Retro – Games Asylum

Pioneering PC-CD ROM adventure The 7th Guest is heading to Switch

When CD-ROM technology launched in the early ‘90s, it was up to developers and publishers to showcase what the new medium could bring to the world of gaming. SEGA stumbled slightly with the Mega CD, releasing little more than FMV titles and enhanced Mega Drive games. Over on...

Kvark is a retro-inspired FPS powered by Unreal Engine 5

If Kvark isn’t the first retro-inspired shooter powered by Unreal Engine 5, then it’s certainly one of the first. It pays homage to DOOM, Quake, Duke Nukem, and Wolfenstein 3D, and is clearly born out of a passion for those classics. Set in an alt ‘80s Czech Republic,...

The Toxic Crusaders are making a scrolling beat’em up comeback

Ahead of PAX East, publisher and developer Retroware – best known for their Angry Video Game Nerd tie-ins – has revealed a scrolling brawler based on Toxic Crusaders, the ‘90s environmental-themed cartoon series; itself an offshoot of the cult 1984 movie The Toxic Avenger. Some obvious similarities can...

Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition lands on PC and Switch

360-degree sci-fi shooter Terminal Velocity is back in a new Boosted Edition for PC and Switch, with PS4 and Xbox One versions to follow. This low inertia flight sim was originally developed by BloodRayne creators Terminal Reality and published by 3D Realms in 1995. It falls under the Ziggurat...

The first Evercade Amiga cart is Team17 dedicated

Blaze’s first Amiga Evercade cartridge will be a ten-game Team17 collection. This also marks the first time a handheld format has received legal Amiga emulation. The full games list reads as: The absence of a Worms game is a pity but understandable – a dedicated Worms collection was...

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection launched digitally…yesterday

We see you, Limited Run Games, sneaking Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection onto the Switch eShop and PSN late on a Friday afternoon. The publisher recently released a physical edition of this two-game retro collection, and as mandated, every PS4 and Switch title that gains a retail...

Konami Krazy Racers was king of the GBA kart racers

The recent arrival of GBA games on Nintendo Switch Online was a cause for celebration. The first wave includes some of the handheld’s finest, and Nintendo has already confirmed that Golden Sun, Fire Emblem, F-Zero, and more are coming. But there was one title within the launch line-up...

Dreamcast hidden-gem Cosmic Smash gains a PSVR2 follow-up

If you stuck with the SEGA Dreamcast until its twilight years, you may recall Cosmic Smash – the 2001 Naomi-powered arcade game that saw a DC release in Japan. It wasn’t exactly one of SEGA’s biggest hits, which may be why we’ve had to wait over twenty years...

BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted due out in May

City Connection will be giving us a boost in May, with BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted due on all formats at the end of the month. May 25th, to be exact. This is the latest of the developer’s SEGA Saturn ports, following on from Elevator Action Returns, Puzzle Bobble, and...

THEC64 Collection 2 and Toaplan Arcade 2 revealed for Evercade

Blaze’s 2023 Evercade roadmap is starting to take shape, with confirmation of two new cartridges. THEC64 Collection 2 and Toaplan Arcade 2 are both set to launch on April 28th, with pre-orders going live on February 17th. They’ll set you back £17.99 each, and will work on any...

‘Arcade Archives The New Zealand Story’ available now on PS4 and Switch

Retro re-release purveyors HAMSTER are happy to announce that Arcade Archives The New Zealand Story is available now, and we’re more than happy to relay this joyous news. The New Zealand Story (or The NewZealand Story, as it’s officially known) is a colourful, and slightly eccentric, arcade platformer...

GoldenEye 007 re-releases on Xbox and Switch this Friday

Ahead of tonight’s Xbox Developer Conference, Microsoft has revealed that the anticipated GoldenEye 007 re-release will launch on January 27th – this Friday. That’s the official date, at least – MS notes some territories may see it roll out tomorrow. The objective-based stealth shooter – originally one of the...