Latest Retro Games News

If you missed the chance to purchase the side scrolling shoot em up for the Atari Lynx handheld, Zaku, back in 2009 then you're in luck. Super Fighter Team have finally created another batch of copies which have now been made available.

Two collections of Sega's classics was released today on Xbox Live, The Monster World series, and Alex Kidd & Company. But is it worth shelling out the hard earned cheddar to help you enjoy this retro sandwich?

With a plague of ghosts invading a local museum, The Mojon Twins' flagship character, Phantomas is back in yet another free to play multiscreen platforming adventure on the ZX Spectrum in Phantomas en el Museo.

Are you a fan of Atari? If so, you're in for a treat with this month's Retro Gamer Magazine. The 103rd issue is set to celebrate Atari's 40th birthday in style featuring a plethora of articles and interviews about the gaming giant.

While the Standard Daisenryaku series might not be too popular nor well known in the West, that doesn't mean we can't be enjoying the harcore war simulator too. ROM hackers have put together a translation patch for the Sony PlayStation 2 title Standard Daisenryaku: Ushinawareta Shōri which is now available for download.

Next week the complete collections of both Golden Axe and Streets of Rage are due to arrive on the Xbox 360. Given that obtaining the original Sega Mega Drive releases of each trilogy would set you back a fair bit, you'll be pleased to hear that these digital releases will be made available at a pocket price.

For some of you, the name Kralizec will ring a bell. The homebrew team have been a leading name in MSX development for many years, only to have closed their doors recently. As a final farewell Kralizec have released a new game for the ZX Spectrum, MajiKazo, which is now available for a free download.

As far as Sega Mega Drive rarities go, we're all familiar with the likes of Death & Return of Superman and the blue box World Championship Soccer 2, but what about the even obscurer titles? Magic Bubble, an unlicensed puzzle game hailing from Taiwan, is one of these which would make an incredible addition to any retro game collection. [ … ]

Love the Dreamcast as much as we do? Well you're in for a treat! The guys over at NG:DEV.TEAM have kickstarted their latest scrolling shooter project, Redux: Dark Matters, due for release on Sega's console in December 2012. Featuring legendary video game composer, Chris Huelsbeck of Turrican fame, this is one shmup you don't want to miss.

With countless homebrew releases heading to the Commodore 64, it's often hard to know which to invest in. Wide Pixel Games' Fairy Well, however, was recently the winner of RGCD's C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition, promising a whole load of action on such a small cartridge.