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Classic Games That Have Made a Comeback

Retromash about 2 days ago

We are spoilt for choice when it comes to playing games. We have a vast array of online video games to play in addition to board games, with the latter enjoying a renaissance in recent times. There are many new gaming titles to enjoy but we have also witne …
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Disney's Canned Star Wars 'Playmation' Project Would Have Combined AR With Wearable Tech

Time Extension about 4 days ago

Check out this demo footage.Back in 2015, Disney announced its Playmation project, a mix of wearables, digital entertainment and physical activity which Walt Disney Company chief operating officer Tom Staggs called "21st century play."The issue is that it …

Why Irish Gamers Would Rather Play Retro Titles Than Enjoy New Games?

Retromash about 11 days ago

The gaming industry has created lots of legendary titles throughout the decades. However, their numbers are starting to dwindle because of several reasons. It seems developers find it harder to create new titles. It’s often easier to create sequel …
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May The 4th Be With You, Happy Star Wars Day!

Australian Retro Gamer about 17 days ago

May The 4th Be With You All There are three certainties in life, Death, Taxes and Star Wars products to buy on Star Wars Day, May the 4th! This year is no exception, with our inbox being bombarded with Star Wars stuff and sales to tempt us. Out of the thre …
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Upcoming Game Boy Title Gunship DX Has Built-In Rumble

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Ready to...?Back in the day, Nintendo got pretty inventive when it came to prolonging the lifespan of its Game Boy hardware. Devices like the Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer expanded the appeal of the ageing handheld, and some Game Boy Color cartridge …
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Top 12 Disney Games on the Sega Dreamcast

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 1 month ago

The Sega Dreamcast's short lifespan (relatively speaking) didn't lend itself to a large number of "big" licenses coming to the console. Alongside Sega's own franchises, we received a third-party lineup that was - again, relative to other consoles - not hug …
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Brutal Star Wars: X-Wing Mission Made One Player Cut Up His Discs And Mail Them To LucasArts

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"He chopped the floppies up into little pieces".1993's Star Wars: X-Wing is arguably one of the best adaptions of George Lucas' famous sci-fi series. Using what were then considered to be cutting-edge 3D visuals, it placed the player in the cockpit of the …
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Interview: Factor 5's Julian Eggebrecht On Star Wars, Indiana Jones And Choosing N64 Over PS1

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Our games were treated like first-party games".As co-founder of Factor 5, Julian Eggebrecht had a front-row seat to all of the studio’s biggest moments, from its earliest days, through the N64 era and beyond.His time with the studio put him at the centr …
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Classic PS1 Star Wars Title Coming To PS4, PS5 This April

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Hidden no longer.The classic '90s Star Wars title Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire is coming to PS5 / PS4 as part of the PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog (thanks, Gematsu).A sequel to the FMV-based rail shooter Rebel Assault, The Hidden Empire arrived …

PC 486SX (ao486) • 0MHz DOS Collection 2024.03.20 Released

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Another DOS game collection? Why not! This one has a slightly different focus than Exo/Flynn, and DOSContainer projects.We originally published the “Special Sauce v0.0.1” collection a little while ago, and Limi (of AmigaVision fame) reached out to say …
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Dreamcast Is Getting A New (And Unofficial) Star Wars Game

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Inspired by Rogue Squadron.Homebrew developer Frogbull – the same person who got Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy running on the Saturn – has announced that he is making a new Star Wars game for the Dreamcast, entitled Star Wars: Dream Of The Rebelli …
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Star Wars: Dream of the Rebellion - Rogue Squadron Inspired Prototype Playable on Dreamcast!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

As casual Star Wars fans tie themselves in knots with questions such as "who shot first? Han Solo or Greedo?", homebrew developer Frogbull is asking the real questions. There were three Star Wars games on the Sega Dreamcast; Jedi Power Battles, Demoli …

THE MANDARIN 2 - A new Star Wars action game now for the Gameboy Advanced and MSX by Mananuk

Indie Retro News about 2 months ago

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PC 486SX (ao486) • Special Sauce MiSTer FPGA DOS Game Collection

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

Another game collection? Sure why not. I thought I would see what I could learn by tweaking all these games to run on MiSTer FPGA.Why this collection? Well it's not for everyone. The idea was to make a "booter" version of a top games collection where …
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Atari’s Mike Jang

The Arcade Blogger about 3 months ago

Some sad news to report on the blog this week. I got word that long-time Industrial Designer at Atari coin-operated division, Mike Jang, has passed away. I’ve known Mike since 2016, and whilst we never met, he was always on the other end of an em …
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Carl Weathers Passes Away

Neo Geo Forums about 4 months ago

Isn’t he in the new State Farm Gronkowski Promo? Obviously he was working in the Star Wars universe as well ... Weathers, ‘Rocky’s’ Apollo Creed and ‘Mandalorian’ Actor, Dies …

The Mandarin 2 - A new Star Wars action game now for the Amstrad CPC by Mananuk

Indie Retro News about 4 months ago

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Top Classic Arcade Games Still Popular Today

Retromash about 4 months ago

Perhaps you spent an impressive amount of time as a youth enjoying the bright lights and exciting, immersive experience of end-of-the-pier games and are longing to bring back that classic arcade experience now that you are an adult. Alternatively, maybe …
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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Coming To PS Plus Premium This Month

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Will be joined by Rally Cross and three other titles.Update : Now it's official! According to the latest PlayStation blog, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace will be made available to new and existing PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers on January 16 …
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Saving an Arcade Workshop: The legacy of Automatic Services Limited

The Arcade Blogger about 4 months ago

If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you’ll have read several articles where I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go through old collections or stashes of arcade cabinets. This is where arcade collectors get together …
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A Return to Arcade Odyssey

The Arcade Blogger about 5 months ago

My recent trip to the USA allowed me some time to check out a few arcades, specifically one of my favourites in Miami, FL. The last time I reviewed Arcade Odyssey, was a good five years ago. You can check that out here. The upshot I concluded back then, w …
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roker’s big year-end sale!!!!

Neo Geo Forums about 5 months ago

PS1 Syphon Filter 2 PS1 - $15 Marvel vs Capcom PS1 - $75 - has surface scratches on disc and some water damage on the booklet, but plays fine. Tested and everything. more pics upon request PS2 Castle Shikigami 2 - $25 - complete King of Fighters 02/ …

Tektronix 4051/4052/4054 Star Wars - R12 version Work-In-Progress game

VCFed about 5 months ago

Anyone want to try my Star Wars game Work-in-progress for 4051-4052-4054 with 4051 Fast Graphics or 4051 MaxiROM with Fast Graphics or 4052 R12 Enhanced Graphics ROM Pack or Jos Dreesens Multifunction ROM Pack with R12 ROM? This game was created in 1981 f …
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The PlayStation Portable is 19 and still going strong

Portable Gaming Roundup about 5 months ago

This blog's URL is PSP2Roundup. I started it in 2010 ahead of the Vita's (then NGP, hopefully PSP2) launch, well into the original's lifespan. I wish I'd started it earlier to ride the phenomenal success of Sony's first portable as it swept the world, topp …
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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Could Be Coming To PS Plus Premium Soon

Time Extension about 5 months ago

The game has been rated by Taiwan’s classification body.The Taiwanese video game classification body has rated Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace for PS4 and PS5, as reported by Gematsu (and picked up by VGC).This has inevitably led some online to s …