All articles tagged with #retro gaming
Retro Recap this week highlights Sonic X-treme’s development fork and its consequences, a browser-based recreation of Wind Waker’s oceans, a teaser for Evercade’s Nexus hardware, and a fan remake of Friday the 13th for Game Boy Color, along with RetroTap’s centralized power solution and related Project Redwood discussions.
A 2026 revisit of Wolfenstein 3D highlights its clunky, mapless level design and archaic shooter mechanics, but also reveals a surprising one-handed playability via mouse controls and confirms the game’s enduring role as a historical touchstone that helped shape the modern FPS genre.
This Retro Recap bundles the week’s classic-gaming news—from Rosamund Pike calling the DOOM movie an absolute bomb to Bleem’s Dreamcast collaboration; GameStop declaring PS3/Xbox 360/Wii U retro; Limited Run Games’ renewed fan-first focus; Konami’s Devastators heading to consoles; Final Fantasy IX’s animated series in production; Animal Crossing’s Claude Code-powered PC port; RetroAchievements adding Wii support; and AYANEO Pocket Air Mini’s review.
A ComicBook.com list highlights ten of the rarest arcade cabinets, from urban-m legend Polybius to limited-run machines like Blaster’s cockpit, Sega’s R360 (G-LOC/Wing War), and LaserDisc titles Time Traveler/Holosseum, back to Pac-Man VR and Quake Arcade Edition. Each entry explains why the cabinet is hard to find—extremely low production runs, special configurations (cockpit setups, vector graphics, or VR rigs), licensing quirks, or barscreens in limited venues—with production totals cited (often just hundreds or a few dozen units). The piece notes these cabinets are sought after by retro gaming fans and collectors, and it emphasizes the cabinets’ distinctive features that made them memorable despite their scarcity.
Indie studio Namo Gamo, in partnership with Acclaim, releases Basketball Classics on Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch for $9.99 (10% launch discount). The retro-style, five-on-five arcade title features over 175 teams and 1,000+ players, simple three-button gameplay, a Story Mode with secret teams, local multiplayer, and no microtransactions, following its PC Early Access and 2019 full release.
Lenovo unveiled a Legion Y700 Arcade Dock compatible with Legion Y700 Gen 4/5 and Legion Tab Gen 5, adding arcade controls (eight function keys, a joystick, LS/DP/RS switches) and USB-C charging. It ships in three finishes, including SNK-branded variants, and is priced around CNY 399 (~$58) in China. The launch coincides with Lenovo’s China-only release of the Legion Y700 Gen 5 and the introduction of other gaming accessories, such as a new Legion G9 controller and a telescopic controller.
Kotaku profiles Randal Linden, who created the original SNES Doom port in 1995 using a boot ROM and reverse-engineered Doom, and explains how Limited Run Games, with a Raspberry Pi-based cartridge, are refining that version to add features like faster framerate, circle strafing, and rumble, delivering a smoother, content-rich Doom on the SNES while honoring the hardware limits that defined the infamous release.
Limited Run Games announces the MARVEL MaXimum Collection, a digital release for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and Steam on March 27, with a physical edition available from March 27 to May 24. The bundle gathers six arcade/8‑bit/16‑bit Marvel titles (including X‑Men: The Arcade Game, Captain America and The Avengers, Spider‑Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage, Spider-Man/X‑Men: Arcade’s Revenge, Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety, and Silver Surfer) and adds features like a digital archive, music player, rewind, CRT filters, and rollback netcode, celebrating Marvel’s early gaming legacy across multiple generations.
Bungie’s Marathon revival leans into 90s cyberpunk nostalgia with ASCII interfaces and neon visuals, delivering a kinetic online shooter that embraces retro futurism while facing modern multiplayer challenges.
A GamesRadar Hardware piece argues Sony’s “dynamic” PS5 surge pricing for digital games could push players toward retro and physical options, suggesting buying older consoles (PS1/PS2/PS3) or sticking with physical discs as a form of protest. The author notes the price test is an A/B experiment across roughly 150 games in 68 regions for several months, and urges gamers to resist digital price shenanigans and keep classic hardware in play.
TechCrunch cites Verge’s take on ModRetro’s Game Boy-style handheld, reportedly one of the best retro devices, while noting ties to Palmer Luckey’s defense firm Anduril. ModRetro is seeking funding at a $1 billion valuation, and Anduril is said to be in talks for a new round that could value the company around $60 billion.
A 2025 roundup of notable gaming gadgets spans premium headsets and keyboards to retro-inspired handhelds, modular mice, and innovative peripherals. Highlights include Analogue 3D FPGA N64, NZXT Capsule Elite mic, GameSir G7 Pro controller, Nacon Revolution X Unlimited with a built-in screen, Backbone Pro for mobile gaming, and affordable picks like Gamakay NS68 and Super Pocket Neo Geo Edition, showcasing a year rich in hardware variety across consoles, PCs, and emulation-focused devices.
Nintendo Switch Online's March Classics update centers on Mario, adding two Virtual Boy titles (Mario's Tennis and Mario Clash) and a surprising return of the original GBA classic Mario vs. Donkey Kong, dropping on MAR10 Day (March 10) as part of the service's retro lineup.
Limited Run Games, Marvel Games, and Konami unveil MARVEL MaXimum Collection for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC, a 13-title compilation of Marvel arcade classics (including X-Men: The Arcade Game) with modern features like rewind, save states, CRT/filter display options, and a digital archive; release date has not been announced.
On Switch 2, Capcom’s Disney Afternoon Collection delivers eight classic Disney games (six NES, two SNES) with Goof Troop and Bonkers added for SNES, plus a swift, nostalgic revival powered by a rewind feature, a music player, and visual options; TaleSpin and Darkwing Duck are tough but DuckTales and Rescue Rangers still shine, while the NES titles gain Time Attack and Boss Rush that the SNES versions don’t have. The package is brief but well-presented, with bonus material and the promise that buying one digital version yields the other across Switch 1 and 2, though saves may not carry over. A solid, largely triumphant retro collection for fans, even if it isn’t a long playthrough.