Retro Gaming News
Super Pocket you will buy, if you don’t I’m sure to cry. The HyperMegaTech Super Pocket handheld range has already seen more than its fair share of special editions, with companies such as Atari, Taito, Capcom, Data East and SNK all signing up to produce unique variants of the Evercade-compatible device. However, the announcement that…
Retro Rail Go! is coming to Early Access soon. It’s remarkable to think about, given Steam’s ubiquity in the PC gaming space and the sheer number of Densha De Go! games produced over the years, but right now there’s currently no way to buy any of Taito’s classic Japanese simulation titles over on Valve’s storefront….
Sonic the Hedgehog has made its way onto the ZX Spectrum Next in an exciting new release titled Sonic Spectrum Next, developed by prominent retro community creator dave18. The game is a direct conversion of the classic Sega Master System (SMS) version. This ambitious port follows hot on the heels of the developer’s prior game,…
Spotlights “independent retro projects, major classic revivals and video games preservation”. Retro game marketing company Pixel Helix has announced a digital showcase celebrating retro games, which will air in August. Broadcast in the run-up to this year’s Gamescom event, Pixel Arcadia is billed as “an authentic show for retro, retro-inspired and classic games, ensuring that…
“Every single port of every collection of old games that Namco ever released”. Designer and composer Andrew Elmore has just announced a new project which aims to document every single Namco Museum entry there has ever been. Namco was one of the first video game companies to truly take its history seriously, launching the Namco…
The original AYANEO Pocket Micro released in 2024. AYANEO has started teasing a follow-up to the AYANEO Pocket Micro on social media, promising “enhanced ergonomics”, “greater performance”, “more comfortable controls”, and a “longer battery life” compared to the device’s predecessor (h/t: Retro Dodo). Released in 2024, the original AYANEO Pocket Micro was an Android-based retro-inspired…
“It’s time for a ‘big tech’ company to do better”. A short while ago, Commodore International CEO Christian Simpson said that the revived company cannot survive on nostalgia alone, but its next hardware launch has proven he wasn’t being entirely truthful. Commodore has just announced the Callback 8020, a flip phone which calls to mind…
“I am a mole and I’m digging a hole…”. A brand-new NES/Famicom game has just been released physically via the Homebrew Factory; Broke Studio announced earlier today. Diggy Diggy Mole is pitched as “a new Metroid-like platformer for the NES” and stars a mole with a pickaxe embedded in his skull, who must go out…
Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. brings out a classic out of his archive and chats with “West of Loathing” developer Zack Johnson to get the skinny on the nifty western RPG that actually plays a bit like “Skyrim.” Old School Gamer: What inspired this game? Zack Johnson: I’ve always felt like the Wild West…
“As I worked on it, I wanted to write something more complex”. The former Namco composer Asuka Sakai has recently revealed how her work on the Klonoa sequel, Lunatea’s Veil, helped her open up after her experiences on R4: Ridge Racer Type 4. The composer spoke about the subject in an interview with the “hidden…