Flashback 30 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat Defined The Sega And Nintendo Console War
The inside story on the game launch that made $50 million in a single day
The Making Of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - The Most Divisive Of Remakes
"We at Silicon Knights were creating the VCR to play their movie"
The Making Of Street Fighter Alpha 3: Upper, The GBA's Best Fighter
"We were a casualty of our own success"
The Making Of TOTAL!, The Nintendo Magazine That Had To Be Made In Secret
"Not even our colleagues knew what we were doing"
Guide Best Sega Dreamcast Games Of All Time
It's nice to have a dream
News - September, 2023
YesterdayTue, 26th Sep 2023
The Making Of Perfect Dark Zero And The Final Push To Hit Xbox 360's Launch
"Expectation is so insane you can't live up to it"
News Bike Daisuki! Hashiriya Kon – Rider’s Spirits & Scurge: Hive Coming To Modern Consoles In 2024
Two surprising retro reissues are on the way!
News We're Teaming Up With Lost In Cult To Create 'The Console Chronicles'
Over 400 pages of console history
News Parker Brothers' Empire Strikes Back Gets Remarkable Port For The Commodore Plus/4
The port is based on Megastyles' 2022 C64 port
News 40 Years Ago Today, Atari Dumped Millions Of Dollars In Unsold Games In The New Mexico Desert
"Every time I see Atari: Game Over, I get emotional"
Monday25th Sep 2023
The Making Of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Sam Barlow's Wii Masterpiece
"I always have to connect things back to the human experience"
News Transparent Analogue Pockets Are On The Way, But You'll Need To Be Fast
Available in "highly limited quantities"
Random Till Receipt For ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut Reaches $500 On eBay
That's Canadian dollars, in case you were wondering
News 'Densetsu No Stafy' For The GBA Has Been Given An English Fan Translation
The Nintendo-published title was released in Japan in 2002
Sunday24th Sep 2023
Anniversary CD-ROM Trailblazer 'Myst' Turns 30 Today
"Myst was approachable; it felt real"
Saturday23rd Sep 2023
The Making Of Street Fighter Alpha 3: Upper, The GBA's Best Fighter
"We were a casualty of our own success"
News Yuzo Koshiro's Mega Drive / Genesis Shmup 'Earthion' Coming To Current-Gen Systems In 2024
Announcement made at TGS 2023
Friday22nd Sep 2023
News The Telenet Shooting Collection Has Now Arrived On The Nintendo Switch eShop
The collection includes four classic Telenet Japan games
News The Keyboard-Packing Aya Neo Slide Is Available To Order Today
Currently being demoed at TGS 2023
Thursday21st Sep 2023
Feature What's Happening Over At Sega Forever, Sega's Dedicated Retro Channel?
Accounts have been silent in September
News SNES Fighter Rushing Beat Is Getting A New Entry, 'Rushing Beat X: Return Of Brawl Brothers'
Also known as 'Brawl Brothers' and 'Rival Turf'
News 25 Years Later, Dungeon Master Nexus Is Finally Playable In English
Japanese exclusive gets fan-made translation patch
News City Connection's & Happy Meal's 'Final Exerion' Is Out Today On Switch
A Steam version is coming soon
News Success Announces 'Cotton Fantasy 2', A New Cotton Game Set In Japan
Cotton Fantasy 2 coming to console, PC, and arcade
News Yuzo Koshiro's Rearranged Soundtrack For 'The Scheme' Now Available To Preorder
The Scheme originally released for the PC-88 in 1988
Wednesday20th Sep 2023
Guide Best Amiga Games Of All Time
The finest games on Commodore's beloved 16-bit system
News 'Aaling the Ghost' Is A Promising New Game Boy RPG, Now On Kickstarter
The game is inspired by early Chinese folk beliefs
News A Rare Mega Drive 'Wonder Midi' Cart Has Just Gone On Sale In Japan
For the ridiculous price of ¥999,900!
Tuesday19th Sep 2023
News MyArcade Launching New Atari Gamestation Pro Console On October 31st
Pre-orders are now open
News A Fan Translation Of Square's Satellaview RPG 'Dynami Tracer' Is Now Available
The game features music from Nobuo Uematsu
News Metal Gear Fans Are Trying To Deconstruct A Model Of One Of Its Most Iconic Tanks
You can help by backing its Kickstarter
Feature Printing Nostalgia - Why Limited Run Gaming Magazines Are Having A Moment
"Social media has become absolutely useless for sharing anything meaningful"
"There was no connection between Game Yaroze and Net Yaroze"
News SNK Working On Art Of Fighting Reboot And "Action RPG" Samurai Shodown
"We have to start by brainstorming"
News Art Of Fighting For The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Just Got A New Fanmade Upgrade
Featuring Hi-Score SRAM & difficulty tweaks
Monday18th Sep 2023
News Pokémon "Toy Fad" Had A Negative Impact On Warhammer Maker Games Workshop
"Pokémon had hit our UK business quite hard"
News A Classic 'Mortal Kombat' Bootleg For The NES Is Getting An Overhaul
Hummer Team's Mortal Kombat II originally launched in 1994
News Bitmap's 'Ants To Zombies' Will Chart The Terrifying History Of Horror Video Games
Bitmap Books' latest arrives this October
Sunday17th Sep 2023
The Making Of TOTAL!, The Nintendo Magazine That Had To Be Made In Secret
"Not even our colleagues knew what we were doing"
Saturday16th Sep 2023
Friday15th Sep 2023
The Making Of Obsidian, Rocket Science's Myst-Inspired Adventure
"We thought this was going to go nuclear. And then it didn’t."
News R-Type Final 2 Dev Granzella Is Rebooting Jaleco's Formation Z
Update: Launches 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, & PC
News Stray Children Is A Brand New RPG From Onion Games For Nintendo Switch
From the developers behind 'Moon'
3D update available now via Early Access
Random Scientist Transforms Salad Spinner Into Working Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move Controller
Don't get dizzy with excitement!
Thursday14th Sep 2023
The Making Of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - The Most Divisive Of Remakes
"We at Silicon Knights were creating the VCR to play their movie"
News The Modular Computer MSX0 Is Now Out In The Wild
Early backers get their hands on the portable MSX
News Daemon Claw Is A New Action Sidescroller For Amiga, Mega Drive, Neo Geo, & PC
Update: Kickstarter for Mega Drive, Neo Geo, & PC now live!
News The Hidden History Of Donkey Kong Is About To Be Revealed
1997 "tell all" document is getting translated
News Fans Are Porting Mortal Kombat II To 3DO
"This is a huge undertaking"
News Shmup Revival 'Truxton Extreme' Is Coming To PS5 Next Year
Will be playable at TGS 2023
News Dreamcast Rail Shooter Rainbow Cotton Is Getting Its First Western Release
Heading to PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch & PC
News Assault Suit Leynos 2 Is The Next Saturn Tribute Title
Part of the same series as Cybernator on the SNES
News Snow Bros. Is Getting A New 3D Action Game For PS5, PS4, & Switch
Will be playable at TGS 2023
News Athena's 'Strike Gunner S.T.G' Is Blasting Onto Switch & PS4 On September 21st
Hamster also acquires rights to other Athena games
Wednesday13th Sep 2023
Flashback 30 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat Defined The Sega And Nintendo Console War
The inside story on the game launch that made $50 million in a single day
Anniversary Pokémon Yellow Turns 25 And Pokémon Platinum Is 15
Guess what, you're old now
Feature A Tribute To Rick Parks, The Artist Behind 'Eye Of The Beholder' And 'Lands Of Lore'
"We liked to pick on Rick and call him the centre of the universe"
News The Nintendo Switch & PC Title Xiaomei & The Flame Dragon's Fist Is Heading To Mega Drive
A Japanese store page is now up
News Valve Celebrates 20 Years Of Steam With A Sale
And plenty of memes & pop culture references!
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
News Anbernic Might Be Working On A Nintendo 2DS-Style Emulation Handheld
Update: Or not, as the case may be...
News Fancy Owning The Rare Taiwanese Flop Super A'Can? Here's Your Chance
Update: Auctions raise almost $20,000
News 'Cyber Citizen Shockman 2' Is Coming To Consoles Later This Month
Will hit Xbox consoles, PS4/PS5, & Nintendo Switch on September 22nd
News The Scramble Vice Is A New Crime-Fighting Sidescroller Hitting Steam In 2024
From the makers of Shinobi Non Grata
Competition Win A Framed Game Boy, Game Boy Color Or Game Boy Pocket
Thanks to Grid Studio
Monday11th Sep 2023
News Castlevania Gets Some Fang-tastic New Fashion Merch
Available to pre-order until September 24th!
News Triple Jump Is A New Multi-Cart Featuring 3 NES Platformers
Now available on Kickstarter!
News Fans Have Translated The Hotel Dusk Precursor 'Blue Chicago Blues' Into English
A patch is available now for the Sega Saturn version!
News Atari Is Reissuing Outlaw For Its Legendary 2600 Console
Just in time for the Atari 2600+
Sunday10th Sep 2023
Guide Best Sega Dreamcast Games Of All Time
It's nice to have a dream
Saturday9th Sep 2023
The Making Of Curiosity: What's Inside The Cube - Peter Molyneux's Infamous Experiment
"I still stand by the innovation of the experiment"
Friday8th Sep 2023
Guide Every Game Announced For The X68000 Z Vol. 1 Collection (So Far)
The collection will be available with the X68000 Z complete edition
News ScummVM Opens Public Testing For iOS Port
Play classic LucasArts games on the go!
Thursday7th Sep 2023
News Daytona USA 2 Is Finally Getting A Home Port, Thanks To Like A Dragon Gaiden
And Fighting Vipers 2, too!
News F-Zero Gets Another Spiritual Successor In The Shape Of XF - eXtreme Formula
UPDATE: The developer has now released a demo for PC!
News NES Endings Compendium Vol. 1: 1985-89 - The End Is In Sight
Expanded from the previous edition, too
News Atari Gobbles Up AtariAge, One Of The Web's Oldest Retro Gaming Sites
Has been running for 25 years
News Bubble Ghost For The Atari ST Is Getting A Remake For Nintendo Switch & PC
Rising from the grave in 2024
Wednesday6th Sep 2023
News Lost Sega Golf MMO Starring Sonic Resurrected After 15 Years
SEGA SPLASH! GOLF is back in business
Guide Best Game Boy Color Games Of All Time
Colour me surprised
Round Up The Best Retro Gaming Gifts - September 2023
Games, clothing, merch and more!
News The GBA's "Largest Adventure Game" Zero One SP Is Getting A Fan Translation
Courtesy of TraceyTrace!
News Portal 64 Is An Incredible Fanmade Demake In Development For The N64
You can grab the latest build now!
News Another Clayfighter Fan Project Has Received A C&D From Interplay
Clayfighter Infinite Clayfare is a PC fan game
Tuesday5th Sep 2023
Feature Celebrating The SG-1000, Sega's First Console And One-Time Famicom Rival
"As for the performance, there is no doubt that SG-1000 and SC-3000 were better"
News Peter Molyneux Expresses "Regret" For Hyping His Games, But Feels He Was Just Doing His Job
"I have had death threats"
News Ultimate's 'Atic Atac' Gets Fanmade Remake For Spectrum Next
Did we mention it's free?
Monday4th Sep 2023
Guide Best PS1 RPGs Of All Time
There's more than just Final Fantasy VII, you know
News Snow Bros. 2 Is Getting A Remake For PC And Switch
From the developers of Snow Bros. Nick & Tom Special
News Pre-Orders Open For New GBA Platformer 'Goodboy Galaxy'
Get your paws on this promising homebrew
Sunday3rd Sep 2023
Guide Best Metal Gear Games - Every Metal Gear Game, Ranked
Metal Gear Solid turns 25 today
Saturday2nd Sep 2023
Friday1st Sep 2023
News Seiko Releasing 'Space Invaders' Watch For Game's 45th Anniversary
Limited to 1,978 units worldwide
News Good-Feel's Spiritual Successor To Goemon Gets New Trailer & Japanese Release Date
Fingers crossed this gets localized
News 'Rugrats' Is Getting A NES Platformer That Reminds Us Of 'Bonk'
Coming to modern platforms, too
News Atari & Arcade1Up Partner Up For 50th Anniversary Arcade Cabinet
Features 64 classic Atari games
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