Retro Gaming News
“We were so close to not making it”. I’ve always been fascinated by the topic of video game localisation; for pretty much as long as I can remember. Personally, for me, there’s just something that’s so interesting about all of the hidden work that goes into taking a piece of media from one language and…
“A vibrant community where creators earn, share, and celebrate everything Sega”. Sega has launched a new online initiative for fans who create content related to its brands. Dubbed the Sega Creator Zone, it is described as “a vibrant community where creators earn, share, and celebrate everything SEGA, from Sonic’s speed to Like a Dragon’s twisting…
“Gaming just hasn’t really done that”. Game companies are missing a trick when it comes to catering to older games, says Blaze CEO Andrew Byatt. Speaking in a piece on GamesIndustry.biz, Byatt – whose company has the Evercade and Super Pocket devices in its library – addresses new research which shows the world has a…
Got a pinch of salt ready? An employee of a “small specialist electronics manufacturer” has posted on Reddit that they suspect Sega might be looking to release a low-cost handheld games console. SeraphHS reveals that the company they work for received a quotation request from “a company that’s done licensed Sega hardware before,” citing the…
“…and the secret, never-before-revealed settlement that profoundly shaped today’s industry”. Renowned video game journalist and award-winning author Simon Parkin has just announced his latest book, which focuses on a significant moment in video game history. Trail of the Space Invaders: The Case that Changed Video Games follows Parkin’s previous best-selling works, which include A Game…
A force to be reckoned with. Back in the early ’90s, the arrival of Mean Machines in the UK and the explosion of Japanese consoles led to a wave of new magazines hitting store shelves – many of which were Sega-themed thanks to the success of the company’s Master System and Mega Drive systems in…
When most people picture their Apple II or Commodore 64, what really comes to mind are the space shooters and text adventures. These were the early occasions of escapism in its newest form – a digital form. Sometimes, it was casino games. 8-bit home computers actually has gambling software heritage. Built by bedroom coders and…
Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that smacks of high quality, is fun to play, and well worth keeping an eye on as developments progress, then this game called ‘Double Baboon Ninja’ by Danlabg is just the game for you. An upcoming Arcade game in which you play as The Double Baboon Ninja’s, and must…
“Coming Summer 1996… Exclusively for the Eclipse System 32!”. As much as we all like to pretend to be insusceptible to clever marketing tricks and gimmicks, there are always those rare exceptions where we have to throw our hands up and praise a developer or publisher for coming up with effective ways of standing out…
WIP demo shows how Felipe 64 speeds up N64 development. A new tool has emerged that could help usher in a flood of homebrew releases for the Nintendo 64. According to N64GameBuilder, Felipe 64 “allows us to easily export data, create hitboxes, and configure state machines using a visual interface.” The developer has posted a…