Retro Gaming News
“This is like Cuphead meets Earthworm Jim meets Ren and Stimpy and I’m all for it.”. At the MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026 this week, a brand-new hand-animated metroidvania called Oh My Doug! was revealed, which seems like a dream come true for lovers of ’90s animation and 2D platformers like Earthworm Jim and Cuphead….
“Before Warhammer was even Warhammer, he understood what it was”. Legendary fantasy artist John Blanche passed away on June 1st at the age of 77, it has been revealed. The news was broken by Trish Carden. “John was an inspirational artist, devoted to his family and a good friend to many. Always generous with his…
Since 2008, Rich Casino has kept Australian players coming back. The catalogue has grown, the VIP tiers have expanded, and crypto options arrived along the way. What stayed constant is the AU$10 minimum deposit and a Curaçao eGaming licence covering every session. The welcome package now runs to 750% across three deposits, with a separate…
Tetris DMG-01 goes from small screen to big screen. Homebrew developer >>>AAR<<< is currently working on a Sega Genesis port of the Game Boy version of Tetris. Released in 1989, this is considered by many to be one of the most influential ports of Alexey Pajitnov’s legendary falling-block puzzler. A rights battle famously preceded its…
“Mr. Flibble’s very cross”. Adam Riches, the co-founder of Robust Games (the developer of the excellent indie point-and-click adventure game Loco Motive), has revealed that he once had the opportunity to pitch Red Dwarf co-creator Doug Naylor on making a game based on the cult British TV show. Red Dwarf, if you happened to live…
‘Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido’ also announced for Console Archives. Taito’s 1990 arcade maze game Cameltry has been announced as this week’s Arcade Archives/Arcade Archives 2 release. Originally developed for Taito’s F1 system hardware (the same hardware used for games like Dead Connection, Metal Black, Hat Trick Hero, among other titles), Cameltry…
Shock!! This isn’t a JOTD Arcade to Amiga port! As I’ve found out through our Commodore Amiga Facebook group that Modern Vintage Gamer is not only still working on an Arcade to Amiga port of the top down racing game called ‘Zippy Race’, also known as MotoRace USA in the states, but as of today you…
“Would it not be more appropriate to suspend sales…”. It’s probably safe to say at this point that ININ Games’ R-Type Dimensions III wasn’t exactly what the fans were expecting or hoping for when it was announced that the developer was going to remake the classic SNES game, R-Type III. Since its release last month…
“The idea was not just to give the player weapons, but to give them powers”. Michael Jackson is no stranger to video games, having famously collaborated with Sega on several projects in the ’90s, including arcade and console titles based on his 1988 film Moonwalker. But what you might not know (we certainly didn’t) is…
Nubeo & Atari have teamed up again. Nubeo and Atari are partnering up for another limited-edition watch based on one of its classic games, and it can be yours, provided you have £455 sitting around somewhere to burn through. The Ventana Automatic Atari Missile Command Limited Edition, as the name suggests, is designed to celebrate…