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Feature: Daiva Tried To End Format Wars Once And For All, But Almost Killed Its Creator In The Process

Time Extension about 28 days ago

"When I next woke up, I was temporarily blind".Imagine if the 1993 space opera classic Master of Orion had been released not only for DOS, but six other major formats, and its selectable races were locked to specific hardware. The NES version would be the …
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Exploring the 1980s Edition of Monopoly and How it Differs Today

Retromash about 30 days ago

Monopoly is one of the most beloved board games in history. In fact, it happens to be the best-selling board game since records began. Although chess is considered the most popular, Monopoly has been the most commercially successful, shifting over 275 mill …

The Nostalgia Effect: How Popular Are Retro-Style Online Slots?

Retromash about 1 month ago

Retro-style online slots have surged in popularity across the United States, tapping into a rich vein of nostalgia that beckons both new and seasoned players back to the simpler times of early gaming. These games blend classic appeal with modern technologi …
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Thalamus Collection 1 Announced For Evercade Consoles

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Pre-orders open later this month.Blaze Entertainment, the company behind the Evercade family of gaming consoles, has revealed today that it will be bringing out a new cart containing 11 games from the British developer Thalamus.The cart, which is called Th …
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Tetrisweeper Is What Would Happen If Tetris And Minesweeper Had A Baby

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Coming soon to Steam.Tetris and Minesweeper must rank as two of the most-played video games in the world in terms of the sheer number of hours invested in them, so the idea of fusion them together strikes us as a pretty interesting one.That's precisely wha …
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35 Years Later, Prince Of Persia Has Just Got An (Unofficial) Port For The Vic-20

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The port was inspired by Nicodim's unofficial ZX Spectrum port.Broderbund's classic action-platformer Prince of Persia has been ported to a lot of machines since its original release on the Apple II in 1989 — both officially and unofficially. However, on …
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‘The Epyx Collection: Handheld’ Brings 6 Classic Lynx Games to Nintendo Switch

Australian Retro Gamer about 1 month ago

Six Classic Lynx Games Arrive on Nintendo Switch this April in ‘The Epyx Collection Handheld’ Releasing April 25th 2024. Pixel Games UK is pleased to announce ‘The Epyx Collection Handheld’ — a collection of six classic Atari Lynx games coming to …
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Numan Athletics Is The Next Arcade Archives Release On Switch And PS4

Time Extension about 1 month ago

1993 classic gets a new lease of life.Namco's 1993 arcade cult classic Numan Athletics has been confirmed as the next release in Hamster's Arcade Archives series.A futuristic sports title with a range of wild and wacky events, it was sadly never ported to …
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'The Epyx Collection: Handheld' Brings 6 Atari Lynx Games To Switch

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The collection will release on April 25th.A new emulation collection containing six classic Atari Lynx games is about to be released on the Nintendo Switch eShop later this month (as spotted by gosokkyu!).The Epyx Collection: Handheld comes courtesy of the …

Turrican - An all time classic game gets another tease for the MSX1 by TheGeps!

Indie Retro News about 1 month ago

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A Fanmade Mega Man 3 SNES Port Is In The Works

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"I've waited long enough".Infidelity, the talented porter who was previously behind the fanmade SNES conversions of Mega Man, Mega Man II, and Mega Man IV, has revealed that he is finally going to give the same treatment to the third entry in the classic s …
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This New Sunset Riders Genesis' Hack Lets You Record Your High Scores

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Brag to your friends about your gunslinging skills with this new hack!The Mega Drive / Genesis port of Sunset Riders isn't everyone's favourite version of the classic 1991 arcade game, due to being the less faithful of the 16-bit conversions. But, just in …
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Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Gets Fanmade SNES Port

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The port adds MSU-1 audio support (and video).Continuing the recent trend of fanmade NES to SNES conversions, the amateur ROM hacker/porting specialist Rumbleminze has just released a new port of Capcom's classic NES platformer Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers …
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This Astonishing Metal Gear Anime Is The Work Of Just One Person

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Konami, give this man a job.Konami had been sleeping on the Metal Gear series for the longest time following its split from franchise creator Hideo Kojima, but it has finally begun giving it some attention via a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake and a collection o …
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Wind Runners Looks Like A Modern Sci-Fi Take On The Amiga Classic Jetstrike

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Coming "soon" to Steam.Over the weekend, the Brazilian developer Ludic Studios gave an update on its in-development Steam shoot 'em up Wind Runners as part of #screenshotsaturday, and it looks set to be a modern take on classic 2D dogfighting games like Wi …
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Boutique Video Game Record Label Ship To Shore Has Shut Down

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Their back catalogue will be available through Materia Store in the future.If you're a lover of video game music, you've probably come across the name Ship To Shore in the past.The boutique record label is fairly well-known in the VGM community for its qua …
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Pub Games (Alligata Software, 1986)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 1 month ago

Sinclair ZX Spectrum version:Programmed by Richard Stevenson and David Wright (as Dollarsoft)Published by Alligata in 1986.Commodore 64 version:Programming by John StevensonGraphics by JLM (?)Music by Ben DaglishPublished by Alligata in 1986.Amstrad CPC ve …
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Hands On: Xeno Crisis On SNES Really Is A Dream Come True

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Room clear!When UK studio Bitmap Bureau began its noble quest to get Xeno Crisis on every system imaginable – including Neo Geo, Dreamcast, GameCube and N64 – it became something of a running joke that the SNES, one of the most popular classic consoles …
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Open Fodder – Cannon Fodder on AmigaOS 4

Old School Game Blog about 1 month ago

Hello, Thank you for visiting the Old School Game Blog. ? Yesterday, I wrote about a game that had been ported to AROS. Today I’ve got news about a port of well-known classic that has been ported to AmigaOS 4. Which classic game is that? It …
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Over 20 Classic SNK Games Have Just Been Released On GOG

Time Extension about 1 month ago

And they're now on sale!Earlier this week, GOG announced that it had partnered up with the Japanese publisher SNK to release 24 of its classic games on the digital storefront.The new additions include notable titles such as Metal Slug 4 and a couple of gam …
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ININ Games Teamed Up With Fans For Its Rainbow Cotton Remake

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The game releases on modern platforms next month.ININ Games' remake of Rainbow Cotton is scheduled to release next month across PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in what will mark its first-ever English-language release.However, what you might no …
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Review: C-Smash VRS (Quest 3) - Superb Cosmic Smash Successor Goes Cable-Free

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Have a blast.We can still recall how utterly shocked we were when we first heard that Sega's Cosmic Smash was getting a VR-flavoured revival. The Dreamcast original was the most cult of cult classics, and the sheer notion of it being revisited with a moder …
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Random: Gamers Are Using 3DSen To Play NES Games In Mixed Reality

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The future is now!Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play NES classics like Super Mario Bros. 3 in mixed reality? Well, wonder no more!Recently, on Reddit, a user named VR_Newbie shared a brilliant clip of themselves playing the classic Mario …
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Space Cadet Pinball – A Game Competition on Amigans.net for April 2024

Old School Game Blog about 1 month ago

Hi everyone, Are you ready for a new and exciting contest on Amigans.net? If yes, then I got some good news for you.  For April, we will be venturing into the world of pinball. We will be playing the classic Space Cadet Pinball! Space Cadet is availab …

Commodore Events - Both Old and New C= • Photos and video from Los Angeles Maker Faire 2024

Commodore.ca about 1 month ago

Check out the pictures and video of our exhibit at the April 6 Los Angeles Maker Faire 2024! We had many attendees come and talk about the Commodore and Amiga computers that were on exhibit. Thanks to SCCAN member Jerold K. for helping out through the d …