Category: Retro Gaming

ZX Spectrum Next £250,000 target reached in only 34 hours

I was expecting that the Next would be a hot topic over Kickstarter and it would be funded, but I didn’t expect that to happen so quick. The project is fully funded already, which means they will get the money from all backers via Kickstarter. Since there are still 28 days to go, there are plenty of time to go way…

WinUAE 3.4.1 beta 7 Amiga Emulator Released

Toni is back again with another Beta version of WinUAE. WinUAE is currently the best Amiga emulation available to date and if used alongside Classic Workbench and WHDLoad you can achieve a really great Amiga hard drive experience like the picture above. Download from the link below and don’t forget to check all the new features in the release notes…

Roland v0.70 Amstrad/Schneider Emulator Released

Roland v0.70 has been released. Roland emulates home computers Amstrad/Schneider from the series CPC 464/664/6128 for Linux und Windows. Roland depends on SDL > 1.2 and SDL-Image. Download: Roland v0.70 Source: rolandemu.de, github.com

ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Campaign is Live! And You Can Get Yours Starting at US $230!

We were all counting the days when we could pledge for the ZX Spectrum Next project, and now that day has come! The Next campaign is live and after a couple hours, it already reached almost £50,000. We are happy to be the first retro computing/gaming website to bring such good news! The Spectrum Next is an expanded and updated…

Sonic Time Twisted, Sonic Fan Made Game Finally Released After 12 Year Development!

Metal Sonic returns from the Little Planet with a plan to resurrect his creator using ancient alien technology. Can Sonic, Tails and Knuckles collect the Chaos Emerald and Time Stones to stop Metal Sonic before its too late? Sonic Time Twisted is an unofficial fan made Sonic the Hedgehog game that has been in development for 12 years. Featuring 28…

Alien Downpour, Fast-Action Arcade-Style Shooter for the Apple ][

You are Deuce Darkstar on a secret, daring, foolhearty mission to infiltrate the Domain of Shmup and stop the Alien Downpour they are preparing to rain down upon all you know and love. You know it’s a suicide mission, but you eat suicide missions for breakfast and you’re mighty hungry. Good Hunting! Alien Downpour is a fast-action arcade-style shooter for…

Genblast! New Homebrew Space Shoot ’em Up for ZX Spectrum

Good afternoon Retro Gamers, today we have a special Homebrew treat for you all, Dave Hughes has released a new Shoot ’em up for your Speccy! Dave decided to set himself a goal and see what could be achieved using an old game engine, his choice was Games Designer from Quicksilva Ltd released in 1983! This program is well known…

Namco Arcade Classics Coming to the Nintendo Switch!

For those of you that bought a Nintendo Switch, you must be wondering where are the games? Well they are coming.. just not very fast. Yes there are quite a few Indie Game titles available for the system, as well as some cool Neo Geo games. I’m sure you all bought Breath of the Wild, but some hardcore gamers have…

ROMhacking.net Latest Rom Hacks and Translations

Romhacking.net have updated their website with some brand new hacks and translations patches. Rom Hacks Super Mario Arcade (Complete)(Super Mario World)(SNES) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Fixed Luck (Bug Fix)(Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow)(NDS) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow No Required Touch Screen (Improvement)(Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow)(NDS) Megaman X: No Forced Upgrades (Improvement)(Mega Man X)(SNES) PeCaMario (Spoof)(Super Mario Bros.)(NES) Weird Mario Bros (Graphics)…

It looks like Nintendo is launching the SNES Mini this Year!

Eurogamer website has published an article stating that sources close to Nintendo confirmed a SNES Classic will be launched this year. Last week we published a post talking about the end of production of the NES Classic, and we even mentioned that possibility of a SNES! It seemed just natural that with the success of the NES Classic, Nintendo wouldn’t…