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 →
If you love classic shooters, Captain Wayne – Vacation Desperation is an old-school FPS with hand-drawn pixel graphics coming to PC via Steam later this year. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like a boomer shooter (classic FPS to the rest of us!) and while I’ve played a few, noneRead More →
MicroProse has listed Deck & Conn on Steam, which is dripping with retro graphics and gameplay, not to mention a heavy dose of Super Star Trek. Revived classic strategy and sim producer MicroProse is lining up the release of another retro-inspired turn-based tactical sim, but this one has a twist.Read 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 →
First released in 2022, Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that has already enjoyed a PC release and is now coming to Nintendo Switch. As you can see from the screenshot above, this is a visually striking game, that takes retro-style pixel art and traditional computer RPG and point-and-click elementsRead More →
This is a smart upgrade of the original Project X, and the playable demo is available free on Steam — and it’s Steam Deck compatible, too! I’ve just put down my Steam controller after playing Project X: Light Years on the big screen, via a Steam Deck and dock —Read More →
Dono’s Tale completes funding target, unlocking a playable boss, with 2-player action still to reach. Inspired by 16- and 32-bit eras, Dono’s Tale is a cozy action platformer with striking hand-drawn, pixel art visuals and 1990s-style soundtrack. After reaching its primary target in 72 hours, the game from Super ItemRead More →
The Playdate channel surfing game has had it’s time on the compact handheld and is now arriving in full 1990s colour. My first experience with an FMV (full motion video) game was in an amusement arcade in the mid-1990s. It was, inevitably (if we’re discounting the earlier Dragon’s Lair whichRead More →
R-Type Delta — also known as R-Type Δ — is back with a new high definition graphics release, 27 years after its original PlayStation release. Coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox, and PC (Steam) from November 20, 2025, the new R-Type Delta HD Boosted is getting bothRead More →
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