First released in 1999, Pharoah was a top-down city builder from Sierra Entertainment released on Windows. Using the same game engine as the Rome-themed Caesar III, Pharoah featued dual game modes: campaign and fre-build. Announced in 2020, Triskell Interactive and Dotemu’s remake is now available, faithful to the original butRead More →
Veteran developr Jeff Minter has revealed that he “like[s] abstract stuff,” which informed his decision to work with Atari on the remake of unreleased classic Akka Arrh. Chatting to GamesIndustry.biz, Minter recalled the decision process was pretty simple. “They just sent me their back catalog of titles they owned theRead More →
Out on February 21st, 2023 is Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs, a compilation of JRPGs issued in the West for the first time courtesy of ININ Games. Featuring retro Japanese graphics, Ninja JajaMaru: The Lost RPGs features two titles: Both games put you in control of Ninja JaJaMaru in hisRead More →
A host of differences make Japan’s Game Boy Switch library an enticing but unlikely option… With the announcement of Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance libraries being added to Nintendo Switch Online, western audiences will finally be able to play their beloved retro favourites on Nintendo’s newestRead More →
After the incredible announcement from the recent Nintendo Direct that Game Boy and Game Boy Advance libraries will be the newest addition to Nintendo Switch Online, players are already underway with reliving some of their favourite retro games. However, the libraries have yet to expand and Nintendo have left fansRead More →
Japanese publisher M2 has announced details of its upcoming Zero Fire bundle, which features Toaplan classics Zero Wing and Hellfire. However, as M2 typically only releases titles in Japan, it might be difficult to get hold of this particular collection. The translation of the listing on the M2 Games websiteRead More →
A huge selection of Xbox 360 delisted games has been announced by Microsoft. These titles and their DLC will no longer be available form the Xbox 360 Marketplace. Microsoft’s announcement states that the content will be removed from February 7th: “A number of game titles and associated add-ons will beRead More →
An open source build of the original Fallout is now available to play. This is an up-to-date, fully functional version of the original game, albeit one that has been reverse engineered. However, because the “genuine” Fallout isn’t open source, you will need to play this version with the original gameRead More →
Did Sony really need a PlayStation mascot? Where did all the mascots go? Like the sight of badgers along a verge, you see a lot less of them these days. In fact you might be left thinking that there are no more left, that they had long scattered since theRead More →
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