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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.

New Evercade Cartridges Announced, IREM and Toaplan

2022-06-01
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 1, 2022
In: Retro games news

Alomg with news of the Evercade EXP, two new Evercade cartridges were also announced at the second anniversary event. These both include games that will be able to take advantage of the EXP’s TATE (vertical) mode. These are the first Evercade cartridges featuring IREM and Toaplan titles, with some well-knownRead More →

New Evercade EXP Handheld Announced, Plus Funstock Limited Edition

2022-05-31
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 31, 2022
In: Retro Consoles

As promised, Blaze Entertainment has made a slew of new announcements at its anniversary event, the most important being the unveiling of the Evercade EXP handheld. The Evercade EXP boasts a number of improvements over the original Evercade handhelds. Built-in Wi-Fi and USB-C charging port are particularly important additions, butRead More →

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Should you trust A500 Mini USB sticks loaded with Amiga games?

2025-02-23
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 23, 2025
In: Retro games news

Over the past few weeks, since the release of the A500 Mini, a number of downloadable compilations have appeared. More concerningly, USB sticks boasting such downloads, are being sold on Amazon and eBay. But should you trust these products? In the space of just a few minutes, I’ve found twoRead More →

the Wonder Boy Collection

The Wonder Boy Collection review: Platform RPGs are fun

2022-05-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 30, 2022
In: Retro games and gear reviewed, Retro games news

The Wonder Boy Collection is out now for Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation 4. To my knowledge, my only experience of playing and of the Wonder Boy games was on the original arcade back in the 80s/90s. I may have had exposure to the later RPG-esque entires in the series,Read More →

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2 Lands on Nintendo Switch

2022-05-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 30, 2022
In: Retro games news

Timed to coincide with the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ and other Star Wars Celebration events, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords has been confirmed as arriving on Nintendo Switch in June. The sequel to 2003’s Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the OldRead More →

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New arrivals! Three more NES and SNES games on Nintendo Switch

2022-05-28
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 28, 2022
In: Retro games news

Three more classic NES and Super NES games are now ready to play on Nintendo Switch if you have the Switch Online subscription. The games in question are Congo’s Caper (1993) and Rival Turf! (1992), both for Super Nintendo, and Pinball (1983) for the NES. An unusual trio of titles,Read More →

A500 Mini

A500 Mini landing in the USA and Canada at last!

2025-05-20
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 20, 2025
In: Retro Consoles

If you bought an A500 Mini on Amazon here in the UK, you could expect it to arrive tomorrow. That has been the case for some weeks now, if not since its April 8th release. But it isn’t the case in other parts of the world, where publicised supply chainRead More →

Blaze Chief Teases Evercade Anniversary Video, AMA Likely

2022-05-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 27, 2022
In: Retro Consoles

Andrew Byatt, the Managing Director of Blaze, has taken to Facebook to give Evercade fans an idea of what they can expect for the retro platforms 2nd anniversary on May 31st. Writing in the members-only Evercade Fans Hub group on Facebook, Byatt promised the screening of a YouTube video premieringRead More →

Funstock Announces Evercade Collectors Bundle, Big News to Come

2022-05-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 27, 2022
In: Retro games news

On May 31st it is two years since the Evercade was announced. To celebrate, Funstock has announced the immese Evercade Anniversary Bundle, with all the games you need, controllers, and Evercades! Costing £549.99 from Funstock, you would spend £100 more if you bought the contents individually. The Evercade Anniversary BundleRead More →

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