Jaleco Sports NES title Goal! and its SNES game Super Goal! are now available to play on PC, with console releases coming later in the year. If there is one gaming genre that pulled me away from more creative pursuits, it is football (soccer). Whether Matchday or Emlyn Hughes orRead More →
Is “Sovietborgs” the most retro shooter-sounding name imaginable?! UPDATE: Sovietborgs crowdfunder is now live, and there is also a playable browser-based demo! If retro run-and-guns is your thing, this upcoming Indiegogo might be worth keeping an eye on. Developed by Spanish retro developer Retro Sumus, Sovietborgs is a top-down shooterRead More →
There is a strong chance you don’t remember Crazy Balloon, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give this week’s Arcade Archives a go. Available from today as part of the Arcade Archives releases on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, Crazy Balloon is an odd one. Take a look: Crazy BalloonRead More →
In news that will surprise very few, Evercade’s new Super Pocket NEOGEO and Data East devices are set to be delayed. The original release date was set to be at the end of June, but this has now been pushed back to July 12th. The news follows the inevitable TrumpRead More →
The Turrican 128k fan-produced port for Amstrad CPC 6128 (and emulators) looks amazing. Retro remake specialist Ben Yoris has unveiled yet another reworking of a classic game: Turrican for the Amstrad. Of course, the original game was published on the Amstrad CPC 464, but this version is for the larger-speccedRead More →
Clear River Games have confirmed Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers, with the first global demo launched during Steam Next Fest, which took place from June 9 through June 16. If the visuals look familiar, there is a very good reason for that. In the west, Rushing Beat isRead More →
SNK vs CAPCOM Stronger Edition for C64 looks incredible and demonstrates what could have been possible 30+ years ago. The Commodore 64 is not well-known for its range of fighting games. Aside from International Karate+ (in the US, Chop N’ Drop) and The Last Ninja, it’s a genre that didn’tRead More →
In news that will interest very few, but is nevertheless surprising, the almost-forgotten IGS arcade games, previously released on Nintendo Switch, are coming to PC, with a release on Steam. Based on the PolyGame Master arcade machine mainboard which was developed in 1997 to compete with the NEOGEO MVS arcadeRead More →
Current gen consoles are getting arcade classic Dragon Breed, along with two other titles in the Irem Collection Vol 3. Irem has a great library, but I’m left a bit cold with the contents of the Irem Collection Volume 3. Aside from Dragon Breed, there is nothing that really grabsRead More →
