News The Zelda-Esque Playdate Adventure 'Ratcheteer' Is Coming To Nintendo Switch, PC, & Mac
The "nostalgic, lo-fi action adventure" arrives this March
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- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- Mac
'Sonic Gateway' will reportedly launch this year
- News
- Sega
- Sonic
- Fan Projects
News Sega Announces New Hard-Boiled Sonic Audio Drama, Featuring Team Chaotix & "Lots Of Saxophone"
'The Chaotix Detective Agency' will be released later this month
- News
- Sonic
- Sega
News Audiogenic And ELSPA Founder Peter Calver Has Passed Away
Established the studio behind Brian Lara Cricket and more
- Audiogenic
'Labyrinth Runner' was released in arcades in 1988
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Konami
News New Video Reveals The Inner Workings Of Nintendo's Ill-Fated Virtual Boy
Ever wondered how the Virtual Boy draws its image?
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- Nintendo
- Virtual Boy
News Z-GYUBAAN! Is A Tasteful Tribute To The Naughty "Reveal The Girl" Arcade Games Of Yore
"Rescue fruit-loving girls who've been captured"
- Steam
- PC
News Earthworm Jim Was Based On This Legendary (And Elusive) Game Journalist
The worm has turned
- Earthworm Jim
- Dave Halverson
- Magazines
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TodayWed, 21st Jan 2026
News The Zelda-Esque Playdate Adventure 'Ratcheteer' Is Coming To Nintendo Switch, PC, & Mac
The "nostalgic, lo-fi action adventure" arrives this March
- News
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- Mac
'Sonic Gateway' will reportedly launch this year
- News
- Sega
- Sonic
- Fan Projects
News Sega Announces New Hard-Boiled Sonic Audio Drama, Featuring Team Chaotix & "Lots Of Saxophone"
'The Chaotix Detective Agency' will be released later this month
- News
- Sonic
- Sega
News Audiogenic And ELSPA Founder Peter Calver Has Passed Away
Established the studio behind Brian Lara Cricket and more
- Audiogenic
'Labyrinth Runner' was released in arcades in 1988
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Konami
YesterdayTue, 20th Jan 2026
Shipments will reportedly be staggered due to "efficiency limitations"
- News
- Retroid
- Emulation Handhelds
News New Video Reveals The Inner Workings Of Nintendo's Ill-Fated Virtual Boy
Ever wondered how the Virtual Boy draws its image?
- News
- Nintendo
- Virtual Boy
News Z-GYUBAAN! Is A Tasteful Tribute To The Naughty "Reveal The Girl" Arcade Games Of Yore
"Rescue fruit-loving girls who've been captured"
- Steam
- PC
News Earthworm Jim Was Based On This Legendary (And Elusive) Game Journalist
The worm has turned
- Earthworm Jim
- Dave Halverson
- Magazines
News AYANEO Announces KONKR FIT, Pocket S Mini And Pocket DS Software Update
Check out the highlights of the recent livestream
- AYANEO
- Emulation
- Emulation Handhelds
News Hyperkin Says A Handheld N64 Could "Potentially" Be On The Way, But It Won't Be Anytime Soon
Company needs to get the Mega95 out of the way first
- Nintendo
- Hyperkin
- N64
Monday19th Jan 2026
News Huge Eyes? Big Head? Lara Croft Almost Looked Very Different For Her Japanese Debut
"Toby Gard really didn't want to alter Lara"
- Tomb Raider
Anniversary Resident Evil: Deadly Silence Is 20 Years Old Today - Were You A Fan?
Nintendo Life You were almost a Jill sandwich!
- Anniversaries
- Features
- DS
- Retro
- Resident Evil
News Super Mario 64 Has Got Another Fanmade PC Port, From The Harbour Masters Team
'Ghostship' features support for 60+ FPS & custom textures
- News
- N64
- PC
- Mario
News "I Can Safely Say It's B**locks" - Ex-Rare Devs Debunk Killer Instinct 'Panel De Pon' Rumour
It's been claimed in the past that 'Tetris Attack' almost became a Killer Instinct title
- Random
- News
- Killer Instinct
- Nintendo
"Team spirit" takes on a whole new meaning
- PS1
- Cheats
Feature Intellivision Sprint Review: Mattel's Forgotten Console Runs Again
Who is this sold-out, Atari-produced curio for?
- Features
- Intellivision
- DF Retro
News "I Needed Money" - Fatboy Slim Opens Up On The Smurfs Video Game Soundtrack That Never Was
"I deliberately did a bad job because I didn't want to be on a video game"
- Music
News The Pocket Friendly TrimUI Brick Is Getting A New "Pro" Update
Coming 2026
- News
- TrimUI
- Emulation Handhelds
News Konami's Yie Ar Kung-Fu Is Being Unofficially Ported To Sega Genesis
The only official port of 1984 classic is for the NES
- Homebrews
- Sega
- Mega Drive
Mabonigi Magic Academy awaits!
- News
- PS2
- Fan Translations
Sunday18th Jan 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (January 18th 2026)
News, features and talking points from the retro gaming world
- Retro Recap
- Features
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS)
Nintendo Life Regional rift
- Features
- Polls
- Box Art Brawl
- DS
Saturday17th Jan 2026
Community Challenge Can You Beat Battletoads' Most Notorious Level?
Do you have any suggestions for future challenges we should complete?
- Features
- Community Challenge
- Battletoads
Friday16th Jan 2026
Update: Gioeli previously said the song "remains in the 'abyss of ownership'"
- News
- Sonic
- Dreamcast
- Legal
News Hallelujah! The Dubious Quest To Find Monkey Ball's Lost "Adult" Levels Is Complete
Update: Yukie Kawamura's DLC has been found and preserved
- Sega
- PS Vita
- Monkey Ball
- Game Preservation
News "You'll Be Missed, Friend" - Retro Gamer Pays Tribute To The Late Nick Thorpe
"He was a guy of extreme generosity and he left a mark on all who met him"
- Retro Gamer
- Magazines
Update: Now has audio, too!
- Sega
- Dreamcast
- Sonic
News Woah! Yet Another SEGA Arcade Oddity Confirmed for Yakuza Kiwami 3 on PS5, PS4
Push Square And full Game Gear list, too
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Yakuza
"This is too much for me to deal with"
- SNK
- AI
- Fatal Fury
"We all thought we were going to make a billion dollars making a Beatles game"
- News
- The Beatles
- Neversoft
- Harmonix
'Bel's Fanfare' was announced yesterday from the developer of 'Summer in Mara'
- News
- Indies
- Zelda
- PS2
News The Popular Arcade-Inspired Platformer 'Donut Dodo' Is Coming To The N64 & Sega Dreamcast
A sequel to the game was announced last year
- News
- Homebrews
- N64
- Dreamcast
Thursday15th Jan 2026
"We’d rather be late than ship something that isn’t worthy of your collection"
- Sega
- Hyperkin
- Mega Drive
The Making Of Dungeon Master, A Truly Trailblazing First-Person RPG
"I think in a certain sense we were a little bit too early"
- Features
- Making Of
- Atari ST
- Dungeon Master
News Sega Is Adding Playable Bandai Namco Game Gear Titles To Yakuza Kiwami 3
Nintendo Life Three more retro offerings
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Yakuza
- Upcoming Releases
- SEGA
- Game Gear
News IO Interactive Says 007 First Light Is "Completely Different" To The "Fantastic" GoldenEye 007
"There's a lot of praise and a lot of nostalgia that goes with that"
- James Bond
- GoldenEye 007
- N64
A free demo has just been released
- News
- Game Boy
- Game Boy Color
News Arcade Beat-'Em-Up SlashOut Joins Emergency Call Ambulance in Yakuza Kiwami 3 on PS5, PS4
Push Square The successor to SpikeOut included
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Yakuza
What is wrong with people
- Random
- Nintendo
- DS
- Metacritic
News "Not A Single Pixel" Of The New Ecco Game Will Be Generated By AI, Insists Series Creator
Will make use of DLSS on Switch 2, though
- Ecco
- GenAI
- Ed Annunziata
Who could have seen this coming?
- News
- Rockstar Games
- PC
- Mods
News The PS2 Game 'Fate/stay night Réalta Nua' Is Now Playable In English
Unlocking another way to experience the Japanese visual novel
- News
- PS2
- Fan Translation
Wednesday14th Jan 2026
Update: Steam page and trailer now live
- Castlevania
News An Overlooked Disney Collection From Digital Eclipse Has Been Rated For Switch
Nintendo Life And Switch 2!
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
"Here’s more transparency around our transparent PCB"
- Commodore
- C64
- FPGA
News "It Has Been Years In The Making" - Ecco's Creator Reconfirms A New Game Is In Development
"He's a bridge between worlds"
- Sega
News PS1 Ridge Racer Poised for PS5, PS4 via PS Plus Premium
Push Square When superior arcade version already exists
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- PS1
- Ridge Racer
News NiGHTS Artist Explains The Reasoning Behind That Unusual Logo
"A small love story"
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
- NiGHTS
