This past January, Hyperkin released the “SupaRetroN HD” console in the United States. In a nutshell, the device is an updated way to play Nintendo Super NES video game cartridges on modern television sets with better picture, less lag, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Mr Biffo Launches Digitiser: The Show Kickstarter

Regular readers of our fine magazine will be aware of our columnist Mr Biffo – a man more formally known as Paul Rose, the driving force behind the legendary Teletext games magazine Digitiser. Today, he’s launched a Kickstarter campaign for his project Digitiser: The Show, a retro gaming YouTube show which promises to be “The […]
Arcade & Retro Gaming Emulation Comes to Nintendo Switch Via “Portable Final Burn Alpha”

One of the unique advancements in the world of the Nintendo Switch is that it has recently been made more accessible to the homebrewing community, allowing independent programmers to make their own creations for Nintendo’s most recent platform. It didn’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Episode of “VGM on FM” Airs Tonight at 7pm!

Good morning everyone! Hope the start of the work week is treating you all well. (I’m a night shifter, what do I know about mornings?) This is a friendly reminder that tonight is the night for our weekly FM radio […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The RGN Files” Podcast #5 Has Been Uploaded

Good afternoon fellow gamers, and hello once again! Another week of retro video game news, means we have another fresh episode of “The RGN Files” podcast, ready to give everyone an opportunity to play catch up on what happened in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rumor Mill: More Specific Release Dates, As Opposed to Estimations, Known for Upcoming Vinyl Soundtracks Coming From Iam8bit

While we typically report only on things that are factual around these parts, on occasion something will come to our attention that has not yet been completely confirmed, that we have an interest in, that we place in our Rumor […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SEGA Talk Podcast: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

On this episode of the SEGA Talk Podcast we cover one of the most important SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive titles ever released: Sonic the Hedgehog! George and Barry discuss the game’s history, our exposure to the game and, for the first time, we are offering a special YouTube enhanced version of the podcast. We are still working out […]
SEGA Talk Podcast: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

On this episode of the SEGA Talk Podcast we cover one of the most important SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive titles ever released: Sonic the Hedgehog! George and Barry discuss the game’s history, our exposure to the game and, for the first time, we are offering a special YouTube enhanced version of the podcast. We are still working out […]
Artificial Intelligence Discovers New Exploit in the 1983 Atari 2600 Port of the Arcade Classic “Q*Bert”

These days, it’s pretty common to have a brand new game released on a modern video game or computer system, with a handful of programming errors still left in them, even though professional testers may play the game for months […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Atari Slated to Bring Their 1976 Arcade and Console Classic “Night Driver” to Mobile Devices

There was a time period in the history of video games, where Atari was the king. Bringing to the world classics to arcades and eventually the home, their titles and intellectual properties are still going strong today, with games like […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…