Tough Guy Returns: A Taiwanese Brawler Punches Up the Mega Drive / Genesis
From DOS Dustbin to Sega Spotlight. Imagine a long-forgotten fighter from 1995, born on the clunky DOS machines of yesteryear, now stepping into the 16-bit
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A retro game collector who is passionate about all things retro. Favourite console is the Sega Megadrive and favourite game is Shining Force. He sourcese the best retro gaming news for enthusiasts.
Pocket Power: Ingenious Maker Squeezes Retro Console into Mint Tin
The freshest retro project of the year! The humble mint tin. Usually home to chalky breath fresheners, occasionally repurposed for storing guitar picks or tiny
👾 Retro Gaming Weekly News #0143
This week, there is a lot of related Switch 2 noise, mostly related to GameCube titles being available for the launch. However, there is also
Command & Conquer Squeezed Onto Pi Pico 2 Microcontroller
Porting not because it's easy, but because it's hard. Ever looked at a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 – that dinky microcontroller board
Toaplan's Tiger-Heli Makes First Official Atari Debut This Summer
Dust off your 7800, find a way to plug it into a TV and wait. Plaion and Atari have announced that Toaplan's classic
Polymega Launches Visco Arcade Collections Vol. 7 & 8 with Rare Neo Geo, NES Titles
Neo Geo without the Neo Geo Price Tag. Polymega has expanded its line of retro game compilations with two new physical releases: Volume 7: Breaker’
Amazon Prime Gaming Offers 23 Free Games in April, Including Mafia III and Minecraft Legends for Xbox
Just in case you needed some more games for your "to-play" stack. Amazon has unveiled its April 2025 lineup for Prime Gaming, featuring
Behind the Bullets: The Untold Story of Metal Slug 2’s Chaotic Development
The tank was supposed to be the player. A resurfaced 1998 interview with Metal Slug 2’s creators, courtesy of shmuplations reveals how SNK’s
Street Fighter’s 1987 Origins Revealed: Pneumatic Buttons, Atari Cabinets, and the Birth of a Genre
A fascinating insight of how the GOAT fighting game, became. A newly resurfaced 1987 interview with Street Fighter creators Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto sheds
BAFTA Names Shenmue as Most Influential Game of All Time 🤨
Was it even the most influential game of 1999? The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled its list of the 21