Christian Cawley - Gaming Retro

Does the World Need a Duke Nukem Movie?

On: June 24, 2022

In: Retro games news, Retro gaming features

By now, you have probably heard the news about the development of a Duke Nukem movie. In fact, you might even be enthused that the team behind it is the same one that revived the world of the original Karate Kid movies in Netflix’s Cobra Kai. But the question is,Read More →

Boss Fight Launch The Making of GoldenEye 007 Book on Kickstarter

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 23, 2022

In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro merchandise

Everyone loves GoldenEye 007 right now, so what better way to celebrate the Nintendo 64 classic than with a marking of bookt? From Boss Fight Books comes Alyse Knorr’s The Making of GoldenEye 007, a look at the classic FPS in book form. Launched on Kickstarter recently, the book isRead More →

Back the UNITHOR Retro Joystick Kickstarter!

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 23, 2022

In: Retro hardware

Want a retro joystick for your PC? How about a classic game controller that you can also play on a Commodore 64, Amiga, or many other game consoles and emulators? What you need is a UNITHOR retro joystick. Designed with USB port and a DE9 (DB9) adapter, the UNITHOR isRead More →

Aspyr Admits Existence of KOTOR 2 Switch Bug, Issues Workaround

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 22, 2022

In: Retro games news

Bought Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords on Nintendo Switch, and wondering why you don’t seem to be able to complete KOTOR 2? It’s simple: it’s a very buggy game, and Aspyr don’t seem to have tested the game fully. This isn’t the first time KOTOR 2Read More →

You Can Now Use Retronic Design’s USB Joystick Adapter with the A500 Mini

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 21, 2022

In: Retro hardware

Want to use your favourite retro joystick with the A500 Mini? Now you can thanks to a new driver for Retronic Design’s USB joystick adapter. The A500 Mini kit is great, but while the mouse is suitable for almost any mouse-demanding game, the gamepad is less flexible. It’s a decentRead More →

Well, Of Course You Can Run DOOM on a Lego Brick

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 20, 2022

In: Retro games news

Is there anything DOOM cannot run on? DOOM on a Lego brick is the latest installation wizardry to blow your mind. Now, if you were already aware of @ancient_james’ work inserting a small display into a Lego-compatible brick, Lego Space style, then what follows should not come as too muchRead More →

Reggie Fils-Aimé: Nintendo Should “Leverage” Switch Online N64, GameCube, Wii Games

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 19, 2022

In: Retro games news

Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé has been discussing how the Switch Online N64 games could be added to with Wii and GameCube titles. Chatting with CNET about his book, Disrupting the Game, Fils-Aimé observed that while the NES and SNES mini consoles were reasonably successful, Nintendo has aRead More →

KOTOR 2’s Cut Content to Be Released as DLC Later This Year?

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 18, 2022

In: Retro games news

If you’re still not sure whether to splash the cash on the KOTOR 2 re-release on Nintendo Switch, this news might convince you: it seems that DLC is set to be released for the game. But wait, what? Downloadable content for a 20 year old game? Have the team atRead More →

The Ultimate DOOM Port: into a Sega Naomi Arcade Machine

By: Christian Cawley

On: June 18, 2022

In: Retro games news

You just can’t keep DOOM down. It will, it seems, port to almost anything. The latest platform? A Sega Naomi arcade machine. So, DOOM is alongside some great games. Having said that, if I’d walked into an arcade 20-odd years ago and stumbled across a DOOM cabinet, you’d have hadRead More →