Tag: Retro Gaming
We look back at 10 of the best arcade coin-op conversions for the Commodore 64!
We look back at Randy Glover’s remarkably innovative platform game from 1983!
PAX is a series of gaming conventions dedicated to supporting and celebrating video and tabletop gaming. Over the last weekend, the Australian edition of PAX was held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. While the convention features booths from major game publishers and independent developers, panels from video game industry insiders, LAN parties, tabletop gaming and competitions, it was the Classic…
We revisit and review the classic 1996 robot-crushing RTS game by The Bitmap Brothers!
If you’re wondering what to get that special retro collector and gaming historian in your life for Christmas this year, then why not take a look at The Game Console: A History in Photographs, the new book by photographer and creator of the Vanamo Online Game Museum, Evan Amos. Hitting shelves on November 6th, the book charts the evolution of the video game…
We try out the latest version of this PC emulator for Windows and Linux PCs.
Retro gamers looking for some classic fighting action can let off some steam with the Capcom Beat ‘Em Up bundle, a collection of seven classic side-scrolling, coin-op brawlers. The line-up includes Final Fight, Captain Commando and Armored Warriors, each of which acts as a reminder as to why Capcom was such a dominant force in the 80’s and 90’s arcade gaming scene….
We take a look at this curious, seaside-themed collect ’em up based on the classic puppet show.
Sony has announced it’s plans to launch the PlayStation Classic, a new ‘mini’ retro console based on the original PS1. Costing $99.99 USD, the unit is expected to launch December 3rd 2018 with 20 games built in. The full list of titles has yet to be revealed, but Sony has name-dropped some of the biggest titles in the line-up, which…
Spanish indie developer Kai Magazine has opened pre-orders for it’s upcoming role-playing game for the MSX2, The Sorrow of Gahlan’Thur. Set in an expansive open world, players must seek out a powerful relic rumoured to belong to Gadhlan’Thur, an ancient orc king. Based on what we’ve seen in the official pre-launch trailer, the game seems to blend elements from Wonder Boy…
