Around the turn of the millennium, Japanese electronics company TDK entered the crowded and bustling video game market. With no franchises to call their own, they turned to the dubious world of licensed properties, with sights set on the upcoming PS2, Xbox and GameCube, along with the Game Boy Advance – the current home of hastily …
Toy Story is back on the big screen this summer. To coincide with the 30th anniversary, two new collections will launch this autumn, gracing small screens. Although, to be fair, TVs are far bigger now than they were back in 1995. Atari and Digital Eclipse are behind both collections, which are set to launch 15th …
Indie developers TEAM Black Hat Robot – members of which are spread across Chile and Mexico – are currently putting the finishing touches to the console release of Space Dragons. This horizontal sci-fi shooter has been available on Steam for a while, and should be right at home on consoles. In fact, it should be …
If you recall the days of importing region free shoot’em ups on Xbox 360, you may remember 2011’s Muchi Muchi Pork! & PinkSweets – a sought-after title for fans of the genre. Considering that copies can sell for £200 nowadays, it can only be good news to hear a re-release is planned. Muchi Muchi Pork! is …
During today’s AG French Direct, Red Art Games used their showtime to announce the retro point ‘n click puzzler compilation Gobliiins Collection. This marks the first time the franchise has appeared on consoles, making a name for itself across Europe on the likes of the Amiga, Atari ST and PC. If you haven’t heard of …
HAMSTER Corporation, purveyors of the weekly Arcade Archives series and the slightly more irregular Console Archives, have added another publisher’s works to their catalogue. Warashi Inc’s games will not only be coming to Arcade Archives and Console Archives, but can potentially gain outside releases through licensing. This means collections from other retro-focused publishers may be …
The World Cup involves bringing the entire world together. Somewhat fittingly, Latin America publisher QUByte are bringing back the ‘90s platformer Soccer Kid – originally developed here in the UK by Krisalis Software. Soccer Kid Collection includes the SNES and MS-DOS versions, and will feature save states, CRT filters, screen size options, and a gallery of …
Newborn publisher Acclaim are heading to the BITSummit expo in Kyoto, armed with two releases. The vibrant looking HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate – inspired by SSX and Jet Set Radio – was announced several months ago, and is fast nearing completion. Kidbash: Super Legend meanwhile is a new acquisition, looking promising even in this early state. …
Claiming that the ‘90s platforming mascot ZOOL is about to make a comeback would be hyperbolic, as the first game starring the ninja ant (from the Nth dimension) was re-released digitally not long ago, in addition to headlining the Evercade’s Gremlin Collection. Nevertheless, retro enthusiasts can add a new physical set to their collection this …
Two new Evercade cartridges are on their way, both due out in June for £19.99 each. While neither Activision Collection 3 nor NeoGeo Arcade 4 come as a surprise, the latter does contain eight games over the past collection’s six, making it decent value for money. Activision Collection 3 meanwhile fills in a lot of …
Without wanting to sound like a broken record, there was a time in the late ‘90s and early noughties when 2D visuals had fallen out of fashion. Some ‘90s critics even scoffed at the PS1 and Saturn versions of In The Hunt – a precursor to the almighty Metal Slug, sporting a similar art direction. …
If you’re familiar with the GBA’s library, you may have come across Blender Bros. – one of the few 2D platformers for the handheld that wasn’t based on a kids’ show or animated movie. Originally developed by Hudson Soft and published by Infogrames in the US, it’s one of the GBA’s rarer games nowadays, routinely …
Shoot’em up fans can take a bite out of Flying Shark and Fire Shark this August, with a new collection titled Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark planned for PS4 and Switch. Six games feature in the collection: Developers M2 are including a new Super Easy Mode for newcomers in both Flying Shark and Fire Shark. Arcade Challenge …
Long time PlayStation fans may recall Namco’s Cyber Sled – an arcade sci-fi tank shooter that came to Sony’s brand spanking new console not long after the publisher’s own Ridge Racer. While Cyber Sled will likely gain an Arcade Archives re-release at some point, Hamster has chosen to release this 1994 follow-up first. Considering Cyber …
Following in the footsteps of the Game Boy, Atari 2600, and NES comes the LEGO SEGA Mega Drive (or LEGO SEGA Genesis, if you prefer) – due out 1st June. That’s less than a month away! Whereas past console sets were on the expensive side, the £220 NES, especially, this brick-based recreation of SEGA’s 16-bit …