Retro Gaming
THEC64 Mini Brings The Commodore C64 Back For Christmas
A long time ago, in basements, game rooms, and living rooms not so far away, the Commodore C64 helped bring computers into homes for the first time. Loaded with a massive sixty-four kilobytes of RAM, and available with accessories such as a cassette tape drive and a 5 1/4″ floppy drive, the C64 helped define PC gaming in the early ’80s. Now Retro Games Ltd. and Solutions 2 GO is bringi...[Read More]
Atari Announces VCS Tribute Edition
It looks like initial sales of Atari’s new VCS console are going well. With more than a week remaining in the Indiegogo campaign, the wood-paneled Collector’s Edition has sold out, leaving the modern-styled Onyx as the only choice for fans who’ve waited to jump into the mix. But fear not, latecomers still craving that sweet woodgrain look for their entertainment systems, because ...[Read More]
Atari Announces New Atari VCS Console
It’s official, Atari is back in the console business! Today at GDC, the current keepers of the Atari flame officially unveiled the Atari VCS console, along with the Classic Joystick and Modern Controller Prototype peripherals. A pre-order target date of April 2018 was also announced.
Thoughts on the NES Classic Edition Being Discontinued
Well, the internet has been set ablaze from the headlines that created tons of reactions from all sorts of people. Nintendo recently announced that it had discontinued production of the NES Classic Edition, at least in North America. While there is no word yet if this is the case globally, many consumers have shown their anger towards this announcement. This is where I hope to shed some light on t...[Read More]
Cancelled Game Primal Rage 2 Now Playable
Once again emulation proves its worth as a necessary tool to preserving and unearthing video game history. Primal Rage 2, a fighting game that was never released and was thought to be more of an urban legend, is now fully playable via emulation.
Pokemon Prism (A Pokemon Crystal Rom Hack) Review
The hacking of roms has recently become a thing of controversy, what with Nintendo shutting down every fan project under the sun. This is a shame, as most of the games cut down this year have been more genuinely “Nintendo” than most games the company released themselves. Of course, Nintendo does have a right to defend their intellectual property, as they well should. Yet, I can’t...[Read More]
Double Dragon IV Hitting PS4 and Steam This Month
Yes, the retro gaming scene continues to define the modern world of games! Double Dragon IV is coming to PS4 on January 29th and Steam on January 30th after a surprise announcement by Arc System Works. The story picks up from the end of Double Dragon II, which had Billy and Jimmy taking out the Black Warriors.
NES Mini Wireless Controller by Nyko
One of this year’s hot-ticket holiday items is the NES Mini. The gray and black mini box brings back the nostalgia of the good ol’ days of 8-bit era, including corded controllers. Well for those who don’t like sitting on the floor or rearranging furniture Nyko is here to help! With the moniker, “Miniboss”, it is the first third-party, rechargeable, NES Mini Wireless C...[Read More]
Super Rad Raygun
Super Rad Raygun stars a robotic hero that must monitor his energy levels while tackling the dangers of communism in a retro inspired adventure. Expect jabs at 80's politics and gaming culture in this incredibly artistic game that comes from an old Xbox Indie idea.
BOSS – A New Atari 2600 Game
Alright, so even though I’m a bit of Retro Guru here on Marooners’ Rock, I will admit that my knowledge of anything prior to the NES is pretty hit and miss. While I can name off most of the consoles after the NES in order or release and spout off all the cool little features of each, I never had much interest in anything before that magical gray box. That’s mainly because prior t...[Read More]
New Games for Old Consoles Coming from Piko Interactive
The retro gaming scene has always been interesting, but over the past five years or so, the interest has seemed to have exploded. This in part, I assume, comes from coverage from dedicated journalists and content creators like Pat the NES Punk and the Angry Video Game Nerd. Oddly enough, advances in how retro games are played on things like re-writable cartridges or clone consoles have expanded th...[Read More]
RetroUSB’s new NES Console Available for Preorder
A few months back I reported on the Mini NES, quite possibly one of the few times we’ll see Nintendo take a stab at the retro gaming crowd outside of the E-Shop. Of course, this comes after there have been many consoles capable of playing NES carts, which is strange due to the Mini NES’ lack of ability to do so. There are probably at least fifteen different clone consoles that do NES c...[Read More]