Remember games that relied on ASCII? You’ll look at them in a whole new way after playing LumASCII on Spectrum Next. Programming games from books back in the 1980s usually meant games relying on ASCII characters, rather than sprites. The recently resurfaced LumASCII is a wonderful callback to those days,Read More →
Disney’s range of movie tie-in video games from the 1990s are getting a re-release on current consoles with the Disney Classic Games Collection. The collection is a physical and digital release and includes the games for The Jungle Book, The Lion King, and Aladdin. These games are held with particularRead More →
With the release of LukKash’s “We Are Stardust” C64 fans are thrilled to find a game hidden in the album. A few years ago, LukKash were remixing C64 game music. Their latest release, “We Are Stardust” is on vinyl and has a Commodore 64 game stored in the grooves. ARead More →
Thr BBC Micro was famously used in schools throughout the 1980s. What could it communicate with people from the 16th century or even the far future? The so-called Dodleston Messages concern a house built in the site of an old farmhouse, where a couple and their lodger lived. Between 1984Read More →
First issued over 30 years ago, SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive classic Gaiares is being re-released by the Video Game History Foundation and Retro-Bit. Gaiares pushed the console shooter format, and boasted over 10 minutes of anime-style cutscenes. With a dynamic weapon system, immense bosses and smooth graphics in just an 8MBRead More →
In a shock announcement, a new Evercade console has been announced. Exclusive to Funstock, the Evercade Purple Edition is a limited edition version of the original handheld model. Just 1000 of the “galaxy purple” devices have been made, with a 20% off price running until December 1st, 2021. At theRead More →
Playing Amiga games on a PC usually requires an emulator, and setting one up can be a bit of a mess. Whether you’re waiting for an A500 Mini to arrive or can’t handle WinUAE or whichever Amiga emulator you have in mind, there is now an alternative: you can bootRead More →
Forget emulation and virtualization. If you’re a hardcore MS-DOS or Windows 9x gamer, you want a genuine x86 system. Forget wheezing old IBM compatibles, Time machines, Compaqs, and Gateway systems. There is an alternative: the weeCee. Essentially a single-board computer (SBC) with an SD card slot, PS/2 mouse and keyboardRead More →
Ever fancied owning a cartridge of an unreleased Atari 2600 game? That’s the idea behind Atari XP, a new publisher of collectible, physical games. They’re kicking off their range with three never released and (very) hard to find games from the 1970s and 1980s. The following criteria informs the AtariRead More →
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