How retro games continue to inspire the modern games industry
Computer gaming has been popular for over 40 years at this point, since extremely realistic table tennis simulator Pong first got people excited in arcades. […]
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ZZap! 64 for the Commodore 64 coming back!
ZZap! 64 Annual 2019 Kickstarter The Commodore 64 was THE home computer to own in the 1980s and early 90s and was only surpassed in […]
Retro Game Review: Wizball (Commodore 64)
Wizball, first released in 1987 by Manchester-based Ocean Software, is arguably one of the strangest shoot-em-ups ever to have been released for the Commodore 64. […]
Remembering PlayStation Home
With large portions of the industry eager to encourage all of us to invest in the latest VR technology (and the associated hardware to be […]
Console Accessories: iNNEXT USB Game Controller
When it comes to consoles and retro gaming, you can never have enough controllers. In my man cave I have an entire drawer full of […]
Console Review: TheC64 Mini
If, like me, you’ve been following the story behind this new mini recreation of the world’s best selling home computer, you’ll know that it’s had […]
Getting The Most Out Of Your Plug And Play Consoles
As a huge retro gaming fan I’m usually something of a purist when it comes to how I prefer to play old games, choosing to […]
The Evolution Of Videogame Licences
Brand recognition is an incredibly powerful tool. Companies across the globe invest millions every year promoting not only their products but the names and brands […]
Hacking The SNES Mini – A Personal Journey…
Regular visitors will know that I’m generally quite enthusiastic when it comes to modern recreations of retro consoles. While many sing the praises of emulation […]
Console Review: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Classic Mini
It’s been a year since I looked at Nintendo’s last foray into the world of plug and play retro consoles when they launched the Classic […]
Lineage 2: Revolution Celebrates The Season Of Love With Exclusive Valentine’s Day Quests
Netmarble Games Corp., the fastest-growing mobile game company worldwide, is asking players to be their Valentine with the addition of four new Valentine’s Day in-game […]
Creating An 8-Bit Text Adventure – A Developer Diary, Part 4
It’s been some time since I last posted an update regarding the development of my upcoming 8-bit game Final Breath. I’m sure many of you […]
Creating An 8-Bit Text Adventure – A Developer Diary, Part 3
Work on the game had changed up to this point so my approach to penning this diary has changed as well. I’ve moved on now […]
Telltale Games Summer 2017 Update reveals three new upcoming releases
Our friends at Telltale Games have been in touch to let us know about three of their upcoming games for the PC and consoles that […]
Infinite Minigolf coming soon to consoles
A few years ago, Zen Studios released the popular PS3 title Planet Minigolf – a highly addictive new take on crazy golf. Now they’re back […]
Game Review – Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4)
We live in a society where the majority of products are sold on the hype surrounding the release. While a sizeable percentage fail to live […]