Which option should you choose in 2024? Once upon a time, if you wanted to play a retro game without using the original hardware, then your only option was software-based emulation. These emulators would be coded for platforms such as Windows, Linux or Android, and would replicate the performance of different computers and consoles purely…
“The epitome of the horror movie where there’s a killer in the costume”. Super-rare footage of Sonic the Hedgehog appearing on the Rosie O’Donnell show in 1999 has been found and preserved online (thanks, Retro Dodo). The segment – which lasts less than a minute – sees Sonic confirming a contribution of 500 plushes to…
“Please wait a little longer”. Japanese company M2 has confirmed that it has several unrevealed projects in development and that its next project is still under wraps. In a social media post to mark the 7th anniversary of the release of the PS4 version of M2ShotTriggers Dangun Feveron and the 2nd birthday of Toaplan Arcade…
Jim Stiefelmaier, known for his work on the Gex series before getting involved in the PS2/Xbox version of Area 51 and the sequel Area 51:Blacksite, shares some tips for anyone looking to build a team to make a video game. 1: Surround yourself with excellence and surrender to it. Too often I creatively fought with the core team…
“SummerCart64 employs features not available in other N64 flashcarts”. A new open-source N64 flash cart has arrived on the scene, and it promises to offer a viable alternative to those already available on the market. Created by Mateusz Faderewski – who goes by the name Polprzewodnikowy on GitHub – the SummerCart64 can do pretty much…
When Knights of Bytes released Sam’s Journey for the Commodore 64 back in 2017 it was a huge hit! Indie Retro News awarded Sam’s Journey game of the year 2017 as this game really surpassed all our expectations, delivering us a huge epic adventure that really pushed the limitations of the C64. Well it’s the…
“What is best in life?”. Taito has revealed that its 1987 action platformer Rastan Saga (also known as plain old Rastan) is joining the Arcade Archives range this week. Directed, produced and partly programmed by Yoshinori Kobayashi, Rastan Saga takes inspiration from the Conan series of fantasy novels, comics and movies, and places you in…
Fool me once? We’re perhaps only months away from seeing Nintendo’s new console in the flesh, and given the success of the Switch, it’s understandable that there will be a lot of interest in seeing the direction the company takes with its successor. However, there are lessons to be learned from the past here. Back…
He has also ‘Summoned Satan’. Remember when we reported on the incredible achievements of Alex Thach (AKA Alex T), a 15-year-old Tetris prodigy who recently became the first person to pass 10 million points on the game (he actually reached over 16 million points). Well, he’s back and has basically broken every retro going on…
Getting online, ’90s-style. These days, game consoles having online connectivity is a given, but back in the 1990s, it was very much a novelty. The Mega Drive and SNES both had online capabilities of some description thanks to extra accessories, as did the N64 via its Japan-only 64DD expansion and the Sega Saturn via its…