Internet Archive adds 2,500 MS-DOS games to its playable library
The Internet Archive have added 2,500 MS-DOS games to its library. All can be played online, thanks to Archive.org’s “emulation in the browser” system.
Upcoming Analogue Pocket to play Game Boy carts, plus options to play Lynx, Game Gear and Neo Geo Pocket Color
Next year, hardware manufacturer Analogue are to launch the Analogue Pocket. An FPGA-based hand-held console that is compatible with all the games in the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Gameboy Advance library. With additional adaptors, the system can also play games for the Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket Color and Game Gear. The Pocket … Upcoming Analogue Pocket to play Game Boy carts, plus options to play Lynx, Game Gear and Neo Geo Pocket Color
Insert Coin: Round-Up of retro-gaming crowd funding projects : Oct 2019
Here is our regular round-up of retro-gaming themed crowd-funding projects. Projects are listed in order of urgency, so those ending soonest are nearer the top. All details are correct at time of publication. HEART OF NEON: a documentary about a life in video games Jeff Minter Paul Docherty is making a film about the story … Insert Coin: Round-Up of retro-gaming crowd funding projects : Oct 2019
Read Me: The best retro gaming reads (October 2019)
Read Me is a regular column where we collate the best recent reads on retro gaming. The Sumerian Game: The Most Important Video Game You’ve Never Heard Of Kate Willaert of A Critical Hit has researched early computer games and tells us about the first game with a narrative, The Sumerian Game. So what the … Read Me: The best retro gaming reads (October 2019)
Pinball Dreams gets unofficial Amstrad CPC port
Last night on Twitter, Batman Group announced their Amstrad conversion of Digital Illusion’s classic Amiga game, Pinball Dreams. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1179130726710730752 The port features all four tables: Ignition, Steel Wheel, Beat Box and Nightmare. The graphics and music are impressive and show how good the CPC can be. The game can be downloaded in the link in … Pinball Dreams gets unofficial Amstrad CPC port
Antstream team up with Atari to provide games for Atari VCS
Atari have partnered with Antstream (who we covered a few months back) to provide an exclusive edition of their streaming game service for their upcoming* Atari VCS system. As well as the 50 (as yet unknown) Atari games included in the Atari VCS system, owners will now have access to all of the Antstream catalogue**. … Antstream team up with Atari to provide games for Atari VCS
? Rewind Tape: Gaming news from September 1989
Let’s hop in the time machine and look into the RAM OK ROM OK archives* and see what was happening in gaming and tech news from 30 years ago… RAM OK ROM OK, Issue 117, September 1989 New portable Atari ST The Atari STacy Atari are to launch a portable ST-compatible machine named the Stacy. … ? Rewind Tape: Gaming news from September 1989
Big update from Lakka: Now Supporting Raspberry Pi 4, GPi Case, ROCKPro64 and more
Raspberry Pi 4 Lakka has been updated to version 2.3, and features new cores, platforms and RetroArch 1.7.8. Features of RetroArch 1.7.8 include the ability to play and dump game discs for 3DO, PlayStation, Saturn and Mega CD; and real-time game translation for games. Ideal for all you JRPG fans. The latest Lakka also now … Big update from Lakka: Now Supporting Raspberry Pi 4, GPi Case, ROCKPro64 and more
TFW8B launch range of Carts and provide service to sell Amateur programmer’s 8-bit games
The Future Was 8-Bit have launched a range of cartridges for the Commodore VIC-20 and C64. The company are also providing a new service to amateur programmers where they will publish their games in cartridge form. Commodore 64 games Ms Rodmän Ms Rodmän is the follow up to last year’s Rodmän – a maze game … TFW8B launch range of Carts and provide service to sell Amateur programmer’s 8-bit games
A/V Output: Round-up of the best retro gaming podcasts and Youtube gubbins (Sept 2019)
In A/V Output we take a gander at the latest podcasts and YouTube videos of interest to the retro gamer! If we’re missing your favourite podcaster or YouTuber, let us know and we’ll take a look. Its been a while since we’ve done one of these, so lets catch up with all the good gubbins … A/V Output: Round-up of the best retro gaming podcasts and Youtube gubbins (Sept 2019)