Dino Crisis – now playable on modern PCs

Hot on the heels of revisiting lightgun chaos in our recent look back at Time Crisis, another late-’90s classic has clawed its way onto modern hardware. Only this time, instead of terrorists and pedal-dodging, it’s velociraptors in a lab coat apocalypse. Capcom has released Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 on Steam for the first time, following their release on GOG in 2025…

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Why I ended up running ScummVM on a Raspberry Pi

Most Raspberry Pi retro setups lean heavily towards arcade action. Load it up, pick a ROM, mash a button, repeat. That’s fine — but it also means one entire strand of classic gaming tends to get ignored. Point-and-click adventures were, of course, about patience, curiosity, humour, and sometimes just sitting there staring at the screen while your brain quietly worked on a puzzle.

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I am *really* looking forward to Lemmings Reloaded on the C64

If you're a regular reader, you might recall some previous reports on the development of a new version of Lemmings for the Commodore 64. When I first looked at Jörg Karwath’s work on Lemmings Reloaded, it was clear that this wasn’t just another fan project. It was a mission to right a historical wrong. The original 1994 C64 port by Psygnosis was, to put it politely, a compromise.

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Why FZ: Formation Z is worth revisiting if you love transforming robots

Japan loves its transforming robots, and I've been a fan since I saw my first Transformer in 1984. There’s something deeply satisfying about the ability to switch forms on the fly — adapting to the situation, trading brute force for speed, or vice versa — and it’s a design idea that never really gets old. Which is no doubt why Clear River Games has announced that Jaleco's classic Japanese shooter…

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The Dark Rites of Arkham carries the torch for classic point-and-click horror

For all the talk of point-and-click adventures being a relic of the past, the genre has really seen a resurgence in the past few years. Thanks largely to the success of ScummVM, vast swathes of classic adventures remain playable today — and just as importantly, influential. You can see that influence clearly in new releases like Return to Monkey Island…

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Why SCUMM still matters: new documentary explores LucasArts’ adventure legacy

Film studio CREATORVC, best known for TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming and the In Search of Darkness documentary series, has revealed it is developing Passport to Adventure: The SCUMM Story, a feature-length documentary focused on the LucasArts and Humongous Entertainment games built using the SCUMM engine. Written and directed by Richard Moss — whose previous work includes TerrorBytes…

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Super Bomberman Collection rescues Bomberman’s forgotten 16-bit history

Bomberman has always been one of those series that quietly defined multiplayer in the 16-bit era. Long before online lobbies, battle passes, or even analogue sticks, it was Bomberman that taught us the joy of local chaos: four players, one screen, and friendships tested by a single misplaced bomb. So the announcement of Super Bomberman Collection — revealed during February’s Nintendo Direct and now confirmed for physical release by Red Art Games and Konami — feels like a proper nod to that legacy, rather than just another digital compilation quietly dropped on a storefront.

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DOOM and Evercade are having a little cartridge

If you told my 25-year-old self that Doom would one day show up on a little cartridge you slot into a handheld, I would have laughed myself hoarse. But here we are: Blaze Entertainment and Bethesda have dropped a teaser confirming that Doom is officially heading to Evercade hardware later in 2026, as part of id Software’s 35th anniversary celebrations.

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G’AIME Time Crisis: Does it bring an arcade classic back to life?

On any given Friday morning in the late 1990s, you’d have found me collecting my wages from a local pub and then heading to the seafront to the local arcades to spend £20 on Time Crisis. (Preferably less, but you know: “just one more turn!”) The game left a big impression on me, delivering a more realistic, arcade-fun experience than…

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Half-Life 2 has been quietly changing for 20 years

It is easy to think of Half-Life 2 as a static masterpiece—a fixed point in gaming history that arrived in 2004 and stayed there. But if you’ve been playing it on Steam recently, you aren't playing the game that shipped two decades ago. As highlighted in this fascinating deep-dive video, Gordon Freeman’s journey to City 17 has been tweaked, broken, and rebuilt more times than an airboat.

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F-22: Air Dominance Fighter is landing on Steam

Has MicroProse revived the days of proper flight sim fun? There was a time when flight sims shipped in a big box with a detailed manual to read, preferably before you played the game. Back in the 16-bit and early PC era, games like F-117A Nighthawk (or its C64 predecessor, Project Stealth Fighter), F-15 Strike Eagle and Gunship struck a near-perfect balance: believable aircraft, satisfying combat, and just enough realism to make you feel clever rather than exhausted.

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The six-figure Game Boy SP that’s got retro fans talking

Sometimes the retro gaming market throws up prices that make your jaw hit the floor — and this might just be one of them. A Game Boy Advance SP listing on eBay UK is currently active asking for a staggering £195,000 (€225,000) — yes, that’s not a typo — for what appears to be a sealed Game Boy Advance SP Super Mario Bros bundle…

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Nebulus climbs (again) with a new GBA release — and it still feels as magical as it did in 1987

If your Commodore 64 memories include a spinning tower and green creature trying to reach the top, you’ll know exactly what Nebulus is. Incredibly, the game is getting a brand-new physical release on Game Boy Advance, courtesy of RetroRoomGames! Originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and a host of other systems, Nebulus — also known in some regions as…

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How old Commodore 64 disks are being saved

Old C64 disks might just surprise you by still being readable. But the clock is ticking, so how can you save your old disks? And, is it okay to do so -- or do you risk prosecution...? Is archiving Commodore 64 disks legal? If you’re digging old data off vintage media, you’ve probably already wondered where the law stands. Archiving disks is harmless, right?

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How does the Commodore 64 Ultimate compare with the original C64?

The Commodore 64 Ultimate is one of those machines that instantly splits opinion — and honestly, that’s probably inevitable. Based on a detailed comparison in a recent YouTube video by The Bit Culture, it positions itself not as a nostalgia toy or a quirky console remake, but as a serious modern reinterpretation of the original Commodore 64 using FPGA hardware, in an attempt to recreate the…

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Ziggurat highlights deep-cut classics as Humble Bundle sale rolls on

Ziggurat has quietly built one of the more interesting retro catalogues in modern publishing, and a new newsletter is doing a decent job of reminding everyone just how deep that well goes — with a Humble Bundle sale currently putting a chunk of it back in the spotlight. The publisher notes it has now released more than 125 titles, spread across straight re-releases, more involved remasters, and entirely new entries in legacy franchises.

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Sniper Elite marks 20 years with limited edition medal and pin badge set

Rebellion is marking 20 years of Sniper Elite with a limited edition medal and pin badge set — and yes, it’s exactly the sort of thing long-time fans will immediately start justifying shelf space for. The Oxford-based studio (currently preparing the new version of Speedball) has announced a run of just 250 medal sets, now available to pre-order worldwide via the Rebellion Shop.

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A1200 preview: Every preinstalled Amiga game you need to know about

Retro Games Limited has promised 25 preloaded titles on the A1200, but a handful of them already tell you a lot about the machine’s ambition. Here’s a closer look at the games confirmed so far... Beneath a Steel Sky A 1994 cyberpunk point-and-click adventure from Revolution Software and designed by Charles Cecil and Tony Warriner, this atmospheric title also features art by renowned British comic artist Dave Gibbons (

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R-Type Dimensions III is going big on special editions (and yes, I’m tempted)

I’ll admit it up front: the slow, steady return of R-Type on modern systems has been one of my favourite nostalgia arcs of the last few years. So yes, this one landed nicely. ININ Games has released a new trailer for R-Type Dimensions III, showing off major visual and technical progress — and, crucially, confirming details of the collector's edition.

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Monty Mole digs back on Xbox and PC this January

One of Britain’s most politically confused platform heroes is back. The Monty Mole Collection launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC on January 23, bringing six classic microcomputer games to modern platforms for £6.99 / $8.99 / €8.39. The collection is developed by Imagine Software and published by Pixel Games UK, and it bundles together the core Monty Mole games plus a few extras, all wrapped in a modern emulator with some handy quality-of-life features.

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The cancelled Xbox 360 GoldenEye remake is being rebuilt for PC!

A new video has revealed that someone is now working on a static recompilation of the cancelled Xbox 360 / Xbox Live Arcade version of GoldenEye 007 — the remake that almost came out, then didn’t, because of licensing chaos. It's the version that was leaked five years ago -- you can still play this version of GoldenEye on PC using the Xenia Xbox 360 emulator…

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Patreon pause and beyond

Hi. First, thanks for your support of Gaming Retro, both here and on the website. The challenges of managing a website with big aims and little time have always been in my thoughts, but it now seems wholly obvious that I cannot maintain the Patreon, the podcast, the newsletter, AND the site without a big dose of burnout. As Patreons, you get to learn this first.

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Sega kicks off Sonic’s 35th anniversary with big plans for 2026

Sega has officially started celebrating 35 years of Sonic the Hedgehog, marking the anniversary with a new trailer that races back through the blue blur’s biggest moments since his debut in 1991. Across 2026, Sega says it will roll out a full year of anniversary events and content, covering everything from digital retrospectives to live concerts, museum exhibits, merchandise drops and even a brand-new narrative podcast.

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How to unlock and play retro Nintendo games in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Guide)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has finally brought back one of the most nostalgic features from the series — playable retro games — with its free Version 3.0 update. But there’s a catch: unlike the classic GC original, you’ll need to work for these, and they’re tied to a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Here’s how it all works — and where to find every mini classic on your island.

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Earnest Evans Collection resurfaces a strange and forgotten 90s action game

Limited Run Games has announced Earnest Evans Collection for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam, bringing a pretty obscure 1990s action series to modern platforms. It’s out digitally now, with physical editions going up for pre-order from January 23. I’ll be honest: before this press release landed in my inbox, I had never heard of Earnest Evans. Not once.

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Fighting Fantasy is back – and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch

Fighting Fantasy is coming to Nintendo Switch next month, and if that sentence made you feel about 30 years younger, you’re not alone. Tin Man Games has announced that Fighting Fantasy Classics Volume 1 launches on Switch on February 5, bringing four of the most famous gamebooks by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone to Nintendo’s hybrid console. If you ever filled in an Adventure Sheet with a pencil and a sense of blind optimism, this one is aimed straight at you.

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Retrocade is bringing ’80s-style arcade to Apple Arcade this February

Resolution Games is launching a new retro arcade experience called Retrocade on February 5 for Apple Arcade, arriving on Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, and iPad. It’s a virtual arcade hub that wraps a selection of classic coin-op games inside a neon-lit, stylised arcade space. You don’t just pick a game from a menu — you walk up to a cabinet and play it, at least in VR.

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No, the world does not “need Ecco the Dolphin”

A&R Atelier has announced that Ecco the Dolphin is officially back in development, with several new Ecco projects underway, as suggested when the trademark was revived in 2025. Details are thin for now, but updates will appear on a new official website and Discord channel. That’s the news. The claim wrapped around it is this: “The world needs Ecco the Dolphin.”

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New Sherwood C64 game returns Robin Hood to Commodore fans

There’s a fresh release on the Commodore 64 scene that’s already turning heads: Sherwood, a new action-adventure platformer from Psytronik Software and developer Griffonsoft. Sherwood casts you as Robin Hood after a disastrous archery contest leaves you exposed to Prince John’s wrath. From that moment, it’s a dash for freedom through Sherwood Forest — jumping, climbing, firing arrows and solving puzzles to outwit guards and help the needy along the way.

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Inside the A1200: 25 classic Amiga games and a full Linux-powered setup

The A1200 may look like a faithful Amiga 1200 replica, but the real story is what’s under the hood. Retro Games Limited has packed the machine with an ARM-based Linux system running a modified AmiBerry emulator, giving it the power to run even demanding Amiga titles without compromise. YouTube channel Retro Games Rediscovered has gone deep on what might be inside…

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