Yes, you read that right: someone has made a first-person shooter for the ZX Spectrum — a system more famous for text adventures and colourful 8-bit platformers than polygonal combat. And the result is a new game called World of Spells, built by developer Jakub Trznadel for the Spectrum hardware.Read More →
A new report has finally shed light on what really happened to the promised Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords “Restored Content” DLC for Nintendo Switch — and it turns out Disney’s legal team was the final boss no one could beat. When AspyrRead More →
Analogue doesn’t usually move like this. The company is known for slow, curated, prestige-style drops — not sudden restocks and eight-colour nostalgia explosions. But with today’s announcement of the Analogue 3D Funtastic Editions, it’s hard not to see the writing on the wall: Analogue is feeling the pressure from ModRetro’sRead More →
Looking forward to receiving your revived Commodore flagship C64? There’s good news! Commodore CEO (and “chief joystick waggler”) Christian “Perifractic” Simpson has posted a new behind-the-scenes update showing the Commodore 64 Ultimate Starlight Edition moving through final production — and it’s very good news for anyone hoping to unwrap oneRead More →
If you love obscure retro shooters (or just enjoy watching 1980s pixel explosions), the latest EGG Console release might be right up your alley. D4 Enterprise has dropped Super Raydock Mission Striker onto the Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop — a vertical shmup originally released for the MSX back in 1987Read More →
Now, I didn’t know this, but it seems a bunch of Zelda-inspired albums have been released over the years. The Ballads of Hyrule III is the latest of these, a brand-new arrange album by ROZEN that loops back to the lush orchestral roots of the original release and fully steepedRead More →
Polymega has announced its next pair of physical game collections, and if you grew up on late-90s experimentation or quirky NES-era charm, there’s something for you here. Vol. 15 – Body Harvest and Vol. 16 – A Boy and His Blob are the latest additions to the company’s expanding lineRead More →
Somehow — and I genuinely can’t explain this — I completely missed Blood in the 90s. In 1997 I was clearly too busy pushing tiny sprites around strategy maps to notice that an undead cowboy named Caleb was out there delivering a Lovecraftian splatterfest that feels like it was engineeredRead More →
You can also put your foot down with this one on the Nintendo Switch. If you’ve ever wished someone would mash up Sega Rally, Ridge Racer, and those chaotic four-player weekends from the late 90s, 4PGP: Four-Player Grand Prix might be the game you’ve been waiting for. Announced by Tokyo-basedRead More →
