By the fans, for the fans. Truer words have never been spoken when it comes to Sonic Mania, a game does the unthinkable in 2017: get everyone excited for Sonic the Hedgehog again. And by everyone, we’re not talking about just fans of series, but folks who have been withdrawn since the days of the […]
By the fans, for the fans. Truer words have never been spoken when it comes to Sonic Mania, a game does the unthinkable in 2017: get everyone excited for Sonic the Hedgehog again. And by everyone, we’re not talking about just fans of series, but folks who have been withdrawn since the days of the […]
Developer: Christian Whitehead / Headcannon Games / PagodaWest Games Publisher: Sega Price: £15.99 System: PS4 (tested), Xbox One, Switch, PC It’s always nice to see game developers embracing the creativity of their fans. Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker was a great example of what could be achieved by doing so – by providing the level design tools previously only available […]
You’ve probably never heard of the Retro Fighters control pad for the N64, and we could hardly blame you for that – the Kickstarter campaign to make it has barely been up for a day. However, it has already smashed its $13,000 funding goal with 29 days to go. The original N64 pad is a […]
In one of the most surprising pieces of retro-related news we’ve had for some time, it’s been announced that Atari is set to unveil Tempest 4000 shortly – and Jeff Minter, developer of Tempest 2000 and Tempest 3000, is handling development. Tempest 4000 is due to be unveiled at the massive Gamescom show in Germany […]
Name: Matt Fisher Location: UK Favourite Game: Anything Kirby Favourite System: Game Boy I started gaming with our old Atari ST but my true love will always be the Game Boy. Looking back the hardware hasn’t really stood the test of time but the library is timeless and will always be the staple of my […]
When I think about Assault Rigs, I think about playing it with my dad after school, handing the controller back and forth as we completed a level at a time. Looking back, it wasn’t the most original, or even the most ingenious, but it had something about it. It was different, and being one of […]
Name: Barry Morse Location: Redditch, Worcestershire Favourite Game: Xenon – Amiga version Favourite System: Amiga 500 Hi, I’m Barry and my gaming adventure started in the late 70s with Grandstand TV games, Atari 2600, Philips G700 and the original arcade greats such as Space Invaders and Galaxian. I’ve recently started a Retro Gaming channel with […]
In this episode Paul, Phil and Jake set themselves a challenge to buy games on a budget. With the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 being last gen there are loads of great bargains to be found. Using high street retailer CEX as a price guide the challenge was to buy 5 games for these formats […]
In less than two weeks, Sonic Mania will finally be available to the world at large. Counting down the days has become painful, the question being if there’s a way to make August 15th come any faster. Since no one here at Sonic Retro HQ has the extra eighth Time Stone hiding in a cabinet, […]