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 […]
It’s not every day that you come across a major unreleased game, but we’ve been rather blessed this week as the cancelled sequel to Kung-Fu Master has been revealed to the world. Titled Beyond Kung-Fu, the game features all-new visuals and new types of enemies, including dragons. You can see the game in action in the […]
Nothing quite beats the mystery of a video game that goes missing during its development. From the likes of Starfox 2 to Sonic Xtreme, the arrival of unreleased titles surfacing years later provides retro gamers with even more to enjoy on their favourite consoles. The latest title from the archives to surface is a Tom […]
The Atari 2600 is without a doubt one of the most pivotal systems to have ever graced our gaming world. Having revolutionised the industry in the late seventies, its timeless design and releases have easily influenced many of the games we know and love today. With such a rich history on offer, one video game […]
We’re pleased to announce the ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64 Book: Revised Edition, due for release in May 2015. The book contains over 250 pages of content on these titans of the 8-bit computing scene, from features on the best games to guides for aspiring collectors. The new revised edition features in-depth guides to classic games […]
It’s pretty clear that the development of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was troubled to say the least, and nothing shows this quite as well as seeing what the game used to look like. While we don’t know how much work was done on this version of the game, it’s pretty clear that the game was originally […]
Play Blackpool is this upcoming weekend: one of the largest Retro Gaming events takes over the Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre in Blackpool this Bank Holiday, in one of the top days in the Retro Gaming Calendar. In it’s second year back at the Norbreck, this event was stellar last year, with some great games to play, […]
When I talk to younger friends about gaming, one of the things they tend to struggle with is the concept that players could be drawn into an experience which suggested more than it showed, due to the use of text-based or menu-driven interfaces with fairly minimal visuals. However, anyone that has logged enough time in […]
It was over two and a half years ago when Retro Game Network brought the story about video game giant GameStop getting back into the retro video game business. Recently, this has been back into the news, with select brick […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…