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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.

An In-Depth Look at the 14 Commodore 64 Games on Evercade’s Upcoming Cartridge

2022-07-09
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 9, 2022
In: Retro games news, Retro gaming features

By now you’ve probably heard about the upcoming Evercade cart featuring an incredible 14 Commodore 64 games. You may even remember some of the titles. But are they worth playing again, 40-odd years later? Below, we’ve compiled a list of the games on the THEC64 Collection 1, along with allRead More →

Evercade THEC64 Team Up Happening, with a 14 Commodore 64 Game Cart!

2022-07-07
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 7, 2022
In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gear

After much speculation, the news has been released: 14 Commodore 64 games are heading to Evercade with a new THEC64 cartridge collection! This amazing news is the result of a team up by Blaze Entertainment and Retro Games LTD, working together to make a THEC64 cartridge possible on Evercade. HereRead More →

Finally! Wii Shop Channel Back Up, DSi Shop Also Revived

2025-01-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 27, 2025
In: Retro Consoles, Retro merchandise

At last! After months of being offline, the Wii Shop Channel is back up and running. No one knows why this has happened now. With the Wii Shop Channel back up, and the DSi Shop also running, you might be thinking that you can start buying games again. Not so.Read More →

Retro Blow as Games with Gold Drops Xbox 360 Titles

2022-07-06
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 6, 2022
In: Retro games news

The latest Xbox Games with Gold for July 2022 adds Xbox 360 titles Thrillville: Off the Rails and Torchlight – but it’s the end of an era as Microsoft announces the conclusion of Xbox 360 games being added to the service. According to an email released to subscribers, later thisRead More →

Evercade Gets Native Port With Decemberborn’s Cathedral

2022-07-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 5, 2022
In: Retro games news

Two new games have been announced for Evercade, and one of them is the first title to be ported to the retro gaming system, running without emulation. Cartridge collection 27 unites Decemberborn’s Cathedral with the 8-bit edition of Alwa’s Awakening by Elden Pixels. The Evercade team are keen to emphasizeRead More →

Back REVOCADE: Raspberry Pi Retro Gaming Tabletop Arcade Machine on Kickstarter

2022-07-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 5, 2022
In: Emulation, Retro Consoles

We’ve all tried Raspberry Pi retro gaming at some point, but it can lack some of the authenticity of the original hardware. Sometimes it’s the basic set up (perhap the wrong Pi model is being asked to run software it physically can’t) and sometimes it’s the chosen controller. It canRead More →

PixelHeart Announces New Mega Drive & Genesis Game, Alice Sisters

2022-07-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 5, 2022
In: Retro games news

It’s always good to see new physical cartridge releases for retro systems, which is why we’d like you to take a look at Alice Sisters, the sequel to Orion Soft’s Alice’s Mom’s Rescue. Set for a limited release on Sega Mega Drive and Genesis this summer, the 2D platformer isRead More →

KOTOR 2 Bugs Patched, Update Notes Identify THREE Issues

2022-07-04
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 4, 2022
In: Retro games news

It’s finally here! If you have been waiting for the KOTOR 2 bug on Nintendo Switch to be patched and expected a long wait, it’s time to load up the game and wait for the update. The Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords hotfixRead More →

Forgotten DOOM RPG Ported to Windows

2022-07-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 3, 2022
In: Retro games news

Back in 2005, a full 12 years after the game was initially released, a version of DOOM was ported to old style mobiles with T9 keyboards. Impossible, you say? Ah, but this port was a DOOM RPG, and thanks to the efforts of some GitHub devs, the game is nowRead More →

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