Retro Gaming News
Saberman is on the ball again for the retro gaming video community, as just recently he’s uploaded a new gameplay video of a Commodore 64 game called ‘ Spider Maze 2 ‘ which was created by The New Dimension in co-op with Blazon. This game developed using Kick Assembler, CBMPRGStudio V4.7.0 and Exomizer V3.1.2 , is…
‘Arkanoid’ & ‘MagMax’ are this week’s “Archives” releases. Taito’s 1986 brick-breaking arcade classic Arkanoid is coming to PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S later this week, on May 7th, 2026, as part of Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2. Designed by Akira Fujita and Hiroshi “ONIJUST” Tsujino, Arkanoid builds on the…
The console was scheduled to release on June 16th, 2026. Retro Games Ltd has revealed that the A1200 — its upcoming plug-and-play system based on the original Amiga 1200 — has been delayed again. Originally teased back in 2023, the “full-size Amiga replica” was scheduled to launch in 2024 but was delayed due to a…
Now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. A promising new sci-fi action arcade platformer for the NES has recently launched on Kickstarter and has already hit its funding target, with 18 days left in its campaign. BioCreeps is a new project from the pixel artist Nate Ehlers, who is co-designing the game alongside the experienced NES programmer Łukasz…
“They were… hesitant to use people from overseas”. Speaking exclusively to Time Extension, Tom Shiraiwa, a former localisation lead at Capcom’s Osaka offices, recently offered insight into the localisation of the 1996 survival-horror classic Resident Evil, including a potential explanation as to why the game’s dialogue ended up being so laughably bad. Despite its reputation…
I remember playing a ton of Gauntlet and gathering friends at the Fun Factory arcade in Valley West Mall. This game couldn’t really be played competitively against one another, since you all shared the mission of surviving long enough to make it through the level. Also, try not to let everyone die in one big…
Another “benefit” of Generative AI. If you’ve been anywhere near retro gaming social media circles over the past weekend, you’ll almost certainly have seen some Japanese adverts for various vintage consoles featuring scantily-clad ladies. As you can imagine, these “lost” promotional images have triggered a pretty big online response, with many people assuming they are…
“I still have fans who love the old games”. Kenji Kaido is a video game industry veteran whose career dates back to the late 1980s. His lengthy list of game development credits includes arcade games like Bonze Adventure and Sonic Blast Man (designer/director) for Taito, as well as Ape Escape (designer) and Tomba (producer) for…
Shown working with F355 Challenge. A while back, we reported on the 8BitMods Bitlink project for the Dreamcast, an aftermarket upgrade for Sega’s last home console. Alongside wireless connectivity, RGB lighting and controller mapping, the BitLink adapter – which slots into one of the controller’s VMU ports – also features an accelerometer and gyroscope, so…
Sports games today are all about lifelike graphics and realism, but once upon a time, the games were simpler and arguably far more fun to play. Lets take a look at five retro sports games that are better than their modern-day counterparts. PGA Tour Golf: To think that the eventual EA Sports juggernaut was built…