Just days after discussing how few festive titles are out there for retro gamers, it would appear that a scrolling shooter starring the much loved Santa has just blasted onto the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16. Built using the same engine as the homebrew hit Atlantean, the pun-errificly titled Santatlantean is now available as a free to download […]
Several months ago it was announced that one of the biggest Lemmings fan sites online was compiling a book on the history of DMA Design’s puzzler and the many different ports it received. Although the book was originally set to seek funding via Kickstarter, it would appear that the author has jumped right ahead and […]
Over the last few years Krikzz has single-handedly revolutionised the way we get our retro fix. With a large selection of flash cartridges for just about every system emerging from his development lab, there can’t be that much left for the Ukrainian to create? Think again. Further proving his love for the Mega Drive, Krikzz […]
Lemmings has to be one of the most widely-ported videogames in history, with official versions appearing on a huge variety of platforms, from the low-powered likes of the Game Boy to the PlayStation and beyond. Now, in the lead-up to the game’s 25th anniversary in 2016, a book has been produced comparing every version of […]
With the festive holiday just around the corner, we’ll be needing a few more games to delve into alongside Christmas NiGHTs and Daze Before Christmas. Although there are few other Christmas themed games to choose from, ROM hackers have gifted us with a selection of snow-ridden alternatives to tuck into over the next few days. […]
In recent times we have seen a multitude of high quality books released that have illustrated the highlights of our favourite retro systems. The Mega Drive/Super Nintendo book from Retro Gamer publisher Imagine, Commodore 64: A Visual Commpendium from Bitmap Books, and the recently reviewed Push Start – The Art of Video Games are all […]
Year released: 1982 Original price: £175 Buy it now for: £20+ loose, £40+ complete Associated magazines: Dragon User, The Rainbow (CoCo) Why the Dragon 32 was great… The Dragon was an excellent general-purpose machine that catered for different types of user. Beginners were offered an excellent introduction to programming thanks to the inclusion of Microsoft […]
Another week, another story about a retro game fetching silly cash on eBay – though thankfully, the relatively low profile of this one means you probably won’t face a price spike amongst non-clued sellers. The auction was for a NES prototype of Chip’s Challenge, an unreleased conversion of the puzzler that gained its fame on […]
The video game industry of the late 1980s-mid 90s was a fierce battleground. As the console manufacturers locked horns, a bitter conflict spanning the US, Europe and Japan was fought. Loyal allegiances were formed as bits fought bytes and processors grappled with pixel counts. Lives were lost and continues were consumed, but by no means […]
The Hobbit was first released on The Spectrum, and proved to be a colourful, imaginative insight into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Created by Australian software developer, Melbourne House, it captured all the mystical elements of the book, while acting as a brilliant adventure game in its own right. He we reveal how this important […]