“It’s a really happy surprise”. Back in 1999, developer Sacnoth released the RPG Koudelka on PS1. Created, produced, written and directed by former Square staffer Hiroki Kikuta (who also composed the music), the game is unique in that it’s set in Wales, and its dialogue is spoken entirely in English. Kikuta—who recently reunited with Square…
It’s me, John Zelda. Ever since it landed its PC port, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has been granted some pretty wild mods. We’ve seen TOTK abilities like Ultrahand and Fuse make the jump to the N64 classic, and even other Nintendo franchises like F-Zero and Pikmin pop up in Hyrule. But this…
The Game Boy title was originally released in 1991. The retro publisher InCube8 Games and British developer Elite are teaming up to reissue the 1991 Game Boy title Dragon’s Lair: The Legend both physically and digitally. The game, in case you’ve never heard of it, is based on the hugely popular 1983 arcade machine, developed…
President Trump has levelled his heaviest criticism yet against the CHIPS act, stating that US lawmakers should get rid of it altogether. According to Reuters, the United States president told congress they should ditch the 2022 act and use whatever is left of its $52 billion in subsidies to pay debts, rather than to encourage…
“It’s time to break the habit”. Retro accessory maker Hyperkin has issued an apology on social media after a series of fumbled launches and heavily delayed releases. The company has an unfortunate track record of announcing products and then going quiet on them for ages; for example, the RetroN GX was revealed back in 2022…
Pop shuvit up your… Our sheer elation when Activision announced Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 for Switch has sadly bailed in light of news that the fourth entry will be subject to some pretty seismic changes. In short, as confirmed by Kotaku (thanks, Push Square), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 won’t offer the…
“SF2 was so popular that people were quitting their day jobs to open arcades”. Legendary Street Fighter player Daigo “The Beast” Umehara has been speaking about the incredible impact Street Fighter II had on the games industry back in the early ’90s and feels that we haven’t witnessed anything like it since. The sequel to…
All the GB and GBC games, ranked by you. Updated with Donkey Kong and Mario’s Picross following the March 2025 update. Remember, this list evolves as users rate the games within, so head to the game profiles and rate them out of 10 if you’d like to see the rankings below alter. Enjoy! Read the…
Squid kid. Although the Switch is soon to be replaced by its new and improved successor, Nintendo and other companies are still releasing all sorts of new content on the original hybrid system. This includes many different apps and next week some new Splatoon-themed content will be made available in Japan. Read the full article…
One neat aspect of Boss Fight books is that despite their all having the same basic premise, the exact content of these books differs widely from author to author, and the Silent Hill 2 book by Mike Drucker is no exception. As expected, the book deals with the historical context and production of Silent…