20ft Tall Donkey Kong Arcade Cabinet Coming Soon From The Strong Museum of Play
Huge news coming out of New York today – The Strong Museum aka the museumofplay plans to build the world’s largest playable Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. Fans of the best Donkey Kong games are absolutely astonished at the scale of this thing. They intend to make this new arcade cabinet nearly twenty feet tall! And […]
Atari VCS Collector’s Edition Now Available To Purchase
If you missed the crowdfunding campaign for the modern remake of the Atari VCS, now is the first time you can purchase a numbered Collector’s Edition of your own. And you won’t even have to wait for it! But you’d better act quick, as this is a limited offer that is set to end on […]
Barcadia Is A New Arcade Bar Coming To The UK Made By Popular Retro Influencers
Barcadia is a new arcade bar, vegan restaurant, and hangout being opened in Norwich, UK by a handful of familiar retro game enthusiasts. The vision behind Barcadia is to create a fun atmosphere for guests who wanna enjoy a drink, eat great food, and of course… play some awesome classic games. They hope to fill […]
Skew Is A New Wild 3D Game For The Playdate
Skew is an addictive new endless 3d runner game that you can play on the Playdate using the handcrank. And that is as wild as it sounds. The levels in the game are generated at random in real time. And the objective is to simply survive and get the highest score possible. Sounds simple enough. […]
New NeoGeo Consolizer Launches On Kickstarter Called Orthros MCS-01 Kit
The Kickstarter campaign for the brand new Orthros MCS-01 consolizer kit has recently been opened up for backers. Which may have you asking “Huh? Whut? What’s that?” And to be fair, we had the same reaction. The simple answer is that this kit allows you to play original NeoGeo arcade games at home on your […]
Pixels and Coffee Form The Perfect Pair in Coffee Talk!
Pixel art narrative game Coffee Talk Double Pack physical edition is coming to consoles in Summer 2023 thanks to Numskull Games! Quite ironic, considering that I have several game consoles and a coffee within arms reach while writing this! Coffee Talk mixes narrative driven stories with some pretty awesome pixel art. Resulting in a cozy […]
Super Mario Bros. 3+ Romhack Is The Best Way To Enjoy The Classic Game & Interview With The Creator
Super Mario Bros. 3+ is one of the most elaborate and well thought out romhacks I’ve ever seen. And it makes massive improvements to a game that was already top-tier. The romhack’s creator, infidelity (all lower-case, that’s important!), just never seems to run out of ideas for adjustments to make to the game and ways […]
Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary Collection with Parco
Square Enix has teamed up with Japanese retailer Parco for a special Final Fantasy 35th anniversary collection. Admittedly, I had to do some research on Parco. I had heard the name before, but did not know exactly what they were all about. Parco is a department store in Japan that provides a space for retail […]
Enthusiast Creates Advanced iOS Emulator To Revive Obsolete Super Monkey Ball Game
In an accomplishment that she calls a “ridiculous passion project”, a Super Monkey Ball enthusiast has created an advanced iOS emulator for the specific purpose of replaying her favorite iPhone game. I mean… I don’t see anything ridiculous about that. It sounds like a worthy task. In a February 3rd Twitter post, @hikari_no_yume tells a […]
Final Fantasy VII Day Is Now An Official Holiday In Japan
You will never forget where you were on the very first Final Fantasy VII Day. It’s something you will tell your grandchildren about. Yes retro gaming fans, this is real… January 31st is officially registered as “Final Fantasy VII Day” in Japan. This announcement comes via a Twitter post from the official FFVII account. The […]