Posts tagged @retro 
Retro-Bit's wireless N64 controllers are just smashing
Everyone was talking about the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U during E3 this year, but the highlight of the Innex booth wanted nothing to do with these newfangled gadgets. I'm talking about Retro-Bit's Wireless Hypermode controllers for the N64. I got a chance to try out one of these ...
iam8bit's Entertainment System to feature in retro art exhibit
Los Angeles gallery iam8bit is hosting an art exhibit in celebration of 1980s games, called "iam8bit Entertainment System." Here's where it gets a tad confusing: It also has a physical console designed specifically for retro gaming, called "iam8bit Entertainment System." So, the iam8bit ...
Retro Game Music Bundle hits copyright issues, loses Duke albums
The Retro Game Music Bundle features previously unreleased soundtracks and special remix albums for classic games, and when we first heard about it, the deal sounded almost too sweet to be true – and now it partially is. The bundle received a takedown notice from an entity claiming ownership ...
Documentary filmmakers to excavate infamous Atari E.T. landfill
A planned excavation will soon give closure to a long-standing video game urban legend, and may provide new insight into the industry's crash in 1983. Canada-based film production company Fuel Industries has obtained permission from the City Commission of Alamogordo, New Mexico to excavate a ...
Chronicles of Mystara demonstrates the dwarf
Capcom is combiningg two old D&D arcade games in Chronicles of Mystara this June. This video depicts the Dwarf character class – he can't cast spells, but he can swing an axe and grow a beard like nobody else. ...
Retro Game Music Bundle has new albums for Duke, Jazz Jackrabbit
The Retro Game Music Bundle throws down some sweet and never-before-released albums from video game alumni – including Duke Nukem 2 and 3D, Myst, Shadow Warrior, Double Dragon Neon and three Jazz Jackrabbit games – available in two tiers in "pay what you want" style. Level one is for ...
Obscure Final Fantasy IX sidequest uncovered and detailed
Details regarding a little-known sidequest in Square Enix's PSOne RPG Final Fantasy IX have surfaced, sparking fan discussion some 13 years after the game's initial release. GameFAQs user The_Kusabi_ discovered the sidequest while reading through Final Fantasy IX Ultimania, a 600-page ...
Samus and Link Figma figures articulating stateside this fall
Remember that totally boss Metroid: Other M-style Samus action figure that Figma put into production last year, and how it was only sold in Japan? Well, no longer will you have to go to great personal expense to buy one in a used games store in Akihabara – not that any of us have done that or ...
More Neo Geo X classics arriving June 25 [Update]
Update: This article originally listed these products' collective release date as June 6, which is incorrect. The actual release date is June 25, and the body of this post has been changed to reflect that. Original: Those looking to play some new games on their Neo Geo X consoles can now ...
Iam8bit 'Entertainment System' show features art inspired by 1980s games
Iam8bit is at it again with Entertainment System, an international art show featuring work inspired by 1980s video games, debuting on June 7 at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles. Opening night is free for all ages and runs from 7pm to 11pm, with the exhibit live through June 30. Entertainment ...
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