Christian Cawley - Gaming Retro

Ultimate Retro Tech Gifts Unveiled With Modern eBay Prices

On: December 17, 2020

In a year which will see many drawing on nostalgia from Christmases gone by in order to make this 25th December pop, money.co.uk has released a list of the ultimate presents to buy technology fans, according to their age, which will take them right back to their beloved childhood Christmases.Read More →

Half-Life Remake Complete! Black Mesa: Definitive Edition Out Now

By: Christian Cawley

On: December 10, 2020

In: Retro games news

While actual retro games are our gravy at Gaming Retro UK, remakes are kind of acceptable if they fulfil a simple criteria: they’re based on a great game and remain faithful to it. Half-Life remake Black Mesa: Definitive Edition is now available to play, and looks amazing. First released inRead More →

Atari 2600 The Empire Strikes Back Ported to C64

By: Christian Cawley

On: December 6, 2020

In: Retro games news

Back in 1988 publisher Domark released Star Wars II: The Empire Strikes Back as a sequel to its earlier success, Star Wars. Again relying on the heavy vector line graphic environment, The Empire Strikes Back is another strong conversion of an arcade Star Wars game. However, Atari owners got toRead More →

Nintendo Game & Watch Hack Unveiled in Video

By: Christian Cawley

On: December 4, 2020

In: Retro Consoles

Details have been released on how to hack the Nintendo Game & Watch console, released in late 2020 as a modern update to 1980s LCD handhelds. At this stage the hack requires some specialist equipment (which you may or may not be comfortable with) and in fairness it is stillRead More →

RetroBlock 2 Fails to Reach Funding Goal

By: Christian Cawley

On: December 3, 2020

In: Retro games news

Despite a strong campaign, the RetroBlock 2 handheld console – clearly inspired by the Nintendo GameCube controller – has failed to reach its Kickstarter funding goal. Running Linux (desktop support included), with Retropie and EmulationStation, the RetroBlock 2 was the brainchild of RetroStone 2 developer Pierre-Louis Boyer, as a reactionRead More →

Back the Protopad, a New C64 Controller Crowdfunder

By: Christian Cawley

On: December 2, 2020

In: Retro games news

C64 game developer Protovision has announced a crowdfunded controller project, the Protopad. With multi-button support, zero lag, directional control pad and 8 buttons, the real draw of this device is a jump button. As the website puts it: Many players today are not used to the C64 way of jumpingRead More →

PocketGo S30 Handheld Unveiled

By: Christian Cawley

On: December 1, 2020

In: Retro games news

Featuring SNES like D-Pad, ABXY and Start/Select buttons, the PocketGo S30 is a Chinese-built handheld gaming system that can play PS1, PSP, MAME, Dreamcast, and SNES titles. Believed to feature an A33 ARM Cortex-A7 chip with four 1.2Ghz cores and a Mali400 MP2 GPU, prototypes have 512MB of RAM. TheRead More →

Firebird Classic Booty Clone Gets Amiga Re-release: “Looty”

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 22, 2020

In: Retro games news

Back in 1984 I was presented with my first computer, a Commodore 64, which shipped with one game: Galaxy, an adequate take on Galaxians, for £7.99. After several weeks of struggling to get past stage 3, my mum finally acquiesced and agreed to buy some extra games. The result wasRead More →

Daley Thompson’s Decathlon

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 17, 2020

In: Retro games news

Legendary Olympian Daley Thompson is trending on social media today, so what better time to remember one of the greatest 8-bit era games of all time, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon? Released in 1984 following Thompson’s second Olympic gold medal in the 10-stage event, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon was an early success forRead More →