Big news about Worms Armageddon in our roundup of the latest retro games news, split by category: software, hardware, and merchandise.
New and in-development retro games
25th anniversary of Worms Armageddon is being celebrated with a special release on current gen consoles, with bonus content.
Star Runner is a new SEGA Master System inspired game that you can play in your browser. It’s a fun little game with an interesting mechanic to shrink the main character, and is worth checking out.
The British studio behind Star Fox has been resurrected. Argonaut Games is working on a remaster of its 1997 3D platformer Croc.
Chase HQ spinoff Crime City is being adapted for SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis by homebrew developer Master Linkuei.
A HD-2D remake of Dragon’s Quest III is now available to pre-order in the Nintendo eShop/
Multiplayer tank combat game TankX is available for the Amiga, and runs on 512kb systems.
Montezuma’s Revenge! Director’s Cut has become an entirely new game to the original, and is now available as a free demo.
A port of R-Type for the Atari 7800 has been previewed on X/Twitter. It’s still a work-in-progress, but looks stunning.
The three Nintendo DS Castlevania games, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia, have been re-released in the Castlevania Dominus Collection, available for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Steam/PC, and Xbox Series X|S
Ipswich retro arcade store Blast from the Past has moved to new premises.
A DOOM mod called Thatcher’s Techbase (which features a representation of the late UK Prime Minister Lady Thatcher, who died in 2013) has been deemed unsuitable for the new Bethesda-supported mod browser, citing “real world politics.”
Ray traced Wolfenstein teased in DOOM 2 secret level
Not too much to say about this other than to tell you to click each image to see them in full resolution.
Wolfenstein secret level in Doom 2 Ray Traced with RTX path
— Jacob Freeman (@GeForce_JacobF)
11:07 PM • Aug 27, 2024
(BTW, you will find MAP31: Wolfenstein via MAP15: Industrial Zone, if you know where to look…)
Retro hardware news
If you’re a fan of the new emulators on iPhone, Bitmo Lab’s Gamebaby is a Nintendo Game Boy-style holder for the iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro Max. It has an RRP of $39.99, but currently is half price.
Retro merchandise
The Console Chronicles, a book by websites Time Extension and Lost in Cult, has been previewed on the Time Extension website ahead of its September 12th release. (It’s currently sold out.)
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
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