The original team behind Ecco the Dolphin has confirmed it is getting back together to remaster the original games and being a new, modern third instalment. Undoubtedly one of the best-looking games of its era, Ecco the Dolphin rode the waves (!) of the burgeoning movement back in 1992. BackRead More →
Way back when, I discovered a piece of software called SEUCK, or Shoot ‘Em Up Construction Kit. My face doubtless lit up when I saw it in a magazine, and I spent countless trips to the shops to find a copy for my C64. Several years later, I did. AndRead More →
Now, I don’t know about you, but I find organizing retro game boxes to be one of the toughest aesthetic tasks going. It’s all very well having the right shelves, but how do you make the games look good on them? This isn’t wholly about alphabetical order or grouping byRead More →
Confession time: I’m intrigued by Doctor Who games. The LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who level pack aside, the series has been a litany of misfires and lack of awareness of what players want from a game based on a time travelling alien buster. (I’ve written about this at length in aRead More →
Bitmap Books’ amazing library of retro gaming-themed titles are stunning to behold. Thick, beautifully produced volumes with full colour spreads, often running over 500 pages, they are the sort of book you can enjoy looking at as well as reading. From time to time, Bitmap Books reprints older titles, perhapsRead More →
It isn’t often I hear of a new zine that I think will resonate, but BreakSpace certainly fits the bill. This new ZX Spectrum mag features a ridiculous 34 reviews in its first issue, but the thing I really like is how old-school it is. Well, that and the factRead More →
With so many Steam Deck verified titles, there must be a few retro games in that list, right? If you’re interested in retro gaming on the go, and the Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t quite your cup of tea, the Steam Deck is an increasingly strong candidate. Following its 2022 launch,Read More →
iPhone and iPad owners can now play 24 classic games from Toaplan. But is the Amusement Arcade Toaplan collection worth the money? While it might be a name that passed by 8-bit home computer owners, Toaplan was instrumental in the development of a massive collection of arcade games in theRead More →
Frontier Force is a cracking looking game that is now available to play from the developer’s Itch.io page. But what is particularly intriguing is that while it might look like a SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis title, it is actually for the Master System! Created by developer Badcomputer, the game has goneRead More →
