Take RetroCollect's advice and you'll be in gaming heaven. Our team of retro gamers are always busy reviewing the latest retro remakes, homebrew titles for classic systems and even modern titles we consider retro - keeping you in the know about what titles you really need to own.
Walking into a darkened building, pulsating with electronic noise, lit only by the raster glow from a million screens is one memory I will always keep with me. Videogame arcades from the 1980s golden age are long gone and, if you are a regular reader, much lamented by me.
Reboots seem to be all the rage these days with titles like Devil May Cry and Syndicate recently having their respective franchises restarted. Now it’s Tomb Raider’s turn, a franchise that pretty much single handedly defined the third-person action/ adventure genre of game. Is it possible to recapture the magic of 1996 for a modern gaming audience? [ … ]
Retro City Rampage has finally been released as Nintendo Wiiware’s final swansong. Is the game everything we hoped for or does it fail to deliver?
Krikzz recently released his highly anticipated Nintendo NES/Famicom flash cartridge, the Everdrive N8. Capable of running just about every 8-bit Nintendo console ROM released to date from a MicroSD card, is your NES in need of this revolutionary kit?
It's been a while since RetroCollect's seen some good ol' fashioned fisticuffs, so here comes Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for the 360. Cute 2D sprites! Violent fighting action! What more could you want?
In the Age of Steel, the evil Motorhead Empire has conquered the world with their steam-powered army! The Republic of Silverhead are the last hope as they stage a desparate counter-attack in Hot-B's Mega Drive steampunk shooter.
Although it’s already been available for a little while, SEGA’s latest Sega Vintage Collection seems to have been sadly overlooked by Joe Public. Now we here at RetroCollect can’t let that happen – so we take a slightly belated look at the two classic nineties titles in a bit more detail.
As it often happens at this time of year, the dead have started to walk the earth, so it's time for revenge! Zombie Revenge, that is, an oft-overlooked Dreamcast brawler. Can you really fight against the living dead with your fists? Let's find out.
Break out your 80s hair, cassette players and sore arcade fingers: Double Dragon is back. But is this revisit to the golden years of beat-‘em-ups worth your time and money?
Manic Miner and the Miner Willy games have wooed their way onto the Spectrum, and now the second iteration of the franchise has been reborn as an Xbox Live Indie title. Plenty has changed for the series with Jet Set Willy, and it made huge advancements on the original home micro. Was it worth the wait to relive this classic title?
When I was at school all those years ago, the biggest debate that raged in my circle had nothing to do with football, but everything to do with the Spectrum or C64. Fast forward to today, can all the disputation in the past be settled with an iPad application?
Join the RetroCollect Squad as they discuss our gaming past in the all new RetroCollect FM - Retro Gaming Podcast.
Join the RetroCollect Squad as they talk their way through the wonderful world of retro gaming.
