CFFA3000 run #5 in production

R&D Automation LLC has announced that a fifth run of the legendary CFFA3000 mass storage adapter for Apple II systems is now underway. Approximately 1000 units will be assembled, with pre-orders expected to open some time in mid-to-late February. The CFFA3000 is Compact-Flash or USB-based mass storage adapter for Apple ][+, Apple //e, and Apple //gs systems which provides floppy…

Vintage is the New Old Featured in the Top 75 Retro Gaming Blogs and Websites for 2018!

Ben Johnson from The Great Setup Website, contacted us via email to let us know that we have been included in the Top 75 Retro Gaming Blogs of 2018! We just about made it into the top 20 category, landing at number 19, which we thought was pretty good going! It’s always nice to know that we are doing a…

Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey For the ZX Spectrum 128 Released!

Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey is a ZX Spectrum game that greenwebsevilla has been working on for the ZX-DEV Conversions Compo since September 2017. Today we bring you some exciting News that the game has finally been released! Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey is based on the Famicom/NES game “Gimmick” published by Sunsoft. The game is a side-on platformer with many levels connected to one main…

C64.com interviews Mihaly Kenczler (Novotrade)

The guys over at C64.com have recently interviewed Mihaly Kenczler. Mihaly worked on Express Raider and Impossible Mission II. You can read the interview here. Website: C64.com

35 Years Old Atari 2600 Racing Game Dragster World Record Has Been Disqualified

Kotaku has published an interesting article reporting that Activision’s Dragster for the Atari 2600 World record set by Todd Rogers 35 years ago was removed from Twin Galaxies, an organization that tracks video game records and high scores. Although Rogers had proved his feat using a Polaroid photo, people now believe that he managed to fool everybody until today. Kotaku continues…

Stefan Bylund releases a demo version of “The Pawn” for the ZX Spectrum Next!

Stefan Bylund has released a limited demo of the text adventure game “The Pawn” for the ZX Spectrum Next! The Pawn first appeared on the Sinclair QL in 1985. Amiga and Atari ST versions were later released in 1986. There was also a text only version for the ZX Spectrum 128 and later the ZX Spectrum +3. I have never…

Are you ready for more Jelly? The Adventures of Jane Jelly, The Egg Diamond Released for ZX Spectrum 48K/128K

After all the awesome ZX Spectrum releases lately, you would think it would slow down a bit, but no, they just keep coming! Today we have more Retro News about the third instalment of Jane Jelly titled, “The Adventures of Jane Jelly, The Egg Diamond” which is an Action Arcade Adventure for the ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k. Jane Jelly…

You can now play GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64 with Super Mario characters!

I’m sure you all remember Golden Eye on the Nintendo 64? Well here is something you don’t see every day, the epic third person shooter on the Nintendo 64 has a new mod, so if you have ever wanted to find out who would win in a gunfight between Mario and Luigi, well now you can! This mod replaces all…

Sequel to Harbinger Convergence Released! Harbinger, The Void, ZX Spectrum 128

After escaping from the planet Tantalus, during the trip your ship was damaged by “The Void”. You must now take on a greater threat, the Space Pirates! Way back in October 2016 we gave you the heads up on an awesome game from Cthonian Godkiller’s (Apsis) for the ZX Spectrum 128 called Harbinger Convergence. Harbinger Convergence is a Sci-fi Arcade Adventure…

Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge, Port Coming to the Atari XL/XE

Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge was originally a game on the Megadrive, NES and Game Boy, today we learn of a new port coming soon for the Atari XL/XE. We found the source to this News over at atarionline.pl. My Polish is non existent, but if you want more information, my best advice would be to paste it into Google Chrome…