by Marcus Albers | Oct 12, 2026 | 1990s, Retro Computing, Reviews
As a Star Wars mega-fan, one of my greatest fantasies was to take control of a vehicle from the universe and go on a joyride filled with destruction. Some of my favorites were the various walker variants throughout the movies and television series. When Return of the...
by William Schwartz | Oct 12, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Atari, AtariST, Console/Handheld, Gaming
On October 12th, the French video game company New Old Pixels announced via its website that it is currently developing three new ports of the classic arcade game Toki. One is for the Sega Mega Drive, also known as the Sega Genesis in North America, another for...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 8, 2026 | 1970s, 1990s, 2000s
Atari today announced THE 800XL™ – a faithful recreation of its best-selling 8-bit computer, bringing the iconic machine and its extensive collection of games and software to a new generation. Designed by Retro Games Ltd., renowned for their authentic recreations of...
by William Schwartz | Oct 8, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, The Story Of...
ModRetro just put its new transparent Chromatic model on sale. This Chromatic is, as far as I can tell from the time I’ve spent testing it, completely identical to the standard Chromatic model. The only two differences are from the consumer perspective and the...
by William Schwartz | Oct 5, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews
At first glance, it’s hard to really guess why anyone should want to play the Game Boy version of Earthworm Jim in this day and age, when it’s trivially easy to play the original Mega Drive version of the game on portable devices. ModRetro’s decision...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 2, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Reviews
After the monster success of Pokemon Red & Blue, Nintendo released Pokemon Yellow in 1998 to massive success. Almost 30 years later, it still remains as one of the best Game Boy games ever and a testament to the timeless RPG series Pokemon has become. A more...