The old-school arcade-heads at Taito have announced that classic shmup collection Darius Cozmic Collection will be available to download on PS4 (via the Japanese PSN store) on March 5.The Darius Cozmic Collection will be available in two fo...

If there's one (of many) elements that makes Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series so utterly enduring, it's the games' beautiful scores, which embody the spirit of dangerous adventure without ever losing the natural charm of the Zelda universe...

NIS America will release a localised demo for its retro-remake Langrisser I & II today. The demo, expected to be an English-language version of the previously released Japanese demo, is live on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, ahead of the game...

Did you ever have one of those old Tiger Electronics LCD handheld games? I did! I don't know where it came from (a garage sale?), or where it went (another garage sale?), but I had the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 LCD game. It's something I haven't...

Super Mario 64 is one of my go-tos. I just pop that original cartridge in and Chewie...I'm home. While nostalgia is definitely a powerful force, I actually believe Mario 64 still holds up. Its worlds, while defined by technical li...

We've got copies of retro action-platformer Goblin Sword up for grabs in today's contest! Huge AAA games are cool and everything, but my favorite part of this gig is getting some spotlight on indie titles that otherwise wouldn't get much co...

I don't know how much longer I can wait for Streets of Rage 4, and each and every video out of the brawler's development team just gets me antsier for a release date. Still, until Axel and chums are ready to clean up the city once again, we...

Every once in a while, the retro fans over at Hamster bust out a title that really, really winds the clock back. This week's release is an excellent example, as one of SNK's first-ever games, Sasuke vs. Commander, returns on PS4 and Nintend...

Everyone who played Vanilla WoW remembers Blackwing Lair. Maybe you didn't actually go in because you weren't lucky enough to wrangle 39 other people or didn't have the time: but you probably remember when it came out and the insane ri...

Transformers really knew how to work kids into a buying frenzy back in the day. Certain characters were even designed specifically for the show to be appealing toy prospects, and Megatron, which transformed into a literal gun, was a pe...

Retro publishers Hamster has chosen a neat shmup classic for this week's Arcade Archives release: Jaleco's super-cyber shmup Saint Dragon, which is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Launched in arcades back in 1989, befor...

You want more classics on Switch? You got it. No franchise is safe from the Switch eShop, from the newer generation ports no one thought would be possible (Witcher 3) to just about every retro game ever made. If Disney could muster up a way...

Today's contest features spacey metroidvania Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge for PS4, Switch, and Steam! Who doesn't like a good metroidvania game? They're everywhere these days -- and for good reason! There's something about going back...

Arc System Works has confirmed a western release of Double Dragon & Kuni-kun Retro Brawler Collection, as leaked last week on PlayStation database site Gamestat. The compendium of classic punch-ups will arrive digitally on PS4 and Ninte...

Just in time for this weekend's Super Bowl, retro-publisher Hamster has re-released that ground-break football title Tecmo Bowl on PS4 and Nintendo Switch - though it should be noted that this is the original arcade version, and not the leg...

At the start of the year, developer Oddworld Inhabitants announced that, alongside the recently-released Stranger's Wrath HD, two further classic Oddworld adventures would be making their appearance on the Nintendo Switch.Thanks to the Ente...

Western fans of the River City/Kunio-kun series should perhaps get themselves in shape for another downtown rumble, as it appears that the Japanese release Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection might be preparing for a western localisati...

I love podcasts. They're great pieces of (mostly) free entertainment I can put on at work to fill the silence of my office. One of my favorite podcasts is 99% Invisible, a podcast that burrows right into my little niche hole and delights m...

Looks like retro game fans Hamster are taking to the skies once again this week, as the publisher's latest Arcade Archives release is another shmup from the golden era of arcades, namely UPL's XX Mission, now available on PS4 and Nintendo S...

After the ill-fated original reveal, the PR campaign push for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been night and day. Not only did the classic character get a full-on redesign, but that re-debut trailer extremely leaned into the Green Hil...

The Mortal Kombat faithful will remember how, back in 2017, preliminary work began on a re-release of the fighter's original trilogy of terror. Mortal Kombat Kollection Online was to be a remaster of the first three MK titles, complete with...

Demakes fascinate me. It's impossible to literally go back in time and supplant retro games with newer concepts, knowing what we know now. But I'm engrossed in the artistry of it: especially if the theoretical concept works, or even better:...

Sega has announced its intention to release regular news concerning flagship franchise Sonic the Hedgehog for the duration of the year. "Sonic 2020" is an initiative that promises fans new and exciting headlines about the blue blur, release...

It's time for an overdose of Konami Kuteness, as retro publisher Hamster as selected the developer's Bells & Whistles for this week's Arcade Archives release, with the classic shmup available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.B...

A small tidbit of news from this week's issue of Famitsu has revealed that edgy echidna Knuckles will be making an appearance in Sega Ages' upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 re-release, headed to Nintendo Switch at some point in the future.Knuc...