Despite launching in 2004, Half-Life 2 still looks pretty good. But it arguably suffers when placed alongside unofficial works like Black Mesa. Coming to the rescue and bringing things up-to-date is the Half-Life 2: Overcharged mod, which brings a ton of new visual and gameplay features to Gordon Freeman’s adventuresRead More →
The deluxe edition of Sarah Jane Amory’s Zeta Wing will soon be available to buy from Bitmap Soft, shipping alongside an impressive collection of bonuses. The Commodore 64 game was first issued on Itch.io as a digital-only release. Based on Gemini Wing (1989), the game’s phsyical release is on cartridge.Read More →
C64 developer RetroGL has been working on a fighting (versus) game engine, a system for producing games in the style of Street Fighter. The latest version of the engine has been demoed in a new YouTube upload, and it looks really impressive! Designed for producing fighting games with combination movesRead More →
Following news of the upcoming Wonder Boy Collection for Nintendo Switch and PS4, Strictly Limited Games has released details of the accompanying limited editions. In 2022, the Wonder Boy game series turns 35 so to celebrate, a legendary collection of epic Wonder Boy adventures has been compiled. These are: WonderRead More →
Some people go to charity shops, auctions, or eBay to find retro gear. I’ve had a bunch of it stashed away for years, waiting for the day when I eventually crack open the storage boxes and take a look. Today, I pulled a few crates full of old tech outRead More →
It’s early days, but PS Vita games can now run on the Nintendo Switch thanks to a software mod. This is done not as emulation, but with a software translation layer. In short, PS Vita games run on a Nintendo Switch can be considered to be running natively. This isRead More →
id Software co-founder and DOOM level designer John Romero has issued his first new DOOM II level since the game launched in 1994. Proceeds from the level will support humanitarian work in Ukraine, following the invasion by Russia in late February 2022. Titled “One Humanity”, the new level can beRead More →
I stumbled across an old article earlier today, which took me right back to the launch of the Nintendo Wii game We Sing Rock, which I was invited to back in 2011. You may know that Gaming Retro isn’t my first website. When I’m not editing and contributing to MakeUseOfRead More →
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 →
