Retro Games Limited has issued an A500 Mini firmware update that adds 1988 classic Time Bandit to the machine, along with various quality of life improvements. Time Bandit was issued on various formats in the late 1980s, with the Amiga release landing in 1988 to critical acclaim. A Gauntlet-style top-downRead More →
Atari has just announced a four-game limited edition Atari 2600 cartridge collection sporting art by pop culture artist Butcher Billy. If you haven’t heard of him, you’ve probably seen his work, which has graced the covers of popular television shows like Netflix’s Stranger Things and Black Mirror. The games (DarkRead More →
Capcom’s Mega Man is the stuff of gaming legend. Few other titles have a legacy quite like it, and even fewer can boast so many games of such phenomenal quality. Let’s check out where the series began through a modern lens. The hallmarks of an exemplary platformer As you’re thrownRead More →
John Bowe recalls the announcement and release of the Sega Dreamcast and explains why he waited for Sega’s greatest console. On May 21st 1998, Sega held their New Challenge Conference, an all-in-one boutique of apologies for their recent priors and a promise for the future. To stamp the point theyRead More →
SEGA announces new Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi games are coming. First Atari, and now SEGA: the once-time gaming has decided now is the time to revive its classic franchises. While Atari is mining the archive for new takes on forgotten and lostRead More →
THEC64 Collection 3 is coming to Evercade, with 13 8-bit classics from Hewson and Epyx. The success of the first two C64 Collections for Evercade has yielded a third volume. THEC64 Collection 3 is coming to Evercade in 2024, and features more Commodore 64 classics for the Evercade. Labelled 06Read More →
The James Bond classic GoldenEye 007 finally gets a Japan re-release on Nintendo Switch Online. Just under two weeks ago two further titles were added to Japan’s Nintendo Switch Online N64 library. These games, which released on 29th November, included 1997’s GoldenEye 007 and Jet Force Gemini (known as StarRead More →
Hamster’s Arcade Archives label has added Taito shooter Scramble Formation. The game is available to play on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Released in 1986, this 1941-style top down shooter pits you against enemy aircraft that you can capture. In North America, the game was known as Tokio. Here’s theRead More →
You either love video game mascots, or they pass you by. But if you’re a fan of these cultural cheerleaders, which one is best? We all like to gather around something. A lovely pub bar for instance, or row after row of classic cars in a field, or perhaps theRead More →
