Retro Archive
21 September 2021
Former Sonic boss expresses disbelief as Wata-certified game sold for $430k
"That's a scam, right?"
20 September 2021
Mick McGinty, the man behind so much iconic 90s video game art, has passed away
From Street Fighter 2 to Streets of Rage and so much more besides.
Luigi pops up in Dreamcast developer version of Sega GT
Hoover thought.
19 September 2021
Feature | In memory of Sir Clive Sinclair
Remembering the home computing pioneer who changed the world.
17 September 2021
Feature | What we've been playing: Sir Clive Sinclair edition
In celebration of a true legend.
16 September 2021
Feature | The 20 best Pokémon games of all time
Unova list feature.
15 September 2021
Sonic's iconic Green Hill Zone soundtrack finally has lyrics
It's got a ring to it.
14 September 2021
Ubisoft will revive Driver as a live-action TV series
Reverse expectations.
11 September 2021
Analogue Pocket delayed to December 2021
Covid impacts plans.
9 September 2021
Metroid Prime developer reveals intense crunch on Nintendo classic
"Two times I was there for 48 hours straight with one hour of sleep."
6 September 2021
Feature | Have you ever gone to great lengths to save an NPC?
"It's a labour of love."
Shenmue 2 turns 20 today
Lucky hit.
1 September 2021
Wata co-founder accused of breaking company rules on selling graded stock
A "significant conflict of interest".
28 August 2021
26 August 2021
NES and SNES designer Lance Barr leaves Nintendo
After nearly 39 years.
24 August 2021
Impressive fan-made The Simpsons: Hit & Run remake gives us an idea what a full remaster could be
UPDATE: Creator removes project from Patreon "due to copyright".
23 August 2021
Devil May Cry turns 20 today
So let's remember why it's great.
21 August 2021
Feature | "It's about fellowship": on the pleasures of party-members and friendship in games
This piece contains a lot of spoilers!
18 August 2021
Jelly Deals | The A500 Mini: Where to pre-order the new Amiga retro console
Release date, price, games and features.
16 August 2021
14 August 2021
10 August 2021
An Amiga 500 Mini is on the way
Commodorable.
9 August 2021
8 August 2021
7 August 2021
Feature | Lost designs: how Y2K aesthetics shaped so much of our world
Future nostalgia.
28 July 2021
23 July 2021
Tokyo Olympic Games opening features suite of game music
Final Fantasy! Monster Hunter! Sonic.
15 July 2021
Super Mario Bros. speedrunner sets new blindfolded world record
Not mushroom for error.
Feature | The mystery of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas' mass grave
How a random email sent me on a whodunnit that's gone unsolved for 17 years.
10 July 2021
Sealed 1987 copy of The Legend of Zelda for NES sells for world record $870,000 at auction
What's that in rupees?
Feature | Emotional texture: in praise of naturalism in games
Squall's well that ends well.
9 July 2021
Video game collector believes he's found evidence of unreleased SNK Millennium console
Over 20 years after it was rumoured to exist.
4 July 2021
You can own this rare 1987 version of The Legend of Zelda for $110,000 (and rising)
Don't forget to add on the $20K+ "Buyer's Premium", though.
2 July 2021
Digital PSP games will live on via PS3 and Vita, Sony clarifies
As PSP store shutters today.
1 July 2021
BioWare prototyped Mass Effect spin-off for Nintendo DS
Asari it got cancelled.
28 June 2021
27 June 2021
That unannounced Castlevania Advance Collection has been rated again, this time in Korea
"A PC action game composed of games from the Castlevania series."
25 June 2021
Ubisoft pulls fan-made GoldenEye Far Cry 5 levels after copyright claim
We've been expecting you.
23 June 2021
Sonic the Hedgehog is 30 years old today
That's gone fast.
22 June 2021
Final Fantasy 9 animated kids series in the works
Amarant this.
15 June 2021
12 June 2021
Jim Ryan cites "important trade-offs" in explaining PS5's lack of support for old PlayStation games
"... time, engineering resource, and money are all finite."
8 June 2021
Obituary: John Wilson, founder of legendary text adventure publisher Zenobi Software
The Rochdale Balrog passes on to his 'next great adventure… wherever that may be…'
4 June 2021
This year's Summer Games Done Quick unveils full charity speedrun schedule
Online-only events start 4th July.
2 June 2021
Nintendo turning former factory into tourist attraction
Game builder garage.