Want a retro joystick that outperforms your classic kit? The Immortal Joystick is a new hand-assembled, heavy-duty two-button joystick that you can now back on Kickstarter. Compatible with a range of retro and current hardware (via adapters) this is an impressive-looking, zero-latency, traditional joystick. The Immortal Joystick is the brainchildRead More →
3D fighting games like Virtua Fighter are fondly remembered – but which one of these polygon pugilistic playtimes packed a potent punch? Throughout the early 90s gaming was walking through a literal shift of dimension. Both in the arcades and at home. I wasn’t particularly interested at the time, atRead More →
I’m not saying it was the greatest computer of all time, but the fact the Amiga cart for Evercade has reached #40 in the UK games chart should not be ignored. Ithad its share of turkeys, bu the computer was pushed to the limit by certain developers, Team17 among them.Read More →
More Nintendo classic titles have been released in the Switch Online library, with Game Boy Color, NES, and Super NES titles added to the lineup. Last month it was all about the Game Boy Advance, but this time around it’s a bit more of a mix of Nintendo classics. June’sRead More →
Team17 has announced a Worms board game that will be launching on Kickstarter this summer. Be ready to face a fusillade of holy hand grenades, exploding sheep, and rocket launchers that will obliterate kitchen, dining, and café tables across the globe, as Team17 Digital and Mantic Games have announced theirRead More →
Full details of the Sunsoft Collection 1 have been announced, with the Evercade cartridge set for release later this year. Bundling six classic games from the Japanese games publisher, which began releasing games in 1978 (and has recently announced a return to publishing), the collection will be available to pre-orderRead More →
It’s the year 20XX and Mega Man is back! Continuing from its predecessor Mega Man, Japanese video game company Capcom released Mega Man 2, the second game in the series, with no real expectation (the first game had not been a commercial hit by Capcom standards.) But in doing soRead More →
Incredible news has emerged today that the promised (and sold) KOTOR 2 DLC for the Nintendo Switch release has been canned. This tale goes back months; we reported in October 2022 that the Restored Content DLC – intended to fix various issues with the game on the original PC versionRead More →
Namco’s classic run and gun shooter, Rolling Thunder 2, is now available on the PlayStation store and Nintendo eShop. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of the Arcade Archives collection. Namco’s Rolling Thunder series started life in the arcades in 1986. At first glance, it plays like a typicalRead More →
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