In 1990 Rainbow Arts, Probe Software, The Code Monkeys, and Factor 5 welcomed you to Turrican. A stunning parallax scrolling arcade shooter with a tremendous range of weapons, immense playability, striking music, and – especially in the case of the then 8-year-old C64 – stunning graphics, Turrican and its sequelsRead More →
Recent checks show that this partnership has ended, along with Plex Arcade. Original article follows. Media streaming service Plex has launched a new retro game streaming platform, Plex Arcade. Featuring classic Atari titles and streaming games from your own media server to any compatible device, Plex Arcade extends Plex’s alreadyRead More →
Evercade has confirmed the release of the Codemasters Collection 1 cartridge for its handheld retro gaming system. Boasting a mix of 17 classic titles, the cart is notable for its inclusion of key Amiga games, notably Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder, and Mega-Lo-Mania, all by Sensible Software. The collection of titlesRead More →
While actual retro games are our gravy at Gaming Retro UK, remakes are kind of acceptable if they fulfil a simple criteria: they’re based on a great game and remain faithful to it. Half-Life remake Black Mesa: Definitive Edition is now available to play, and looks amazing. First released inRead More →
Back in 1988 publisher Domark released Star Wars II: The Empire Strikes Back as a sequel to its earlier success, Star Wars. Again relying on the heavy vector line graphic environment, The Empire Strikes Back is another strong conversion of an arcade Star Wars game. However, Atari owners got toRead More →
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 →
