Calling all retro gamers and arcade enthusiasts! Just 12 days remain until TAITO Milestones 3 blasts onto the Nintendo Switch on December 10th, 2024. This exciting collection brings back 10 legendary arcade classics from the golden age of gaming, including the beloved Bubble Bobble, the complete Rastan Saga trilogy, andRead More →
Browsing through my newsfeed today I saw mention of Retro Ping Pong, and at first I wasn’t completely sure what it was. Pong is one of the first video games I played (perhaps THE first) thanks to an Ingersoll console, but I was playing the original – in emulated formRead More →
It is fair to say that I’m falling out of love with the Evercade. Despite owning over 20 collections, I’ve got several still unopened, others unplayed, and some only played once. I can barely recall using the VS, and the EXP has been used purely for playing the same threeRead More →
You might call Retro Games Ltd’s (RGL) The Spectrum a “nostalgic blast from the past,” and in some ways it is. PLAION and RGL have jointly released a device that can be described as a modern recreation of the legendary ZX Spectrum computer. But while the Spectrum isn’t just anotherRead More →
I’m in the process of moving away from mini consoles and curated systems like Evercade towards using original retro hardware. One of the challenges of doing this is a lack of compatible TV hardware. Current generation displays and monitors don’t play well with old consoles and computers. Even when compatibilityRead More →
New out from ININ Games (and Strictly Limited Games if you want a physical edition) is the Irem Collection Volume 2. Featuring games originally released in arcades and on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the collection of three games – with variants – offers a glimpse into the world ofRead More →
Regular readers may recall that I’m a big fan of Turrican, the classic 1990 scrolling run-and-gun shooter for 8-bit and 16-bit systems. While I was blown away by the C64 version, the Amiga release is the one I really love. I was similarly entranced by Worms 5 years later, butRead More →
Old games can be easily tracked down in charity shops, or on ROM sites, or in retro stores or CEX. But they’re often in a poor condition. If the game even works, it may rely on hardware that is difficult to find. In the case of classic PC games, youRead More →
Astrolabe Games is excited to announce Rusty Winter, a captivating 2.5D pixel art narrative adventure game developed by solo dev Ino Kinwen. A Detective’s Tale in a Pixelated World Step into the shoes of a self-made detective and delve into a series of missing person cases that unravel the secretsRead More →
