When Sid Meier talks, you want to listen. The creator of Civilization, Railroad Tycoon, and many other classic strategy and simulator titles has revealed his thoughts on the proliferation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and monetization of play (microtransactions and the like) in an interview with the BBC. Chatting with theRead More →
Nintendo’s Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda handheld gaming system has been discounted by nearly 30% on Amazon this week. Initially released in the UK at £49.99 in November 2021, the handheld features: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s AwakeningRead More →
Release of retro game-style Quest for Infamy is slated for PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch this Friday, March 4th 2022. From developer Infamous Quests and Indie publisher Ratalaika Games, Quest for Infamy is a 90s-style adventure game, with a point-and-click user interface. With a script full of humourRead More →
A new Evercade cartridge for handheld and VS systems has been announced ahead of its May release. The Intellivision Collection 2 adds a further 12 games to the previous collection of 12 titles (cart #21). The Intellivision home games console was a device released by Mattel in the US inRead More →
If you have been missing NES-style action on your Evercade, the Morphcat Games Collection 1 might be just what you’ve been waiting for. Morphcat is a German team that has developing and releasing new games for the Nintendo Entertainment System for the past few years. From their website: We areRead More →
ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games have announced the Wonder Boy Collection for Nintendo Switch and PS4 in 2022. Featuring four games from the iconic series in one collection, the retail edition will soon be available to pre-order in Europe and North America. A digital release will also be availableRead More →
As an absolute sucker for everything Half-Life 2 related, I had to share this – a “what if?” scenario of Mr Bean in City 17! Featuring the live-action version of Rowan Atkinson’s internationally-acclaimed comedy character, this fan edit video drops Bean into various scenarios around City 17, utilising footage fromRead More →
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was a massive game (unsurprising, given the success of the movie) on the NES and Game Boy back in 1991, but was never released on other platforms. As such, there was never any chance of it going anywhere near the ZX Spectrum. But that’s aboutRead More →
Guide the Lemmings safely to the exit. How difficult could it be? That was surely the thought of everyone who sat down to play Lemmings when it first appeared in 1991, a notion that they would soon be disabused of. Lemmings, for all its cuteness and clever skills, is anRead More →
