What if you could turn your old Game Boy Advance into a game console, complete with HDMI? The GBA HDMI Kit intends to make this a possibility, and while it may not suit all retro fans, it’s really quite ingenious. Easy to assemble, portable, and with Bluetooth support for manyRead More →
When you find a retro game store, you really have to check it out… Last week I took the time to drive down to York, for only the second time since lockdown ended, to check out Sore Thumb Games. It’s a retro store on York’s Lillygate, not far from theRead More →
Two new arvcade game collections have been announced for Evercade and Evercade VS. Jaleco Arcade 1 joins Gaelco Arcade 2, with 14 games announced across the two collections. These physical cartridge collections feature the purple design for arcade titles (as opposed to the red design for standard Evercade collections) andRead More →
Is your old game console worth any money? It’s a question that comes up often, especially with people who aren’t really into retro gaming but also don’t like throwing things out. To learn more about this, Top10Casinos.com collated a list of the most popular games consoles from the classic eraRead More →
If you have a spare Amiga 1200 case and an A500 Mini, this might be the project for you. The YouTube Retro Recipes channel has demonstrated how to repurpose a discarded Amiga 1200 and replace the faulty internals with an A500 Mini. Channel host Perifractic provides a detailed guide toRead More →
It’s time for another look at the RetroFighter game engine for Commodore 64 development, whose developer has showcased a new demo of SNK vs CAPCOM. Shared on Facebook by game artist Jon Eggelton, it transpires that memory limits have impacted how the backgrounds are designed. Just a heads-up for aRead More →
We all know Nintendo doesn’t like fan creations. But it’s probably worth muttering a few words to the God of Gaming to preserve this Super Mario Galaxy port for the DS. Capable of running on physical hardware, the port has been developed by a homebrew coder using an original gameRead More →
Be warned: Nostalgasm ahead for the unprepared. Lego is dipping its studs even deeper into the gaming world as their latest video game tribute comes in the form of the classic Lego Atari 2600 retro console to be released in August of 2022. According to an article on Promobricks, AtariRead More →
A recent eBay auction for an “Ultra Rare Commodore 65 Prototype” closed at $50,000. If you’re a retro gamer/tech enthusiast, you’ve most likely heard of the Commodore 64. This little-known machine is nothing more than arguably the most popular home computer of the 80s. (Hopefully, you made it through theRead More →
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