One of the most influential and successful computer series of the 1970s and 1980s was the legendary Apple II computer series. If you were an elementary school student during the eighties, chances are you have at some point used a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Classic Apple II Game “Prince of Persia” Gets Homebrew Port to BBC Micro Master Computer

One of the classic video game titles of the iconic Apple II computer library was Brøderbund’s 1989 classic “Prince of Persia”. The game was later ported to a variety of other computers like the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and DOS […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
GDC Vault Offers the Sonic the Hedgehog Postmortem For Free Viewing

If you’re like me who wasn’t able to visit GDC this year and are hoping to find a way to watch the GDC talk on Sonic the Hedgehog. You’re in luck as GDC has begun uploading this year’s panels, along with the Sonic GDC panel, onto their website the GDC Vault. The video has been […]
GDC Vault Offers the Sonic the Hedgehog Postmortem For Free Viewing

If you’re like me who wasn’t able to visit GDC this year and are hoping to find a way to watch the GDC talk on Sonic the Hedgehog. You’re in luck as GDC has begun uploading this year’s panels, along with the Sonic GDC panel, onto their website the GDC Vault. The video has been […]
CollectorVision Announces Release Date for “Dead Tomb”, a Port of “Temporel Inc.”, for Nintendo NES

If there is one thing that is strong, that is the amount of new titles that are always in development for the classic 8-bit NES platform at any given time. Homebrew and professional developers alike are always creating new adventures […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WWE Superstar John Cena Presently On Board to Play Lead Role in Upcoming “Duke Nukem” Film

The initial entry in the popular “Duke Nukem” franchise first hit computers back in 1991. Since the start, a plethora of sequels, spinoffs and related titles have been produced for PCs, Macintosh computers, and a variety of home video game […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Episode of “VGM on FM” Airs Tonight at 7pm!

Good afternoon everyone! It’s Monday, and that means that this evening we will have a brand new episode of our official radio show, “VGM on FM”! Tonight, I hope to have better luck than I did last week. On our […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The RGN Files” Podcast #8 Has Been Uploaded

Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Another Sunday afternoon, means it’s time for another edition of “The RGN Files” podcast! This week in retro video game news, we showcased homebrew hardware and software, talked about new video game compilation sets, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Commodore Amiga Homebrew “SweepOut” Brings the Classic Game “Minesweeper” Online

If you ever used a Windows based PC as far back as the 1990s, chances are very high that you at some point played one of the best “time waster” games of all time, “Minesweeper”. While the games origins go […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Atari Jaguar & Atari Jaguar CD Compatible Flash Drive Cartridge Currently in Development

One of the biggest developments in the world of retro gaming over the course of the past few years, is adding the ability to play ROM images via solid state media formats such as flash drives on classic systems. Consoles […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…