If you had told me in 1990-whatever that in 30+ years’ time I would be the owner of not just a Game Boy, but a Game Boy Color, I would have thought you crazy. Not because I didn’t see the value of keeping hold of tech – I still haveRead More →
It’s no secret that the Amiga is my platform of choice. I was using it well into the late 1990s, and was there when Worms first appeared. A friend brought it round, probably thinking I’d be a good home for it as his parents had bought a PC and heRead More →
It’s been quite a day for retro gaming news, but the things that really stuck out for me were all Evercade flavoured. Not only is the Toaplan Arcade 4 cartridge coming before the end of the year, the new Super Pocket consoles are out today. Keep reading to find outRead More →
News of the upcoming ZX Spectrum mini console – in this case an almost exact physical replica complete with rubber keys – didn’t come as a huge surprise, but it was welcome. After all, UK retro gaming fans had been crying out for something like this for years. Retro GamesRead More →
The Atari 50 collection is hands-down one of the most impressive assortments of retro games ever released. Not only does every title play perfectly, the presentation is exemplary. I mean, the collection even comes with “extras” – videos that contextualise the games, providing a history of Atari that doesn’t failRead More →
It has been rumoured for months, and the Analogue 3D is almost available to buy. But while Analogue has strong credentials in the FPGA-take on classic Nintendo hardware, it is making some lofty claims concerning its N64-based system, the Analogue 3D. Will it really be as good as Analogue says?Read More →
When I’m compiling these updates, I find that news tends to land in thematic groups. So, for example, a load of ZX Spectrum news might land one day, then retro PC games land a few days later. Today, it’s Nintendo’s classic hardware and software library that dominates our roundup ofRead More →
I first played DOOM back in 1999, a few years’ after its birth and its contribution to the (almost-) death of the Amiga. But, of course, I bloody loved it, and for good reason. Short of dropping a DOOM review on you now, if you’re a fan of DOOM, thereRead More →
UPDATE: Jaz Rignall’s The Games of a Lifetime is released on February 10th. The Games of a Lifetime by Julian “Jaz” Rignall is by someone well-known to British retro gaming fans . He was a regular contributor in various classic 1980s and 90s video games magazines, and revealed the forthcomingRead More →
