Category: Retro Gaming

“Eaten by a Grue” – New podcast covers classic text adventures!

Kevin Savetz (of Antic – The Atari 8-bit Podcast) and Carrington Vanston (of the Retro Computing Roundtable) have launched a brand new, fabulous podcast about text adventure games. In this new podcast, Carrington and Kevin will chose a classic text adventure game, play it for a month, and then talk about it together for our listening pleasure. They reminisce about…

Fill Your Friday Night With Some Fantastic New Retro Game Updates!

You may have noticed it’s been quiet here these last few days, and we haven’t been updating the News much. Well there’s good reason for this, we have been adding the final touches to the new improved ‘Vintage is the New Old’ website and we are coming close to the big reveal, which we hope will be before Christmas. I…

ZX Spectrum Next hardware goes gold!

If you, like everybody else, is excited about the upcoming ZX Spectrum Next, a modern version of the iconic Sinclair computer you will be happy to know that the hardware development  has reached the gold status! ‎Victor Trucco‎ has announced on Facebook that he is “satisfied with the results and designed the final PCB to produce a small batch as…

Two Alpha Demos Released for EgoWings, A New Upcoming Amiga Shoot’em up!

For some time now Javier Alcañiz and Carlos del Álamo have been working together on a new Amiga Shoot’ em up called EgoWings. If you’re a big fan of shmups, then you are gonna love this one with it’s super smooth gameplay, beautiful soundtrack and graphics similar to the 1989 Amiga classic Battle Squadron. There is no set release date…

Willy’s New Mansion Special Edition, Twelfth Anniversary Release

Willy’s New Mansion is a redesign of Matthew Smith’s classic game Jet Set Willy created using the Jet Set Willy Editor v. 2.03 by John Elliott. The game can be played on any ZX Spectrum emulator or real hardware. The game is available in .sna and .tap formats. Twenty years have passed since Willy stepped into his mansion and realized…

Commodore 64 CSDb Scene Release Updates!

As you may of noticed we now try to cover the best game cracks from CSDb, however with all the many releases on CSDb, you may miss some. Below are all the releases from 28th October to date, click on the name of each one to view more information. BCC#11 Invitation, The Tudors Theme, The Drift Intro, Gearhead Garage Basic,…

Genesis Project, Goblin Towers (1983+1987) &DS &Map, Commodore 64

Good Afternoon Retro Gamers, today we have a treat for you, Genesis Project have recently released a cracked version of Goblin Towers for the Commodore 64. Goblin Towers is a text based adventure. An ancient castle stands within a large forest. It is rumoured that within the castle live goblins who guard a vast treasure. The player starts their quest…

A-EON Prisma Megamix Music Card for Amiga

The Prisma Megamix is a music card for the Amiga computer, and is now available to purchase over at Amigakit. Specifications   Clockport and Zorro II interfaces (if operated in Zorro II slot, clockport can be used for compatible add-on cards)   Compatible with Amiga A1200 T, A2000, A3000, A4000, A4000T.   Based on VS1063 chip   Playback of wide range…

The Retrogaming Times, Fifth Issue, November 2016

The Retrogaming Times is a Retro Computer Magazine (English language) for all retro computer fans. In this edition; – Prepare to Qualify – Upcoming Events – More C64! – Konami and the C64 (Track & Field, Castlevania and more) *COVER STORY* – Retrogaming Feels – Sinistar – The Return of the Arcades? – A Pirate’s Life For Me – Fourth…

C64 intros Latest Updates

The web page c64Intros have updated their intro database and they have added 50 new intros. New groups added : Legend+Federation Against Copyright, SHC Crackware Essen, Byte Engineers, The+Fantasy, The Real Gamebusters. Website: http://intros.c64.org