Author: Alec
The ROM hacking community is often a source of interesting news in the homebrew gaming scene, so we were intrigued to learn of an English translation patch recently made available for Magic Knight Rayearth, a JRPG released in 1994 for the Sega Game Gear. The game debuted in Japan (including a red, branded edition of the console), and with no English…
Retrogamers looking to immerse themselves in the history of Atari video games should be interested to know that a new book dedicated to the subject has been announced. The Unofficial Atari Visual History is a new work from Darren “Greyfox” Doyle, also known for the ‘Atari Gamer‘ range of magazines. Available in hardback and paperback editions, the new book aims to cover a significant…
Indie development studio, Super Icon Ltd, has unveiled Super Life of Pixel for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita consoles. The game is an enhanced and updated version of the studio’s earlier title, Life of Pixel. Receiving many positive reviews at the time of release, the game was a lovingly nostalgic tribute to multiple generations of iconic computers and gaming consoles, spanning generations…
Game developers and musicians looking to infuse their projects with dynamic and engaging sound should pay close attention to NextDAW, a digital workstation solution created specifically for the Spectrum Next. Created by veteran musician of the 8-bit computing scene, Gari Biasillo (Target Renegade, Joe Blade), this new package aims to provide Next developers with a modern, easy-to-use digital audio workstation. Supporting…
Of all the coin-op classics to grace the arcades in the late 1980s, there is one in particular that I remember more fondly than any other. Upon entering any arcade, I would always make a point of searching for existence for this particular game. Much like a celestial body caught in the body of a planet’s gravitational field, the lure of…
Time for a review of another classic arcade game from the 1980’s, this time focusing on The NewZealand Story, another iconic coin-op from Taito. Even if you didn’t get to play this in the arcades, it was converted to just about every home computer and console of the day, so I’d be quite surprised if any of our readers haven’t…
Reset64 Magazine has compiled and uploaded a disk image containing all of the entries for it’s ‘Craptastic’ game development competition. Launched back in March of this year, the rules of the competition were simple: devs could create a game as bonkers or as brilliant as they liked, except that each entry must be no greater than 4 KB in size…
A new game based on one of the most innovative and influential videos games of the last decade looks set to make it’s way to the Commodore 64, following Jamie Fuller’s announcement that he is working on developing a tribute to Valve Software’s Portal. Originally released in 2007 for Windows PC, Mac OS and major consoles, players assumed the role…
Commodore 64 fans wanting to listen to music tracks from their favourite C64 games and ‘SIDicians’ should definitely check out DeepSID, an awesome, web-based SID player by Jens-Christian Huus (@jchuus). The site comes loaded with the High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC), which contains a near-complete catalogue of all known SID tunes; simply type in the name of the game (or artist)…
The Mojon Twins have unveiled the first screenshots for Cheril the Writer, a new game in development for the NES console! In the early days of computer and video games, it was not uncommon for software development houses to produce a number of titles around a specific character or mascot – I’m looking at you, Horrace – and the Mojon…
