When you get right down to it, there are two different types of retro video gamers out there. You have those like myself that prefer original hardware and cartridges (or discs), on actual televisions or on real systems that you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Game Boy HDMI-Out Modification Kit ‘hdmyboy’ Hits Kickstarter
Back in September a team of creative individuals revealed their on-going project to bring HDMI out to the Nintendo Game Boy. After garnering plenty of interest for their modification kit, the hdmyboy has finally hit Kickstarter for those wanting to play the handheld on the TV.
The Making Of Medal Of Honor
War games are an annual event these days, but in the very early Nineties it was a very different situation. Medal Of Honor changed all that, delivering solid shooting mechanics and a strong storyline. Here, the original developers explain how they worked with Steven Spielberg to create a classic first-person shooter. By time work started […]
Make This Amazing Wind Waker Lego Set Real
The Retro Gamer team loves cool gaming merchandise. Darran has a statue of Link and Epona on his desk; Nick has Metal Sonic keeping guard of his monitor 24/7. But we could always use more, and this Lego set would be an excellent addition to our rapidly-growing collection of gaming tat. Based on The Legend […]
Atari Jaguar
Year Released: 1993 Original Price: $249.99 (USA), £199.99 (UK), Yen 24,800 (Japan) Buy It Now For: £25+ Associated magazines: Jagwired (fanzine), EGM, GameFan, Gamepro, Edge Why The Atari Jaguar was great: At launch far more powerful than any other cartridge system, considerably cheaper than 3DO, and there would eventually be some amazing exclusive games released. […]
Leaderboard
I don’t care much for golf. Watching it isn’t a great deal of fun, and I am so uncoordinated that attempting to play it would undoubtedly end in an act of unintentional self-harm, one so severe as to require my immediate hospitalisation. As such, it’s quite strange that I enjoy golf games as much as […]
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works – review
When the Kickstarter campaign for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works by Darren Wall was announced it proclaimed to be the ‘definitive volume on the landmark console’ which was a lofty goal indeed. The fact that this documentary artbook was officially licensed by Sega themselves and that Read Only Memory’s previous title Sensible Software 1986–1999 had been […]
Commodore 64: A Visual Commpendium by Bitmap Books – review
It’s been a tremendous year for newly published retro books, especially the sort you are proud to have on your coffee table when guests are round. With the Sega Megadrive/Genesis: Collected Works (review to follow shortly), the overdue but awesome looking ARTCADE book and Bitmap Books second Visual Commpendium title on the Amiga still to […]
Big The Cat Brings Fishing To Green Hill Zone In Sonic The Hedgehog Mega Drive ROM Hack
Over the years we’ve featured a whole host of ROM hacks varying from simple graphical alterations to extensive gameplay modifications, but nothing as groundbreaking as Big’s Fishing Derby. Using the original Sonic The Hedgehog ROM file as a starting point, one talented developer has somehow converted the 16-bit classic into a fishing mini game staring Sonic […]
F-Zero Unofficially Drifts Onto The PC Engine In ‘HuZero’
Although fighting in the fourth-generation of video game consoles against its 16-bit rivals, the 8-bit CPU of the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 packed plenty of punches. While it may not have had the same processing power as the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive, it sure could pull off plenty of visual trickery to stay […]