Category: Games Consoles
Waluigi in LoZ is a fan-made rom hack starring Waluigi, by modder russmars2. While not necessarily new News, our main focus on Vintage is the New Old is about Retro Gaming. We thought it would be a great idea to also post some older news that people may have missed or forgot about and what better way to start this off…
Blake Patterson wrote in his blog “Byte Cellar” about his visit to the “Places of Invention” Exhibit at the National Museum of American History, in Washington D.C. The exhibit is not only about vintage computing, but there is an important part of it dedicated to the rise of the personal computer. Besides the article that I recommend you to read,…
Analogue Nt is a new video-game console that can play both NES and Japanese Famicom that also supports accessories from the NES Zapper to the Famicom Disk System. The new console is built from a single solid block of aluminium, and differently than other new NES-compatible consoles, like the Retro 5, the Analogue Nt is built with the original hardware…
Earok (Erik Hogan) over at Unofficial CD32 Ports has updated his lovely website with another new release, this time round it’s Big Red Adventure + Nippon Safes, Inc. The complete adventures of international thieves Doug Nuts, Dino Fagioli and Donna Fatale on one disc. Two editions of Big Red Adventure are included – a modified one for stock CD32 owners (some…
Here is another interesting Kickstarter campaign. On this one, Jeffrey Wittenhagen proposes to write a comprehensive Nintendo Collector’s Book and also a physical NES RPG indie game with professional NES-themed artwork. “The Complete NES” is a project that is a combination campaign having multiple different aspects to it. There is a thorough NES Collector’s Guide covering the entire licensed US…
The Video Game Archeologist is a website that contains hundreds of game manuals, most of them for Atari games, but also for Colecovision and others. I’ve checked some of the manuals, and it was really a trip down the memory lane :). Some of the manuals of games published by Atari itself are a pleasure to check, mainly because of…
While the Super Nintendo may have had an excellent Game Boy adapter to play the pocket-sized classics on the big screen, Sega never released an equivalent for their colourful Game Gear handheld. With a hefty amount of solder and a custom built board, one retro gamer has made his very own 2-in-1 Master System with a Game Gear cartridge slot…
[youtube rushX-wtDig nolink] The Centre for Computer History in Cambridge – UK has announced that the next Retro Gaming Night is happening on June 26th, from 7pm to Midnight. Besides the obvious retro-gaming-jam, the event also allow you to bring that extra retro game or hardware to swap or sell during the event. The space is limited and you can…
Another day, another try, but remember.. SHOOT OR DIE! Earok (Erik Hogan) over at Unofficial CD32 Ports has updated his lovely website with yet another new release. This time round it’s something very special for all you die hard Turrican fans out there! Get ready for the Turrican Anthology! You may remember back in 2011, RGCD released a similar compilation….
While the Super Nintendo may have had an excellent Game Boy adapter to play the pocket-sized classics on the big screen, Sega never released an equivalent for their colourful Game Gear handheld. With a hefty amount of solder and a custom built board, one retro gamer has made his very own 2-in-1 Master System with a Game Gear cartridge slot…
