Retro Gaming News
“When I next woke up, I was temporarily blind”. Imagine if the 1993 space opera classic Master of Orion had been released not only for DOS, but six other major formats, and its selectable races were locked to specific hardware. The NES version would be the only one with Bulrathi, and be more of a…
Join us on a special journey back in time with Roland Perry, the visionary tech consultant behind the legendary Amstrad CPC, as we celebrate 40 incredible years of this iconic machine. In this not-to-be-missed episode, Roland takes us from his early days tinkering with electronics in school, through the founding of Ambit International, right up…
Jung Rhythm came out in 1998, two years after PaRappa the Rapper. We expect that most people reading this will already be familiar with PaRappa the Rapper — NanaOnSha’s quirky PlayStation rhythm game about a paper-thin rapping dog. But what you might not know is that the Sega Saturn also received a similar rhythm action…
“This should make the ‘bad’ original into a more enjoyable experience”. Ever since its publication in 1983, Buronson and Tetsuo Hara’s Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) has had legions of fans, and its head-popping, post-apocalyptic formula is perfect for representation in video games. The first Fist Of The North Star game appeared…
It was originally released on the PC Engine CD-ROM² back in 1992 in Japan. If you happened to pick up last year’s reissues of Cyber Citizen Shockman and Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace, then we have some good news to share. It has been revealed that Ratalaika Games will be teaming up with…
“I guess they thought it was a sales vehicle loaded with SNK games”. Once upon a time, SNK’s Neo Geo was the absolute pinnacle of gaming luxury. Here was a home console capable of playing actual arcade games; no wonder so many kids desired one. However, its high cost (not to mention the fact that…
Complete with touch controls and plenty of connectivity. TR Fight Stick, the company behind the fully-funded Octopus Arcade Stick, has revealed that its next project relates to the popular MiSTer FPGA retro gaming platform. The company is launching a crowdfunding campaign for the TR Quantum, “a sleek MiSTer case designed with you in mind.” Read…
Zapping through the decades. Nintendo’s iconic NES light gun shooter Duck Hunt turns 40 today. Inspired by Nintendo’s 1976 Duck Hunt electro-mechanical arcade game, it was first released on the Famicom in Japan on April 21st, 1984. Read the full article on timeextension.com Zapping through the decades. Nintendo’s iconic NES light gun shooter Duck Hunt…
Complete with ‘electric blowback’. The Japan-exclusive Cyber Stick controller – which was released alongside the Mega Drive Mini 2 in that region – is getting a gun attachment complete with ‘electric blowback’. The attachment is being created by Far East Pinball, an independent manufacturer that makes pinball, electromechanical games, and gaming devices. The company is…
1994’s most extravagant console? While Sega made plenty of odd hardware choices during the ’90s, one particular product always fascinated me as a kid – the Multi-Mega. The moment I saw the first print advertisement for this all-in-one Mega Drive and Mega CD console – which proudly showed its actual size on a single page…