Hot on the heels of revisiting lightgun chaos in our recent look back at Time Crisis, another late-’90s classic has clawed its way onto modern hardware. Only this time, instead of terrorists and pedal-dodging, it’s velociraptors in a lab coat apocalypse. Capcom has released Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 on Steam for the first time, following their release on GOG in 2025…

Most Raspberry Pi retro setups lean heavily towards arcade action. Load it up, pick a ROM, mash a button, repeat. That’s fine — but it also means one entire strand of classic gaming tends to get ignored. Point-and-click adventures were, of course, about patience, curiosity, humour, and sometimes just sitting there staring at the screen while your brain quietly worked on a puzzle.

If you're a regular reader, you might recall some previous reports on the development of a new version of Lemmings for the Commodore 64. When I first looked at Jörg Karwath’s work on Lemmings Reloaded, it was clear that this wasn’t just another fan project. It was a mission to right a historical wrong. The original 1994 C64 port by Psygnosis was, to put it politely, a compromise.

Japan loves its transforming robots, and I've been a fan since I saw my first Transformer in 1984. There’s something deeply satisfying about the ability to switch forms on the fly — adapting to the situation, trading brute force for speed, or vice versa — and it’s a design idea that never really gets old. Which is no doubt why Clear River Games has announced that Jaleco's classic Japanese shooter…

For all the talk of point-and-click adventures being a relic of the past, the genre has really seen a resurgence in the past few years. Thanks largely to the success of ScummVM, vast swathes of classic adventures remain playable today — and just as importantly, influential. You can see that influence clearly in new releases like Return to Monkey Island…

Film studio CREATORVC, best known for TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming and the In Search of Darkness documentary series, has revealed it is developing Passport to Adventure: The SCUMM Story, a feature-length documentary focused on the LucasArts and Humongous Entertainment games built using the SCUMM engine. Written and directed by Richard Moss — whose previous work includes TerrorBytes…

Bomberman has always been one of those series that quietly defined multiplayer in the 16-bit era. Long before online lobbies, battle passes, or even analogue sticks, it was Bomberman that taught us the joy of local chaos: four players, one screen, and friendships tested by a single misplaced bomb. So the announcement of Super Bomberman Collection — revealed during February’s Nintendo Direct and now confirmed for physical release by Red Art Games and Konami — feels like a proper nod to that legacy, rather than just another digital compilation quietly dropped on a storefront.

If you told my 25-year-old self that Doom would one day show up on a little cartridge you slot into a handheld, I would have laughed myself hoarse. But here we are: Blaze Entertainment and Bethesda have dropped a teaser confirming that Doom is officially heading to Evercade hardware later in 2026, as part of id Software’s 35th anniversary celebrations.

On any given Friday morning in the late 1990s, you’d have found me collecting my wages from a local pub and then heading to the seafront to the local arcades to spend £20 on Time Crisis. (Preferably less, but you know: “just one more turn!”) The game left a big impression on me, delivering a more realistic, arcade-fun experience than…

It is easy to think of Half-Life 2 as a static masterpiece—a fixed point in gaming history that arrived in 2004 and stayed there. But if you’ve been playing it on Steam recently, you aren't playing the game that shipped two decades ago. As highlighted in this fascinating deep-dive video, Gordon Freeman’s journey to City 17 has been tweaked, broken, and rebuilt more times than an airboat.

Has MicroProse revived the days of proper flight sim fun? There was a time when flight sims shipped in a big box with a detailed manual to read, preferably before you played the game. Back in the 16-bit and early PC era, games like F-117A Nighthawk (or its C64 predecessor, Project Stealth Fighter), F-15 Strike Eagle and Gunship struck a near-perfect balance: believable aircraft, satisfying combat, and just enough realism to make you feel clever rather than exhausted.

Sometimes the retro gaming market throws up prices that make your jaw hit the floor — and this might just be one of them. A Game Boy Advance SP listing on eBay UK is currently active asking for a staggering £195,000 (€225,000) — yes, that’s not a typo — for what appears to be a sealed Game Boy Advance SP Super Mario Bros bundle…

If your Commodore 64 memories include a spinning tower and green creature trying to reach the top, you’ll know exactly what Nebulus is. Incredibly, the game is getting a brand-new physical release on Game Boy Advance, courtesy of RetroRoomGames! Originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and a host of other systems, Nebulus — also known in some regions as…

Old C64 disks might just surprise you by still being readable. But the clock is ticking, so how can you save your old disks? And, is it okay to do so -- or do you risk prosecution...? Is archiving Commodore 64 disks legal? If you’re digging old data off vintage media, you’ve probably already wondered where the law stands. Archiving disks is harmless, right?

The Commodore 64 Ultimate is one of those machines that instantly splits opinion — and honestly, that’s probably inevitable. Based on a detailed comparison in a recent YouTube video by The Bit Culture, it positions itself not as a nostalgia toy or a quirky console remake, but as a serious modern reinterpretation of the original Commodore 64 using FPGA hardware, in an attempt to recreate the…

Ziggurat has quietly built one of the more interesting retro catalogues in modern publishing, and a new newsletter is doing a decent job of reminding everyone just how deep that well goes — with a Humble Bundle sale currently putting a chunk of it back in the spotlight. The publisher notes it has now released more than 125 titles, spread across straight re-releases, more involved remasters, and entirely new entries in legacy franchises.

Rebellion is marking 20 years of Sniper Elite with a limited edition medal and pin badge set — and yes, it’s exactly the sort of thing long-time fans will immediately start justifying shelf space for. The Oxford-based studio (currently preparing the new version of Speedball) has announced a run of just 250 medal sets, now available to pre-order worldwide via the Rebellion Shop.

Retro Games Limited has promised 25 preloaded titles on the A1200, but a handful of them already tell you a lot about the machine’s ambition. Here’s a closer look at the games confirmed so far... Beneath a Steel Sky A 1994 cyberpunk point-and-click adventure from Revolution Software and designed by Charles Cecil and Tony Warriner, this atmospheric title also features art by renowned British comic artist Dave Gibbons (

I’ll admit it up front: the slow, steady return of R-Type on modern systems has been one of my favourite nostalgia arcs of the last few years. So yes, this one landed nicely. ININ Games has released a new trailer for R-Type Dimensions III, showing off major visual and technical progress — and, crucially, confirming details of the collector's edition.

One of Britain’s most politically confused platform heroes is back. The Monty Mole Collection launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC on January 23, bringing six classic microcomputer games to modern platforms for £6.99 / $8.99 / €8.39. The collection is developed by Imagine Software and published by Pixel Games UK, and it bundles together the core Monty Mole games plus a few extras, all wrapped in a modern emulator with some handy quality-of-life features.

A new video has revealed that someone is now working on a static recompilation of the cancelled Xbox 360 / Xbox Live Arcade version of GoldenEye 007 — the remake that almost came out, then didn’t, because of licensing chaos. It's the version that was leaked five years ago -- you can still play this version of GoldenEye on PC using the Xenia Xbox 360 emulator…

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Sega has officially started celebrating 35 years of Sonic the Hedgehog, marking the anniversary with a new trailer that races back through the blue blur’s biggest moments since his debut in 1991. Across 2026, Sega says it will roll out a full year of anniversary events and content, covering everything from digital retrospectives to live concerts, museum exhibits, merchandise drops and even a brand-new narrative podcast.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has finally brought back one of the most nostalgic features from the series — playable retro games — with its free Version 3.0 update. But there’s a catch: unlike the classic GC original, you’ll need to work for these, and they’re tied to a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Here’s how it all works — and where to find every mini classic on your island.

Limited Run Games has announced Earnest Evans Collection for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam, bringing a pretty obscure 1990s action series to modern platforms. It’s out digitally now, with physical editions going up for pre-order from January 23. I’ll be honest: before this press release landed in my inbox, I had never heard of Earnest Evans. Not once.

Fighting Fantasy is coming to Nintendo Switch next month, and if that sentence made you feel about 30 years younger, you’re not alone. Tin Man Games has announced that Fighting Fantasy Classics Volume 1 launches on Switch on February 5, bringing four of the most famous gamebooks by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone to Nintendo’s hybrid console. If you ever filled in an Adventure Sheet with a pencil and a sense of blind optimism, this one is aimed straight at you.

Resolution Games is launching a new retro arcade experience called Retrocade on February 5 for Apple Arcade, arriving on Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, and iPad. It’s a virtual arcade hub that wraps a selection of classic coin-op games inside a neon-lit, stylised arcade space. You don’t just pick a game from a menu — you walk up to a cabinet and play it, at least in VR.

A&R Atelier has announced that Ecco the Dolphin is officially back in development, with several new Ecco projects underway, as suggested when the trademark was revived in 2025. Details are thin for now, but updates will appear on a new official website and Discord channel. That’s the news. The claim wrapped around it is this: “The world needs Ecco the Dolphin.”

There’s a fresh release on the Commodore 64 scene that’s already turning heads: Sherwood, a new action-adventure platformer from Psytronik Software and developer Griffonsoft. Sherwood casts you as Robin Hood after a disastrous archery contest leaves you exposed to Prince John’s wrath. From that moment, it’s a dash for freedom through Sherwood Forest — jumping, climbing, firing arrows and solving puzzles to outwit guards and help the needy along the way.

The A1200 may look like a faithful Amiga 1200 replica, but the real story is what’s under the hood. Retro Games Limited has packed the machine with an ARM-based Linux system running a modified AmiBerry emulator, giving it the power to run even demanding Amiga titles without compromise. YouTube channel Retro Games Rediscovered has gone deep on what might be inside…

The NewZealand Story: Untold Adventure is heading to Steam in February 2026, reviving the 1988 arcade favourite with modern visuals, new mechanics, and a full re-imagining of Tiki the kiwi’s platforming adventure. It looks bright, busy, and unapologetically retro-minded — exactly the sort of thing that usually goes down well around here. But there’s an extra wrinkle this time, because the name attached to it isn’t just any publisher.

GOG is independent again, and its new owner isn’t short on opinions. Michał Kiciński, one of the original founders of both CD Projekt and Good Old Games, has been talking about what comes next after buying GOG back from CD Projekt RED — and he’s very clear about what he does and doesn’t want the platform to be. First, the basics aren’t changing.

Bomb Jack is back – again – and this time it’s the 1993 arcade follow-up Bomb Jack Twin, arriving on modern consoles as part of Hamster’s Arcade Archives series. If you only know the original Bomb Jack, this one might surprise you. Bomb Jack Twin takes the same basic idea – dodge enemies, grab bombs, chase high scores – but wraps it in cuter graphics, faster action, and proper two-player simultaneous play.

Viva Piñata wasn’t just about growing flowers and attracting strange candy animals. For a lot of people, the music did a lot of the heavy lifting. In my house, that was definitely the case — my wife played it as much for the soundtrack as for the oddly soothing garden-building. Now that soundtrack is getting a proper re-release. Materia Collective has announced…

Sonic Mania has officially gone where no modern Sonic has gone before: the SEGA Dreamcast. A fan-made port of the 2017 hit has been in development for some time, but the latest milestone is a big one — the game’s audio now works, making the build far closer to a playable experience. This isn’t an official release. The Dreamcast never got…

GoldenEye 007 refuses to retire quietly. Nearly 30 years after it turned living rooms into split-screen battlegrounds, the N64 classic has just picked up a fresh new coat of paint thanks to a new 4K texture pack for PC emulation. This visual upgrade of Rare's original game keeps the look and feel of GoldenEye intact, while scrubbing away the blur and mud that came with late-90s console hardware.

Every so often, a retro project turns up that makes you stop and say: hang on, that machine can do that? That’s exactly the case with a brand new, fan-made arcade-style version of Ghosts ’n Goblins for the Commodore Plus/4. Yes, the Plus/4. The often-forgotten sibling in Commodore’s 8-bit family. And yet, here it is running something that looks and feels far closer to Capcom’s brutal 1985 arcade classic than it should…

Several announcements were made at CES concerning retro emulation systems, retro styled computers, and retro-friendly game and mobile controllers. I’ve always been fascinated by CES. Despite being a technology writer for around 20 years, I’ve never actually been to the event. I’m not a great flyer, which has probably put me off in the past, although to be honest, I would take the trip now just to say that I had.

There's a new Pixel Addict out this month, which takes a trip down the memory lane of digital history to rekindle one of the most wonderful sounds: the unmistakeable sound of dial-up internet. We've all tried to make that noise, but few of us have succeeded! Pixel Addict revisits the dawn of public internet, recalling hourly charges and busy signals, and brings us interviews with former key AOL staff, including…

A new crowdfunded documentary, The Commodore 64: The Birth of a Cultural Icon, is currently in pre-launch on Kickstarter, inviting fans to register for updates ahead of its full campaign launch. The film focuses on the history and cultural impact of the Commodore 64, the home computer launched in 1982 that went on to become one of the most successful and influential machines of the 1980s.

Lego and The Pokémon Company have officially revealed the first-ever Lego Pokémon sets, launching worldwide on 27 February 2026. The first wave focuses on classic Kanto-era favourites, with Pikachu, Eevee, Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise all getting the brick-built treatment. Pre-orders of the sets -- announced last year -- are live now via Lego, Lego Stores, Pokémon Center (US, UK and Canada) and selected retailers.

There is a switch of pace in this week's podcast, which revives a mostly-overlooked chat between Christian Cawley and Gareth Kavanagh. He's a regular guest on Christian's other podcast, Kasterborous, and a few years ago the two of them got together to record a short-lived series. One episode, about trips to British arcades in the 1980s and 1990s, is particularly relevant to Gaming Retro, so it is re-presented here.

The dual-screen handheld scene just got a little more accessible: the AYN Thor family has grown with the arrival of a Lite version of the clamshell Android gaming handheld, and it’s now open for pre-orders. Launched in 2025, the AYN Thor has made waves thanks to its dual AMOLED displays, Android 13 ecosystem, and flexible performance for both retro emulation and modern Android gaming.

Creators of The Last Ninja, International Karate+, and Vendetta, System 3, feature heavily in the latest issue of the only publication I still regularly buy in print -- Amiga Addict! I wasn't as interested in The Last Ninja as I was Vendetta on the Commodore 64, but of all of their games across the C64 and Amiga, while many would be intrigued by…

Looking for the best retro games? We've reviewed the top 20 classic titles, first released on NES, Game Boy, SEGA Mega Drive, N64, PC, and in arcades... 1. Super Mario Bros. I have a strained relationship with Mario, but he's grown on me in recent years. While the old NES game irritated me considerably, it seems that the controllers were the real issue.

Retro gaming hardware innovation continues with the Epilogue SN Operator, a USB-C dock that lets you play and manage Super Nintendo (SNES) and Super Famicom cartridges on modern devices including PCs, Macs, and handhelds like the Steam Deck. What it is and how it works The SN Operator is essentially a cartridge reader and interface that connects to a computer or handheld via USB-C.

Retro and indie gaming fans have a new reason to check out the quirky Playdate handheld: the first game from Little Bot Games, called Oblings, is officially launching on the Playdate Catalog on 6 January 2026. Oblings is a creature creation sandbox inspired by Spore, letting players design, evolve, and experiment with tiny creatures in a playful, minimalist world.

After years of anticipation, the SuperStation One, an FPGA-based console from YouTuber and hardware creator Taki Udon, has finally begun shipping to its first customers. The device promises cycle-accurate emulation for platforms ranging from the PlayStation 1 to the Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64 (which has several FPGA alternatives), while retaining compatibility with original PlayStation hardware and physical discs…

A clever new Kickstarter project called ArcadeBoy is live, promising to transform an original Nintendo Game Boy (DMG-01) into a fully playable tabletop arcade cabinet without soldering or permanent mods. Instead of emulation, the actual Game Boy hardware drives the system, with a custom board capturing its video and control signals and scaling them up to a larger screen and classic arcade layout.

Two very different bits of Quake news have landed almost at the same time – one confirmed and practical, the other speculative but exciting. On the solid side, classic Quake is now officially Steam Deck Verified. On the rumour mill, there’s fresh talk that id Software could be heading back to one of its most important series. Quake is now Steam Deck verified…