Latest Retro Games News

As far as unreleased video games go, retro gamers hoping to get their hands on unfinished action usually have to rely on the generosity of prototype owners. It has been quite a different story for the unreleased Commodore Amiga game Stalker, following a rather unusual series of events online.

Super Metroid, without a doubt, best utilised the Super Nintendo's soundchip to create a stunning and atmospheric score back in 1994. Nearly two decades on, the musical group Synthetic Orchestra is set to further immortalise this timeless soundtrack by creating a symphonic Super Metroid arrangement album, due for release this month.

The rumour mill has gone into overdrive today, thanks to comments made by Shenmue director and producer Yu Suzuki - but could the final chapter soon become a reality? Will Sega allow it? Are we dreaming?

Last year we brought to your attention the arrival of a fan-made project to demake the third adventure in the Monkey Island series. This Curse of Monkey Island fan game takes the original's cartoon graphics and presents them in a more traditional retro-Lucasarts feel. After a long hiatus, the developer has returned to showcase more of the upcoming [ … ]

The masterminds behind the Commodore 64 homebrew hits, Joe Gunn and Soulless, have joined forces to create something special. Guns 'n' Ghosts is the recent creation of Georg Rottensteiner and Trevor Storey, due for release via homebrew publishers RGCD and Psytronik Software.

It's that time of month again where we finally power down our consoles and step outside. The latest issue of Retro Gamer Magazine is due to hit the shops any time soon, offering plenty of promise for classic gamers this month.  Fans of the Commodore Amiga are set to be rewarded, as are those nostalgic with the likes of Micro Machines.

After being in development for quite some time, Aetherbyte Studios have finally released their latest PC Engine homebrew title. Pyramid Plunder is an overhead maze adventure tasking you with the inevitable tomb looting goodness we've all grown to love, available to order now.

If you're looking for an all new adventure for your Commodore Amiga, you might be in luck. Homebrew developers Amiworx are currently developing Tales of Gorluth - a scrolling action-adventure title, showing great promise and hope for Amiga gamers.

Let's face it. The more players there are, the more explosive fun there is to be had in a round of Bomberman. But what if there could be upto 1,000 players in a single minefield? This is something that the newly released, albeit unofficial, Bombermine is ready to offer you.

The recently released Retro City Rampage is nothing short of retro gaming nostalgia at its best. With development of the heavily influenced 8-bit title original starting out on the NES, it comes as no surpirse that the game's creator is set to pay further homage to the 8-bit era by including a playable version of the Grandtheftendo prototype in the [ … ]