Category: Games Consoles
Atari has released some photos of its upcoming (?) new console, Ataribox. The console shows a slick design that reminds us of our old pal, the Atari 2600, featuring an HDMI port, USB and SD slot. There is not much to it other than the pictures, though, so we can only speculate. The Ataribox team also released a press release…
Eurogamer.net has published yesterday an article talking about the NES homebrew market, which is very active, even after 22 years after the NES was officially dead. The text is a treat for any aspiring developer that always thought about making a cartridge-based game for a console. And you can even make some money! “I think, in the coming years, you’ll…
“Cassette tapes changed music forever, we’re about to do the same with retro gaming on mobile” was the bold statement Sega made in the pre-release marketing for Sega Forever. 500 hand-labelled cassette tapes posted to the most popular content creators around the world who dutifully speculated on their channels, building awareness and anticipation for Sega’s unveiling. Sega Forever landed on June…
Hyperkin, the company behind many modern versions of classic consoles, has shown its new product, the RetroN 77, a modern take on the classic Atari 2600. As you can see from the picture above, they took the design seriously, even bringing back the wood finishing and the classic controllers (you can use original or USB joysticks). While the many Atari Flashback…
User Bryan at AtariAge has announced there will be another run of his Utimate Atari Video board for the Atari 8-bit systems. This board generates superb composite and s-video (separate) signals from all 8-bit computer systems as well as the XEGS, 2600 / VCS, 5200, and 7800 consoles. It incorporates many features designed to clean up the often terrible video…
We have some more Kickstarter News today and it’s not about the Next! Antoine Gohin (glutock) contacted us a few days ago to let us know that his Kickstarter project for “Twin Dragons” has started. We are very pleased to announce to the world that so far the project has reached a whopping €17,478 pledged of an €8,000 goal! But it’s not…
As you know, the Super Famicom is the Japanese cousin of the Super Nintendo. What you probably don’t know is that there will be a new cartridge being released for it in 2017! The game is not a brand new homebrew, as you could expect when reading the headline. Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero was actually released in 1997 as a digital download…
Eskimo Bob for the NES is an Arcade Style Puzzle/Platformer with 64 levels, 15 enemy types, two playable characters, two support characters, and a fully functional password system allowing you to save your progress the good old-fashioned way. The Kickstarter has almost reached it’s goal target of CA$ 7,000 and there is still 27 days to go! Check out the…
Sydney Hunter is a new retro-style adventure/puzzle platformer. Armed only with his trusty boomerang, Sydney must navigate dark caverns while avoiding bats, ghosts, hot lava and other obstacles. The Sacred Tribe is the second game in the Sydney Hunter series. Already announced two years ago, Sydney Hunter & The Caverns of Death is still in development. Sydney Hunter, the great…
“4 Decades of Amiga Demos” has been in the works the last 3 months, if you have followed its progress over on EAB you will know about it, this is the first public release, containing over 300 Demos! from 4 decades (80s, 90s, 00s, 10s) all playable from a joypad from the easy to use menu. Yes there have been…
