Retro Gaming News
But not for the reason you might think. There have been many potential Unreal Engine 5 reimaginings of classic games shared on YouTube over the years. However, I’d argue that few have achieved the level of fame that the fan developer Giuseppe Macula’s (CryZENx) remake of the N64 title Ocarina of Time has. Ever since…
55G1 offers Hall Effect sticks and triggers. Anbernic has produced a series of emulation handhelds which borrow design inspiration from systems like the GBA, DS and PS Vita, and its forthcoming 55G1 continues the company’s tradition of mimicry. As you can see from the trailer below, the 55G1 is a dead ringer for the Switch…
“What it will become is the next challenge”. With origins that go as far back as 1981, Richard Garriott’s Ultima series is one of the most famous in the world of RPGs – which makes the fact that we haven’t had a proper, mainline game since 1999 all the more puzzling. The name is currently…
Earlier this year, Pen & Sword Books released The History of the Pokémon Games, which I reviewed here. At the same time, they released the much less obviously marketable The History of Silent Hill by Samantha Morris. Similar titles notwithstanding, these are very different books. While the Pokémon volume functions primarily as a sort…
Holy Moly. That is all I have to say on this one of a kind Lego build. I literally spent a half hour talking with the creators and being mesmerized by the look and feel of the arcade machine. I went to the Brick World convention in Schaumburg, IL this past weekend and was expecting…
Pricks at the speed of sound. Sonic is one of the most recognisable characters in popular entertainment, rivalled only by Mario and Mickey Mouse in terms of global fame. It’s odd, then, to be able to vividly recall a time before the character existed, and even odder to have witnessed first-hand his meteoric rise to…
If you were yearning for a solid role-playing game in the late 80s and resided in North America and happened to own a Sega Master System console, you were certainly in the right place at the right time. As luck would have it, you were unknowingly on the cusp of being hit with the proverbial…
The Commodore phone! Sonic the Comic! Earthbound! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com The Commodore phone! Sonic the Comic! Earthbound! Welcome to Retro…
During the early days of home consoles, Atari absolutely dominated the market, with its popular Atari 2600 VCS and a slew of games. Five years after the 2600’s release, Atari tried to mirror that success with its next-generation console, the 5200. Unfortunately, a number of factors, not the least of which was a lack of…
“We got them to draw Sonic’s feet on the side so it would look like he was driving”. With Sonic’s 35th anniversary looming, we thought it would be a perfect time to resurface some of our favourite Sonic articles on the site. Read the full article on timeextension.com “We got them to draw Sonic’s feet…