Despite a strong campaign, the RetroBlock 2 handheld console – clearly inspired by the Nintendo GameCube controller – has failed to reach its Kickstarter funding goal. Running Linux (desktop support included), with Retropie and EmulationStation, the RetroBlock 2 was the brainchild of RetroStone 2 developer Pierre-Louis Boyer, as a reactionRead More →
C64 game developer Protovision has announced a crowdfunded controller project, the Protopad. With multi-button support, zero lag, directional control pad and 8 buttons, the real draw of this device is a jump button. As the website puts it: Many players today are not used to the C64 way of jumpingRead More →
Featuring SNES like D-Pad, ABXY and Start/Select buttons, the PocketGo S30 is a Chinese-built handheld gaming system that can play PS1, PSP, MAME, Dreamcast, and SNES titles. Believed to feature an A33 ARM Cortex-A7 chip with four 1.2Ghz cores and a Mali400 MP2 GPU, prototypes have 512MB of RAM. TheRead More →
Back in 1984 I was presented with my first computer, a Commodore 64, which shipped with one game: Galaxy, an adequate take on Galaxians, for £7.99. After several weeks of struggling to get past stage 3, my mum finally acquiesced and agreed to buy some extra games. The result wasRead More →
Legendary Olympian Daley Thompson is trending on social media today, so what better time to remember one of the greatest 8-bit era games of all time, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon? Released in 1984 following Thompson’s second Olympic gold medal in the 10-stage event, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon was an early success forRead More →
TWHL Tower 2 is a new Half-Life mod that compresses 12.5 hours of gameplay from the original game into a series of escape room challenges. It’s a complete revision of the whole concept of the 1998 game that nevertheless looks superb. A follow-up to the collaborative mod TWHL Tower fromRead More →
Just hours after launch, Nintendo’s retro revival of the Game & Watch brand has been hacked! Boasting a full-colour version of Super Mario Bros., the new Game & Watch looks just like the retro LCD handhelds. There’s a D-Pad, A and B buttons, and the usual menu/start/select options. While itRead More →
The freeware cross-platform Vivaldi browser has launched an arcade-style runner game, Vivaldia, as part of Vivaldi 3.4. Built into the browser itself, the game is “set in a world where humans and technology collide, the hero of the game, Vivaldia, fights to overcome evil and claim her city back.” ARead More →
Lovers of classic 8-bit video game music should check out the CHIP SID Show with Max Hall, a regular feature on Radio Free Matlock, a volunteer-run online radio station based in Matlock, Derbyshire. The show features a collection of 8-bit music from the Commodore 64, so if blasting out SID-basedRead More →
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