A new edition of Amiga Addict is currently available, which looks at HiSoft Systems, a publisher of programming packages for the 16-bit system. I don’t know about you, but I while I don’t know the name HiSoft Systems, I do recognize some of their products, such as Cinema 4D, andRead More →
While not strictly retro, Astra Protocol Remake certainly has a retro vibe, featuring a monochromatic green display and limited controls. I wasn’t aware of Astra Protocol until this week, but it looks exactly like the sort of game I’d have played on the Commodore 64 or Amiga in my childhood.Read More →
This new Atari 50 DLC includes classic Bandai Namco titles, along with the usual documentary additions for this collection. In my view, the best produced assembly of retro games ever, Atari 50 is about to get even bigger. Today, a new Atari 50 DLC pack was confirmed, which will addRead More →
UPDATE: The all-yellow Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition is now available to buy (31st October 2025) We could call the Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition the “Coldplay edition,” but that might mean a CEO being caught cheating… As part of Pac-Man‘s 45th anniversary celebrations, Atari is planning to cheekily hijack the Amiga’sRead More →
Weather impeded the video I intended to bring you this weekend, so instead I’m uploading a look at the joysticks I received with the BBC Micro. I found these to be quite interesting devices. Clearly official, and manufactured by Acorn (model ANH01), I believe they’re in almost mint condition andRead More →
If you were around in the 1980s, OutRun was an amazing arcade experience. The OutRun Amiga conversion, less so. US Gold wasted a lot of goodwill on a substandard conversion, attempting to squeeze in everything rather than focus on the basics. After all, it’s just a racing game. It didn’tRead More →
Operation Night Strikers also includes Operation Thunderbolt, Night Striker and Space Gun, and is coming to Switch and Steam. A collection of classic shooters is coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam. Operation Night Strikers features four TAITO arcade classics, and will be available to buy as digital downloads in August.Read More →
As well as mini consoles, they’re also teasing special merchandise and a second full-sized keyboard retro system in 2026. A new trailer has dropped from Retro Games Ltd, stylishly presented as a data breach on a classic green display. Who are the hackers attempting to unlock these secrets? We’ll neverRead More →
After a week’s respite, the Arcade Archives continue with Super Basketball, a 1984 Konami game with surprisingly good graphics (but average sound). This is a two-player turn-based game, so you don’t get to compete directly with anyone else. Of course, thanks to the Arcade Archives’ quality of life improvements, thereRead More →
