"That's born from cherishing the artform, not a desire to be contrarian"
- Magazines
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News 'Leaps + Bounds', A Visual Journey Through Nine Console Generations, Launches Next Month
"Perfect for gaming obsessives, retro collectors, tech historians, and product design obsessives"
- Books
- Bitmap Books
News Metal Slug Artist Shares Old Doodle For A "Sci-Fi Comedy Game" Based On Samurai Shodown
The game would have been inspired by Star Wars, Akira Kurosawa films, and Lone Wolf and Cub
- News
- Metal Slug
- Samurai Shodown
- SNK
News City Connection & Granzella's 'Formation Z' Remake Finally Has A Release Date
Coming this May!
- News
- Granzella
- City Connection
Wide open space
- Modding
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Random
The brick breaker originally landed in arcades back in 1987
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Namco
News Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon Is Being Unofficially Ported To Genesis / Mega Drive
Fang-tastic news for Sega fans
- Sega
- Homebrews
- Mega Drive
- Castlevania
News Apparently, The PSP Counts As A Failure To Some People Now
82 million units sold and you still can't catch a break
- PSP
- PlayStation
Latest News
TodayWed, 28th Jan 2026
News 'Leaps + Bounds', A Visual Journey Through Nine Console Generations, Launches Next Month
"Perfect for gaming obsessives, retro collectors, tech historians, and product design obsessives"
- Books
- Bitmap Books
News Metal Slug Artist Shares Old Doodle For A "Sci-Fi Comedy Game" Based On Samurai Shodown
The game would have been inspired by Star Wars, Akira Kurosawa films, and Lone Wolf and Cub
- News
- Metal Slug
- Samurai Shodown
- SNK
News Ren & Stimpy Are Getting A 7-Game Retro Collection, Courtesy Of Limited Run
Nintendo Life Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
- News
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
"That's born from cherishing the artform, not a desire to be contrarian"
- Magazines
- Features
- Interviews
News City Connection & Granzella's 'Formation Z' Remake Finally Has A Release Date
Coming this May!
- News
- Granzella
- City Connection
Wide open space
- Modding
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Random
The brick breaker originally landed in arcades back in 1987
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Namco
News Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon Is Being Unofficially Ported To Genesis / Mega Drive
Fang-tastic news for Sega fans
- Sega
- Homebrews
- Mega Drive
- Castlevania
YesterdayTue, 27th Jan 2026
News Two Cancelled Virtual Boy Games Coming To NSO In 2026, Including F-Zero Spin-Off
Nintendo Life An Intelligent Systems top-down adventure also on the way
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
- Nintendo Switch Online
- F-Zero
Anniversary 'The Last Story' Helped The Wii Go Out On A Real-Time High 15 Years Ago
Nintendo Life Zael-ous advocates
- Anniversaries
- Features
- Wii
- Retro
News Native PC Ports Of PS2 Games Could Be On The Way Thanks To New Recompilation "Experiment"
Say hello to 'PS2Recomp'
- News
- PS2
- Decompilation
News Apparently, The PSP Counts As A Failure To Some People Now
82 million units sold and you still can't catch a break
- PSP
- PlayStation
News Ever Wanted To Play Sonic R Like A Platformer? You Should Try Out This New Saturn Mod
"Can you feel the sunshine?"
- News
- Sonic
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
News The Popular Arcade Hack 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave' Is Now Available For Your C64
Thanks to the team behind Bubble Bobble Remastered
- News
- C64
- Taito
News "Part Of Me Looked Down On America" - Sakura Wars Creator On Japanese Gaming's Rise And Fall
"The typical trend became to immediately churn out sequels"
- Oji Hiroi
- Japan
- Sakura Wars
Considered the first game to use the 'Visual Novel' name
- Fan Translations
- PC-98
- NSFW
News 3D Pioneer Graeme Baird Has Passed Away
Baird worked on the likes of Starglider, Carrier Command and 3D Tank Duel
- ZX Spectrum
- Amiga
Monday26th Jan 2026
News A Remake Of The Legendary Sonic Hack 'Sonic Megamix' Is Being Released Next Month
A new release trailer has been released
- News
- Sonic
- ROM Hacks
There's still no remake announcement in sight, sadly
- News
- Final Fantasy
- Square Enix
- VGM
News Bananas! Super Monkey Ball Is Now Playable in Your Web Browser
Push Square Goodbye, productivity
- Super Monkey Ball
- Weirdness
News FPGA-Based Atari ST Mini Is Here, But The Initial Production Run Is A Mere Five Units
This is very much a fan-made product, in case you needed telling
- Atari
- Atari ST
- FPGA
"Artists should have fun and AI is a great tool for that"
- Earthworm Jim
- AI
A new native port
- Nintendo
- N64
- Recompilation
- Banjo-Kazooie
News This Shinobi Hack Gives The Master System Port A Shot In The Arm
Three versions, one patch!
- Master System
- Sega
- Shinobi
- ROM Hacks
News "They Did Not Seem Like A Very Happy Bunch" - Lost Beavis And Butt-Head Title Resurfaces On PS1
Beavis and Butt-Head Do Hollywood was supposed to launch at the end of the '90s
- Cancelled
- PS1
News Battle for Asciion Is A New Gradius & R-Type-Style Shooter, Created Entirely Out Of ASCII Text
"No sprites, no textures, no PNGs hidden behind the scenes"
- News
- Indies
- Steam
- ASCII
Gundam VS Fighting Spirits Plus has been resurrected
- News
- Mobile
- Gundam
A Saturn masterpiece
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
- Anniversaries
Sunday25th Jan 2026
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
Nintendo Life Mlem
- Features
- Polls
- Box Art Brawl
- GBA
- Yoshi
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (January 25th 2026)
Sonic! Smurfs! Lara Croft! 2DS!
- Retro Recap
- Features
Saturday24th Jan 2026
Community Challenge Can You Overcome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Deadly Technodrome Level?
Get your pizzas at the ready
- Features
- Community Challenge
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- NES
Friday23rd Jan 2026
"This level of performance was previously impossible on these models"
- PlayStation
- Modding
- PS3
News Prolific Saturn Modder Creates A Successor To One Of Sega's Rarest Consoles
The "Sega CDX2"
- Sega
- Modding
- SEGA Saturn
R-Type Dimensions III arrives this May
- News
- R-Type
- Irem
- ININ Games
As well as Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4G
- Anbernic
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
"Whether or not the translation is worth a lick is going to be up to the gamers"
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
- Fan Translations
- AI
News Nubeo's Latest Watch Pays Tribute To The Atari 2600
"Five retro-inspired colourways, 100 pieces each"
- Atari
- Nubeo
- Merchandise
- Atari 2600
Audio director Dan "Toasty" Forden reflects on an incredible 37-year career
- Interviews
- Features
- Mortal Kombat
- VGM
Talking Point What Are Your Favourite Fable Memories?
We'd love to know your favourite anecdotes from across Lionhead's classic series
- Talking Point
- Features
- Fable
- Xbox
Thursday22nd Jan 2026
Don't disrespect the door stop
- Features
- Nintendo
- 3DS
- 2DS
News How Miami's Arcade Odyssey Is Preserving The Heart And Soul Of The Arcade Experience
"It embodies a philosophy of arcade culture that has become increasingly rare"
- Arcades
Next week's EGGCONSOLE title has also been revealed
- News
- EGGCONSOLE
- RPGs
- Nintendo Switch
News Flagship Chuck's Arcade Kansas City Location Closes Without Warning
"You closed your 'love letter to the fans' location with 0 notice"
- Arcades
"That’s right, it’s time to get N or get out"
- Nintendo
- N64
- Music
News Atari's Grand Hotel Plan Will Be A "Glowing Monolith Of Light And Motion" In Downtown Phoenix
Inspired by the “visual language of Tron and Blade Runner"
- Atari
News A Second Prototype For Heart Of Darkness On Saturn Has Been Discovered (Or Has It?)
Éric Chahi's ill-fated adventure lives on
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
News Argonaut Has An "Exciting Announcement" Coming "Very Soon"
Also apologies for delay in Croc's physical release
- Argonaut Games
Wednesday21st Jan 2026
'Sonic Gateway' will reportedly launch this year
- News
- Sega
- Sonic
- Fan Projects
'Labyrinth Runner' was released in arcades in 1988
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Konami
