While readers in North America are likely familiar with the Ninja Gaiden games for the NES as being good but rather difficult platformers, here in Europe that’s much less common. Why? Well, the games were called Shadow Warriors over here, and the NES wasn’t as popular here. When we finally got games bearing the Ninja […]
Geometry Wars has been the absolute pinnacle of retro-flavoured high-score action in more recent years, however, that’s all about to change. It looks like the Nintendo NES is due to get its very own intergalactic 360 degrees shooter, with multiplayer functionality and familiar feints from fighting games thrown into the mix.
It is my pleasure to feature this particular US based collection as it belongs to one of my favourite YouTubers Lifespiller79. He’s also one of the coolest guys I have ever made the acquaintance of so make sure you check out his channel. You will find links to his various social networking pages below our […]
A surefire way to get the Retro Gamer team excited is by combining two of our favourite things, and Castlevania: Spectral Interlude does just that by slamming our favourite vampire-hunting series onto the the Spectrum. This homebrew release originally started out as a conversion of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest to ZX Spectrum 128K, but eventually […]
Excitement levels are running high here at RGC Towers with the news that we can now finally play the long awaited Castlevania Spectral Interlude on our 128K machines. Spectrum communities around the globe have been eagerly awaiting the final release of the game ever since the tantalising demo was released by Sanchez a while back. […]
Despite only being announced last month without a release date in sight, HuCast Games have already put their latest Dreamcast homebrew title on sale. Alice’s Mom’s Rescue is the first homebrew release for Sega’s 128-bit console this year, an expansive platformer with a traditional pixel-art style – one which is now available to buy in […]
If you’ve felt that your Nintendo NES collection could do with a new adventure as of late, then look no further. Sly Dog Studios have finally released their long-awaited puzzle platformer Mad Wizard: A Candelabra Chronicle on cartridge for the 8-bit system.
Ever since Earthbound arrived on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console, gamers worldwide have finally been able to sample the stunning Super Nintendo RPG at a reasonable price. Despite this though, the game they’re enjoying features heavily censored content and adjustments to that of Shigesato Itoi’s Japanese original. In an attempt to restore the removals, […]
Early last year an incredibly talented homebrew developer revealed he was bringing the timeless Castlevania series to the ZX Spectrum unofficially. After releasing a playable demo of the game, the complete and incredible Castlevania: Spectral Interlude has finally been unleashed – and it’s something even Konami should be proud of.
When I think about the Xbox One, the last thing I think of is retro gaming or the indie scene. Whether we like it or not, Sony seems to have sewn up the indie market on consoles in recent times; and retro gaming is pretty much the realm of systems built without online functionality (unless […]