SNK’s portable console burned quickly, but it burned brightly. Although it got trampled by Nintendo’s Game Boy, it’s built a strong and deserved reputation thanks to its great range of games and having one of the best handheld sticks of all time. Some of the games are rising in price, but it’s a console that’s […]
We’re all kids at heart, right? Sure, we may not be playing GoldenEye 007 religiously on our Nintendo 64 any more, but the desire to be a secret agent never left us! Well thanks to Motorola, we may just be able to re-enact our N64 days with their latest smart watch – one with a […]
Although most will remember Nintendo from their creations of the 80s and onwards, there’s a much more detailed past to the Japanese company that spans all the way back to 1889. Toys, games, playing cards and more could all be found under their name, many items of which you’ll soon be able to read about […]
I love seeing younger people getting into retro gaming, but they do sometimes seem to miss the context a little. It’s pretty easy to acquire a well-known duffer and make a mocking YouTube video, which will invariably contain the line “How could anyone buy this?” Well kids, let me tell you how that happens. As […]
We can all hum the iconic theme tunes to Super Mario Bros, Sonic The Hedgehog and just about every other classic we grew up with – but how many of us can actually name who composed these melodies? Knowing many of these musicians never got the credit they deserved, the brand new online documentary series […]
It’s Dreamcast day at Retro Game Network! Early this morning we gave you a history of the Sega Dreamcast, which was released on this day 15 years ago. In the retrospective, I stated that the console, which has been out […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Believe it or not but the Sega Dreamcast made its punchy debut in North America fifteen years ago today. To help celebrate this monumental slice of retro gaming history, the prolific Shenmue fan site Shenmue Dojo have prepared a little something for fans of the 128-bit console. As of now the Japanese exclusive promotional demo […]
Treasure’s calling card was a big wake-up call for other Mega Drive developers. Gunstar Heroes, delivered astonishing graphics and all sorts of clever graphical effects, while its tightly toned gameplay made other run-and-gun games of the time look decidely lightweight. Here we reveal how the Mega Drive classic came to be. Treasure was born in […]
As Sophia Petrillo would have said, “Picture it! 9-9-99.” If there were any more rememberable launch date for a video game system, it would certainly be that one. That date of September 9, 1999 would be remembered nearly as soon […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What we’re watching above – and what we believe you should all be watching at home – is Fish Play Street Fighter. It’s simple, pure, fish-on-fish combat – fantail goldfish Aquarius and black moor goldfish Robert the Bruce battle it out multiple times a day in the hope of claiming ultimate victory. They’ve even won […]