Game Boy Mario classics Dr Mario X, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis all coming to Nintendo Switch this week. As part of the Mar10 celebratrations, Nintendo has (along with announcing a new Mario movie) confirmed the arrival of three new titles to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. TheRead More →
The chat with John Bowe about my love of retro games and my memories of the depths of the 8-bit world led me to dig out this, the Binatone TV Master-like Ingersoll XK-600B. A monochrome paddle-controlled system with a light-gun, this device hails from 1977. I got the console inRead More →
If you’re looking for a free SNES game to play this weekend, check out Dottie Flowers, newly available in digital form from its developer. Originally available as a limited run of 100 cartridges (distributed via a mail-in competition) for fear of litigation and bootlegging, developer Goldlocke has decided to makeRead More →
You can now play Top Racer (known as Top Gear in the USA) on PC and consoles, thanks to a new collection from QUByte Interactive. First released in 1992, Top Racer (which was given a less drugs-referenced name in the USA) is coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 andRead More →
Hewson’s Helpline is a book of classic magazine columns from Sinclair User and has hit its Kickstarter goal with 28 days still to go. It was another age. Before software was easily available to buy in high street shops, magazines included what we call type-in programmes within their pages. TheseRead More →
The Yuzu emulator is no long available, but this legal action has wider ramifications beyond Nintendo Switch emulation. You may have heard that Nintendo has been flexing its legal muscles once again, this time bringing an end to the reign of terror that was the Yuzu emulator. A free andRead More →
Fans of the ZX Spectrum classic series should back The Horace Collection crowdfunder campaign on Kickstarter. The Horace Collection is an official boxset of the classic ZX Spectrum series, with nostalgically designed cassettes and cases, and some attractive pledge options and stretch goals. Produced by Pixel Jockey, this collection isRead More →
Great news for fans of HAMSTER’s Arcade Archives: the collection has added almost weekly releases to its library over the past 7 years, and has now been certified by Guinness World Records! Celebrating the Arcade Archives collection’s 7th birthday at the weekend (March 3rd), a tweet from Hamster confirmed thatRead More →
Flea!2 will be available on a physical cartridge for Nintendo Entertainment System and digitally. Flea!, the excellent retro-style platformer, is getting a sequel. Flea!2 has launched as a Kickstarter, and garnered enough backing that the £7000 target was fulfilled in hours! Lowtek Games’ sequel to its 2020 hit – whichRead More →
