Jam It, Commodore 64, Retrospective Basketball Game Review

Originally released by Throwback Games back in 2015, Jam It is an arcade style two on two basketball game played on a half court format. Jam It is somewhat unique in that it allows up to 4 players to take part in some fun fast paced hoop action. Before you start playing, you get to choose the number of players…

Clube MSX magazine issue #2 pre-sale available now!

The second issue of the Brazilian quarterly print magazine Clube MSX is already available for pre-order! The magazine can be purchased at the Clube MSX website for R$ 19,90 (USD 4.90) plus shipping. International orders are being accepted via PayPal. Among other articles, the new issue will bring reviews of the games Children of the Night (2018) and Ghost (2017),…

Final changes to POLYMEGA system revealed

Playmaji, the company behind the POLYMEGA project, has reached out to Nintendo Life to help them communicate important and significant changes to their all-in-one retro system as their website continues to not be accessible to most people. The update article published by Nintendo Life discloses the following changes to specifications, previously announced: CPU upgraded to a higher speed Dual Core…

Community Showcase: Tony Temple – The Arcade Blogger

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,…

Scene World Podcast Episode #52 – Kim Justice

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

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…

The POLYMEGA website comes to a halt as the modular retro system goes into pre-order [Update #3]

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…

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…

Kronbits Demake JAM 2018 results are in!

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…

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….