Tectoy is the producer and distributor of Sega products in Brazil, credited with keeping the consoles popular in Brazil long after their discontinuation around the rest of the world. Andrew and Joerg welcome back Tectoy CEO Stefano Arnhold for a deeper dive into the unique legacy of this company and their 2017 edition of the Megadrive. Also, AJ and Joerg…
Henrique Olifiers has announced on the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter page that all the 2B boards will be in production starting next week! The 2B is the final version of the board, which receive some changes and adjustments from users feedback that are using the 2A. In the short update, Henrique also gave updates about the keyboard and the case….
Lars Sobiraj is a freelance journalist, member of the Amiga scene as Ghandy, and editor for Tarnkappe. info and fomer editor of the Hugi diskmag and the news / underground portal gulli. com. He is also the first guest to ever be on the Scene World Podcast, all the way back in 2014. AJ and Joerg welcome Lars back to…
Here at ViTNO, not only are we always excited to learn about the latest developments in the retro computing scene, but we think it’s important to highlight the contributions that so many people out there make to keeping so many of our favourite machines alive. Gregory Nacu, author and maintainer of C64OS.com, is certainly no stranger when it comes to…
Back in June, we covered SNK’s official unveiling of it’s NEOGEO Mini console, a new, portable game system containing a selection of classic Neo Geo arcade titles. In the run up to the console’s release, SNK has now published a short trailer (read advert) for the console. This gives us with a better look at the unit, it’s features, and…
Talk to any fan of the Commodore 64, and it won’t be long before they mention the machine’s iconic SID chip. Responsible for the soundtracks to so many of our childhoods, this 3-voice synthesizer was capable of producing some truly amazing music, all made possible thanks to the creativity of the composers and ‘SIDicians’ who used it. As huge fans…
RGCD, one of the leading publishers of current generation Commodore 64 games, has announced that they have re-released the fun blasting arcade style game, Rocket Smash Ex for the C64. Developed by John Christian Lønningdal & Saul Cross, Rocket Smash Ex is a single screen arcade game that requires you to reassemble and refuel your crashed rocket ship before running…
Scene World, the C64 NTSC & PAL diskmag is also available as an Amiga AGA version now, download Scene World #28 – Amiga at: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=77535 Feel free to read the nfo file for more info: http://www.pouet.net/prod_nfo.php?which=77535&font=4
In this edition of Retro Revisited, we’ll be looking back at Syndicate Wars, the much-anticipated sequel to one of the best real-time action-strategy games of the early 90’s, Syndicate. The original game proved to be incredibly popular, and remains one of my favourite games of all time – to say that I was excited when I learned that a sequel was in development would be something of an understatement! The game…
The C64 SEUCK (Shoot’Em Up Construction Kit) Compo 2018, organised by Richard Bayliss from The New Dimension has come to an end with all votes tallied and the winner announced. Bayliss was pleased to announced that the winner of this year’s competition is….Valkyrie 3 by Eleanor Burns. Eleanor Burn’s vertical scrolling shooter sees you fly your plane through 6 different zones, battling…
