After the success of the Sonic Hacking Contest’s 15th anniversary last year the team is retaining changes made to the rules to strengthen quality control for the Sonic Hacking Contest 2018. This year the contest will be accepting hacks and mods for Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces for trophy eligibility. Last year these entries were denied trophies due to […]
If you prefer collecting original game cartridges and discs as opposed to playing by emulation, there are two different type of people: Those that prefer owning original boxes and manuals with their titles, and those that don’t. Being a complete […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always been pretty commonplace that a game, as long as it’s not exclusive to a specific console, would be ported to a variety of video game consoles or computers of the era at the time of it’s release. Usually […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Zzzzzzzzzz…….. Zzzzzzzzzzz……. *Opens eyes to 2018* – “Wow, that was a good skillet nap! Thanks Strong Bad!” Folks, guess who’s finally back and alive?! Fellow retro gamers, good morning! Between 2012 and 2015, Retro Game Network for the most of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you hadn’t heard, the Really Amateur Games Expo is back once more!And that leaves us with one all important question…. what is this year’s theme? Hit the jump below to find out! The theme for RAGE 2018 is… Green Hill Again?!? Don’t you love Green Hill Zone? Our friends at SEGA and Sonic Team […]
Spectrum fans might well remember Fairlight and Fairlight II, from Swedish coder Bo Jangeborg. These isometric adventure games were both highly regarded by fans of Sir Clive’s finest, with the original receiving a whopping 95% from Crash, and Computer & Video Games describing it as possessing “a level of detail and precision which surpasses anything seen […]
Our chums over at PC Gamer are throwing a big old bash on 17-18 February at London Olympia, called the PC Gamer Weekender. You’ve probably guessed that it will showcase the latest in computer gaming and technology, but did you know that it’s also host to a retro gaming section? We do – but of […]
RAGE (Really Amateur Game Expo) is, bar none, the greatest online convention in the history of the internet. What is RAGE? RAGE is a kind of, but not really, game jam, where creators can compete to produce the worst, goofiest fan game possible using whatever tools at their disposal. RAGE has always prided itself in […]
In this episode Paul and Arron discuss their experiences with movie licensed games. From the 80’s to now there have been hundreds made. Some have been amazing based on the summer blockbusters of that particular year, Batman, Jurassic Park etc. However there have been many awful ones such as Wayne’s World, Home Alone etc.
While the Consumer Electronics Show is typically the place for tech companies to show off the gadgets of the future, retro gaming brands have embraced the show as a place to showcase their own upcoming products. To that end, Retro-Bit, Hyperkin and My Arcade have new products on display that are sure to appeal to […]