Before Sensible Soccer there was MicroProse Soccer – and it’s now available on Steam. But this isn’t the classic Commodore 64 version. Why would anyone play the DOS version? Pre-match infodump: MicroProse Soccer was a top-down football simulation on the Commodore 64. Designed by Sensible Software with graphics by JonRead More →
Back in the day, I was very much a fan of the Commodore 64 before progressing to the Amiga. Consoles were not for me – despite spending 95% of time playing games, I valued the option to stop that and explore utilities and maybe even think about programming (still atRead More →
As hinted previously, Recalbox is now including around 150 free games with Recalbox 7.1.1. These free retro and retro-style games are fully approved, with distribution rights so that you can play them on any suitable device. Now, “free” does not mean “worthless.” Some of these games are available on physicalRead More →
Ever get annoyed that you have to switch between devices to play classic games? RetroArch has a plan to change this, and it starts with “ProjectFuture” – the RetroArch Open Hardware project. The idea is simple: “with the RetroArch integration, we finally get the promise of a true cross-platform gameRead More →
When we talk about retro gaming, we’re always talking about games on old hardware, probably 1970 through to 2010. Except this time. Here, we’re looking at the dreamy eyed Redditor who couldn’t afford Civ for his computer so created a version in a school notebook while not paying attention toRead More →
Reckon playing video games as a kid made you smarter? That seems to be the thinking behind a new AI development that uses classic games to develop algorithms that enable problem solving by robots. Games such as Montezuma’s Revenge (1984), Freeway (1981), and Pitfall (1982) have been employed, with theRead More →
Doom and Doom II run on just about anything, from PC to smartphones to consoles and beyond. Doom runs natively on Raspberry Pi and there’s even a version for Amiga (providing you have the right GFX expansion). But running Doom II on cardboard? No way, right? Wrong. Take bow, theRead More →
Previously-unseen gameplay from the Nintendo64 game Dinosaur Planet has been released, giving fans an unprecedented look at the title which eventually became Star Fox Adventures on the GameCube. Game preservationists, Forest of Illusion, released the build after purchasing an original copy on CD-R from a private collector in Sweden. However,Read More →
To celebrate the formation of the company that would become Blizzard Entertainment, a 30 year anniversary collection of key retro games from the company’s back catalogue has been released. Enhanced versions of The Lost Vikings, Rock N Roll Racing, and Blackthorne can now be played on PC (via Battle.net), NintendoRead More →
