Images and gameplay footage of a Game & Watch version of Tetris have surfaced on social media. While verifying the device’s authenticity is impossible, what’s shown offers an intriguing glimpse of how the game may have worked. The Game & Watch games were simple handheld devices, each offering a singleRead More →
We often report on new games being developed for retro consoles, but we rarely see one being made to run on so many. Space Cavern Blaster is a submission for a Retro Game Jam being held on Itch.io. The game jam’s theme is ‘Underground,’ which explains Space Cavern Blaster‘s aesthetics,Read More →
After over a decade of ios exclusivity, DOOM 2 RPG is now available on PC, and best of all, it’s free! DOOM and DOOM 2 are some of the most iconic first-person shooters in gaming history. These masterpieces have seen ports and remasters on just about every platform you canRead More →
The Sega Dreamcast may have been a commercial failure, but it remains a beloved console, with many looking back on it fondly. Localization/translation issues meant many games never made it to the West, and one such title is Rent-A-Hero No. 1. Led by VincentNL , a group called the Rent-A-ModdersRead More →
A Kickstarter campaign is live for a physical book covering arcade shoot-em-ups. Coin-Op: The Arcade Guide – Shoot’ Em Up Collection Volume 1 covers 66 games across 136 pages and is planned to be the first of 4 books in the series. The Kickstarter page is full of images fromRead More →
Aspyr’s 2020 HD upgrade of Star Wars Episode 1 Racer is heading to Games With Gold. The Star Wars Episode One movie may have had its ups and downs, but there’s no denying how awesome the Pod Racing scene was. That scene translated rather nicely into a fun racing gameRead More →
Star Wars fans have been spoiled this month with the fantastic Jedi Survivor by Electronic Arts. If you prefer the older Star Wars games, don’t worry, you may still be in luck. From May 4th (I see what you did there), Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D is available to downloadRead More →
Ninty Media’s Kickstarter Campaign for an unofficial companion book to the GameBoy smashed its goal of £15,000 in less than half a day! At the time of writing, the campaign has raised £23,457 with 25 days to go. It seems Ninty Media’s ‘GameBook: The Unofficial DMG Companion’ has struck aRead More →
In recent years, we’ve seen the demise of many physical gaming media publications. It seems that regardless of size, no magazine is safe, and we’ve even seen hard hitters like the Official Xbox Magazine and Official Playstation Magazine UK close their doors. At the beginning of the year, Wireframe MagazineRead More →
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