Monsters In My Pocket and Micro Machines were two hugely successful franchises that started out as toys, but soon found themselves in the video game world. Japan also adapted many of its products into video games, with one of the more unusual offerings being a Famicom title based upon a range of school stationery disguised […]
Amiga Games (Upgrades)

I have seen games on Youtube,com that talk about being upgraded with High Resolution packs. Duke Nukem is such a game. On the Amiga, would it be possible to update games without updating the game engine itself. I do not know if the writer of the game looked ahead to higher resolutions and textures. Making […]
Something For The Weekend: Sonic Tempo & Sonic London

Returning to your regular weekly scheduling, my counterpart TimmiT graced the front page with a new Monday Links and it is with great pleasure that I bring you the return of Something For The Weekend! And there was much rejoicing. Now, I wanted to feature a bit of music again this weekend and this time, […]
KHAN Games Announces “The Incident”, A New Upcoming NES Homebrew (RGN Exclusive Trailer!)

Ladies and gentlemen, after taking over a full month off, we at Retro Game Network are finally back into full swing once again! (Over the last month, this weird thing called “real life” had to take over… I discovered quickly […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wheelie

After playing Wheelie for a bit, I can’t help but think that I’ve gone a bit soft over the years. It’s an unusual platform game, in that it’s set on a motorbike and handles as such. If you want to go up a slope, you’ll need to ensure that you have enough momentum to do […]
SEGAbits & Sonic Retro present Boom Talkalaka #4: Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Emergency Broadcast

SEGAbits and Sonic Retro team up to bring you a podcast focused on SEGA’s new Sonic Boom franchise! Hosted by Barry the Nomad of SEGAbits.com and David the Lurker of SonicRetro.org, Boom Talkalaka features discussion of the many aspects of Sonic Boom – from comics and episodes of the cartoon, to the video games and […]
