer, John Hancock did up a cool video on this scaler! John Hancock examines the performance of the Morph 2K analog video scaler across 18 distinct vintage consoles and classic computers. The demonstration explores various connection methods, including RF, composite, and VGA, while highlighting setup experiences, menu functionalities, and observed compatibility…
As reported by PC Gamer/Inside Gamer that Ultima is on the way back to it’s creator. As a big fan of Ultima back in my Apple 2 days I’m excited about this. There was rumors floating around but nothing this public by any means. Going back to it’s “dad” I think is fantastic! Stay tuned…
From our friends at Time Extension I found this update on the Commodore Flip Phone. Commodore International has reduced the entry-level price of its divisive Callback 8020 phone. Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS, it…
“I’ve been obsessed for years with the cube”. If you’re talking about the greatest puzzle ever made by humankind, the Rubik’s Cube would come pretty close to the top of the list. In fact, in the opinion of Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov, it’s the “best puzzle in the world” – but amazingly, he hadn’t met…
“TEKKEN” is a 3D fighting game released by NAMCO LIMITED (current Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1994. In The King of Iron Fist Tournament “fighters” with their own hidden agendas clash to determine who possesses the ultimate fist. The game features a revolutionary control scheme where four buttons correspond to each limb, delivering an intuitive…
“One of the biggest and most difficult projects I’ve taken on”. A new book charting “the untold story” of a “pivotal period” in Tomb Raider’s history is on the way, from the publisher Pen & Sword Books. The Making of Tomb Raider 1997 – 2000 is the follow-up to Daryl Baxter’s 2021 book The Making…
“Every page is composed in its entirety on a real Atari Falcon030”. This month sees the launch of Atari Legacy, a new quarterly print magazine with features, hardware archaeology, demoscene news and “oral history from the Atari era.” Edited by Piotr Mietniowski, PhD – “one of the world’s most recognised experts on 16- and 32-bit…
People who play Japanese role-playing games, such as myself, have become somewhat desensitized to the strangeness that these games can evoke. After all, there are very few genres where pre-teen kids are frequently flung into life-threatening circumstances, and all their parents have to say is “have fun, sweetie!” by Matthew Floyd While definitely not “retro”…
“Many of you told us you wanted a more accessible entry point”. Commodore International has reduced the entry-level price of its divisive Callback 8020 phone. Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS,…
35 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog! The story of Sonic the Hedgehog is the story of the 1990s. Born of a brilliant union between cutting-edge console technology and of-the-era super radical attitude, Sonic’s iconic design and in-your-face personality quickly solidified him as a bonafide pop culture icon, a flagbearer of everything hip, cool, and of course, fast. Now, 35 years later, iam8bit & SEGA are…