Retro sports fans, get ready — two of the NES and SNES era’s biggest sports franchises are officially back. Publisher Rock It Games has relaunched Bases Loaded and Goal! — complete with their 16-bit sequels — on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. This follows previous releases on PC via GOGRead More →
Prepare yourself for a glorious blast of pixelated profanity — The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit is getting the full Limited Run Games treatment. Physical pre-orders for the retro-inspired action platformer are now live on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and yes — the original NES. Developed by Programancer (of PrisonRead More →
This is precisely the kind of release that keeps the 8-bit world spinning! A completely new game has landed for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and it’s perfect for the spooky season. CALGAMES has just released Mister Scary – Where Are You? in digital ROM form. Meanwhile, backers ofRead 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 →
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 →
Get ready to dig out your virtual mitts, retro gaming fans! Publisher Rock It™ Games, in collaboration with City Connection, has just announced the digital release of the beloved baseball titles Bases Loaded and Super Bases Loaded on PC via Steam and GOG. For those of us who spent countlessRead More →
Video game archival site Games That Weren’t (GTW) has unearthed a near-complete version of Sensible Soccer for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), a find that’s been lost for 32 years! In fact, it is so near-complete, that it is now playable. If you’re like me and you lived and breathedRead More →
Remember that feeling? Slipping a cartridge into your NES, SNES, or Game Boy, and being instantly transported to another world? A world of pixelated puzzles, quirky characters, and unforgettable adventures? Well, if you’re like me, that feeling never really goes away. And that’s why I’m so excited about Cronela’s Mansion.Read More →
Capcom’s Mega Man is the stuff of gaming legend. Few other titles have a legacy quite like it, and even fewer can boast so many games of such phenomenal quality. Let’s check out where the series began through a modern lens. The hallmarks of an exemplary platformer As you’re thrownRead More →
