The Making Of Diddy Kong Racing, The Game That Overtook Mario Kart
How a diddy development team made a huge impact on the kart racing genre
Review Mega Drive / Genesis Mini 2 - Sega's Sequel Scores CD Support
...plus other welcome improvements
News - October, 2022
Monday31st Oct 2022
Guide Best Silent Hill Games - Every Silent Hill Game Ranked
Running up that (Silent) Hill, just in time for Halloween
Flashback Did Anyone Actually Win Castlevania III's Trip To Transylvania?
Did this unique Halloween prize ever happen?
News New Video Demonstrates Cancelled Game Boy Add-On, The WorkBoy
YouTuber Liam Robertson gives us a closer look at the strange device
News Ultimate Play The Game's Sabre Wulf Is Getting A New Fan Remaster For Commodore 64
Features new environment art and a redesign for Sabreman
Sunday30th Oct 2022
Guide Best Sega Master System Games Of All Time
There's more to Sega's 8-bit console than Alex Kidd and Sonic
Saturday29th Oct 2022
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 29th)
A week is a long time in video games
Friday28th Oct 2022
The Making Of Live A Live, A Groundbreaking JRPG Masterpiece
"It's thanks to Final Fantasy that I was able to do all of this"
News Sega Publishes Game Manuals For Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Mini 2 Titles Online
Includes manuals for games previously unreleased in the West
News Japan-Exclusive Turn-Based Strategy Game 'Run=Dim As Black Soul' Now Available In English
The game originally released on Dreamcast in 2001
Thursday27th Oct 2022
Review Mega Drive / Genesis Mini 2 - Sega's Sequel Scores CD Support
...plus other welcome improvements
News Sega Removes Controversial Character From Bare Knuckle 3 On Mega Drive Mini 2
As well as as whole section of level one
News Sega Legend And Phantasy Star Co-Creator Rieko Kodama Has Passed Away
Memorial spotted in the Mega Drive Mini 2 credits
News These Ghosts 'N Goblin Statues Have Us Reaching For Our Wallets
The most difficult thing about these statues is the price
Flashback How InXile's 'Baby Pals' Found Itself At The Center Of A Moral Panic
How a bunch of baby babbling made headlines across the U.S.
News CD Projekt Red Announces A Remake Of The Witcher Is In Development
It is being developed by Polish studio Fool's Theory
Wednesday26th Oct 2022
News Future Of Famous Seattle Retro Game Store In Doubt Following Armed Robbery
"I really don't want to leave. But I can't live with anyone getting shot"
Random Bizarre Clip Resurfaces Of Sonic And Knuckles Twerking On Puerto Rican TV
The segment originally aired on 'Entre Nosotras'
News Street Fighter Origins: Sagat Will Explore The God Of Muay Thai's Background
It follows Street Fighter Origins: Akuma released back in 2013
Flashback Remember The Time Director Duncan Jones Wrote A Full Throttle Script?
"Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen"
News Both R-Type Tactics Games Are Getting A Re-Release
Coming to Switch next year
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Polymega Production Crippled By Component Shortages
"50 units a month" is a best-case scenario, says Playmaji
The Making Of Tunic, A Love Letter To The Secrets Of Retro Gaming
"It’s wonderful. I feel very fortunate"
News You Can Now View Every U.S. PS2 Manual Online, Thanks To Archivists
And in beautiful 4k too!
Monday24th Oct 2022
Feature The Untold Story Of Rival Dreams, And Three 'Abandoned' GBA Games
Including a never-before-seen video
News 37 Years Later, Ultima Artist Discovers Falcom Ripped Off His Work
"That’s freakin’ hilarious!"
Random Tech-Savvy Musician Fashions Accordion Out Of C64s And Floppy Disks
Iftkryo previously made a theremin out of the old micro-computer
Sunday23rd Oct 2022
Saturday22nd Oct 2022
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 22nd)
What's in your cartridge slot this weekend?
Friday21st Oct 2022
Flashback Poor Pay, Underage Staff And No Credits - Digging Into Falcom's Dark Past
"It's always the case that Falcom don't credit me"
News Celebrate, Amiga Games Are Coming To Evercade
"High-quality Amiga games" coming in 2023 "and beyond"
News Strictly Limited Bringing Dariusburst CS Core + Taito/Sega Pack To The West
More robot-fish blasting action!
Gallery Take A Trip Down Memory Lane With These Classic Video Game Websites
Come with us on a journey across the world-wide-web
Anniversary Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Is 30 Years Old Today
The game released for the Game Boy in Japan on October 21st 1992
Thursday20th Oct 2022
News Retro-Bit Releasing 'Valis Collection' For Mega Drive/Genesis
Includes Valis: The Fantasm Soldier, Syd of Valis, and Valis III
Flashback Why Did We Never Get A True 'Last Starfighter' Video Game?
"At the time there was talk from Pony Canyon about making a licensed game"
News Tecmo's Tōkidenshō Angel Eyes Is Coming To Nintendo Switch And PS4
Compete to become the archangel!
News Silent Hill 2 Remake And Two Other Projects Announced During Livestream Event
"In restless dreams, do you see that town?"
News Laced Records Releasing Resident Evil Soundtrack As Triple-Set Vinyl
Sadly, no basement theme in sight!
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
The Making Of WipEout, The Trailblazer Of 'Generation PlayStation'
"It’s amazing that we even managed to produce the game at all"
News TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine Support For Analogue Pocket Is Here
Is there anything this handheld can't do?
News OutRun Joins List Of Arcade Cores Coming To The Analogue Pocket
Even more FPGA cores are on the way!
News Astro City Mini V's Western Release Comes With An Additional Game
Super Zaxxon wasn't part of the original Japanese library
News Super Fan Gives Phantasy Star IV's Translation An Ambitious Overhaul
Aims to create "a definitive, series-ending Phantasy Star experience"
Gallery A Look Inside The Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2022
Pixels, Pac-Man, and Panels!
Tuesday18th Oct 2022
News The Akiko Portable Is A New Amiga Laptop That Uses Real Hardware
The laptop is being developed by Michael Spindler
Random Watch Mike Haggar Beat Up Thugs In This Incredible Live-Action Final Fight 2 Ad
They really don't make adverts like this anymore
News F-Zero-Inspired Anti-Grav Racer Aero GPX Releases First Demo
This is one for the anti-grav fans among you!
Monday17th Oct 2022
Feature How R-Type Was De-Made For The Game Boy, Before Demakes Were A Thing
"It was thought it would be impossible to convert it to the Game Boy"
News Analogue Pocket's Remaining Cartridge Adapters Up For Pre-Order Later This Month
Previously, only the Game Gear adapter was available
News N64 Classic Perfect Dark Decompiled, Making PC Ports And New Mods A Possibility
It follows similar projects for Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time
News Another Great Controller Solution Is Coming For The Philips CD-i
The latest effort comes courtesy of Robert Dale Smith
Sunday16th Oct 2022
Flashback Unravelling The Confusing History Of Rambo On Japanese Computers
Grab yourself a coffee, this might take a while
CIBSunday Batman: The Video Game (Mega Drive)
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
Saturday15th Oct 2022
News A Demo Of The Failed Mario Kart XXL Pitch Is Now Available Online
The Turrican creator Manfred Trenz was behind the pitch
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 15th)
What's on the agenda this weekend?
Friday14th Oct 2022
News You Can Play GBA Carts On Your Steam Deck Using This Handy Device
A smooth operator, for sure
News Fable Developer Finds Missing Plaque On Ebay Years After It Was Presumed Stolen
Mike Ducker believes it may have been stolen back in 2010
News PS1 Horror Game R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital Given English Subtitle Patch
The System Sacom/Bandai game was released for the PlayStation 1 in 1997
Random Human Brain Cells In Petri Dish Learn To Play Pong
Well, we're out of a job then!
Thursday13th Oct 2022
News Bugs Bunny Crazier Castle Hack Is The Ultimate Way To Play The NES Puzzler
Features five new cutscenes, revised graphics, and twenty-eight enemy characters
Random Did You Know Coca Cola Once Had Its Own Japan-Exclusive Pong Machine?
The Sportstron came out in the 1970s and was developed by Fuji Electric
Wednesday12th Oct 2022
Review A Handheld History - 270 Pages Of Love For Portable Gaming
I wanna hold your hand
News Best Donkey Kong Game Gets An Impressive Fan Patch With Barrel Load Of New Levels
Features over 25 new Levels made by the CousinCatnip community
News Pokémon Mini Support Is Coming To Analogue Pocket
A monster in your pocket
News Final Fantasy 7 Battle Royale Spin-Off Shutting Down After Only 14 Months
"Can you become history's first SOLDIER?" Well, not for long apparently!
Tuesday11th Oct 2022
News Konami Staff Had To Gift Kojima LEGO So He Could Finish Metal Gear Solid Maps
The director used it to create Shadow Moses
News Neo Legend Arcade Cabinets Are A Brand New Way To Experience Antstream Arcade
Play over 1500 games, as originally intended!
Random WipEout's Logo Holds A Fascinating Secret
It's all about the number 8
Monday10th Oct 2022
News Romhackers Add Blue Shell Into The Original Super Mario Kart
Some players just want to watch the world burn
Random Experimental Developer Gets Doom Running Inside Notepad
The absurdity continues...
Sunday9th Oct 2022
News Zelda Fans, Check Out This Unseen Cover For The Original NES Game
What could have been...
Saturday8th Oct 2022
The Making Of Diddy Kong Racing, The Game That Overtook Mario Kart
How a diddy development team made a huge impact on the kart racing genre
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 8th)
What retro titles are taking up your time?
Friday7th Oct 2022
News Arcade Manufacturer ZUIKI Officially Reveals 'X68000 Z' Mini Console
Update: Announcement has been delayed
News Saint Seiya: The Phoenix Returns Is A Brilliant New Fangame Based On The Iconic Anime
The Zodiac Knights arrive on GameBoy Color
News Taito Asking Fans To Request Games They'd Like To See On Egret II Mini
Deadline ends on Monday, October 24, 2022
Random If Mario's Voice Upsets You, You'd Better Not Watch 1993's Live-Action Movie
"I've got two words for you - im-possible"
Thursday6th Oct 2022
News We Can't Get Enough Of These Incredible Metal Slug Mini-Figures
We need them, and we need them now!
News Taito's Classic Shmup Darius Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release For Switch
The game is also available on the Darius Cozmic Collection
Random You Need To Check Out These Live-Action Samurai Shodown Trailers
A golden age of video game advertising
News The World's Biggest Pokémon Collection Is Going Up For Sale
More than 20,000 items on offer
Wednesday5th Oct 2022
Talking Point Have You Checked Your Floppy Disks Recently? They Might Be Dead
If one still loads, it's living on borrowed time
News Metal Gear Solid's Getting An Incredible VR Fan Remake In Unreal Engine
Get ready for some first-person tactical espionage
Flashback Once Upon A Time, The BBC Didn't Know How To Pronounce 'Pikachu'
What's in a name, anyway?
News The Garbage Pail Kids Resurrected As Gross 8-Bit NES Game
This one's not for the easily queasy
Tuesday4th Oct 2022
News Game Gear Micro Hack Finally Allows You To Load Up More Games
Shame you can't make it bigger, though
News Cancelled Dune Game For GBA Comes Out 20 Years Later Under New Name
Elland: The Crystal Wars is now on Steam
News Stunning Secret Of Mana Merch Is Announced, And On Pre-Order In Japan
The legendary RPG is now a must-have fashion accessory
News Don't Watch This Trailer For The Dead Space Remake On Your Own
"I Believe. Do You Believe, Terrence? Do You?"
Monday3rd Oct 2022
The Making Of Micro Machines, The Best Racer On The NES
"We'd go to the pub at, play pool and come up with ideas for maps"
Random AI Reimagines The Cast Of Virtua Fighter, And The Results Are Wild
"The future is gonna be WEIRD"
News Footage Of Nintendo's Historic E3 1999 Panel Emerges Online
Features the announcement of "The Dolphin" and more!
News This Tiny Handheld Plays Master System And Game Boy Games - Oh, And Doom, Too
It's really pocket-friendly
News Revolution Co-Founder Releasing Book On Studios' Ups And Downs
Charts a journey through the game industry's "shark-infested waters"
Sunday2nd Oct 2022
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