All articles tagged with #retro
Kotaku curates five beginner-friendly pinball machines—High Speed / The Getaway II, Scared Stiff, Pin*Bot, World Cup Soccer / NBA Fastbreak, and Medieval Madness—highlighting clear rule sets, approachable layouts, and a progression from newcomer to seasoned player, with Medieval Madness as the standout entry point.
Japan’s BCN+R rankings show that the best-selling compact cameras are years old rather than the newest releases, led by the three-year-old Kodak Pixpro FZ55, with other top models including the Pixpro C1 (2025) and Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Lite (2024). Prices start as low as $99.99 / £79, reflecting a market that values familiarity, ease of use, affordability, and retro charm over cutting-edge specs in an era of smartphone fatigue.
Kotaku tours late-1990s/early-2000s video-game sites via the Internet Archive, showcasing how these pages were personal, quirky, and text-driven with visitor counters and simple layouts—ranging from EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo, and Blizzard to GameFAQs and beyond—long before today’s corporate-style gaming sites.
R-TYPE DX: Music Encore on Switch repackages the Game Boy Color double-pack as a boutique arcade remix, adding a new WASi303 soundtrack, hyper speed, rewinds, and CRT options while preserving original weaponry and simplifying stages for one-credit play. It's a fan-focused, handheld-friendly revival with some quirks (a rewind timer that doesn't pause, initial oversized ship) but overall a polished, nostalgic shmup experience.
Amazon’s Gaming Week 2026 offers steep discounts on retro game remakes and modernized classics, led by Square Enix’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake at 50% off, Capcom’s Resident Evil remakes including RE4 Remake, RE2, and RE3, plus Switch 2 bundles and other remasters like Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade—a tempting haul for fans of classic titles refreshed for today’s hardware.
Atari announced the acquisition of Implicit Conversions, a studio that ports hundreds of classic games to modern platforms using its Syrup engine, expanding Atari’s retro catalog and IP partnerships.
Sega announces the 'Sega Universe' initiative in Japan, a nostalgia-driven project aimed at reviving or reimagining classic IP such as OutRun, NiGHTS, Sakura Wars, Segagaga, and Guardian Heroes with anniversary-focused content and potential merchandise, signaling a shift toward leveraging its back catalog—though it remains unclear whether new mainline titles will be produced.
An indie game from Blood Pact Studios drops you into a 1990s VHS rental shop, where you manage two main tasks—cashiering and restocking—while unlocking staff and cosmetic upgrades. The depth is light: you can’t set prices, late fees, or advertising budgets, and profits largely run on autopilot. The result is a soothing, nostalgia-driven experience that charms fans of the era more through ambience than strategic business decisions.
Steam's Spring sale is slashing prices on 11 horror titles, ranging from Resident Evil 3 at 90% off to a mix of indie and retro-inspired games like Last Half of Darkness (40%), Silent Hill f (50%), Slitterhead (70%), Paranormasight (50%), Sylvio (70%), Crow Country (50%), The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow (55%), Little Goody Two Shoes (50%), Fledgling Manor (50%), and Vampire’s Best Friend (20%), offering plenty of spooky options at varied budgets.
Konami retro icons join Picross S on Nintendo Switch in the PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition, launching April 30 for $17.99/€17.99/£16.19/¥1,800 with over 80 KONAMI titles converted into pixel-art puzzles across Picross, Mega Picross, Color Picross, Clip Picross, and Extra, plus a Time Attack mode.
Creative Bloq curates a list of retro gaming consoles to consider, highlighting Evercade, Atari, Nintendo, Sega and PlayStation options, including renewed models like PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360; the piece notes refurbished units from retailers and affiliate links as a practical guide for retro-gaming fans.
GameStop playfully labels PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U as retro and launches a Retro Trade-In Bonus offering 10% extra trade credit through March 21; stores will also accept defective non-operable consoles for trade, highlighting nostalgia marketing around these systems.
GameStop announced that the Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360 are officially retro consoles and is running a retro trade-in bonus that adds 10% to trade credits through March 31; defective retro hardware is now accepted, with a full retro list available on GameStop's site.
Nothing’s design team treats its devices as brand-forward objects that should be instantly recognizable, even “like a logo,” using transparent backs that reveal internal components, retro-inspired styling, and color layered inside the shell. The Nothing Phone 4(a) Pro expands this approach with more visible color and depth, aiming to disrupt a conservative smartphone market by prioritizing recognizable, disruptive design over conventional aesthetics.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire fuses a noir detective story with hand-drawn, rubber-hose 1930s animation and old-school shooter action. In previews you play as private mouse detective Jack Pepper, blasting through cultists with a varied weapon set, solving puzzles (including a tail-based lockpick), and exploring an open Mouseburg with upgrades at the B.A.N.G. workbench. It aims for a mature cartoon vibe and launches April 16, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S.