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Shoot up the Irem Collection Volume 2!

2025-01-15
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 15, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

New out from ININ Games (and Strictly Limited Games if you want a physical edition) is the Irem Collection Volume 2. Featuring games originally released in arcades and on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the collection of three games – with variants – offers a glimpse into the world ofRead More →

Steam Deck

Retro gaming on Steam Deck gets even better

2025-01-09
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 9, 2025
In: Features

When I finally got hold of my Steam Deck in 2022, the first thing I installed wasn’t a AAA title.

It was Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension, the classic Amiga platformer (now available on Steam).Read More →

Evercade updates, Final Blow re-issue, and Epyx Games heads to Switch

2024-11-22
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 22, 2024
In: Newsletter

It is fair to say that I’m falling out of love with the Evercade. Despite owning over 20 collections, I’ve got several still unopened, others unplayed, and some only played once. I can barely recall using the VS, and the EXP has been used purely for playing the same threeRead More →

Halloween Game Boy Color titles to add to your collection

2024-10-29
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 29, 2024
In: Retro games news

If you had told me in 1990-whatever that in 30+ years’ time I would be the owner of not just a Game Boy, but a Game Boy Color, I would have thought you crazy. Not because I didn’t see the value of keeping hold of tech – I still haveRead More →

Evercade announces Toaplan Arcade 4 retro game collection

2024-10-22
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 22, 2024
In: Retro games news

It’s been quite a day for retro gaming news, but the things that really stuck out for me were all Evercade flavoured. Not only is the Toaplan Arcade 4 cartridge coming before the end of the year, the new Super Pocket consoles are out today. Keep reading to find outRead More →

New Nintendo Game Boy game Lunar Lancer is free!

2024-10-15
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 15, 2024
In: Retro games news

When I’m compiling these updates, I find that news tends to land in thematic groups. So, for example, a load of ZX Spectrum news might land one day, then retro PC games land a few days later. Today, it’s Nintendo’s classic hardware and software library that dominates our roundup ofRead More →

Evercade latest releases and updates

2024-10-08
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 8, 2024
In: Retro games news

I first picked up the original Evercade back in 2020, bundled in a box with the Namco Museum Collection 1. This was one of three starter packs that set me on a voyage of curated retro gaming, through the Evercade VS (I pre-ordered the Founders Edition) and EXP and onRead More →

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