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Christian Cawley

Christian Cawley is the founder and editor of GamingRetro.co.uk, a website dedicated to classic and retro gaming. With over 20 years of experience writing for technology and gaming publications, he brings considerable expertise and a lifelong passion for interactive entertainment, particularly games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.

Christian has written for leading outlets including TechRadar, Computer Weekly, Linux Format, and MakeUseOf, where he also served as Deputy Editor.

When he’s not exploring vintage consoles or retro PCs, Christian enjoys building with LEGO, playing cigar box guitar, and experimenting in the kitchen.
Limited Edition Atari 50 XP

Would You Spend $1000 on 10 Classic Games for Atari 50?

2025-02-02
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 2, 2025
In: Analysis, Retro games news

Atari 50 has proved to be a huge success for Atari, highlighting the company’s legacy in fine style. But the latest linited edition seems like a bit of a piss-take. A complete set of the ten Atari XP cartridges (for the Atari 2600) is being released exclusively on Atari.com, limitedRead More →

PIko Interactive Cart Joins Evercade List of Retired Collections

2023-02-07
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 7, 2023
In: Retro games news

Blaze Entertainment has confirmed Piko Interactive Collection 1 is joining its list of discontinued (or retired) products. As of 2023, Piko Interactive Collection 1 (cart #9) is no longer produced. As such, if you’re collecting Evercade carts and have a gap in your collection, this is one you should grabRead More →

Evercade Toaplan Arcade 2 Cartridge Details

2023-02-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 5, 2023
In: Retro games news

Evercade’s good news for 2023 continues with the release of the Toaplan Arcade 2 cartridge in April. This is a sequel to the 2022 cartridge released as the second phase of arace titles primarily for the Evercade VS, and features seven more games from the Japanese publisher. It’s time toRead More →

Sensible World of Soccer

Sensible World Of Soccer 2022/2023 Update Now Available For Amiga

2023-02-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 5, 2023
In: Retro games news

A new Sensible World of Soccer 2022/2023 season update has been made available to download. The updated game database obviously offers player data for the current football season, with the following caveats: Release notes:– Some leagues had to be resize because of limitations within the game– Wherever possible, leagues reflectRead More →

Evercade Announces TheC64 Collection 2 Cartridge

2023-02-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 3, 2023
In: Retro games news

Following the release of TheC64 Collection 1 for Evercade, this week TheC64 Collection 2 has been announced, with pre-orders opening in mid-February ahead of its April release. With another 14 games from the Commodore 64, this will mean 28 titles from the C64 alone are available to play on EvercadeRead More →

Two New Evercade Cartridges Announced: C64 and Toaplan Collections

2023-02-02
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 2, 2023
In: Retro games news

Just hours after Facebook followers bemoaned the lack of new Evercade cartridges, Blaze Entertainment has announced two upcoming titles. Evercade owners can look forward to THEC64 Collection 2 and Toaplan Arcade 2 as the first Evercade carts of 2023, with pre-orders opening on Friday, February 17th, 2023. THEC64 Collection 2Read More →

The 7800 GameDrive Plays Retro Gaming ROMs on Atari Consoles

2023-02-02
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 2, 2023
In: Retro Consoles, Retro gear, Retro hardware

Retro gaming ROMs aren’t easy to load on an old Atari console – until now! Want to get some extra games running on your classic Atari console? The 7800 GameDrive is a cartridge-sized add-on for Atari 7800 systems that lets you load old Atari game ROMs onto original hardware. TheRead More →

Trophy: New NES Game for Retro Gaming Nintendo Switch Fans

2023-01-31
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 31, 2023
In: Retro games news

Relive the experience of a brand-new Nintendo Switch retro game with Trophy, an NES game from 8-Bit Legit. Curating the “best new retro experiences,” 8-Bit Legit is a partnership between Mega Cat Studios & Retrotainment Games. Trophy is a great example of that curation process, as a brand new NESRead More →

Full Details of the Nintendo Switch Online GoldenEye Update

2023-01-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 30, 2023
In: Retro games news

Incredibly, there was more to last week’s “GoldenEye Update” on Nintendo Switch Online than you thought. Fixes to other games were included, but you really want to know what has been uncovered by Twitter-based dataminer OatmealDome. It makes for quite interesting reading: – GoldenEye 007 added.– If you want toRead More →

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