Retro Gaming News
“No plans” to do a full port. PigsyRetro, the lead developer behind an unofficial effort to bring Castlevania: Symphony of the Night to the Genesis / Mega Drive, has shown off a small demo which sees Sega’s 16-bit console tackle the 2003 GBA entry Aria of Sorrow. However, before you get too excited about this…
“Permanent hard mode that costs money and can’t be turned off”. Say what you will about Nintendo’s approach to preserving the past, but the Japanese company was arguably one of the first to see the value of retro gaming in the modern era. Back when the Wii Virtual Console launched, it was a groundbreaking service;…
The first two episodes of It’s In The Game covered roughly five years each of development time- the first two titles in episode 1, then Madden ’92 through Madden ’96 for episode 2. An appropriate amount of time is dedicated for each- obviously, building the first two Madden games from scratch was more difficult…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Jared Hardy, who discusses his role in the original Spyro the Dragon on PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: Were you a gamer growing up? Jared Hardy: My sister and I had an Atari 2600 as little kids, and a few friends with a Nintendo (NES). I spent…
One of the UK’s best video game stores gets a level-up. If you’ve been following our network of sites for a while, then you might recall that our sister site, Nintendo Life, paid a visit to the UK city of Leicester to investigate a store called Super Game Shack, which was boldly opened when the…
“To the very end, he was thinking of others, with kindness”. Today marks five years since we lost Jason Brookes, one of the most influential and talented game journalists the United Kingdom has ever produced. We’re republishing this piece in his memory. Earlier this week, the gaming world was hit by the tragic news that…
The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: San Diego Comic-Con: This year’s San Diego Comic-Con was the biggest and best to date with none other than Keanu Reeves, Mr. John Wick himself, playing the game. In addition…
When we last left off with It’s In The Game, the documentary hit the high point of John Madden Football becoming the huge surprise hit of the 1990 holiday season. A lot happens in the next five years, and the second episode achieves a neat parallel by ending at a low point for the…
Features the art of Mahiro Maeda. Telenet’s Genesis JRPG Traysia (known as Minato no Traysia in Japan) isn’t renowned as one of the best examples of the genre, but it has its fans – and those same fans will no doubt be pleased to learn that it’s getting a new physical release next year. A…
And it’s all for a good cause. Mega Cat Studios has teamed up with Video Game Sage and Reddit’s Retrogaming community page to create a new game for the SNES, sales of which will support the charity Child’s Play. Super Excidium Event is described as “the SNES game that Reddit built” and came about when…