Publisher Ratalaika re-released a handful of Sunsoft’s 16-bit titles throughout 2025, including the Aero The Acro-Bat trilogy. If you were a fan, you may be pleased to hear that a physical collection is planned for PS5 and Switch. Due to be published by Spanish outfit SelectaPlay, Aero The Acro-Bat Legacy + Sunsoft Lost Gems will …
Publisher Jandusoft held an online showcase earlier this week. Amongst several intriguing horror games, and new Game Boy platformer Jett Rider, they revealed Operation Highjump: The Fall of Berlin – a run ‘n gun channelling SNK’s Metal Slug franchise. While it does seem rather on the nose with its inspiration, that’s something easily overlooked considering …
It was always a bit of a mystery why The Disney Afternoon Collection skipped the Wii U and 3DS back in 2017. Sure, the Wii U wasn’t exactly selling like hot cakes, but Capcom was one of the system’s bigger supporters. All four cartoon tie-ins also debuted on the NES. Switch owners are about to …
This Friday sees the release of the Nickelodeon Splat Pack on Switch, PS5 and PC, bringing together a trio of ‘90s licensed games from the Mega Drive (Genesis) and SNES – with the best of the bunch present being Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. Sorry, GUTS fans. If you’ve had your eye on this collection for a …
Remember that time during the PS1’s lifecycle when Psygnosis began churning out new releases on what seemed to be a semi-monthly basis? If you’re old enough to recall that prolific period, then you may recall O.D.T (Or Die Trying) – which was also bound for N64 at one point. In the years that followed, Piko …
Your familiarity with Bomb Jack likely depends not just on which decade you grew up in, but your country of residence too. This colourful single screen action platformer was a hit in arcades during the mid ‘80s, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Pac-Land, Mr. Do and Ghosts ‘n Goblins. It was in Europe that …
Single screen platformer Go! Go! Mister Chickums sprung into life after developer com8com1 Software cancelled an unannounced game. Our titular hero was originally a sidekick in their abandoned project and has since been cast into the limelight of their very own adventure. Go! Go! Mister Chickums is set to launch on PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox …
Throughout the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Taito’s crime busting Chase HQ series rarely strayed from the limelight, gaining regular re-releases and sequels. This was particularly true of the 1988 arcade original, which ended up gracing 13 different formats. The ZX Spectrum version was especially well regarded, often cited as one of the microcomputer’s very …
Retro specialists Mega Cat Studios are gearing up to release three new physical Nintendo games later this month – two for NES, and one for SNES. The SNES gains Super Fanger, a top-down and spooky take on tag that has a two-player mode, four maps, and characters with special abilities. The NES’ Plyuk meanwhile involves …
Last November saw Rare’s mutant bashing beat’em up platformer Battletoads arrive not just on the Nintendo Switch Online Service but also on the humble Evercade via a new Rare collection. While it would have been neat to see the visually superior Mega Drive/Genesis version re-released, it was of course the 1991 NES original given a …
It’s the first day of the year, and already a new game announcement has been made. That’s apt, we guess. After making a splash on Evercade a few months ago, modern Amiga dungeon crawler Roguecraft DX has its sights set on a trio of retro-inspired formats, along with the confirmation that PC and current-gen console versions …
The SEGA Saturn’s Sonic R and the N64’s Diddy Kong Racing have far more in common than both being mascot-led racers. In fact, their development cycles are uncannily similar, both starting as entirely different projects before changing direction and going on to headline the winter line-ups for their respective systems, against all odds. If that …
The Evercade range of retro devices has really hit a stride this year, with reports of certain cartridges hard to find and the likes of the Neo Geo Hyper Pocket selling out online. From its humble beginnings of cartridges featuring nothing but NES arcade conversions and whatever IP holders Piko were able to provide, it …
First released on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, this cutesy pinball game from Wolf Team (Earnest Evans, Sol-Deace, Valis) could be seen as a trendsetter. It arrived a couple of years ahead of Sonic Spinball, sharing a few similarities, and was ahead of the curve when it came to the prehistoric/dinosaur craze that Jurassic …
As the Evercade advances onwards, now in its fifth year, it’s increasingly at risk of hosting collections we’ve already seen on other platforms. This winter’s assortment of new carts is a perfect example of this, with The Llamasoft Collection featuring a near identical selection of games as 2024’s multiformat Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, while …