Timeline
Friday16th Jan 2026
News "You'll Be Missed, Friend" - Retro Gamer Pays Tribute To The Late Nick Thorpe
"He was a guy of extreme generosity and he left a mark on all who met him"
News Hallelujah! The Dubious Quest To Find Monkey Ball's Lost "Adult" Levels Is Complete
Update: Yukie Kawamura's DLC has been found and preserved
Thursday15th Jan 2026
The Making Of Dungeon Master, A Truly Trailblazing First-Person RPG
"I think in a certain sense we were a little bit too early"
News IO Interactive Says 007 First Light Is "Completely Different" To The "Fantastic" GoldenEye 007
"There's a lot of praise and a lot of nostalgia that goes with that"
Who could have seen this coming?
News The PS2 Game 'Fate/stay night Réalta Nua' Is Now Playable In English
Unlocking another way to experience the Japanese visual novel
"We’d rather be late than ship something that isn’t worthy of your collection"
News "Not A Single Pixel" Of The New Ecco Game Will Be Generated By AI, Insists Series Creator
Will make use of DLSS on Switch 2, though
Wednesday14th Jan 2026
Talking Point What Was Your First Animal Crossing Game?
As New Horizon's 3.0 update drops, we want your memories of the popular series
Update: Steam page and trailer now live
News "It Has Been Years In The Making" - Ecco's Creator Reconfirms A New Game Is In Development
"He's a bridge between worlds"
"Here’s more transparency around our transparent PCB"
'Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement - Melodies Across Time' is available digitally
News Mech Shooter 'Vital Shell' Absolutely Nails That PS1-Era Vibe
Mech me reach for my wallet
News NiGHTS Artist Explains The Reasoning Behind That Unusual Logo
"A small love story"
Tuesday13th Jan 2026
News Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI
A "few senior managers" are testing the tech but remain unexcited, says CEO
Game Changer Shining In The Darkness - My Bumpy But Brilliant Introduction To JRPGs
Better than Dungeon Master, though? Not quite...
The company sees a possible future in resurrecting & remastering classic IPs
News A Fool's Errand Is The Kind Of Addictive Brilliance You Can Only Find On Playdate
"Scale the winding heights of the Dark Tower"
'Acrolyte' is the debut game from indie developer CyberKomodo
News Peter Molyneux's "Last Game", Masters Of Albion, Finally Has A Release Date
Team includes Fable composer Russell Shaw & two of Media Molecule's founders
News LightConn, The World's First Wireless Dreamcast Light Gun, Is Getting A Laser-Guided Overhaul
Complete with laser sight!
Monday12th Jan 2026
Feature "It Was Exciting & Terrifying" — The Ultima Legend Who Taught Computers To Sing
Kenneth W. Arnold reflects on his work on the groundbreaking RPG series
News 'About Fishing' Is What You Get When You Combine Shenmue With Sega Bass Fishing, Apparently
"No fish were harmed in the making of About Fishing"
News The Zelda Adventure Nintendo Would Rather Forget Is Getting A Fan-Made Remaster
Features numerous 'Quality of Life' improvements
A beta (v0.1) of the patch has now been released
The patch was originally supposed to drop last year, on October 10th, 2025
News Holy Magic Century, Batman! The Infamous Quest 64 Is Being Recompiled For PC
60fps! High res visuals! The same 3/10 gameplay!
News The 'Bedrooms To Billions' And 'Rubber Keyed Wonder' Team Is Tackling The Commodore 64 Next
Will contain new interviews with the people who made it happen
News Commodore's Official Remake Of Taito's The NewZealand Story Launches Next Month
"Honors the original Taito spirit while enhancing it with a modern artistic direction"
"I sincerely feel that we have let down those who have supported us"
Sunday11th Jan 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (January 11th 2026)
Missed some retro news this week? We've got you covered
Friday9th Jan 2026
News "Plays Like A AAA Native Release" - Super Mario 64 Gets A Dreamcast Port
Update: jnmartin's native port is now available
"We are not leaving Japan, but this work should be allowed within Japan"
News A Decompilation Project Is Currently In The Works For Jet Set Radio Future
Could a native PC port finally be on the cards?
Super Robot Wars 64 originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999
News "Someone Finally Did It" - This Homebrew Dreamcast Game Uses Two VMU Displays At Once
Will be used in the upcoming shmup, Metal Canary
Thursday8th Jan 2026
