Jaleco Sports NES title Goal! and its SNES game Super Goal! are now available to play on PC, with console releases coming later in the year. If there is one gaming genre that pulled me away from more creative pursuits, it is football (soccer). Whether Matchday or Emlyn Hughes orRead More →
In a world where 16,000 Spectrum Next boards already exist, the final Kickstarter (probably) has been announced, aiming to expand the platform’s community of users and developers. UPDATE (July 20th) : The Spectrum Next 3 has already passed 4x its target £250,000, and still has 28 days to go! NowRead More →
There is a strong chance you don’t remember Crazy Balloon, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give this week’s Arcade Archives a go. Available from today as part of the Arcade Archives releases on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, Crazy Balloon is an odd one. Take a look: Crazy BalloonRead More →
This week’s first exclusive is a quick look at my BBC Micro setup as it is right now — monitor, mounting, and connector. It had been planned to include a bit more, but some hardware didn’t arrive yet, and my chosen cassette player wasn’t up to the task of, well,Read More →
Read a PDF like it’s 1994 with a 3DO mag, a fan produced PDF running to 30 pages that celebrates the mostly forgotten CD-based console. I like to think I have a pretty good memory when it comes to retro stuff, but if there’s one thing that passed me by,Read More →
In news that will surprise very few, Evercade’s new Super Pocket NEOGEO and Data East devices are set to be delayed. The original release date was set to be at the end of June, but this has now been pushed back to July 12th. The news follows the inevitable TrumpRead More →
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The Turrican 128k fan-produced port for Amstrad CPC 6128 (and emulators) looks amazing. Retro remake specialist Ben Yoris has unveiled yet another reworking of a classic game: Turrican for the Amstrad. Of course, the original game was published on the Amstrad CPC 464, but this version is for the larger-speccedRead More →
We look at the modular Polymega console, and assess its effectiveness for retro gaming using original media. If you’re interested in retro gaming and still have some old discs or carts — or have picked some up for a bargain at a thrift store or sale — there is aRead More →
