If you’re on the UK’s south coast and have a passion for retro gaming, Portsmouth should be your destination from next week. On Saturday, 5th February the Retro Gaming centre opens at 58D Cosham High Street, offering a big selection of video games and classic board games. It’s the brainchildRead More →
Comedy legend and international superstar The Rik Mayall’s Nintendo ads can all be found in a single YouTube video. The late comedy actor – known for Drop Dead Fred, Bottom, The Young Ones, The New Statesman, and others (not to mention three scene-stealing appearances in Blackadder) – starred in aRead More →
Released in 1993, Duke Nukem 3D remains one of the most memorable FPS titles from the MS-DOS era. Sadly, it was never available for Amigas – until now. If you’re unfamiliar with the game, here’s a brief introduction: Prepare Yourself for the Ultimate 3D Slugfest! Murderous aliens have landed inRead More →
Looking forward to receiving your A500 Mini later this year? Releasing in late March 2022, THEA500 Mini is the latest Commodore-based retro gaming system from Retro Games Ltd. This week, they’ve released a new video of the fabrication process, focussing on the “keyboard” molds and the device mainboard. Following inRead More →
The release of RetroArch 1.10.0 brings a few useful incremental improvements to the retro gaming platform, affecting netplay and Vulkan. RetroArch is a front-end for emulation systems, game engines, native games and other media playing tools, available on pretty much any platform you can think of. This latest release addsRead More →
Many mass-produced retro gaming endeavours have been scuppered by the worldwide chip shortage over the past few years. For example, the Analogue Pocket was delayed considerably, while the Evercade VS was pushed back a few months. The Steam Deck has been similarly affected, while other projects have been abandoned entirely.Read More →
Aiming to raise over £50,000, the Commodore Computer Museum is a Kickstarter for all fans of C64, VIC-20, and Amiga systems and their heritage. Promising to focus on the history of the overlooked Commodore computing brand the project promises to be a must-visit. The only problem is that it isRead More →
Looking for a relaxing platfrm puzzler? C64 game Millie and Molly was released in 2020 to great acclaim, and it is about to be released on the Nintendo Switch. Already available on mobile, PC, and macOS, Millie and Molly is by developer Carleton Handley, an industry veteran who worked onRead More →
Forget gaming, what you need is a Nintendo 64 techno album – if you can get hold of it, that is. German musician Remute has announced the release of his latest album as a Nintendo 64 cartridge (or vinyl, if you prefer). However, the Nintendo 64 release of the albumRead More →
