Button mapping and other changes to the Game Boy Advance library on the Nintendo Switch Online service have been rolled out, and while Japan gets an additional game, this is not available in the west. I’ve long considered the Nintendo Switch to be the best mass consumption retro gaming platformRead More →
The N64 title Forsaken 64 is the first “mature” title to be added to Nintendo Switch Online since 2024. When the N64 landed, I felt the games were really expensive, and didn’t like the idea of renting. So, I relied on friends to play games like GoldenEye 007 or MarioRead More →
Mach Breakers was originally released in the mid-1990s, and features superhuman athletes competing across 12 events, with some interesting results… While I enjoy older games like Track & Field, strange “futuristic” sports games like this leave me a bit cold. So, I don’t think I ever played Mach Breakers whenRead More →
2002’s Pac-Man World 2 is being prepped for re-release to celebrate 45 years of Wakka Wakka, complete with remastered graphics. Originally released on Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows and Xbox, Sony PlayStation 2, Pac-Man World 2 is considered by many fans of the yellow puck to beRead More →
Rendering Ranger R² is a side-scrolling run-and-gun with shoot-em-up levels from Turrican designer Manfred Trenz, released originally in 1995 on SNES. I first became aware of Manfred Trenz in 1990, when Zzap! magazine reviewed Turrican for the Commodore 64. The incredible feat of creating a game that looked like itRead More →
Classic vertical scroller Chopper 1 brings some aerial combat and bombardment to the Arcade Archives and reminds us of early SNK. Okay, this is a completely new one on me. Never played it, but quite fancy it as I like a bit of helicopter combat. Released as The Legend ofRead More →
1985 8-bit classic Boulder Dash is now available to play on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Mac, and coming to Nintendo Switch next week. Featuring 60 remastered levels from the original trilogy of games and new fan-created levels, Boulder Dash‘s 40th anniversary upgrade has been designed to pay tribute to theRead More →
Imagine He-Man combined with Golden Axe, and you’re halfway to Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction! Limited Run Games has teamed up with Mattel to announce He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction, a side-scrolling 2D brawler, based on the iconic ‘80s TV series,Read More →
Coming to current platforms in 2026, Apidya is getting a 34-year revival, with music by Chris Hülsbeck. I suppose that given the Amiga is 40 this year that we shouldn’t be surprised by the volume of attention it is getting, but this one has taken me by surprise. Unlike SettlersRead More →
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