The world of retro gaming is chock-full of top-down racers, and the pixel-tastic Tiny Racing looks set to drag the multiplayer genre into the 2020s. One of the first racing games I ever played (if not the first) was the three player Super Sprint arcade unit (a modern sequel, NeoSprint,Read More →
Drift racing classic Ridge Racer is out on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and thanks to the Arcade Archives 2, on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. This week’s Arcade Archives release is the previously announced Ridge Racer, the classic 1993 arcade racer from NAMCO. News of thisRead More →
Following the pre-order success of the first collection, Evercade has confirmed NEOGEO Arcade 2 and 3 collections. Both featuring 12 titles, this collection will be available in October 2025. You may recall that Trump tariffs delayed the release of NEOGEO Arcade 1 to August. Hopefully, there will be no suchRead More →
Launching soon as a Kickstarter, the Time Crisis AI lightgun is one of several similar devices that are promising to revolutionize FPS games. Like many people my age, I had a job when I was younger. Post college, I worked in a few local pubs, and had a misguided fancyRead More →
If you owned a Nintendo Entertainment System console in the 1980s or early 90s, The NES-ential Celebration might be the tribute book for you. Here’s a fact that regularly baffles Americans: hardly anyone in the UK owned a console until the SEGA Mega Drive came out. While a few outliersRead More →
Not before time, the Evercade TAITO Arcade collection has been announced, filling a big hole in Evercade’s arcades range. Way back in 2022, the Evercade VS was launched, along with a new range of Arcade carts. Whereas previous collections had included largely console titles, the Arcade carts — coloured purpleRead More →
A Game Boy Color OutRun clone has been developed, and its developer is happy to talk to SEGA… A few weeks ago, an OutRun clone for the GBC was unveiled by developer Shane McCafferty, titled “What If Outrun.” Early versions were available to play via Itch.io, but these have nowRead More →
Fancy adding the Evercade Alpha TAITO to your bartop gaming collection? Now is the time. I was completely taken by surprise by the success of the Evercade Alpha bartops when they arrived last year. The swappable marquees on the Street Fighter and Mega Man edition units were a nice touch,Read More →
Some of the most fun I’ve had with a game controller over the past 12 months was playing Iron Meat, a 16-bit run-and-gun on current platforms. Well, the latest Iron Meat update has been issued, and includes some new game modes. In addition, the update — which hits Steam first,Read More →
