Wii U and 3DS online services end 8 April 2024. It’s been a long time coming, but we knew it had to happen. As time rolls on, new devices are released, and technology evolves, older systems are retired, sunsetted, or simply disabled. This time around, it is the turn ofRead More →
Get ready to relive the golden age of gaming with THE400 Mini, a modern recreation of the iconic Atari 400 home computer. Launching worldwide on March 28th, 2024, THE400 Mini is now available for pre-order for £99.99 (€119.99 / $119.99). It comes pre-installed with some of the most iconic andRead More →
The SEGA Neptune was abandoned in the 1990s, but Macho Nacho Productions demonstrate how to build one with other SEGA parts. The history of game consoles is littered with failed and abandoned consoles. One of the most notorious is the SEGA Neptune, a promising console that was previewed in variousRead More →
Fancy a wall-mounted home arcade system in your home? If so, the Polycade Sente Kickstarter campaign is worth keeping an eye on. This system can play current PC titles (with the right hardware) as well as retro games, boasts a modular design, and features a 60Mhz 1080p display. The lowerRead More →
Could a “maxi” full size Amiga console be coming from RGL? It looks like it! Following months of speculation, the Retro Games Ltd Facebook page revealed the full sized version of TheA500 Mini would arrive in late 2024. As you can see from the roadmap above, the “A500 Maxi” isRead More →
The Analogue 3D is coming, giving you a new place to insert your Nintendo 64 cartridges… Analogue has already released slick FPGA-based updates of the Game Boy and the NES/SNES. But the Analogue 3D is undoubtedly its biggest project yet. And, to be honest, you would expect them to pullRead More →
Nintendo has announced the end of online support for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Online play and other features that require online communication will end in early April 2024. The announcement applies to Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS XL, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, WiiRead More →
September 1993 saw the release of the CD32, an Amiga with a CD-ROM drive and a few under-used hardware improvements. Very similar to the Amiga 1200, the CD32 outsold SEGA’s Mega-CD ahead of Christmas 1993, but failed long-term thanks to the collapse of Commodore. As such, it remains a desirableRead More →
Nintendo’s VirtualBoy released in 1995 is the probably one of the most notorious retro consoles to miss the target with its audience and stay stuck in place, with many retro gamers preferring it to stay forgotten for its play-style and aesthetics that aren’t the most comfortable in some cases. However,Read More →
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