RepliCade revealed this week a new playable, limited edition, 12-inch-tall replica arcade cabinet of Atari's legendary classic Asteroids. Much like other replica arcade cabinets they have made in the past, this is about as authentic as you can get as they have recreated two variants of the models you would find when they were brand […]
Spacebot Interactive and IZMA have finally put their retro title Deadeus for the Game Boy up for pre-order today. This retro game is about as big of a throwback as you can get at the developer has put it to a cartridge, making it one of the few games out there that is not a […]
A long-forgotten title for the original PlayStation has a new life as Magic Castle has been released 20 years later. A little bit of history behind this one as it is a rogue-lite title created on the Net Yaroze platform clear back in the late '90s. The game started production in 1997 but was eventually […]
We always love a good speedrun, and there's no better way to say goodbye to 2020 than with one of the hardest, Super Mario 602. For the uninitiated, you might be wondering what the hell Super Mario 602 is. This is the nickname given to the speedrun of doing consecutive speedruns of all the Mario […]
There have been many, many, many mods of Nintendo products over the years, including many for the Nintendo 64. We could list off all the ways people have torn that device apart and basically turned it into a better version of itself or created controllers that actually function better than the originals and won't wear […]
This morning, Retro-Bit revealed that pre-orders have officially gone live for the Legacy16 Controllers, both wired and wireless. If you haven't seen these yet, they were teased earlier this year as an old-school SNES controller for the Nintendo Switch, both in a wired version with a USB connection and a wireless version that utilizes a […]
Back when the original Game Boy was released, Nintendo and other companies made a ton of accessories for it. Everything from a camera to a printer to various lighting rigs to help you play the thing in the dark. It truly was the era of random objects being made for gaming consoles that would eventually […]
Evercade announced a new collection coming to their retro console next year as they're releasing Codemasters Collection 1. The latest in advanced announcements for retro collections coming to the portable console, this is a mix of their classic platformers and sports titles they were known for back in the '90s. The majority of them being […]
Ziggurat decided to launch some classic New World Computing PC games onto GOG this week for old-school fans to play again. The hit classic games from the once prominent company have been released as players can get their hands on Wetlands, Zephyr, and Planet's Edge. All three are available exclusively on GOG's digital storefront for purchase, making them […]
Nintendo will bring five more NES and SNES games to Nintendo Switch Online this month, including Donkey Kong Country 3. The SNES side of things is getting the better end of the deal as they will also be releasing The Ignition Factor, Super Valis IV, and Tuff E Nuff. Meanwhile, the NES is getting only […]
Wanna hear something really trippy? Back in the '90s, SEGA was developing a VR game for the Genesis that was never released. Long before VR became what we know it today, the actual concept of VR was a novelty item that a lot of people billed as "the future of video games" but it never […]
Heritage Auctions are boasting the sale of a rare sealed variant of Super Mario Bros. 3 has sold at auction for $156,000. In case you're not familiar with the rarity of this box, this is a rare variant cover where the word "Bros." is over Mario's right hand. Usually, the word is over the space […]
Do you remember 1998? Perhaps you were a kid sitting down to your birthday or holiday presents, all nicely wrapped up and ready to be torn apart to reveal the gifts inside. When you opened your gift, perhaps this was what was concealed: A copy of Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, or even Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition. […]
Evercade has partnered up with Team17 to release Worms Collection 1, which will be coming out for the console in 2021. The company has been putting together collections from multiple game companies over the past year, but most of them don't release until later in the year or next as they're formatting them to their […]
Games done Quick will be doing something a little different this month for their next speedrunning event as they present Fleet Fatales. Viewers will be getting a cool experience for this one as all of the players will be women who will be playing games as quickly as they can to benefit a charity. This […]
An interesting rarity from Nintendo as the company has released Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade Of Light. The weird reality we live in when it comes to Nintendo is that there is a library of titles across multiple consoles that were only released in Japan and maybe a few other areas, but they […]
Steamforged Games, the company known for such tabletop games as Godtear and Guild Ball, are releasing a new card game, based on the classic Bandai Namco arcade game Pac-Man. Veteran arcade game players and newcomers to the gaming scene alike are sure to enjoy this card game when it hits stores on November 13th of […]
New Wave Toys revealed a brand new mini arcade cabinet today as they are giving the miniature treatment to Asteroids. In partnership with RepliCade and Atari, they have created a 12-inch-tall replica of the legendary arcade classic, fully playable, and detailed down to the stickers on the side. This is designed to match the cabinets […]
Atari are gearing up for the holiday season with all their new items, as they revealed today the Mini Pong Jr. As you can see here, this is a small tabletop version of the game that is about the size of a Nintendo Wii U, in which both players can play the classic title like […]
Antstream Arcade announced this morning that they will be throwing the world's first online tournament for the classic arcade game Pac-Man. The event will take place from October 23rd-30th and will feature Guinness World Record holder Billy Mitchell and UK Pac-Man champion Jon Stoodley. The tournament itself will have some extreme rules to it to […]
