Japanese Gaming giant Nintendo issued a statement early this morning confirming the passing of CEO Satoru Iwata. It’s been well documented that Mr. Iwata had battled with ill health in recent years, even missing last year’s E3 event.
It is with great sadness that we at Retro Game Network report the death of Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, due to a bile duct growth. Becoming a popular face and a favorite with Nintendo fans all over the world with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many a tutorial has been written regarding the Sega Megadrive Region Switch mod. This modification will release the true power of the MD and enable you to play Japanese and American games on your PAL console with the flip of a switch. Most tutorials you find will use two toggle switches, however I prefer to […]
To promote the upcoming spiritual-successor to Wolfenstein 3D known as Rise of the Triad, Apogee Software developed a shareware version of the game entitled The H.U.N.T Begins. It offered a nice selection of levels that would not actually appear in the final game, alongside a few multiplayer maps. To its merit, these missions do make […]
We are proud to be supporting Chris Wilkins with the imminent Kickstarter campaign for his latest title ‘The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels’. This book follows on from his highly successful series of books on the ZX Spectrum and will be a great addition to any retro gamer’s book shelves. Check out the […]
It’s often said that Guile’s theme goes with everything, and you’ll soon be able to test this theory in the comfort of your living room. Capcom have licensed out their pumping Street Fighter II tunes to the music label Generation Series, with remasters of the CPS-1 and CPS-2 soundtracks heading to both vinyl and CD […]
With the recent reveal of Shenmue II at E3 and the subsequent Kickstarter campaign, it’s no surprise that Sega’s cult classic is once again grabbing the headlines. With the focus back on Ryo Hazuki, film directors Adam Sipione and Randall Lobb decided it was about time to reveal the trailer to their upcoming documentary on […]
N64 fans rejoice – Capcom has shown off some footage of the greatest game never released for the console. Resident Evil Zero, a prequel to the original Resident Evil, was in development for the N64 at the end of the Nineties and intended for release in 2000. Enough of the game was finished that a […]
Sometimes – most of the time, really – a publisher will get a licence and do something obvious with it. Terminator? Shooty-shooty blam blam. Bruce Lee? Beat-’em-up. Crazy Frog? Terrible game, no matter what genre. But then there are those weird outliers – the Weetabix shoot-’em-ups, the 7-Up platformers, and the Batman maze game. Yes indeed, for whatever […]