First issued over 30 years ago, SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive classic Gaiares is being re-released by the Video Game History Foundation and Retro-Bit. Gaiares pushed the console shooter format, and boasted over 10 minutes of anime-style cutscenes. With a dynamic weapon system, immense bosses and smooth graphics in just an 8MBRead More →
In a shock announcement, a new Evercade console has been announced. Exclusive to Funstock, the Evercade Purple Edition is a limited edition version of the original handheld model. Just 1000 of the “galaxy purple” devices have been made, with a 20% off price running until December 1st, 2021. At theRead More →
Playing Amiga games on a PC usually requires an emulator, and setting one up can be a bit of a mess. Whether you’re waiting for an A500 Mini to arrive or can’t handle WinUAE or whichever Amiga emulator you have in mind, there is now an alternative: you can bootRead More →
Forget emulation and virtualization. If you’re a hardcore MS-DOS or Windows 9x gamer, you want a genuine x86 system. Forget wheezing old IBM compatibles, Time machines, Compaqs, and Gateway systems. There is an alternative: the weeCee. Essentially a single-board computer (SBC) with an SD card slot, PS/2 mouse and keyboardRead More →
Ever fancied owning a cartridge of an unreleased Atari 2600 game? That’s the idea behind Atari XP, a new publisher of collectible, physical games. They’re kicking off their range with three never released and (very) hard to find games from the 1970s and 1980s. The following criteria informs the AtariRead More →
The passing of British computing legend Sir Clive Sinclair has been widely felt among retro gamers, especially those who there first time around and took their inspiration from the little rubber keyed ZX Spectrum. A reaction to the news is the Sinclair Book of Remembrance (SBOR), which aims “to createRead More →
In one of its best retro gaming offerings ever, Humble Bundle is giving you the chance to own the complete Leisure Suit Larry series for under £10. The fundraising website – where a sizeable portion of the money you pay goes to charity – has listed the nine games inRead More →
70+ Xbox 360 and classic Xbox games have today been added to the backward compatibility library for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles. In this celebratory announcement to commemorate 20 years of the Xbox console series (watch it above), all games support Auto HDR and many will receive aRead More →
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