As the song goes, “Let’s get physical!” Many gamers such as myself still have a fond appreciation for the art that is physical media for entertainment platforms like video games. Last fall, Limited Run Games released a physical edition of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When most people say the word “Atari”, it is usually assumed that they are talking about the original Atari 2600, or maybe even the 8-bit computer lineup. Usually lost in the mix is the Atari Jaguar, the console from the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Good morning fellow retro gamers, and happy Sunday morning! It’s great to finally be back with a full week of news stories, after our brief outage last week. We want to take a moment once again to thank everyone for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While most video games of our youth typically involved a CRT of some sort, you cannot hide the fact that board game adaptations were also popular at one point. In fact, in recent years, video games have continued getting the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Retro Game Network has been reporting on the news about Sega’s announcements of titles that are scheduled to be included on their upcoming “Genesis Mini” console, which is slated for release later this year. The device will ultimately include a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
During the Atari 2600’s original lifespan, there were dozens of popular arcade titles that had gotten translated for home use. “Space Invaders”, “Donkey Kong”, “Pac-Man” and “Asteroids”, just to name a few, were big sellers for the classic console. (Despite […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When it comes to homebrew video games, there are many times that these original creations really show off what the consoles were capable of, in some cases decades after their discontinuation. One of the consoles that has been a fan […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You’ve probably seen this tweet making the rounds online of unused Sonic 2 music being shown off to a classroom. My teacher showing off music he did for Sonic 2 that didn’t make it into the game pic.twitter.com/jL0bohyXIO — Kevin Slackie (@KSlackie) May 1, 2019 It turns out this student’s professor is David Javelosa who, […]
When you play any video game today, regardless of the platform or title, you have Ralph Baer to thank. Ralph was the inventor of the very first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey was released to the general public […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Good morning! Regular visitors to Retro Game Network over the course of the last week and a half had no doubt discovered that we were temporarily offline. This was due to an inadvertent domain situation that was out of our […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…