Author: Paulo Garcia

Street Fighter II Has Been Ported To The Nintendo Virtual Boy

If you are one of the two that owned a Virtual Boy in the past, this news will certainly excite you! Back then, Street Fighter II, after launching on the SNES has been ported practically to almost every existing game machine including the monochrome Game Boy. Nintendo’s own Virtual Boy was probably the only one that didn’t get its version,…

Retro Computing Roundtable Episode 94

The new episode of RCR, with the participation of Jack Nutting (hosting), Earl Evans, Ken Gagne, Paul Hagstrom, and Carrington Vanston, brings lots of memories about Radio Shack, its iconic TRS-80 family of computers, and much more. Link: RCR

HuCast Games Release 'Alice's Mom's Rescue' On Sega Dreamcast

[youtube 46QdZmUs6fE nolink] Alice’s Mom’s Rescue is the first homebrew release for Sega’s 128-bit console this year, an expansive platformer with a traditional pixel-art style – one which is now available to buy in both standard and limited editions. Already available for both PC and Android, the newly arriving Sega Dreamcast version comes in two flavours – Standard and Limited…

'Steel Assault' Kickstarter campaign is almost over and needs you!

[youtube 0GQgkz7xAU0 nolink] Steel Assault Kickstarted campaign has 20 hours to go, and it is still behind its goal. The game is 2D action platformer for PC, in the style of a late NES game. The game mainly focuses on close combat, but the player is also equipped with a variety of different weapons. Its aesthetic is inspired by late…

Home Computers Behind the Iron Curtain

Ricardo Pinheiro from the Brazilian blog “Retrocomputaria Plus” brought to our attention an article published on Hackaday website back in December. The article was written by Martin Malý who is also responsible for the project ASM80, a multi-target IDE for 8-bit computers that works in your browser, which we reported here a while back. On this new article he goes…

Relearning MSX #14: MSX-C commands: FPC.COM

Continuing the article about C development on MSX, Javi Lavandeira explains the Function Parameter Checker (FPC.COM). If you are new to the MSX, or never develop for it, Lavandeira series of articles is a must-read. Or you can try yourself reading the guide from the picture above! Link: Lavandeira Website

Commodore 65 prototype was sold yesterday for 20,000 €

Reported last week by Commodore is Awesome, the C65 prototype auction has ended yesterday, and the lucky buyer will have to pay US$ 23,000 for it! It is not Apple 1 price range, of course but the considering that a previous auction for another C65 prototype back in 2013 reached a bit over US$ 7,000, this new one shows how…

Commodore 65 Prototype sold for staggering US$23,000!

Reported last week by Commodore is Awesome, the C65 prototype auction has ended yesterday, and the lucky buyer will have to pay US$ 23,000 for it! It is not Apple 1 price range, of course but the considering that a previous auction for another C65 prototype back in 2013 reached a bit over US$ 7,000, this new one shows how…

New NES Homebrew 'The Mad Wizard: A Candelabra Chronicle' has been released in cartridge!

[youtube UsfhIAHE5k0 nolink] Even after 30 years, your Nintendo Entertainment System is still up to the task, right? What if you can put your hands on a brand new game cartridge? You are lucky today! Sly Dog Studios have finally released their long-awaited puzzle platformer Mad Wizard: A Candelabra Chronicle on cartridge for the 8-bit system. RetroZone is selling this…

Chimera+ – Remake of the original game released for the Atari XL/XE.

[youtube bgWk6ZCfEjo nolink] The user known as Tezz on Atariage forum has announced his new game Chimera+. “Chimera+ is a complete rewrite of the game from the ground up to create an enhanced version with the goal of optimizing performance for faster gameplay, changing the controls and, adding the features missing in the original Atari release. The new version works…