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Rare Replay to Xbox One in August
I look forward to August 4 when the Rare Replay collection is out for the Xbox One. The game was announced at Microsoft’s pressbriefing at E3 in June. The collection will contain 30 classic Rare games from 1983 to 2008. … Continue reading
Retro Freak is 11 consoles in 1
I recently learned about the Retro Freak console. It’s a Japanese console like the Retron 5 and can play games from 11 different consoles. Like the Retron 5, the console is based on emulation, can output video via HDMI with … Continue reading
Retro Gamer #143
Issue 143 of Retro Gamer looks great: Back to the Nineties – June 1998 F-Zero: A Racing Revolution Peripheal Vision: Light Phaser The making of: Xenophobe The history of Repton Top 25 Atari T games Ultimate Guide: Masters of Darkness … Continue reading
Kickstarter – Commodore: The Amiga Years book
I’ve found a new Kickstarter to support. Commodore: The Amiga Years book is a new book by Brian Bagnall. It was funded on opening day and will last until July 15. Take a journey from Amiga’s beginnings in 1982 to … Continue reading
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What is the Retro Video Game System?
Until recently, I hadn’t heard about Retro Video Game System (RETRO VGS). It’s an upcoming retro console and it will be Kickstarted sometimes in July-August this summer. The Retro VGS is brand new hardware. And unlike the Retron 5, there … Continue reading
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Mega Man Legacy Collection comming this Summer
In the summer of 2015, Capcom is releasing Mega Man Legacy Collection as digital download on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. The game will also appear on the Nintendo 3DS in the winter. The collection will include the six first … Continue reading
Retro Gamer #142
Retro Gamer issue 142 landed in my mail here the other day. And this is some of the things to read in the latest issue: Back to the Nineties – May 1998 The Bluffer’s Guide to Shoot’em-ups The Making of: … Continue reading
Pac-Man 35th anniversary!
Namco released Pac-Man on May 22, 1980 in Japan. So this make the games 35th anniversary! Happy birthday!
Kickstarter: ZX Spectrum – a visual compendium by Bitmap Books
The new Kickstarter from Sam Dyer og Bitmap Books is a great success. On Friday 15th May, they launched ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium by BITMAP BOOKS. Just within hours, they met their £20.000 mark, making this book a reality. … Continue reading
Review: Lemmings (Amiga, 1991)
“Take command of the wackiest collection of misdirected rodents ever seen on your screen.” This is the description of Lemmings on the back of the Amiga box. In the manual it also says that the Lemmings ar cute, but stupid. … Continue reading
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