AtGames has announced the pricing for its 2017 range of plug-and-play consoles based on Sega and Atari’s most popular hardware of the past. The Atari Flashback 8 Gold is coming in at $79.99, and offers several additional features over older models. The biggest of these is undoubtedly the move to 720p video output, a long-awaited inclusion which […]
In late 2015 Nintendo unleashed their most creative title to date for the Nintendo Wii U in Mario Maker. The incredible suite of level building tools not only inspired countless level designers around the world, but also brought along a multitude of new levels to the Mushroom Kingdom. Although unofficial, the Nintendo 64 is about […]
We’re big fans of Windjammers here at Retro Gamer – it’s a game that ends up being brought out whenever we get together for a competitive multiplayer session. Between the simple but compelling gameplay and the warm, sunny Nineties vibes, we can’t help but love it. Thankfully, we’re not the only ones who love the […]
The rise of the RPG in Japan can’t have been a pleasant thing for arcade game designers to see. In the West, making arcade games that fit with the tastes of home console players is easy, because driving and shooting are always popular. But RPGs are everything that arcade games aren’t – long, dialogue-heavy, and […]
Here it is, part 2 of the top 50 games of all time list! Already in part 1 we have covered classics for the Sega Megadrive, Commodore Amiga, Sony Playstation and more.
In 1991 one of the hottest crazes was the newly released Barcode Battler LCD handheld. This standalone system featured a built in barcode scanner to which you swiped hero and enemy cards to do battle with. Additional items and power ups could be scanned too, all of which adding or subtracting to the simplistic number […]
On this SEGA News Bits, George and Barry fist bump their way through the recently revealed main theme to Sonic Forces. The track, titled “Fist Bump”, features vocals and lyrics by Douglas Robb of Hoobastank and is composed and arranged by Tomoya Ohtani. How does the tune compare to past title tracks? What do we […]
Omar C has dumped the Super Nintendo Rom . It’s our very first playable ( few screens , poor controls , no NPC) . We made other levels and we should find them one day ! Dump : https://t.co/F3XB9XRhTA?amp=1 A post shared by Michel Ancel (@michelancel) on Jul 3, 2017 at 9:37am PDT A very […]
The Background At the tail end of the Noughties, Spike was having a crisis of creativity. Having spent a couple of years releasing sequels and updates, the Japanese developer decided to introduce an original game for the first time in a while. The Sony PSP was chosen as the target platform, as it was cheap […]
SAGE makes its triumphant return on… September 30th – October 7th! For the uninitiated, there’s a whole dang page on the Sonic Retro Wiki with SAGE’s history here! Hit the jump for more information, including this year’s submission guidelines! Make sure to give them a thorough read, as a lot has changed this year! Why should […]