With the arrival of the Evercade VS later this year, you’d think that everything was happy and rosy in the world of retro gaming. High profile next generation console releases are regularly plagued by controversy, typically unauthorised add-ons, stands, cases, not to mention the bane of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo:Read More →
In a shock move, Bethesda has announced a new add-on for DOOM and DOOM II! Developed by modder James Paddock using Ultimate Doom Builder and SLADE, the new maps are based on modding work he did in his own time in the early 2000s. Earthless: Prelude is the latest inRead More →
Crank powered, retro-feel handheld game system Playdate is finally set to launch this month when pre-orders open for the quirky device. This Thurdsay, July 29th, at 10:00 AM PDT, you’ll get the chance to secure your own Playdate, and begin imagining various uses for that handcrank. In an email toRead More →
The world of indie retro gaming continues to surprise, as this demo of the forthcoming Amiga title Super Delivery Boy demonstrates. Sporting cute 16-bit graphics, this immersive platformer is set for a full release later this year but the demo (seen here) is available now as a download from itch.io.Read More →
An incredible auction of Nintendo memorabilia took place recently, with a pristine Super Mario 64 selling for $1.56 million. The big question is: why? After all, a similarly-pristine copy of the game sold for just $13,200. The Super Mario 64 cartridge was graded Wata with a 9.8 A++ rating. ToRead More →
Evercade’s Renovation Collection 1 has been announced, a compilation of 12 games from Japanese publisher Telenet and US subsidiary Renovation. Scheduled as the first release of 2022, collection 23 is jam-packed with 16-bit games. Most interestingly, the 12 titles were never released in Europe during their original run outside ofRead More →
You’ve probably seen a disk drive (or army of drives) used to make music. But have you seen a single unconnected Commodore 64 1541 disk drive demo like this before?To be honest, you probably won’t believe your eyes. The process involved sending a program to the 1541 drive, then disconnnectingRead More →
TikTok has been analyzed to find the most popular games on the social network – and happily plenty of retro games can be found high in the list. Top10Casinos.com used Metacritic’s official ranking of the top 100 most played games of all time, then tracked their popularity on TikiTok. GamesRead More →
The Nintendo Switch OLED has been announced, offering a slightly larger screen, wider kickstand, and long standing unfixed Joy-Con drift issue. The only current gen platform that is worth bothering with for retro gaming, the Nintendo Switch is a great home for retro fans without retro hardware to fall backRead More →
