Bitmap Books has launched the Kickstarter campaign for the latest in its line of Visual Compendium retro gaming books, and once again Nintendo is the focus. The Unofficial SNES/Super Famicom: A Visual Compendium follows the success of Bitmap Books’ previous effort, which focused on the incredibly popular 8-bit NES console. If you haven’t seen one […]
- Home
- retro news (Page 129)
retro news
Spectrum Vega+ hands on – video and mini review
Will plays with a Vega+ This report was written by Will Woodvine, photography and video by Ant Harper. Disclosure: I backed the Vega+ Indiegogo campaign but requested and received a refund over the Christmas period. I asked for a refund due to what I perceive to be the appalling lack of information provided to backers. […]
SEGA Channel Retro: Retro Community Day Featuring Sonic Bash!
Retro Community Day is upon us as we play by our own rules. By that I mean Red Hot Sonic’s rules. We’re playing Sonic Bash with the community. Join your ol’ pal Bart, NeoHazard and special guest Red Hot Sonic, Overlord and others as we see who fights Robotnik best. SEGA Channel Retro is the […]
Sonic Runners Adventure Leaked
It’s been a while since we’ve had a honest to goodness leak of a Sonic game. But we have a new one thanks to Gameloft’s customer care site. The site has a support page dedicated to Sonic Runners Adventure, a yet to be announced follow-up to the 2015 game Sonic Runners. In case you missed out on […]
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 46: Super Nintendo Part 1
The Super Nintendo is often cited as many retro gamer’s favourite console. Just looking at game prices on Ebay etc for Nintendo’s 16bit marvel shows that demand isn’t fading either.
Retro Community Day: Sonic Bash Edition
This Sunday at 8PM GMT (3PM Central), we’ll be playing games together with house rules. I’m hosting another Retro Community Day on SEGA Channel Retro. The channel reached over 1,000 subscribers on YouTube and over 400 subscribers on Twitch! To celebrate this, we’re going to be showcasing Sonic Bash, a hack where two players compete to […]
Pac-Mania (Grandslam)
We like Pac-Man here at Retro Gamer, but we’re also no enemies of progress – and Pac-Man has definitely been improved upon over the years. From the early thrills of Ms. Pac-Man to the more recent delights of the Pac-Man Championship Edition series, we’ve seen all sorts of positive variations on the core maze gameplay. […]
Sega’s Castle of Illusion Remake Relisted on Digital Marketplaces
Back in September last year, Sega Studios Australia’s 2013 remake of the classic Mega Drive platformer Castle of Illusion, was delisted from Steam, Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network with very little notice beyond a price drop. Just as silently, the game’s now snuck back onto these services, a rare digital relisting.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: Turbo Edition Speeds Towards Nintendo Switch
Today on the last day of EGX Rezzed, Sega Europe has made a huge surprise announcement. And that announcement is that a new version of last gen’s best Sonic game is coming to Nintendo Switch: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: Turbo Edition, not featuring Big the Cat! The press release states that the game will run at […]