One of the most exciting retro highlights at PLAY Expo Blackpool 2025 wasn’t a game, but a book — the new remastered edition of Andrew Hewson’s classic programming guide, 20 Best Programs for the ZX Spectrum. Although I didn’t get the chance to speak to Andrew himself this time (heRead More →
This is absolutely brilliant news for anyone who loves the distinct challenge and aesthetic of classic handheld gaming. TigerChainsaw Studios has announced that the Kickstarter campaign for Maiden of the Dark—a brand new action-platformer designed for the original Game Boy—is launching soon! This project is a must-watch for retro fans,Read More →
Now this is how you run a Kickstarter. The campaign for the 2026 annuals covering legendary magazines like ZZAP! 64 and CRASH didn’t just meet its £15,000 target—it absolutely smashed it, and with 18 days left to go! Clearly, the passion for these classic 8-bit magazines is alive and well.Read More →
A brand new open-source FPGA recreation of the Nintendo Game Boy, GBC, and GBA is currently looking for funding on Crowd Supply. Game Boy style handhelds are ten-a-penny these days. If it’s not a reconditioned and seriously souped-up Game Boy, it’s an emulation unit, or a DIY Game Boy withRead More →
Aiming for PC and console release, Necrofugitive has great retro style graphics and is inches from its Kickstarter target! Launched a couple of weeks ago on Kickstarter, Necrofugitive looks like the sort of game you really want to play, regardless of what playform it is on. Developed by four-piece teamRead More →
Launching soon as a Kickstarter, the Time Crisis AI lightgun is one of several similar devices that are promising to revolutionize FPS games. Like many people my age, I had a job when I was younger. Post college, I worked in a few local pubs, and had a misguided fancyRead More →
If you owned a Nintendo Entertainment System console in the 1980s or early 90s, The NES-ential Celebration might be the tribute book for you. Here’s a fact that regularly baffles Americans: hardly anyone in the UK owned a console until the SEGA Mega Drive came out. While a few outliersRead More →
80s/90s game development legends Tony Warriner and Stoo Cambridge are collaborating on UrbX Warriors, launching on May 28th as a Kickstarter. The game is planned to release on the Spectrum Next and PC. I’m a big fan of crowdfunding, although I can’t really think of any that I’ve backed thatRead More →
Mega Cat Studios and Clever Cat Games are producing a non-feline 8-bit adventure, Echoes of the Unread. The Kickstarter has launched, and already hit its £11,173 target in just 24 hours since launch. But while those 185 backers should feel pretty pleased about the prospect of a digital copy orRead More →
