Retro Gaming News
Take the Dragon Spirit challenge. Bandai Namco has released a short teaser revealing a line-up of classic Namco coin-ops that will be playable within its upcoming dogfighter Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. Similar to the setup in Capcom’s Street Fighter 6, Wings of Theve will feature socialised online lobbies, where digital skyflyers can not…
At a Dundee game event, naturally! DMA legend David Jones is set to make a rare public appearance later this month at the Scottish Game Developers Association’s “Games Day” event, on a panel discussing the origins of Grand Theft Auto (h/t: MCV). If you’ve ever looked into the early history of Grand Theft Auto (or…
“With Ultima VII, I was ready to reintroduce actual malevolent Evil”. Ultima VII is one of my favourite video games of all time. I vividly remember playing it on my family’s brand-new 486DX PC, and after making the leap from 16-bit consoles, the sheer scope of its world stunned me. Here was a game that…
Most of us would generally agree that the 1990s represented the golden age of fighting games. The quality and quantity of fighting game titles that emerged during that decade was unprecedented, to say the very least. Of course, there were some notable duds, but in a time when every developer was striving to solidify themselves…
Modder backports weapons, boss battles, and more. One of the best boons of video game remakes is how they offer opportunities to tweak, expand, or enhance the experiences that came before, utilising modern-day power, or simply contemporary game design knowledge, to boost a classic title with features perhaps unavailable to the original developer. In the…
Help us, Double Fine, you’re our only hope! If you asked people to name their favourite Monkey Island game, chances are Escape From Monkey Island wouldn’t be a lot of people’s first pick. Released in the year 2000, the first 3D entry in the series is considered something of a “black sheep,” due to the…
Record Pitch. Sometimes, when you love an artist’s work, you just find any opportunity you can to pay tribute to it. At least that’s the only explanation I can come up with for this strange Easter Egg, which finds the 2002 song “Letters”, performed by megaselling artist Utada, buried within the code of the 2005…
“We have to make something happen moving forward in the next six months”. The “consultant” CEO of Amico (which, as you’ll know, can no longer use the name Intellivision) has admitted he’s working for no pay and that the firm has basically six months to determine its future. Speaking to Scene World Magazine (thanks, Completely…
When the Nintendo Entertainment System arrived in North America in the early 80s, it brought a mascot that would become as closely tied to the company as any other. Mario started in the original Donkey Kong arcade game and slowly evolved into the lovable plumber we know today. With Mario came what became Nintendo’s “killer…
Not-so-Final Fight? Capcom has stated that it is looking to bring a little life back to some of its dormant franchises, following the release of Onimusha: Way of the Sword. The publisher made the comments in its recently released investor report: Read the full article on timeextension.com Not-so-Final Fight? Capcom has stated that it is…