Hello fellow gamers, and good morning! Another week of news, means another episode of “The RGN Files” podcast. Over the last week, we had some pretty interesting stories. Everything from new connection options to new titles being released for our […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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“WIMHO Commentary: Print Edition” (Video Gaming Disorder – A Serious Disease, or Not?)

A few weeks ago, we launched a brand new feature on our weekly “RGN Files” podcast called “WIMHO: Well, In My Humble Opinion”. For those that may have missed this new offering, on this segment of the audio program, we […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Homebrew Title “Escape 2042: The Truth Defenders” Gets Ported to Atari ST Computer

Last year, Orionsoft released a homebrew title called “Escape 2042: The Truth Defenders”, which was originally published for the Sega Dreamcast. Later on, additional ports of the game were released for the Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and PCs. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fast Food Chain Wendy’s Offers Playable Games of “Burgertime” on Their Websites 404 Error Page

It’s happened to all of us. We mistype a word into our web browsers address bar, only to be given the infamous “404” error message. Sometimes you also get this message when a page no longer exists on the internet. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Publication Showcasing Low Cost Computer Titles, “8-Bit on a Budget”, Seeking Crowdfunding

For many years, there have been a variety of printed publications that showcased our favorite hobby, on nearly all aspects. We’ve have books made about the classic games for consoles and computers that we all grew up with, books about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
E3 2018: Team Sonic Racing Impressions

A new E3 means a new Sonic game and this year’s major Sonic release is a pseudo-sequel to Sumo Digital’s SEGA crossover games. While the first outing had SEGA’s superstars matching together in SEGA Superstars Tennis, the remaining titles revolved around Mario Kart racer-inspired titles with the previous one featuring transforming vehicles in Sonic & […]
Fan Remake of Sega Master System Classic “Alex Kidd in Miracle World” Currently in Development

In the eighties, Sega released “Alex Kidd in Miracle World” for their Master System console. Having been critically acclaimed since its release in 1987, “Computer and Video Games” described the classic as being “Sega’s answer to Mario.” It was such […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pound Technology Releases New HDMI Sega Dreamcast VGA Pass-Through Connection Cable

It seems that every time you turn around these days, there are always new options for connecting your favorite retro video game console to a modern television or display. Ever since HDMI has become a standard on TV sets, there […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Retro Game Network’s Live Twitch Stream #2 Begins This Evening at 9:00pm Eastern Time

Last week, Retro Game Network did it’s very first official Twitch stream, and while we were excited in thinking that we had all of the kinks fixed, the infamous “Alvin & The Chipmunks” audio happened once again! We think that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World Health Organization Classifies “Video Gaming Disorder” As Diagnosable Condition

It seems that for as long as video game technology has been around, that there has always been people that claimed that playing these electronic wonders can be bad for your health. Newspaper articles have been written that go as […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…