Think the number of classic games you can play on current systems is good? Think again – we’re missing a lot of old titles. A recent study undertaken this month has highlighted the concerning ordeal of retro video games becoming increasingly difficult to obtain or access. We already know thatRead More →
I’m not saying it was the greatest computer of all time, but the fact the Amiga cart for Evercade has reached #40 in the UK games chart should not be ignored. Ithad its share of turkeys, bu the computer was pushed to the limit by certain developers, Team17 among them.Read More →
Perhaps the best thing about the Evercade platform is that the physical cartridges come in old-school-style cases. The problem with that, however, is that it’s pretty hard to find Evercade carts in the shops. Why is this? Why must I wait for an unreliable Amazon delivery (it has a poorRead More →
No one needs to navigate a wall of PlayStation controllers hanging on a hook. Retro gaming stores are the visible side of the renaissance in old arcade, computer, and console games. Yet they invariably look like a bomb has just gone off. Carts and discs strewn in glass cabinets (alongsideRead More →
I woke up to an interesting reminder this morning: that the Star Wars arcade game – a machine where I spent (and lost – read on) a lot of money over the years, was now 40. But of course it is. It hit arcades in 1983, not long before ReturnRead More →
These days, Usborne coding books are popular, but this is an area of publishing that was first explored back in the 1980s… As you probably know, the 1980s were amazing. While we didn’t have supercomputers in our hands, we had teletext, powered by a BBC Micro. Eventually, 8-bit computers wereRead More →
In the deluge of PSAs about the Nintendo eShop evicting the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS, something important is being overlooked. The Nintendo 3DS has no business being dumped. Games were still being released on the flexible handheld even after the closure was announced. As a lightweight and hackable alternativeRead More →
It has been almost two years of rumours and eventually announcements, but still GoldenEye 007 is yet to appear on Nintendo Switch or Xbox. Despite a trailer at last week’s Game Awards, the game is still to materialize in the Nintendo 64 app on Switch, and there is no signRead More →
Getting hold of Evercade cartridges can be a bit tricky. If you miss the pre-order, you need to pretty much rely on one supplier as most others… well, let’s say they lack the reliability of Funstock. But what if you decide you want to buy a cartridge that came outRead More →
