We’re gonna need a bigger shelf! Limited Run Games is ending 2025 with something I absolutely did not expect: a full physical re-release of Jaws, the 1987 NES game based on Spielberg’s iconic shark thriller. Yes — the same Jaws you might have rented repeatedly from a tiny video shopRead More →
ININ Games has announced a reissue and remastering of R-Type Dimensions III, and honestly, this feels like one of those “circle the date on your calendar” moments for shmup fans. Not just because it’s a new R-Type project — those are rare enough — but because this one is huge.Read More →
Every so often, a retro project pops up that feels like it escaped from an alternate timeline — the one where the Amiga got every arcade hit it deserved. This week, that honour goes to Hyper Sports, newly ported to the Amiga by coder jotd666, and available now as aRead More →
Cheap, cheerful, and running both Android and Linux — is this the next big entry-level retro handheld? The retro handheld market never sleeps — and apparently neither does Abxylute. Their latest device, the Abxylute E1, has quietly appeared online, and for retro fans on a budget, this one’s immediately interesting:Read More →
Good news for retro platformer fans: Roc’n Rope, one of the more inventive early 1980s arcade games, is joining Arcade Archives — and it drops tomorrow. Whether you’ve never heard of it or played the original back in the day, this release is worth a look. What is Roc’n Rope?Read More →
If your idea of a perfect sports game is more Tecmo Bowl energy than modern sim complexity, Acclaim and indie duo Namo Gamo have just served up an early holiday treat. Basketball Classics, the retro-inspired 8-bit basketball tribute, is headlining Steam Sports Fest with a massive 65% discount — runningRead More →
If you caught our earlier story about Milano’s Odd Job Collection finally making its way west after 26 years, there’s now a bit more to report — and it’s good news if you’re planning to play on Nintendo’s next-gen handheld. XSEED Games has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 EditionRead More →
The GF1 Neptune isn’t coming in 2025, but we may just see the FPGA take on the abandoned SEGA Neptune in 2026. The makers of the GF1 Neptune — an FPGA-based SEGA Neptune reimagining that aims to deliver cycle-accurate Mega Drive and 32X hardware without emulation compromises — have sharedRead More →
This could be the closest thing to Reunion you will ever play. If your strategy brain was forged in the fires of Civilization II, Master of Orion, or Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, there’s a new retro-styled 4X game on Steam that might be worth settling into over the holidays. SplinterRead More →
