The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has launched its digital library, a significant development for anyone with an interest in the history of video games. Available now in early access at library.gamehistory.org, the library offers access to a substantial collection of materials, drawn from the VGHF’s physical archives. This isn’tRead More →
The C64 demoscene is something we don’t feature on Retro Gamer Base, but this example is something everyone should check out. A 16-minute hardware workout for the Commodore 64 (or emulators), it features stunning visuals and music and in 2023 won the Siggraph Asia 2023 award for 8-bit demo. TheRead More →
Fancy an Akira Yuki Virtua Fighter robot? While not commercially available, the existence of such a device makes you wonder if it ever will be… You’ve probably seen those robotic Transformers that convert automatically, and perhaps devices liek Robosapien. But while those devices look superb, they’re the tip of theRead More →
September 1993 saw the release of the CD32, an Amiga with a CD-ROM drive and a few under-used hardware improvements. Very similar to the Amiga 1200, the CD32 outsold SEGA’s Mega-CD ahead of Christmas 1993, but failed long-term thanks to the collapse of Commodore. As such, it remains a desirableRead More →
A couple of weeks ago brought you the sad news that long-tme retro site Vintage Is the New Old had published its final post. Happily, the story doesn’t end there. Soon after the story was published, we were contacted by @CommodoreBlog on Twitter who informed that VITNO was not deadRead More →
The release of The Super Mario Bro. Movie (2023) is practically 5 months old now and I still can’t stop belting out “Peaches”. With Super Mario already being the legendary franchise it already is, you can’t help but notice the resurgence the series has had on the lead up toRead More →
(NOTE: This story has developed – see our latest update) Websites come and go, but you wouldn’t expect a place dedicated to stuff of the past to shutdown. Yet that is exactly what happened to Vintage Is the New Old. The site – full of interesting articles on retro everythingRead More →
The movie Tetris, released on March 31st by Apple TV+, has recently become the focus of a copyright lawsuit filed in the New York feral court. Daniel Ackerman, editor-in-chief of Gizmodo and author of the book “The Tetris Effect,” claims the “Tetris” movie was adapted from his work without hisRead More →
If you’re desperate for more Half-Life , a new fan-written novel might ease your urges to shoot Combine forces and fantasise about punching Dr Breen… Phase Transition is the title of a 600-page book by Ross Joseph Gardner and Michael Pelletier which tells the story of characters in Half-Life 2‘sRead More →
ROM siteholder Dstorage has been ordered to pay €442,750 (approximately $484,000 USD) to Nintendo by order of the Paris Court of Appeals with a further €25,000 covering legal fees. Dstorage was targeted for possessing unauthorised Nintendo games on its website 1fichier.com. They were ordered by Nintendo to remove the pirated games,Read More →
