Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct Feb 2023 event was packed full of retro goodness, from ports to remastered collections! Let’s just say we know some of you will be very pleased about what Nintendo has brought to its newest console. Firstly, a Capcom classic, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective receives a HD remakeRead More →
This is the GameCube Switch controller you’ve been waiting for. A new non-drifting wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch has been introduced by NYXI, who pride themselves on “affordable, durable, and ultra-fashionable game controllers and gaming accessories”. The controller’s GameCube-inspired design has incorporated detachable joy-cons to complement the Switch’s functions.Read More →
It seems that retro game consoles werne’t as cheap as you thought they were. £500 for a Steam Deck sure seems expensive. Come to think of it, so does £700 for a PlayStation 5. If only game consoles were as cheap as they were in the old days, right? Well,Read More →
Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé has been discussing how the Switch Online N64 games could be added to with Wii and GameCube titles. Chatting with CNET about his book, Disrupting the Game, Fils-Aimé observed that while the NES and SNES mini consoles were reasonably successful, Nintendo has aRead More →
When you find a retro game store, you really have to check it out… Last week I took the time to drive down to York, for only the second time since lockdown ended, to check out Sore Thumb Games. It’s a retro store on York’s Lillygate, not far from theRead More →
What do you think the best-selling computer game is in the UK? Would you expect a current title, or a retro game? Well, it’s difficult to get this exactly right, but you’ll get a good idea of things thanks to this new list from GfK. Their brand analysis of 27Read More →
The latest version of Libretro’s RetroArch emulation front end has been released, with support for Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Wii consoles re-established. This means that as well as the standard desktop and current generation consoles, you can install RetroArch on those classic Nintendo consoles. Other improvements in RetroArch 1.10.1 includeRead More →
Nintendo modding is the secret society you really wish you were part of. Want proof? Take a look at this portable Nintendo Wii system, the Wii SPii, which has been squeezed into a Game Boy Advance SP form factor. In a project begun by BitBuilt forum mod StonedEdge back inRead More →
Previously-unseen gameplay from the Nintendo64 game Dinosaur Planet has been released, giving fans an unprecedented look at the title which eventually became Star Fox Adventures on the GameCube. Game preservationists, Forest of Illusion, released the build after purchasing an original copy on CD-R from a private collector in Sweden. However,Read More →
Thinking about a £500 PS5? Maybe the cheaper £350 PS5 Digital Edition? Or maybe you’re looking at the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S for £500 and £250? And those prices are before you factor in games and accessories like an extra game controller. No doubt you’re looking atRead More →
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