Chryse, a small indie out based in the Philippines, are currently crafting a bemusingly bleak assassin simulation, Shots Fired, for release on Nintendo Switch early next year.The game is a darkly comic tale of a retired hitman forced back i...

Nicalis has another retro-style platformer coming up for Nintendo Switch (and also PC), but this one has an aesthetic you don't see quite so often. It's made to look, sound, and play like a Game Boy title. Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-Sa...

The Shout! Factory Twitch channel has begun its six-day marathon of '80s arcade game show Starcade, featuring hapless contestants competing on the biggest games of the initial arcade boom for some amusingly repetitive prizes.The Starcade sh...

Tomorrow sees the long-awaited, highly-anticipated return of Data East's Windjammers, screaming onto a Sony console near you. A fun launch trailer has been released, shot in the style of early '90s infomercials.This isn't the first time a r...

Double Dragon, despite its very clunky control system, will forever remain etched in the halls of fame as one of the arcade's most historical brawler. It has seen two recent resurrections in the form of the updated Double Dragon Neon and th...

There is nothing I hate more than a shit controller. I am probably more serious about my controllers than I am games themselves; I spend an unreasonable amount of time researching input solutions for my retro gaming habit. And just a few ye...

I swear as I do more of these retro shows, like 80% of them are about ninjas. Not that there's really anything wrong with that. Anyways then, it should come as no surprise that tonight's episode of The GTFOMLG Show is, well, about a ninja a...

Tonight's episode of The GTFOMLG Show is special to me, because I get to show off one of my favorite arcade games that not many even know existed, Willow, from Capcom. The only place I've ever even seen the cabinet myself was when I was in ...

Retroid is recording our sixth episode tonight, and for this one we'll be taking a look back at the Mega Man/Rockman franchise. There have been nearly 100 games tied to Mega Man, so there's a lot to cover! Fortunately, I'll be joined by som...

[Update: Here are some direct links to places that have put up their first round of pre-orders on August 22. Several outlets have sold out of their initial allotment, classic Nintendo! You can save the bookmarks and try again as more stock ...

Yesterday's total eclipse was quite the sight for U.S. citizens. Thousands of people gathered to watch the solar event, all wearing those special glasses to prevent their retinas from being obliterated. Well, almost all.Whilst photographers...

Retroid's fifth episode was dedicated to Horror games, and it's finally ready for your listening pleasure. I was joined by Conor Elsea, Aaron Yost, and Joanna Mueller, and we talked about horror-themed games like Resident Evil and Friday th...

Wow, episode 10 already? Thank you all so much for your support! Be sure to keep tuning into Dtoid.TV, as we're ever expanding with new personalities and live content. Getting back to GTFOMLG, I'm super excited for tonight's show as we'll b...

These demake art projects have a tendency to create a crushing sense of false hope, but I appreciate looking at them and wondering what might have been all the same. Artist Bomb998 shared this gem over Twitter -- a retro-tinted Arms feature...

Tonight on The GTFOMLG show, we'll be playing something a bit newer than most titles that we've played on the show: the ever-popular The Simpsons: Hit & Run. It's arguably the best Simpsons game out there due to its Crazy Taxi-like...

Remember that scene in the original Star Wars movie where Luke is hopping through those purple caves, while avoiding bouncing boulders and shooting giant pill bugs in the face? Yeah, neither do I... Get ready to set aside whatever you THINK...

As fans have finally gotten a hold of the wildly anticipated Sonic Mania, they are discovering the game has a couple of secrets up its sleeves for those willing to take on the bonus stages. In particular, a mode based on a long-running joke...

Although F-Zero and a few other storied Nintendo series can't catch a break, Kirby is always there. Whether it's a console iteration or a portable jaunt you can always count on the fluff ball to appear, and Nintendo always support...

After a hellish weekend, I needed something relaxing to play on tonight's episode of The GTFOMLG Show. Thankfully, you wonderful peeps voted in Mario Golf: Advance Tour last week, and I really can't think of anything more chill than th...

What can you say about Sonic that hasn't already been said? He's had his ups and downs, and while he started very high up, he's sunk really far down over the past decade or so and even kissed a human girl. Oh, and he's shown up to race...

Right off the bat, I typically don’t like clone consoles. I’m a total retro snob for the most part; not a collector but extremely picky about the accuracy of my old games. A couple of years ago I had to sell the majority of my c...

[The GTFOMLG Show airs Monday through Thursday at 7p.m. Pacific on Dtoid.TV. Watch Rick 'King Foom' Olson play a variety of retro games, chosen by the viewers. With a heavy focus on community interaction, you can be as much a...

Another day, another stroll down memory lane on The GTFOMLG Show. Tonight I'm going to run through one of my favorite classics, ActRaiser for the SNES. I play through this game at least once a year due to its beautiful mix of god-game mecha...

After playing some complete ball-busters on The GTFOMLG Show, we're taking a much-needed break from the hardcore. Tonight at 7pm PST, we'll be jumping into the world of Sega CD FMV titles with Time Gal and Road Avenger. Remember thinking th...

Sega Genesis owners were blessed; we got the most badass, coolest cyberpunk Contra game at the time when all of those Nintendo wussies were playing Contra III: The Alien Wars. Contra: Hard Corps was a tough-as-nails heavy metal album cover ...