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Quick reminder that Evercade VS preorders are now open! If you want to get yours in time for Christmas, today is a good time to hit the Buy button. Evercade VS comes in three flavours: Starter Pack (£89.99): The basic VS console comes with a single controller and one gameRead More →
The Evercade VS Founder Edition is now avaliable to order, with under 20% of the stock for the limited edition, all-black retro console remaining. As a further enticement, Evercade has given buyers the chance to have their name in the credits of every Evercade VS. This is basically why it’sRead More →
Xenoblast is a brand new top-scrolling shoot ’em up for ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k models, available to buy now. This classic-style shooter features hordes of aliens and pods to collect to recharge the smart bomb. With an attractive main sprite and varied alien waves, it looks an engaging andRead More →
While 2020 might have been the year retro gaming went mainstream, it missed a few events, for obvious reasons. In 2021, Play EXPO Blackpool is here to level things up. With a raft of events from Minecraft to to LAN gaming, some of the key elements of the event areRead More →
Act quickly if you want to get hold of the Mega Man: The Wily Wars triple header as it is available for pre-order for just one month. From today until June 21st, you’ll be able to grab the remastered collection that combines Mega Man, Mega Man 2 and Mega ManRead More →
Evercade has outdone itself again with the announcement of not one, not two, but three exciting Evercade VS Consoles! Following the success of the standard Evercade handheld, the home console VS was announced earlier this year. Designed to handle up to four players and with dual slots to minimise wearRead More →
A few years ago there were various retro gaming stores around the UK. In my own area (North Yorkshire) towns like Northallerton, Stokesley, Guisborough, and even the city of York had stores selling old games. Instead, old gear and games have been the preserve of charity shops and Cex, placingRead More →
You’ll probably agree that Piepacker looks amazing. But you have less than two days to back it on Kickstarter! At the time of writing, 1071 backers have pledged £132,867 of the pledged of £52,856 goal. Piepacker’s success seems increasingly likely, but if you don’t back it, you won’t see theRead More →
If you’ve been enjoying the growing collection of SNES and NES games on the Nintendo Switch, get ready for more next week as five new titles are added. The news has been announced by Nintendo of America on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1394820649349259266 So, that’s Super Baseball Simulator 1.000, Caveman Ninja (also knownRead More →
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