It’s difficult being a photographer – just ask our esteemed editor Darran, who has to endure all kinds of nonsense while he’s out taking photographs of birds. Even so, we can’t quite endorse Gekisha Boy as a simulation, because it’s just a bit too out there. Even if you’re running around with a camera in […]
It’s crazy to think that it’s been seven years since we last saw Earthworm Jim on our screens, and 18 years since he was in a brand new game. Still, we haven’t lost our fondness for the oddball annelid. Those first two platform games came at a time when everyone had just about had enough […]
By the fans, for the fans. Truer words have never been spoken when it comes to Sonic Mania, a game does the unthinkable in 2017: get everyone excited for Sonic the Hedgehog again. And by everyone, we’re not talking about just fans of series, but folks who have been withdrawn since the days of the […]
Developer: Christian Whitehead / Headcannon Games / PagodaWest Games Publisher: Sega Price: £15.99 System: PS4 (tested), Xbox One, Switch, PC It’s always nice to see game developers embracing the creativity of their fans. Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker was a great example of what could be achieved by doing so – by providing the level design tools previously only available […]
You’ve probably never heard of the Retro Fighters control pad for the N64, and we could hardly blame you for that – the Kickstarter campaign to make it has barely been up for a day. However, it has already smashed its $13,000 funding goal with 29 days to go. The original N64 pad is a […]
In one of the most surprising pieces of retro-related news we’ve had for some time, it’s been announced that Atari is set to unveil Tempest 4000 shortly – and Jeff Minter, developer of Tempest 2000 and Tempest 3000, is handling development. Tempest 4000 is due to be unveiled at the massive Gamescom show in Germany […]