Category: Retro News
PLATO is the great, great, great granddaddy of the online computer network. Developing forums, email, multiplayer networked games, screen sharing, and instant messaging, it is responsible for many of the things we take for granted today. AJ and Joerg take a deep dive with IRATA.ONLINE’s Thomas Cherryhomes into why PLATO is as awesome as it is, and how it still…
The Future Was 8 Bit is pleased to announce the availability of their new multi-format release, RodMan. Developed by Mika ‘Misfit’ Keranen, your objective is to guide RodMan around multi- screen maze levels, collecting pills, avoiding enemies and using bombs to eliminate the bad guys. RodMan is available the The Future Was 8-Bit in a Special Triple Cassette Edition covering…
Retro Games Limited, the maker of TheC64 Mini, has announced the soft launch of their new website that will feature “new products, newsletters and much more!”. However, the most exciting part of the new website is the inclusion of a page dedicated to the full size TheC64. As yet, there are no specific details about the full size model with…
How do you keep track of all the different machines released over the years? How do you catalogue different versions of games, down to the different packaging? And how can you ensure that the game you’re looking for is real and authentic? Databases, that’s how! The Martin Ahman, AJ Heller and Joerg Droege talk to Fred Fischer from Consolevariations and…
Numskull Designs have partnered with BANDAI Namco Entertainment with the plan to release a series of one quarter scale full working arcade cabinets with the Pac-Man edition now available on pre-order for £149.99. The Pac-Man Quarter Size Arcade Cabinet is an official, fully playable, accurate 1/4 scale replica of the original Pac-Man cabinet that runs the original arcade rom via…
CollectorVision are looking to provide an easy way to play your favourite Collecovision game on modern TV with the Kickstarter launch of their FPGA based Phoenix system. However, the campaign appears to have failed to spark the community’s interest as with 15 days left the project has only been able to secure 30% of its $230,000 USD funding target. The…
Our yearly gamescom podcast special (#54) has been released now: https://scene.world/gc2018podcast (video+audio versions). Martin Ahman, AJ Heller and Joerg Droege are talking about the experiences in the #retro area & biz area at our appointments EA – Electronic Arts, Konami THQNordic and Assemble Entertainment
Mike Berry’s new retro gaming artwork now available to purchase!
Attention All Vintage Computer Enthusiasts: Tandy Assembly 2018 will be held on November 10 and 11 in Springfield, Ohio. This is the second year of the all-Tandy show. Computers and electronics from any of the Tandy/Radio Shack lines will be on display. As Tandy was an early leader in the computer and electronics market, and they had a wide variety…
Does this ‘all-in-one’ Commodore 64 solution live up to its hype? The VITNO team has received their board and spends a couple of days of putting it through its paces. The 1541 Ultimate series of cartridges, including the Ultimate II+, has become a standard for the modern day C64 enthusiast, providing a highly reliable and versatile file storage solution. Its…
