Nintendo of America and Future US’s long-running print magazine Nintendo Power temporarily became downloadable from Internet Archive. All 285 issues that were published between 1988 and 2012 were uploaded by archivists on a project called ‘Retromags’. All of this is added up to 40GB worth of media, however, there wasRead More →
Powerslave Exhumed: Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X/S, and PlayStation 4 and 5 | Developer: Nightdive Studios, Lobotomy Software | Publisher: Throwback Entertainment | Release Date: 10th February 2022 Exhumed (or Powerslave in North America) was released on the PlayStation in 1996 to a positive reception thanks toRead More →
The gaming community is always keen to learn about games that were planned to release but never materialise. Maxis’ SimCopter 64 is one of those games! Its E3 1997 demo was preserved and analysed in depth. The article analysis by Video Game History Foundation was created after the demo wasRead More →
Have you ever wanted to play classic console or arcade games on the go? A few years ago, the concept would be ridiculed; today, retro handheld consoles are practically everywhere. There are many options to play retro games these days such as individual emulators, suites like RetroPie, etc., but theRead More →
Tiny Football from MicroProse is out now, with early access on Steam affording a 30% discount! Once upon a time there was MicroProse Soccer (a game that you can incredibly still play on PC), top-down football game developed by Sensible Software. For years, MicroProse Soccer was the best arcade footballRead More →
There’s always one little element of a game or a mini game that you could spend hours playing on its own. From shooting pumpkins in Skyward Sword to the toy car game in Professor Layton, sometimes you can never get bored of the smaller bitesize challenges. But what if thatRead More →
As of yesterday, the famed Assassin’s Creed series turned 15 years old, with their first game in the series, Assassin’s Creed, releasing on 13th November 2007. Ubisoft has taken pride in this series’ continuation with its latest release Assassin’s Creed Valhalla still a huge success. A new game, Assassin’s CreedRead More →
Iconic gaming brand Atari has launched a celebratory new title commemorating it 50th anniversary. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, and Windows PC, and even Atari VCS Atari 50 is an interactive trek through Atari’s historic past, featuringRead More →
Popular retro podcast The Retro Hour has announced an upcoming Retro Hour book, which has launched on Kickstarter. If you’re like me, you probably check out at least one retro computing or gaming podcast every week. While I’m not listening to comedy shows or critically reviewing my own shows (TheRead More →
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