The MSX is one of those retro gaming systems that often attracts a lot of interest, but remains somewhat inaccessible due to there being a confusing amount of systems available and many games being import exclusives. This may be about to change though as an adapter known as the GGMSX is in development to play […]
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LakeFeperd (The Sonic After the Sequel Guy) Puts Up a Kickstarter for Spark the Electric Jester
LakeFeperd, a member of our forums who is probably most well known for his fangames Sonic Before the Sequel and After the Sequel, just put up a Kickstarter for his upcoming game Spark the Electric Jester. He’s asking $7,000 as the base goal for the game, which he calls a mix of Sonic (obviously), Mega Man […]
Razer Officially Confirms Last Month’s Buyout Of Ouya, Julie Uhrman Officially Out As CEO
Last month, Retro Game Network had reported that a buyout between independent video game console company Ouya, and popular computer peripheral company Razer, had been in the works. This was originally reported inadvertently by acquisition management firm Mesa Global, who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
PLAY It! Comes to Manchester’s MOSI Museum
Get your game face on this summer at the Museum of Science and Industry’s first ever gaming event, featuring some of the most popular video games of the past 30 years. Running from Saturday 25 July to Sunday 9 August, PLAY it! Manchester – in partnership with leading gaming specialists Replay Events – is a hands-on […]
Sega’s SatAM Bunnie Rabbot In Sonic The Hedgehog Mega Drive ROM Hack
In late 1993 Sonic The Hedgehog made his way onto national television in North America. The two season long series, often abbreviated to Sonic SatAM, focuses on the Freedom Fighters of Mobius – a group including Sonic The Hedgehog other anthropomorphic creatures – as they foil Dr Robotnik’s evil schemes. Although largely ignored outside of […]
Bomberman Set To Blast Onto Colecovision In ‘RobeeBlaster’ Homebrew
Like Tetris and Pac-Man, it’s safe to say that every gaming console out there needs a helping of the manic multiplayer action Bomberman brings. Drawing inspiration from the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive releases from the series, a well known 16-bit developer is going back to his vintage gaming roots to port Hudson Soft’s bomb-em-up […]
Sega Game Gear LCD Replacement Screen ‘GGLCD’ Out Now
The days of blurry screens and poor illumination are over for the Game Gear. Sega’s handheld has just been given a much needed upgrade through a group of enthusiasts in Japan. The newly released GGLCD is a DIY upgrade for the system which not only provides a stunning and clear display, but also the ability […]
Adorable Sega Mega Drive Console Plush Due For Release In September
Put down the control pads and get ready to… cuddle? As much as we love to hold onto our tough gaming exteriors, we have to admit we’re all suckers for our favourite gaming characters in plush form. As of September this year, it won’t be a soft version of Sonic or Mario we’ll be holding, […]
Summer Games Done Quick 2015 Speeds Off Tomorrow With Plenty of Sonic and SEGA
Another summer, another Summer Games Done Quick. If you’re not familiar with what the it is: basically it’s an event where a lot of speedrunners do live runs of various games for charity. In this case for Doctors Without Borders. And this year they’ll be streaming some Sonic games on the first day already. You can […]
Homemade “Legend Of Zelda” Map Created In Early 1990′s Recently Rediscovered By Nephew
Back in the days before the internet, we had fewer options for help when it came to games, especially elaborate games in which maps would have been helpful. We had physical paper magazines, of course we had word of mouth […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…