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Row, row, row your boat! Come on! Sing! It’s that time of year again. Time to slather yourself in sun lotion, grab your biggest paperback, and hop on board the Desert Bus for another sweaty, non-stop, 45 M.P.H. trip across the empty plains of Arizona. Friday, October 23, will see the return of Desert Bus…
Soul Searching. A brand-new, sword-swinging adventure has debuted on Nintendo Game Boy Color. Developed by French studio Towea and published by the bravely-monikered Broke Studio, The King’s Return is a medieval platformer now available as a boxed, physical release. The King’s Return follows the exploits of The King of Towea, who travels home from his…
The game itself still costs a pretty penny though! Here’s something for the Sega Saturn fans in the audience — 30 years after its Sega Saturn release, Hyper Duel is getting a new 2-disc CD soundtrack release in Japan next month. Developed by Technosoft, the creators of Thunder Force, Hyper Duel is a horizontally-scrolling shoot…
‘The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection’ hits Kickstarter soon. The Oliver Twins have announced that they are celebrating Dizzy’s 40th birthday with a new Mega Drive / Genesis collection. The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection was revealed at the recent Crash Live event in Coventry, and contains three games: Dizzy the Adventurer, Go! Dizzy Go! and Panic! Dizzy. Read…
A link to 3D. It’s easy to see why so many people are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2, a game with a Metascore of 99 and therefore widely regarded as one of the best ever made. Ocarina of Time’s fame is the kind that transcends generations; the…
Scandinavian Scandalous. During the late-’80s and into the early-’90s, computer games got decidedly… horny. Despite the rudimentary visuals of the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, some developers still did their damndest to sneak in pixelated 8-bit nudity, while being a little more provocative with the cover art – see Barbarian (1987), Vixen (1988), and Game…
GoldenEye 007 still pulling in the plaudits. TIME magazine has recognised the Analogue 3D in its end-of-year awards, presenting the humble N64 clone with a gong for “Best Inventions of 2026”. Released in November 2025 (TIME’s annual awards window runs November to November), the Analogue 3D replicates Nintendo’s best-selling 1996 console and allows users to…
For those who love old-school Shoot-Em-Ups, Retro-Bit’s release of R-Type DX will have an exclusive pre-order run through Nov. 1. “The epic arcade shoot ’em up returns in R-Type DX! In our first-ever Game Boy Color release, you can enjoy the first two entries of the series on your handheld in both classic and color-enhanced…
Retroware has released a new gameplay video for the The MIX Fall Online Showcase, Old School Gamer has learned. “The new trailer serves up a heaping helping of coin-op-inspired action, plucked straight from the most beloved brawlers of the 1990s,” Retroware said in a release today. “Watch as the Toxic Crusaders Toxie, Nozone, Junkyard, Major…