Gaming Retro

Nintendo Switch OLED Model Announced

On: July 6, 2021

The Nintendo Switch OLED has been announced, offering a slightly larger screen, wider kickstand, and long standing unfixed Joy-Con drift issue. The only current gen platform that is worth bothering with for retro gaming, the Nintendo Switch is a great home for retro fans without retro hardware to fall backRead More →

The PSP Store Is Dead – But PSP Games Live On Thanks to PS3 and Vita!

By: Christian Cawley

On: July 4, 2021

In: Retro Games News

Remember when Sony announced the end of the PSP store, along with the PS3, and PS Vita stores, and then backtracked? Well, the time has come. While the PS3 and PS Vita stores will survive, the PSP store’s end is here. But all is not lost. Searches of the PSPRead More →

Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis Ported to ZX Spectrum – No, Really

By: Christian Cawley

On: July 2, 2021

In: Retro Games News

A development-hell port of Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis has finally completed! Rewind to 1996. I’ve finished my (deferred) A-levels and it’s a long hot summer. When I’m not playing guitar or watching Euro 96, I’m playing games on an Amiga 1200 (in the midst of the home PCRead More →

Weekend Gaming Idea: Play Elite at Lego Scale!

By: Christian Cawley

On: July 1, 2021

In: Retro Games News

It’s the question almost no one has asked: what if Lego characters could play Elite? Thanks to Twitter user @Okuboheavyind, we now know… A recent tweet demonstrated a vide of Elite running on an Adafruit QtPu and ssd1306 128×64 OLED monitor. While not a playable version, it looks superb. https://twitter.com/Okuboheavyind/status/1406146016508743685Read More →

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