When I first played Half-Life in the late 1990s/early 2000s, I never imagined there would be a sequel that was even better. And of course, I’d never be writing about a potential 3rd full game 25 years later.
Yet, here we are, but the adventures of Gordon Freeman are just the tip of the iceberg in an insanely busy week of retro gaming news and releases.
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Virtual GP preinstalled on A600GS
It has been announced that Virtual GP and Thunderhell – both by Paolo Cattani – are available on the A600GS, the new Amiga revival system from AmigaKit.
Virtual GP (aka Virtual Grand Prix) was first released in 1999. It has an astonishing 3D engine developed by Cattani, and was intended for AGA systems. You won’t believe it until you see it in action.
Thunderhell (developed in 1990) was thought abandoned until relatively recently, when the first level was uncovered. Three levels of the game are included on the A600GS.
Cattani says: “As a pioneer in the development of video games for the Amiga range of computers I’m very glad and honoured to give my contribution to an amazing project which keeps alive the memory of a machine that was such a glorious milestone of the IT history.”
I really need to get hold of an A600GS…!
Is Half-Life 3 finally happening?
I never imagined I’d ever be writing about Half-Life 3 in anything but wistful tones. Thoughts of a game that never was, of lost opportunities.
Of a story unfinished.
Yet it seems like all might not be lost. There is a growing sense that Half-Life 3 might actually be a THING, and that it has been in development for a few years.
It’s all thanks to a voice actor’s online resume, which referred to a title called “Project: White Sands.” In the Half-Life universe, this is the location of the Black Mesa facility.
YouTuber Tyler McVicker has been digging into all available evidence, not just the latest accidental (and now deleted) faux pas. Here’s what he thinks:
It’s very easy to get excited about rumours, so I’m taking it with a pinch of salt. However, this is perhaps the most positive news about Half-Life 3 since the days of Half-Life 2, and the arrival of the “episodes.” They never completed the story in the way we thought they might.
Perhaps this, whatever it is, will…
More retro news you might have missed
Hold tight, there’s quite a bit to get through
ZPG A1 Unicorn is a new pocket sized Android-based retro handheld, currently available only on AliExpress.
Classic issues of Game Informer have been uploaded to RetroMags. Here’s issue 1.
By strange coincidence, GameStop has killed Game Informer.
Nintendo fans are trying to relaunch Satellaview as Satellaview+, and beam SNES games into your living room. They’re looking for homebrew games.
Arcade Archives Tecmo Stackers announced for PS4 and Nintendo Switch, originally released in 1995.
A Ghostbusters II mod has been released by fans for the 2009 title Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Chocolate Doom v3.1.0 has been released with some new features for the open source DOOM port. These include better Steam support for Linux, improved gamepad support, and smoother online play. See the GitHub release notes for more.
The SEGA Saturn version of Resident Evil has been dubbed into Spanish.
Available later this year, the RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection for Nintendo Switch gives fans of Japanese dev RIKI a collection of four games. At present, this is believed to be a Japan-only release.
New Atlas features a fascinating look at the SEGA Jet Rocket, a 1970s arcade flight sim with no computer, and no monitor…
That should be enough to keep you going until the weekend!
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