A new edition of Amiga Addict is out this week, boasting a huge feature on Scala. The video titling/slideshow authoring multimedia software package is still going 35 years later. It built its reputation thanks to the video capabilities of the Amiga, and is now a popular commercial display solution. TheRead More →
It has been a bad few weeks for Nintendo emulation, but even though Yuzu is no more, other Nintendo emulators are issuing new updates. Primarily, the Nintendo Wii U emulator Cemu has been updated; there is also news of a new version of ES-DE (formerly Emulation Station Desktop Edition), whichRead More →
It was a strange week. My uncle had split with his wife and moved in with my gran, setting up his latest Windows PC in the spare room. That was where I first encountered Duke Nukem 3D, in the form of a demo disk from the cover of a magazine.Read More →
Atari arcade machines will no longer be a thing of the past, thanks to a new partnership with Alan-1. The Atari Recharged cabinets will be targeted at “family fun centers” and “barcades” (we think this means holiday resorts, retail parks, entertainment complexes, and places like NQ64) and will boast someRead More →
Copying Commodore 64 cassettes to my PC pretty much covers what I’ve been doing over the past few months. A cursory glance at my C64 collection revealed I have a third as many “blank” cassettes – that is, shop-bought cassettes optimized for data – as I have published games onRead More →
There is quite a bit of buzz around the possibility of a Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 remaster landing on Steam following a letter posted by EA’s Jim Vessella. Featured in the listing for Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection, the letter refers to “the first C&C Remastered Collection.”Read More →
The Sega Mega Drive has dozens of platformers in its library. While many of them are charming in their own ways, some have survived the test of time better than others. Here are my picks for the top 10 best platformers on the Sega Mega Drive 10 of the bestRead More →
Is The Graftgold Story one that finally needs to be told 40 years later? This Kickstarter certainly seems to think so… Here’s a lovely 8-bit flavoured Kickstarter to back, courtesy of Chris Wilkins. He’s the retro publishing powerhouse behind everything from the reborn Zzap!64 and CRASH to The Fantasy ArtRead More →
Game Boy Mario classics Dr Mario X, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis all coming to Nintendo Switch this week. As part of the Mar10 celebratrations, Nintendo has (along with announcing a new Mario movie) confirmed the arrival of three new titles to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. TheRead More →
