Good morning everyone! Another week of retro video game news, means a fresh edition of “The RGN Files” podcast! We had some pretty solid stories this past week, with some pretty cool new releases from franchises of our youth, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Nintendo Sues Owner of ROM Image Distribution Websites for Copyright & Trademark Infringement

The use of ROM images for use on computer based emulators, has always been an interesting discussion when it comes to the legality of the technology. For over two and a half decades, emulation methods have been a welcome alternative […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Tempest 4000” Now Available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows Computers via Steam

Over the course of the last few months, we at Retro Game Network had been reporting on the upcoming release of “Tempest 4000”, the latest entry in the classic arcade series of the early 1980s. There had been a variety […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 73: Steve Merrett Interview

In this episode Paul sits down with another well known name from games journalism. Steve Merrett has worked in the games industry for over 30 years working on many well loved magazines such as Nintendo Magazine System, Mean Machines Sega, ST Action and many more.
Nintendo Virtual Boy Emulator Takes Full Advantage of Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset

In the mid 1990s, I was absolutely fascinated with virtual reality. While it was still a somewhat very new concept at the time, needless to say most of the developments of the era were very far from reach of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sonic Mania Plus – The Retro Review

SEGA seems quite happy with the success of last year’s release of Sonic Mania. Sonic Team took a risk with passionate independent developers has paid off. After it became quite possibly the best commercial iteration of 2D Sonic, SEGA thought it would be best to entice players with not just added content but also a reason for […]
“Sonic Mania Plus” Now Available Physically & Digitally for All Current Video Game Platforms

When “Sonic Mania” was first offered by Sega last year, it was very well received and considered to be a breath of fresh air by many fans of the classic and iconic series. Mostly everyone that had fond memories of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fully Functional NES Emulator Discovered Natively Within 2001 GameCube Title “Animal Crossing”

If you owned any of Nintendo’s platforms that have been developed over the course of the current millennium, there is a good chance you have played, or at the very least, heard of the “Animal Crossing” series which was first […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The RGN Files” Podcast #23 Now Available… Details About “VGM on FM” Episode #13 on WRML

Good morning everybody, and happy start of the week! As you are all very much aware, we did not have a very full week of news this past week. This was due to educational requirements that this contributor unexpectedly had […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Updates to Previously Featured RGN News Articles

Good morning everybody, and happy Friday the 13th! As you may have noticed, we were slacking severely this week in the article department. This was due to an overload in my personal life, due to summer college courses that I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…