Retro Gaming News
Do we really need DRM on decades old games? Capcom seems to think so! A bunch of classic Capcom titles have just been made available to buy on Steam. Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil 2 (1998), Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999), and Breath of Fire IV are all available to buy now on the digital…
The 333 piece set is an “almost 1:1” recreation of the PSP 1000. Ever wanted to own a LEGO version of the PlayStation Portable? Well, now could be your chance to make your voice heard. That’s because a PSP fan called yakyah has just submitted an amazing 333-piece concept to the LEGO Ideas website (h/t:…
Long journeys are a part of life in the UK, whether you’re commuting by train or heading off on holiday. While Wi-Fi is improving across the UK on public transport, it can still be unreliable – and it’s rarely strong enough to stream videos. This makes classic, low-effort games a dependable way to stay entertained…
The PlayStation 2 has so many games. The PlayStation 2 has so many good games. So how do you choose? Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. shares some fun ones you might have missed. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns: This game already has a niche audience, but without a pro wrestling license and Agetec (a bargain…
Welcome to the Nexus Generation! Coming October 2026, pre-order April 1st! £169.99 | $199.99 | €199.99 Evercade Nexus – Pre-orders April 1st Keep an eye on our website to find your local retailer! We’ll be updating our website and sharing all of our retailers’ links so you can pre-order the Evercade Nexus over the…
We hope you like shogi! After the high-speed action of last week’s release, Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has decided to take a slightly different approach this week, announcing plans to reissue a title that is more likely to put your brain to the test than your reflexes. SNK’s 1995 game, Master of Syougi,…
…and YouTube channels, and podcasts, and physical magazines… I’m sure it hasn’t escaped your attention that the internet is in a pretty grim spot at present. Media sites are either getting gobbled up by massive conglomerates or closed down (or both), GenAI is filling the web with clanker-made slop, and social media is literally addicting…
Custom PCB makes it all possible. If you know your PS1 history, you’ll be aware that not all of Sony’s 32-bit consoles were created equal. Like any hardware maker, the Japanese tech giant made revisions to the core PlayStation build, swapping out parts and streamlining the internals to reduce costs and (sometimes) improve performance. Read…
The 2K Basketball Empire has manifested itself on every console to the point where they even took over the NBA Playgrounds series once that showed some potential. The end result was a monopoly on the roundball gaming experience that cost gamers looking for something new. Enter Acclaim’s Basketball Classic, a three-button retro game experience that…
On March 31st, Boss Fight Books confirmed that it had acquired enough funds via its Kickstarter campaign to go forward with its latest project, a book about the 1997 strategy game Age of Empires, written by Richard Moss, an Australian gaming historian whose work is catalogued on his website here. Richard Moss has already interviewed…