Play DOOM in your browser with DOS_Deck
2025-02-01
Playing retro PC games has never been easier than with the browser-based DOS_Deck tool.Read More →
The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 confirmed for Evercade
2025-02-03
As a dyed in the wool Amiga lover, news of a second collection of games from the “rock stars” of 16-bit gaming for Evercade is good news. (While I still own an Evercade, at least…) The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 has been announced this week, and features the following games:Read More →
Retro Games and Hardware Release Roundup
2025-02-04
This week has been epic for retro gaming news, so read the following carefully, as you might easily miss something important. Affiliate Disclosure: Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase through those links.Read More →
Evercade loses interest in 80s and 90s games
2024-07-28
Hi, I hope you’re having a good weekend. Aside from a bit of time in the sun, I’ve spent it playing the new rerelease of Steel Empire & Over Horizon, which you’ll find reviewed below. I’ve also included some thoughts about the recent interview with Blaze Entertainment’s Andrew Byatt andRead More →
Recalbox RGB JAMMA, Diablo gets Sega Dreamcast port and more retro gaming news
2024-07-25
Hey! This week, we’ve got so much news, plus we find out what “Weird” Al Yankovic’s favourite retro game is. Let’s get on with it. Ready, Player 1? Table of Contents Recalbox RGB JAMMA invades Nationaal Videogame Mus … Football Champ gets Arcade Archives release Retro gaming news in briefRead More →
What I did with the C64 Action Replay Mark VI (C64/128) cartridge
2025-06-11
This Commodore 64 cartridge changed how I used computers, and redefined my understanding of what was possible. I don’t know when I first saw the advert for the Acton Replay cartridge. It would have been in Zzap64!, or Commodore User, and after I became aware of carts like the FreezeRead More →
A600GS Amiga box secrets revealed
2024-07-18
Hello! Thanks so much for sticking with me for another week. We now have over 100 subscribers, which is in no small part to you sharing the newsletter, so please keep doing that! I think we’ve now settled into a pattern, so I’m pleased to bring you the latest retroRead More →
Night strike! An evening with MicroProse Project Stealth Fighter
2025-02-18
One night, I risked everything (well, homework) to strike missile bases in the Middle East… In the late 1980s and early 1990s, western activity in the Middle East was largely (a couple of conflicts aside) represented by airstrikes. Some of these might have been launched from F-15 jets, and othersRead More →
Super Pocket Atari and Technos editions confirmed
2024-07-09
Hello! GamingRetro has completed its transition to a newsletter, published twice weekly. In each edition, you’ll find a collection of retro gaming news and talking points, along with the odd review and guide. One thing I wanted to change with this newsletter, compared with the old blog, was to makeRead More →
