With a mini Commodore 64 and a full-sized variant, a VIC-20, a mini Amiga, an Atari 400, and now a ZX Spectrum, Retro Games Ltd has amazing at supporting retro gaming. But what could be coming next? While we don’t know, we’ve compiled some possibilities; a sort of slightly-likely wishlist…Read More →
More Analogue Pocket cores means more classic games on the go for this compact, flexible handheld. Recent developments to the Analogue Pocket handheld have made the platform increasingly popular over the past few months. Among these changes are new FPGA cores, supporting 5 arcade systems and delivering 8 games. TheRead More →
As part of the July Evercade Showcase, the Home Computer Heroes Collection 1 has been announced. This collection features seven titles released on Commodore 64, MSX, and Amiga. Strictly speaking, these seven games span 28 years, although Citadel Remonstered is an update of the original game. Home Computer Heroes CollectionRead More →
A new retro puzzle game has made its way to a plethora of classic platforms. This block-matching, score-busting title provides that engaging challenge for the avid puzzle solver. Vexed created by Under4MHZ, responsible for Pillars and Pitman, has the following description on their itch.io page: “Vexed is an addictive puzzleRead More →
D4 Enterprise is bringing the Engrossing Games Gallery – or Project EGG – to Nintendo Switch, just as it has done previously on Windows and Nintendo Wii. Wind the clock back a decade or so and D4 Enterprise was working with Nintendo to bring old MSX and Neo Geo gamesRead More →
M5Stack recently tweeted a couple of screenshots of the MSX0 and a control panel resembling the original GameBoy. If you’ve never heard of M5Stack, they specialize in modular computer technology, creating devices for almost anything you can imagine! Browsing their website is like sifting through a space-age shopping center, andRead More →
Regular readers will know that Turrican is one of my all-time favourite games, so I was intrigued to see tech demo of the gaame for the MSX. Microsoft and ASCII Corporation’s 1983 Z80-based home computer was unsurprisingly overlooked by Manfred Trenz and the team at Factor 5 back in 1990,Read More →
Spanish indie developers KAI Magazine Software have announced a new SEGA Mega Drive game (also for Genesis) called Life on Mars: Genesis, a Metroidvania style game, along with 20 minutes of gameplay. Originally released on the MSX2, Life on Mars: Genesis transfers the idea to the Mega Drive and GenesisRead More →
Commodore 64 game Night Knight – an indie port of the MSX classic – is now available on cartridge! Previously released on itch.io, Night Knight‘s physical release is being published by poly.play. Night Knight was released in late 2021, and has received some top reviews on itch.io. Like the original,Read More →
Wordle‘s developer might have sold out to the NYT, but that hasn’t stopped imitators (it’s probably encouraged them). But while there are many Wordle clones out there, few are as impressive as those developed for retro gaming systems. NES, MSX, Game Boy, and even BBC Micro have unofficial versions ofRead More →
