Category: Retro Gaming

Precinct 20: Dead Strange, Alf Yngve Checks In To Reveal Further Details

Alf Yngve, the accomplished game designer behind numerous SEUCK based games (such as Border Blast 3, Bank Run and Forgotten Forest to name a few) has checked in with the VITNO team to provide an update on his upcoming game Precinct 20: Dead Strange for the Commodore 64. Precinct 20: Dead Strange will be a horror themed game that will…

Unboxing of the C64 Single Button Game Collection

Our very Andrew Fisher did an #unboxing of the #SingleButton #Game #Collection datsette by the @KomodaAmigaPlus Magazine! Check it out:

Amazon opens pre-orders for the NeoGeo Mini International

SNK’s miniaturised NeoGeo cabinet console is available on pre-order from Amazon with a release date of October 15, 2018. The NeoGeo Mini International will be selling for $109 USD while the optional NeoGeO Gamepad controller is also available for pre-order at a price of $25.90 USD. Compared to the Japanese variant, the International variant of the NeoGeo Mini features an…

Thalamus Digital teases C64 fans with Creatures tweet!

*Updated* – Sadly, it proved to be nothing more than a meme put out by Thalamus. Despite the disappointment this time, we expect a Creatures remake or update to be a case of “when”, rather than “if”… *Original Story* Normally we’d stay away from posting about mere rumours, but we’ll make an exception for this not-so-subtle tweet from the Thalamus…

Micro Mages, a co-op platformer for NES hits Kickstarter

Morphcat Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowd-fund the release of Micro Mages, a new platform game for the NES. Players must enter the Demon Fortress and pit their wits against the many perils that await them inside. Hidden somewhere in the dank depths of this foreboding edifice is a great treasure, but it is protected by an army of…

SpeccyX – a portable Spectrum Next by Dan Birch!

The solder is barely dry on the Spectrum Next circuit boards, but that hasn’t stopped the community from dissecting the hardware and finding innovative ways to exploit the technology that is packed into the long-awaited spiritual successor to the ZX Spectrum. Among the fans already tinkering with the device boards is Dan Birch, who has designed, developed, and built a…

Gods Remastered launching soon, gets official trailer!

Robot Riot (Nils Hammerich) has published the final trailer for Gods Remastered, the studio’s tribute to The Bitmap Brothers 16-bit classic. Retaining the blend of platforming, shooting and puzzle-solving action of the original, players are, once again, tasked with facing the perils of the Ancient City in their quest for immortality, this time in high-definition! While we had some reservation…

Arcade-quality conversion of Ghosts’n Goblins for MSX Turbo R revealed!

Assembler of Spanish coding team ASM has finally finished work on a conversion of Ghosts’n Goblins for the MSX Turbo R. Released in 1990 as successor to the MSX 2+, the machine packed in a custom 16-bit RISC CPU (R800) alongside the standard Zilog Z80, as well as 256 Kb of RAM – it would be the most powerful machine…

NEOGEO Mini expected to launch in October

US and European retrogaming fans eager to get their hands on SNK’s NEOGEO Mini gaming system shouldn’t have to wait much longer! Pre-orders for the diminutive system are expected to open from September 10th, with the unit reaching retailers sometime in October, and is expected to cost somewhere between £100 – £120 on launch. The Japanese edition of the console has…

Available now Tina’s Adventure Island for MSX as free download

Although the game is still for sale as physical cartridge over MSX Cartridge Shop, Imanok has made the game available as a free download. The side-scroller platform featuring Tina as the hero was released last year and received a great reception.  “Tina wakes up thinking it’s going to be another peaceful day in the island, but suddenly she starts feeling worried….