Aren’t all the games found yet? Jeez… You gotta love game preservationists. SimCopter 64, a mysteriously canceled N64 game, has been unceremoniously revealed to the public via video evidence, and it appears to be fully playable on a custom build. If you aren’t from the era of gaming where projectsRead More →
Maybe this one should have stayed unreleased. Marble Madness II, an unreleased Atari game, has mysteriously reemerged in the form of a ROM, and no one knows who to thank…or blame. Back in the 90s, when “retro” was current-gen, Marble Madness remained one of the more successful titles for membersRead More →
Let’s hope Valve doesn’t go all “Nintendo” on this one. The Source VR Mod Team is hard at work developing a Half-Life 2 VR mod that will be free for all gamers who own a Steam copy of Half-Life 2. Some games never die, and the scene over at RavenholmRead More →
Anything Xbox can do PlayStation can do better? We’ll see… 23-year-old PlayStation classic Syphon Filter will have trophies on the overhauled PS Plus service – which hints at other backwards compatible games getting trophies – and Xbox community members are fuming steamy levels of jealousy right now. Nearly five yearsRead More →
Sony’s loosening its britches…just a little. Sony will be adding additional features to complement its classic PlayStation games (from the PS1, PS2, and PSP libraries) being brought to PS Plus Premium on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Whether you’re a PlayStation or Xbox fan, it’s easy to see the absoluteRead More →
MetaGravity Studios, the company behind Retro Arcade NFT Collection hosted on OpenSea, has inadvertently (we hope) linked the atrocious nature of Crypto and NFT scams with the whole-hearted, passionate world of retro game preservation. Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are VERY new in this generation, and they cleverly link economics and technologiesRead More →
John Romero, co-founder of the legendary video game studio id Software, announced his upcoming biography to launch in 2023. If you’ve ever heard the name “Doomguy,” you probably already know who John Romero is. For the others, John Romero is known for developing some of the most iconic games fromRead More →
How do these people get their hands on things like this? A leaker claims to have a copy of the E3 2001 exclusive build for Duke Nukem Forever, and legendary producer George Broussard confirms that there is a good chance it’s real. If it exists, it isn’t safe against internetRead More →
A well-deserved induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame 2022. It’s been a long time coming, but the legendary classic strategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization has officially been inducted into The Strong’s highly revered World Video Game Hall of Fame 2022. The Strong National Museum of Play, locatedRead More →
Who knew you could be as “Royal” as a queen for just $3000? The mysterious official Golden Wii shipped to Queen Elizabeth has turned up in an online auction, and the bid has reached $3000. Whether it’s for your company’s marketing campaign or a wild item on your bucket list,Read More →
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