From the Donut Plains to Rainbow Road, we’ve all mastered the twists and turns of the tracks on the original Super Mario Kart. Fans of the series now have another take on the 16-bit classic to put their foot through – Super Baldy Kart. This comprehensive ROM hack is set to give both the pros […]
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GameStop Officially Launches Their Long Anticipated Online Retro Video Game Section

Since 2012, we at Retro Game Network had been reporting on the story that major video game retailer GameStop was planning on opening an online store devoted to retro video games, something that the brick and mortar stores have not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
PLAY Expo Manchester Tickets Now on Sale

Tickets for PLAY Expo, the North’s biggest gaming expo have gone on sale. The show will take place at EventCity, Manchester on 10th and 11th October 2015. PLAY Expo 2015 will also feature the UK’s largest arcade and pinball display, industry speakers, movie props and vehicles, card and board games, merchandise plus a host of […]
Six And A Half Years Of Dedication Pays Off With Large Crocheted Super Mario Brothers 3 Blanket

It’s always cool to see people take their passion for retro video games, and taking them to a whole new level. Homebrew games are awesome, but most people just don’t know how to program them. Drawing and doing fan art […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Story of the ZX Spectrum in Pixels Volume 2 by Chris Wilkins – review

Never since the actual release of the ZX Spectrum in 1982, has there been a better time to be a fan of this great British microcomputer. With new hardware releases such as the DivMMC, Just Speccy 128 and Spectranet, our humble little machine has been dragged kicking and beeping into the 21st century. Partial responsibility […]
Sonic Runners Releasing Worldwide on June 25th, Fire & Ice Coming to Japan

Sonic Runners is going WORLD WIDE on June 25!!!! #ソニックランナーズ #sonicrunners — ソニック ランナーズ 公式 (@SonicRunners_JP) June 20, 2015 SEGA announced at the Sonic birthday event that’s taking place at Tokyo Joypolis that Sonic Runners will launch worldwide on June 25th. Despite only launching in Japan and Canada, the game has had a decent success up to […]
Sonic Runners Releasing Worldwide on June 25th, Fire & Ice Coming to Japan (Update: Classic Sonic Joins Runners)

Sonic Runners is going WORLD WIDE on June 25!!!! #ソニックランナーズ #sonicrunners — ソニック ランナーズ 公式 (@SonicRunners_JP) June 20, 2015 SEGA announced at the Sonic birthday event that’s taking place at Tokyo Joypolis that Sonic Runners will launch worldwide on June 25th. Despite only launching in Japan and Canada, the game has had a decent success up to […]
Vintage Computer Emulator ‘PCem’ Now Running 3Dfx Based Windows Games

For many emulation fans, finding something capable of playing Windows based games from around 1998 onwards has been a bit of a chore. Some gamers have resorted to building their own vintage systems, however, there’s a new solution now on offer known as PCem – an old computer emulator capable of running the more high-end […]
SNES Classic ‘Super Mario World’ Beaten With Artificial Intelligence

While we all know how to successfully clear the first few levels of any Super Mario title, how would a computer fare on its own with no prior knowledge of the game? Using self-learning artificial intelligence, one computer program has managed to successfully battle its way through Super Mario World – albeit with a lot […]
E3 2015 Round-Up: The Year Of Retro Revivals & Remakes

Although E3 may still have a day to go, the gaming exhibition has already pulled out all the stops and left plenty to look forward to. The more surprising aspect to this year’s show though, is that more has been promised to the retro fanatics amongst us than next-gen gamers.
