This Sunday, 15th November 2015, the first ever London Gaming Market is being held at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square, London. For £5 early entry or £2 standard entry, you’ll be able to browse the gaming wares of a variety of traders. We caught up with Andy Brown to ask him a few […]
From the early days of NESticle offering Nintendo NES action on 486 computers, emulation has always been something I’ve followed closely. The ability to have our gaming past on newer platforms has always been a fantastic asset to retro gamers, and the perfect excuse to avoid digging out and hooking up your consoles in the […]
Over this past summer, Retro Game Network, alongside of many other retro and modern video game blogs, had reported that a prototype of the unreleased “SNES-CD“, also known as the “Nintendo Play Station”, had been found. There were a LOT […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Over the last few years we’ve seen a plethora of unofficial aftermarket consoles up for sale. The Super Retro Trio, RetroN5, and even the SupaBoy have all provided alternative ways to enjoy our Super Nintendo favourites. If that wasn’t enough already, an all new SNES handheld known as the Pocketgame Hamy has arrived via Chinese […]
Back in 2009 an all new title hit the vintage Magnavox Odyssey platform, arriving as the first game for the system in 36 years. This homebrew release known as Odball has just seen a limited edition re-release, arriving complete in box with screen overlays too.
As many know, Conker’s Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64 originally started life as a much more gentle and polite platformer in the Rare development studios. Following early criticism around Rare’s safe and family friendly approach, Twelve Tales Conker 64 saw a radical change to the foul-mouthed adventure we know and love today. For […]
Although it’s been a long wait, further details and photographs of the infamous Super Nintendo SNES-CD / PlayStation prototype hardware have finally been revealed. Having taken the unit to the Retro.HK Expo for display, its owner has not only shown off the system’s insides and inner workings, but also found time for a quick round […]
On the weekend of 28-29 November, Brookfields Leisure Centre, Wolverhampton plays host to the Revival Winter Warmer, a dedicated retro gaming event which returns after the main event was skipped this year. This ‘mini-event’ is a precursor for next year’s much larger normal Revival event but has still got plenty of amazing retro treats for […]
Imagine being a gamer in the early Nineties and not having access to a version of Street Fighter II. Sad times, right? Well, never fear – dodgy pirate copies are here! Yes indeed, to fill the gap left by the lack of official versions for the NES, Master System and Game Gear, hard-working bootlegging groups […]
In our first of many annual Hallowen episodes, Paul and Phil join up to discuss their favourite horror games from past and present in time. Covering a wide range of classics from the genre both old and new, get ready to be pushed to the edge of your seats in a chilling retrospective with the […]