If you were growing up between the late 1970s and early 1990s, it stands a good chance that you’ll have visited a video game arcade at some point. Filled with rows of cabinets, pulsing neon lights, not to mention booming music, arcades were THE place to enjoy the latest and greatest video and electronic games. Not simply a haven for gamers,…
Kim Justice is one of the retro scene’s most popular YouTube broadcasters, with videos covering nearly every aspect of the video game industry. This month, Kim joins AJ and Joerg to talk about her history in the gaming scene, YouTube popularity, and her process for creating engaging content. scene.world/kimjustice
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…
POLYMEGA finally opened up pre-orders for its eagerly anticipated modular retro gaming system that supports multiple cartridge based and optical disc based platforms in full HD. However, the big day event didn’t go as planned as the POLYMEGA website quickly came to a crashing halt due to greater than anticipated demand and a claimed Denial-of-service attack. Eager buyers have had…
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…
The Kronbits 2018 Demake JAM is over, the entries have been ranked, and the results are now all online at Itch.io for gamers to enjoy! The competition yielded a total of 71 submissions – far too many to cover here – and the quality is staggeringly good, especially when considering the limited development time allowed! The aim of the competition…
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….
It is a cloudy Sunday morning here in Ottawa, and that alone sets one’s mood pretty low. Luckily, I’ve opened my emails and saw the Spectrum Next Kickstarter Update #36 in my mailbox. Suddenly, the pale skies don’t look that dull anymore! As usual, Henrique’s update is long, full or pictures and information so I will try to summarize here….
The dedication and love that persists for the Commodore Amiga seems to know no bounds, and the number of projects dedicated to keeping the memory of the machine alive is seemingly never-ending! Thanks to a heads-up from our community, we were made aware of a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the Checkmate A1500 (2018 edition), a modular Amiga desktop computer case….
The “amiga-place-to-be” English Amiga Board (EAB) has announced a new game development competition, and it is offering more than €500 in prizes! The competition will run from September 1st, 2018 and the deadline is on February 28th, 2019 at 23:59 UTC, so the contestants will have six months to come up with the next great Amiga game. The entries have to be brand…
