Back in 2002, Battlebots (the US equivalent of Robot Wars, for the uninitiated) was a big deal. The favourite sport of people who love strapping chainsaws to lawnmowers was even going to get its own PS2/Gamecube game courtesy of THQ, which was seemingly undeterred by the awful attempt at a Robot Wars game which appeared […]
Remembering Sega World, Sydney

In the 90’s Sega was the king of video games in Australia. The Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog played on Saturday mornings and the coolest of the cool owned a Mega Drive. However, things were about to get much cooler still. Sega was going to open a theme park! Sega World, Sydney was not actually […]
Presented Without Commentary: Who Can We Count On?

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Arcade Classic book out now!

The brand-new Retro Gamer Book Of Arcade Classics transports you back to the glory days of the arcade, which dominated gaming in the Seventies, Eighties and early Nineties. Learn how the industry first started, go behind the scenes of classics such as Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Dragon’s Lair and discover interviews with legendary developers such […]
Japanese RetroN 5 Killer ‘Retro Freak’ Due For Game Gear, Sega Mark III & SG-1000 Compatible Add-On

If you haven’t already seen, there’s a new alternative to the RetroN 5 which is making waves in the retro gaming world: the Retro Freak. Cyber Gadget’s recently released system not only matches what Hyperkin’s all-in-one console does, but it also offers support for additional systems like the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 – with compatibility […]
Get A Look At The Final Fantasy VII Remake

Back at E3 this year, Sony managed to make a number of gamers’ dreams come true with a trifecta of seemingly impossible announcements – The Last Guardian, Shenmue III and the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII remake were all on the way to PS4. All we had to go on for Final Fantasy was a brief […]