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Review: Atari 400 Mini - A Deep Cut, But A Welcome One

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Beige is beautiful.After a flood of big-name micro-consoles that includes the NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PC Engine and Amiga, we now have what must rank as the deepest cut so far: the Atari 400 Mini. Based on Atari's range of 8-bit home computers, which first …

Time Traveling through Retro Sports Gaming: Icons, Classics, and Cult Favorites

Retromash about 2 months ago

The rise of retro sports gaming is a fascinating look at how digital versions of real sports have enthralled gamers for many years. The world of vintage sports video games is full of creativity, nostalgia, and history, ranging from the first simulations …
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The Classic Tetris World Record Has Been Smashed, Again

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Alex T bags amazing 16,248,080 score.There's been an awful lot of activity in the world of competitive Tetris high scores lately.Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson became the first person to "beat Tetris", and then Gibson's record score – 6,850,560 points – wa …
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The Llamasoft Classic 'Tempest 3000' Is Being Reissued For The Nuon

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Update: A price & pre-order date have now been set.Update : Songbird Productions has just revealed a bit more information about its upcoming reissue of Tempest 3000 for the Nuon. This includes a price, the date that pre-orders go live, and what exactly is …
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10 Very British Games for the Sega Dreamcast

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

The British are an odd bunch. We're not really a country (look we're not, you have to admit it. It's like someone got a bunch of nations together who don't really like each other all that much, told them the same rich pricks are in charge of them all and e …
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Praise The Sun! You Can Now Own The Gun From GBA Cult Classic Boktai

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Sunny-side up.It's now possible to create a 3D-printed replica of the 'Gun Del Sol' firearm from the GBA title Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand. What a time to be alive!Released in 2003, Boktai's hook was that its cartridge contained a photometric light sen …
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Concept art for Peach in Super Mario RPG, made at a point during the game’s design process where a…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

Concept art for Peach in Super Mario RPG, made at a point during the game’s design process where a classic fantasy theme (revolving around knights and swords) was considered for the game’s aesthetic.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Finding …

Classic Games: Popular Retro Games That Still Hold Up Today

Retromash about 2 months ago

The casino industry of the 21st century is like Alibaba’s cave full of wonders, but it is popular retro games that keep attracting crowds. They provide a much-needed sense of stability in the fast-paced world we live in. Blackjack, poker, baccarat …
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Altered Beast Can Finally Save Your High Score, Even After You Rise From Your Grave

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New patch brings SRAM scores to the Genesis classic.A new patch has been issued for the Genesis / Mega Drive version of Altered Beast which allows you to retain your high score between sessions.Created by BillyTime! Games, the patch introduces a simple SRA …
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Duck Hunt Gets Pocket-Sized Demake For The Game Boy

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The NES classic reimagined for Game Boy.If you've ever wondered what it might have looked like if Nintendo had made a version of its 1984 shooter Duck Hunt for the Nintendo Game Boy, then you need to look no further than Duck Hunt GB — a new homebrew gam …
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SDLPoP – Open-Source Port of Prince of Persia for AmigaOS 4 – Version 1.23 Released!

Old School Game Blog about 2 months ago

Hi, Thank you for visiting the Old School Game Blog. ? Prince of Persia is a classic game first released in 1989 by Broderbund. It was developed by Jordan Mechner, who was the author of another blast from the past, namely Karateka. Prince of Persia came …
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Game Arts Trademark For 'Lunar' Sparks Hope Of New Project

Time Extension about 2 months ago

An all-new entry, or just a collection? We'd be happy with either.Game Arts has trademarked "Lunar", sparking speculation that the company has plans for the classic JRPG franchise.The trademark was filed on March 11th in Japan, and was spotted by Gematsu, …
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Anniversary: Castlevania: Bloodlines Is 30 Years Old

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Talkin' 'bout my (new) generation.Konami's 16-bit classic Castlevania: Bloodlines is now 30 years old.The game launched in North America on March 17th 1994, and in Japan a day later, on the 18th. The European release – which would be retitled Castlevania …
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Free Play Florida: 2023 Review

The Arcade Blogger about 2 months ago

I’ll start with an apology – I’m rather ashamed that its taken me this long to post my review of last year’s event! It completely passed me by, and its only the recent announcement of the 2024 dates, that reminded me I didn’t …
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Commodore Events - Both Old and New C= • ZOOM MEETING: Legendary C64 Music Composer CHRIS HUELSBECK - Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 7:30PM ET (Toronto) !

Commodore.ca about 2 months ago

He's the music composer on classic games such as The Great Giana Sisters, R-Type, Katakis, the Turrican series, and many others. Join the Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG) for a delightful evening of conversation with Chris Huelsbeck, where you get to inter …
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Kickstarter Book 'Beyond The Click' Criticized For Plagiarism And AI Art

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The book has somehow managed to raise £2560, almost half its goal.Update : Slope's Game Room, which runs a regular "Kickscammer" line of videos, has done an in-depth look at this particular campaign:Original Story : A new Kickstarter book claiming to be a …
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You Won't Believe How Little Ocean Paid For RoboCop's Global Video Game Rights

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Game would sell over 1 million on home computers alone.We imagine there are many people who, over the years, have pondered why the name 'Ocean Software' appears on so many RoboCop video games.Arguably the most famous adaption of the classic 1987 movie is D …
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Feature: "I Spent The First Year Worrying I'd Get Replaced" - Retro Gamer Magazine Turns 20

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"It's great to have had an influence on where retro gaming now is".Incredibly, March marks the 20th anniversary of the UK's Retro Gamer magazine, one of the first mainstream publications to truly celebrate the incredible legacy of classic gaming.Issue one …

Evolution of Entertainment: How Casino Games Have Changed Over Time

Retromash about 2 months ago

Casino games have a rich history dating back centuries. Archeological digs have turned up dice from ancient civilizations in places like Egypt and Mesopotamia, while dominoes – believed to be the forerunner of modern playing cards – have been traced ba …

Newcomers Forum • Want to get started with MiSTer for C64 and retro arcade, have some Qs

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Hi all-I had been watching the MiSTer space for some time with regards to classic arcade emulation, and somehow never realized that there were cores that could do C64 emulation as well.I've finally reached the point where I'd like to proceed with an order …
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This Castlevania Homage Stars Legendary Dracula Bela Lugosi

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"Legendary stage and film actor makes his long overdue video game debut".As we're all aware, the Castlevania series borrows heavily from Bram Stoker's literation creation, Dracula – so the fact that one of the most famous screen Draculas is about to star …
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"Arguably The Most Powerful Xbox Modchip" Is In Development, Will Cost $7

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"It's looking incredibly promising!".A new Xbox modchip is in development which promises to be one of the most powerful options on the market – as well as one of the cheapest.Modchips allow users of classic consoles to perform all kinds of cool tasks, su …
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Emulation Expert Implicit Conversions Cannot "Confirm Nor Deny" PS2 Games On PS5

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"Unfortunately".We recently interviewed Implicit Conversions about its amazing work when it comes to bringing classic games to modern platforms.The initial version of our feature incorrectly contained a line about PS2 games coming to PS5, something that ca …
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Feature: Meet The Company Bringing Classic Games To Switch, PS5 And Xbox "By Mistake"

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"We reached out to Sony to start an experiment".Robin Lavallée has been in the game industry for a long time but traces his love for gaming back to when his father bought him a TRS-80 computer when he was nine."I started programming and never stopped,” …
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ZX Touch Is A £220 Portable ZX Spectrum With A 7-Inch Screen

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With "bare metal" emulation.The ZX Spectrum Vega+ was supposed to be the perfect way to experience classic ZX Spectrum games on the go, but after a botched crowdfunding campaign, ropey hardware and the collapse of the company behind it, Retro Computers Ltd …