It has been announced that Virtual GP and Thunderhell – both by Paolo Cattani – are available on the A600GS, the new Amiga revival system from AmigaKit. Virtual GP (aka Virtual Grand Prix) was first released in 1999. It has an astonishing 3D engine developed by Cattani, and was intendedRead More →
This Commodore 64 cartridge changed how I used computers, and redefined my understanding of what was possible. I don’t know when I first saw the advert for the Acton Replay cartridge. It would have been in Zzap64! or Commodore User, and after I became aware of carts like the FreezeRead More →
It is fair to say that I’m falling out of love with the Evercade. Despite owning over 20 collections, I’ve got several still unopened, others unplayed, and some only played once. I can barely recall using the VS, and the EXP has been used purely for playing the same threeRead More →
Regular readers may recall that I’m a big fan of Turrican, the classic 1990 scrolling run-and-gun shooter for 8-bit and 16-bit systems. While I was blown away by the C64 version, the Amiga release is the one I really love. I was similarly entranced by Worms 5 years later, butRead More →
Hi! Hope you’ve had a great weekend of retro gaming. I had to go into manual mode, and played bowling at my local retail and leisure park. It’s not all bad, as there is a Space Invaders Frenzy machine – the one with the big screen and cannon-style guns –Read More →
Hello! I’m somewhere in the second half of the games of the original Atari 50 collection, and haven’t even thought about grabbing the first DLC. So to find we’ve reached the stage of the second DLC being announced has taken me by surprise, if I’m honest. Plenty more to coverRead More →
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It’s that time of year when the various autumnal and wintery festivals and activities are at the back of our minds. The kids are back at school, the leaves are falling from the trees, and there might just be a new retro console under the Christmas tree at the endRead More →
Hello there! Okay, get ready for what is – I think – the biggest retro gaming news roundup we’ve done to date. Since last week’s news mailout, we’ve had the details about The Spectrum leaked and confirmed, and that’s not even biggest news. I was at a wedding in LondonRead More →
Hello! If this is your first GamingRetro newsletter, this midweek edition attempts to deliver all of the weekly retro gaming news so far, with the left overs squeezed into the weekend edition. These newsletters rarely pan out as planned. There I was, planning to get all excited about the potentialRead More →
