Calling all Final Fight fans! A massive new book chronicles the history of the franchise, has launched on Kickstarter today. UPDATE: The project has been cancelled by the creator, pending a decision “concerning the use of intellectual property within the book” Get ready to relive the glory days of beat-em-ups!Read More →
At last! After months of being offline, the Wii Shop Channel is back up and running. No one knows why this has happened now. With the Wii Shop Channel back up, and the DSi Shop also running, you might be thinking that you can start buying games again. Not so.Read More →
Atari has announced a collection of revived Atari Club Jackets, created in partnership with apparel brand Members Only. The collection features meticulously crafted remakes of the original Atari Club jacket. This coat was exclusively offered to Atari Club members in the early 1980s. The collaboration is quite the retro callback.Read More →
Bitmap Books’ Collector’s Edition for Run ‘n’ Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters, with a lavish hardcover, is still available. Celebrating 40 years of the genre, the production run for this book was limited to 1,000 copies. Housed within a unique, full-color ammo box printed with special Pantone inks, itRead More →
Well, this is a collision of desirables! My favourite computer, my favourite game on it, and the best retro computing magazine around! Turrican is (finally!) the cover star on Amiga Addict 35. The new edition of the magazine explores the story of Turrican and the struggles Factor 5 faced whileRead More →
Out now from Bitmap Books is The CRPG Book. This is subtitled “A Guide to Computer Role Playing Games” and further subtitled “Expanded Edition.” Let’s be honest, it looks absolutely gorgeous. This is a reprint of an earlier volume, and features an incredible 684 pages. These are populated with reviewsRead More →
All the publishers and producers are getting their retro book and hardware projects announced and out before Christmas…Read More →
Now QIX and Bubble Bobble side up to Elevator Action and Zoo Keeper along with the legendary Space Invaders and Space Invaders Part II Quarter Arcades offering a ticket to the golden age of gaming, packed with all the excitement and nostalgia you remember. Don’t let these iconic titles slip through your fingers! PlusRead More →
I’m in the process of moving away from mini consoles and curated systems like Evercade towards using original retro hardware. One of the challenges of doing this is a lack of compatible TV hardware. Current generation displays and monitors don’t play well with old consoles and computers. Even when compatibilityRead More →
