The Hacking Contest for this year has concluded, and the results are in! Spanner a.k.a. SOTI has provided a write up on the forums for this year’s winners as well as some general thoughts on this year’s contest overall. You can read more information on the results on the Retro forums here. You can also […]
SNK’s Neo Geo is famous with gamers the world over, which is surprising when you consider that in terms of pure units sold, it barely registers on the scale. The SNES and Mega Drive – the Neo Geo’s contemporary rivals – outsold it by a considerable margin, yet the system still managed to attract a […]
The retro gaming community is a wonderful place. Filled with plenty of like-minded individuals all focused on the love of pixels and a nostalgic past, it’s a great feeling being part of the second life we all lead through gaming. Having said that though, I’ve noticed a big increase in the number of fellow collectors […]
If you’re a fan of Sega’s 16-bit hit, rejoice – two new Mega Drive games are currently up on Kickstarter, hoping to get a slice of your crowdfunding spend. Tanglewood is a platform game designed by Matt Phillips, a developer whose credits include modern games such as the Lego series and Homefront: The Revolution. The […]
Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the infamous Sonic Adventure 3, a game universally panned by fans and critics alike. Originally hyped as a return to Sonic’s roots, the final product turned out to be a rushed, broken mess that to this day serves as the punchline of many jokes. A lot has changed in the past […]
Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the infamous Sonic Adventure 3, a game universally panned by fans and critics alike. Originally hyped as a return to Sonic’s roots, the final product turned out to be a rushed, broken mess that to this day serves as the punchline of many jokes. A lot has changed in the past […]
Price: £49.99 Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Players: 1-2 Ever since the Nintendo Classic Mini: NES (or NES Mini) was announced, websites and magazines (including ourselves) have been making quite a big deal about it. Well Nintendo’s new miniature marvel is finally with us and the device is every bit as good as we were hoping […]
LA-based rapper and producer Floowood (AKA Corbin Billings) is selling off his Nintendo collection in order to fund a tribute video for his friend Zach Resnik (pictured above). A variety of titles from the NES to the Wii are available, and while prized titles like Earthbound have already gone, Floowood hopes to raise $10,000. Zach […]
Before he was talking about mass deportations, border walls and his love for Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump used to be in charge of things like hotels and casinos. He was particularly good at this, with four bankruptcies in 1991 and 1992 alone – and conveniently this is around the time that Trump Castle II, a licensed […]
If you happen to be in the Yorkshire area and fancy some excellent gaming-related events this week, the first ever Yorkshire Games Festival is taking place from 9th – 13th November at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Amongst the many guests at the event will be Charles Cecil, Warren Spector andJohn Romero, each of whom will […]