Playdew Brings Lost Twins 2 to Nintendo Switch

by Todd Friedman | May 7, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s

[7th May 2026, Islamabad] – Lost Twins 2 launches on Nintendo Switch today, the charming and brain-teasing puzzle-platformer that has already captured hearts on other platforms. Starting today, Nintendo players can join siblings Abi and Ben on a magical journey...

Five Sports Games That Have Us Wish Again For Simpler Times

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 4, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, Lists, Opinions

Sports games today are all about lifelike graphics and realism, but once upon a time, the games were simpler and arguably far more fun to play. Lets take a look at five retro sports games that are better than their modern-day counterparts. PGA Tour Golf: To think that...

Celeste – Rage inducing platformer for the Amiga by Paweł Juen Nowak

by Indie Retro News | May 3, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Developer Paweł Juen Nowak has began porting the challenging Pico8 platformer Celeste to the Commodore Amiga, designed to display using C2P techniques which necessitate a higher-powered processor for smooth gameplay. While running well on a 50MHz 060, the port...

Micro Karting – A work in progress nod to Super Mario Kart for the Amiga [UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | May 2, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you’ve never heard of Super Mario Kart, then I guess you were living in a cave, as this game series which first appeared in 1992 on the SNES, was one of the most addictive arcade style racing games ever to appear on a TV screen. So to see someone try to...

Pit Fighter – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | May 1, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

While I agree with that, 2 years before Mortal Kombat hit the scene, there was a breakthrough game featuring live-motion capture. This game was Pit Fighter. An underrated game in my opinion, Pit Fighter captures the reality of fighting in a video game. I remember...

Classic Kong – An Iconic arcade game now reimagined for the Atari Jaguar

by Indie Retro News | Apr 30, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In a exciting development for retro gaming enthusiasts, developer swapd0 who recently released the Atari Jaguar game called BurgerTom, has now unofficially released Classic Kong for the Atari Jaguar. This new homebrew project brings a faithful reimagining of the...