If you’re anything like us, you might have missed the Kickstarter campaign for Game Atelier’s Wonder Boy-inspired Flying Hamster II: Knight Of The Golden Seed. It wouldn’t have been hard to do so, as the crowdfunding effort was cancelled three weeks in after FDG Entertainment stepped in to realise the project. Nine months later, the […]
Archive: February, 2015
Hotline Miami
Released: 2004 Genre: Arcade action Publisher: Devolver Digital Developer: Denaton Games The Background Despite having something of a reputation on the indie scene as a prolific creator of short, creative games, developer Jonatan “Cactus” Söderström was a relative unknown before Hotline Miami. That was all set to change when Cactus was introduced to artist and […]
Indie Review: Forward to the Sky (PC)
Fancy a light and breezy game for something a bit different? Then better get ready for a trip upwards with Forward to the Sky.
RetroCollect FM – Retro Gaming Podcast – Issue 16: Interview with Infinite State Games
In this latest interview issue, regular RetroCollect FM host Chris is joined by Barry Island from indie developer Infinite State Games to discuss the birth of their newest game Don’t Die Mr Robot.
Cart Wars – Episode 2: The Evolution of the Cartridge
Grab hold of your Game Boy Cameras, and get set to launch your Arwings as we take a journey to the scrapheap and beyond in the concluding chapter of ‘Cart Wars: The Evolution of the Cartridge’ – a ‘bit’-by-‘bit’ retrospective of the battles and the developments that shaped the destiny and of the cartridge format.
Thrill Of The Retro Gaming Chase: Not Everything Is Awesome
In this modern connected world of social media there’s the general consensus that we know everything about each other’s lives. Every moment is said to be photographed for Instagram, every witty thought shared over twitter and every social event becomes a Facebook status. The critics of Social media often say they “don’t want to read […]
Pokemon ‘Diglett’ Becomes A Playable Streets Of Rage 2 Character
Over time we’ve seen a wide range of ROM hacks which have enhanced game graphics, translated Japanese exclusives, and added in brand new levels. Amongst these is occasionally one release which reminds us how amusing our favourite past times can be, when usual gameplay elements or additions are thrown into the mix. The latest of […]
Issues running James Pond 2 OCS-ECS on NTSC A500
Hello, I’m trying to get James Pond 2 to run on my Amiga 500 (NTSC – OCS Chipset + 512KB trapdoor ram). I have the OCS-ECS version. I can get the floppy to run, but I cant press the fire button on my controllers. I can press the esc key, but that resets the intro. […]