Category: Retro News
Our second Atari 8-bit release this week is Train, a new title developed and released by Czech software outfit BAHA Software Group, which in turn is a conversion of Vlak, a game released originally for MS-DOS PCs by Miroslav Němeček in 1993. Heavily influenced by the classic Snake arcade game, players are tasked with driving a small freight train around the screen,…
Atari fans are in for a treat this week following the release of not one, but three new titles for a range of classic 8-bit computers and consoles! First on our release radar is HeliCommander, an arcade game that blends elements of Chopper Command and Choplifter into a new and exciting package for the Atari XL/XE series, with the promise…
Rio de Janeiro has everything to offer: beaches, sun, Carnaval, and beautiful people. But for most of us, all that really doesn’t matter unless we still can have our yellowed retro computing fix, right!? If that is your case and you happen to be in Brazil on May 31st, this is your lucky day! The 7th RetroRio will receive you…
Portuguese-speaking people out there, rejoice! Another retro magazine in print is ready for the debut! The first issue of the Brazilian magazine Clube MSX will be available for pre-order tomorrow, May 15th. The quarterly magazine will be sold only in print with the first issue presenting 40 pages in full colour. The official release will happen during the 2018 RetroRio,…
We have been covering Graeme Cowie’s Amiga remake of Bomb Jack since the very first beta version, keeping you all in the loop with regular updates. Graeme contacted me through Facebook a couple of days ago to let me know that the final version is now available! You can download the game from our Homebrew Database (under the website banner)…
Buzzsaw is a game by Jason J. Railton, that was originally released way back in 2011 as Buzzsaw+ (Foxton Locks Mix). Cronosoft have now made the game available to purchase on cassette for the tidy sum of five pounds. Buzzsaw is a puzzle game with traits from Tetris, but with some subtle differences to make the game a little more…
A new firmware update for TheC64 Mini is now available from Retro Games Limited website. Version 1.0.8. is slated to include firmware optimisations and improvements to THEC64 input response times. Hopefully, this means elimination of the joystick input lag that is plaguing many users of the mini emulator. Retro Games Limited also re-confirmed their planned commitment to deliver a firmware…
Pond Software has released a brand new text adventure game, written by Stefan Vogt, titled Hibernated 1: This Place is Death. Hibernated 1 is a classic text adventure game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum that takes place in a science-fiction setting and is the first interactive story in a triology centered around interplanetary explorer, Olivia Lund. Setting out…
Announced last June at 2017 E3, the RetroN 77 brought some excitement but also took some flak from the ever-picky retro community when dealing with new hardware about old hardware :) Hyper developers have released an extensive letter with new and exciting updates. Shared by Scott Dayton over the Atari 2600 Homebrew Facebook group, the update signed by Dr. Andrew Steel, started…
Nintendo has announced that their Nintendo Switch Online service will be launching in September, with the key feature of providing access to a library of NES games adapted to the Nintendo Switch with online compatibility and voice chat, via an official smartphone app. Nintendo has stated that 20 classic NES titles will be available at launch, with the following 10…
