Timeline
Tuesday3rd Feb 2026
News You Can Pick Up The Original Alone In The Dark Trilogy Now For Free On GOG
All three games are also part of GOG's preservation program
News Netflix Documentary Shines A Light On Korean Virtua Fighter Sensation "Akira Kid"
South Korean player famously beat the best Japanese players in the world
News AYANEO Is Giving Away A Free Handheld After Pocket S Mini "Supply Chain Communication Error"
Due to an error the device's battery is smaller than initially advertised
Monday2nd Feb 2026
"It was a game that was truly outstanding in terms of sound design"
"That's why I'm very anti-AI right now"
News Lord of the Rings: Conquest, "The Game That Killed Pandemic", Is Playable Online Once More
And it works on Steam Deck, too
News AYANEO Has Just Done Something Totally Different With Its Pocket S Mini Handheld
Available right now for as little as $319
News Slay, Queen! Another PC-FX Game Has Been Translated Into English
It's 'All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Queen of Queens'
News This New "Dark Science-Fiction" Shoot 'Em Up Aims To Push The SNES Hardware
Super Storm Buster will feature "a very high number of projectiles" & huge bosses
News The Simpsons: Hit & Run Is Being Unofficially Ported To Dreamcast
The GTA clone could be coming to Sega's console
News The Definitive Version Of Tales Of Phantasia's PSP Remake Is Now Available In English
'Tales of Phantasia X' was released in 2010, alongside Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X
Sunday1st Feb 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (February 1st 2026)
Sonic R! Banjo: Recompiled! Beavis and Butt-Head!
Saturday31st Jan 2026
Community Challenge How Fast Are You On Ridge Racer's Most Difficult Course?
"SOMEBODY'S RIGHT ON YOUR TAIL"
Friday30th Jan 2026
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, Fatal Fury 2, and Fatal Fury Special
News The 32X Version Of Virtua Racing Has Been Decompiled
"A complete, buildable disassembly of Virtua Racing Deluxe for the Sega 32X"
"I'd rather quit the industry than use Generative AI"
News New MiSTer FPGA N64 'Turbo' Core Delivers 17.5 Percent Performance Boost
Overclocks from 80MHz to 94MHz!
Promises "totally dynamic worlds" and extensive modding possibilities
News Here's Why Official Dreamcast Magazine Never Got A Proper Final Issue
"The loss of the demo disc was the killing blow"
News Strong Museum Of Play Acquires "Comprehensive Collection Of Atari Materials"
The Curt Vendel Collection now has a brand, new home
Thursday29th Jan 2026
Anniversary "Hail To The King, Baby" - Duke Nukem 3D Has Officially Turned 30 Years Old
The shareware version, that is
"We've had part of the previously unreleased VB game for years"
"It was him wanting our help to deal with whatever he was going through"
"They wouldn't release it under the Seibu Kaihatsu name"
Localisation legend Richard Honeywood talks us through his incredible game dev origin story
News The Massively Controversial Barbarian Is Getting A New Fan-Made Port For Atari Computers
Will Maria Whittaker come out of retirement for the cover photo, though?
News The MSX2 Titles 'Wonderland Of Carbuncle' & 'Super Tritorn' Are Making Their Way To Switch
Courtesy of D4 Enterprise's 'EGGCONSOLE' series
News Gunbird And Rival Turf Are Coming To Polymega, Along With This Rare Arcade-Only Fighter
The Fallen Angels / Daraku Tenshi has never been ported previously
Nebulus originally launched for the Commodore 64 & ZX Spectrum
Wednesday28th Jan 2026
News 'Leaps + Bounds', A Visual Journey Through Nine Console Generations, Launches Next Month
"Perfect for gaming obsessives, retro collectors, tech historians, and product design obsessives"
News Metal Slug Artist Shares Old Doodle For A "Sci-Fi Comedy Game" Based On Samurai Shodown
The game would have been inspired by Star Wars, Akira Kurosawa films, and Lone Wolf and Cub
"That's born from cherishing the artform, not a desire to be contrarian"
The brick breaker originally landed in arcades back in 1987
News Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon Is Being Unofficially Ported To Genesis / Mega Drive
Fang-tastic news for Sega fans
Tuesday27th Jan 2026
News Apparently, The PSP Counts As A Failure To Some People Now
82 million units sold and you still can't catch a break
News Ever Wanted To Play Sonic R Like A Platformer? You Should Try Out This New Saturn Mod
"Can you feel the sunshine?"
Considered the first game to use the 'Visual Novel' name
News "Part Of Me Looked Down On America" - Sakura Wars Creator On Japanese Gaming's Rise And Fall
"The typical trend became to immediately churn out sequels"
News The Popular Arcade Hack 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave' Is Now Available For Your C64
Thanks to the team behind Bubble Bobble Remastered
News 3D Pioneer Graeme Baird Has Passed Away
Baird worked on the likes of Starglider, Carrier Command and 3D Tank Duel
Monday26th Jan 2026
News This Shinobi Hack Gives The Master System Port A Shot In The Arm
Three versions, one patch!
