Retro Gaming News
To mark the arrival of Raiden Fighters Remix Collection. Merchandise maker Kumagumi has revealed a range of items based on the recently-released Raiden Fighters Remix Collection on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation systems. Working with MOSS and Seibu Kaihatsu, Kumagumi’s line includes T-shirts, a hoodie, a cap, and the official poster. You can check it out…
Footage was recently shown off in Japan. Changeable Guardian Estique is a modern-day shooter for the Famicom / NES developed by Cat Hui Trading, and, if you read our review, you’ll know we rated it very highly indeed. We’ve just had news that the game is getting a sequel on the same console, and it…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Roger Sharpe, who is displayed on card number 204, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. Roger is also featured on trading cards 841 and 1709. Roger’s impact on the pinball industry dates all the way back to the 1970’s and is still going strong today. Roger was responsible for securing the rights to hundreds of licensed…
The Saturn graphics accelerator was a real thing. If you’re old enough to have lived through the war between Sega, Sony and Nintendo in the mid-’90s, then you may recall reading rumours that Sega planned to release a graphics accelerator for the Saturn which would bolster its processing power and give it an advantage over…
“You missed that one, try another!”. Earlier this week, ScummVM announced testing for seven games from the developer American Laser, including the DOS versions of the western Mad Dog McCree and its sequel, Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold. So if you happen to have a particular affection for corny ’90s full-motion-video (FMV) games and…
The new figure is based on the artwork for the original 8-Bit classic. The Japanese toy manufacturer Kaiyodo has confirmed that its next collaboration with Koei Tecmo will be focused on Ryu Hayabusa’s classic design. Previously, the company has released several figures in its “Revoltech Amazing Yamaguchi” series, in partnership with Japanese game creator, including…
Launches in June. Wil Overton’s amazing artwork graced the cover of every issue of Super Play, and he’s since gone on to forge a career within the games industry, even landing a job at Rare, where he worked on Perfect Dark Zero, Jetpac Refuelled and Sea of Thieves. He’s also contributed unique cover artwork to…
The gaming hardware company CRKD announced earlier today the upcoming release of two new Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers. The Ebony Encore and Alpine White variants join the Cherry Sunburst and Blueberry Burst pro editions which were released last year. CRKD has announced a shipping window of late March for the new guitars. They…
Cast your vote. The Strong Museum of Play has announced the games which could potentially be submitted to the World Video Game Hall of Fame. 12 games have been selected for potential inclusion. “The three games that receive the most public votes will be submitted on one ballot and will join the other top-three submissions…
…as long as you’re ok with a bit of modding, that is. Ukrainian developer Anton Artemov has given Game Boy Camera fans a new way to preserve their images via a special adapter which enables connectivity with modern-day smartphones. As spotted by Retro Dodo, Artemov’s adapter, based on the pico-gb-printer repo, allows a Raspberry Pi…