Blazing Lazers is one of those games that just goes with the PC Engine / Turbografx hardware. It’s not the best shoot-’em-up on the platform, but by virtue of arriving early in the system’s life and having far less competition in the Western market than it did in Japan, it’s become closely linked to the […]
With a wealth of RPGs and adventures hitting the Japanese gaming market during Nintendo’s heyday, gamers elsewhere around the world were lucky if any of these were then localised for release internationally. While many of the classics eventually made the trip overseas, countless other titles have remained Far East exclusives. In an attempt to make […]
Ever felt that the limited edition consoles out there are a bit dull? Over the last few years console modder Vadu Amka has been giving the likes of Nintendo and Sega (of past) food for thought with his incredible creations. The latest of these is an incredibly detailed Nintendo 64 which has been modified to […]
If there’s any game that has become a victim of revisionist history, it’s Night Trap. The much-maligned game is most commonly cited as Mortal Kombat’s partner in crime during the 1993 US Senate hearings on violence in video games, and is today regarded as being quite a bad game. But this wasn’t always the case, […]
In 1997 Human Entertainment re-released their popular Super Famicom exclusive horror-adventure Clock Tower on the Sony PlayStation. Arriving as an enhanced port with additional scenes and FMV sequences, fans of the series could once again step into the suspense and make the most of the then advanced 32-bit hardware. Although the game’s sequel was released […]
Ten years ago this month, Imagine Publishing was founded – and within the first year, Retro Gamer was acquired and relaunched. Since we’ve reached this milestone birthday, we thought we’d share the love and offer our readers some celebratory discounts! All of our titles on imagineshop.co.uk are being offered at a 10% discount for the […]
Retro game publisher DotEmu is currently having a major sale on its Android game line-up via the Google Play store, with classics going for as little as £0.09 (nine pence – not a typo!). The sale runs until 13 May 2015, and includes the following titles: £0.09: R-Type £0.09: R-Type II £0.30: Another World £0.30: […]
Our exciting new app allows you to rate all your favourite videogames and share them with fellow retro gamers. If you feel that The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is the greatest game of all time, or that Duke Nukem Forver is nowhere near as bad as reviews suggest then this is your chance […]
In Rochester, New York, The Strong Museum pays a special tribute to everything that is for pure play entertainment. It includes the National Toy Hall of Fame, a games research library, and even a journal called The American Journal of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ever fancied exploring a live map of The Legend of Zelda a Link to the Past from within your browser? The guys over at JADSDS engine have created Link’s world in stunning detail, including Link himself, other NPCs and enemies all wondering around the map. There is no gameplay involved but if you ever wanted […]