A Look Back at Dynami Tracers

by William Schwartz | Jul 14, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

  The Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom has long been a notorious device, one of the first examples of Internet enabled gaming that never left Japan. Emulating the Satellaview isn’t difficult with modern technology, although it can be somewhat...

ModRetro adds new Chromatic color, five new games, and three new accessories to online store

by William Schwartz | Jul 10, 2025 | 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

  On July 10th, ModRetro released several new products to its online shop, modretro.com. The most colorful of the set is a new colorway for the Chromatic handheld. The Cloud version of the Chromatic is physically identical to the existing six Chromatic handhelds...

Tassei Denki Time Crisis Kickstarter Project Septuples Initial Funding Request

by William Schwartz | Jun 25, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Events, Gaming

  On June 24th, Tassei Denki made an initial offering for the G’AIM’E Plug & Play Time Crisis Gun, a device which can play Time Crisis and other lightgun games of its era on a modern television display. Tassei Denki launched its initial offering...

A review of Project S-11 for the Chromatic

by William Schwartz | Jun 15, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews

  A big selling point of the Chromatic has been the extent to which ModRetro has promised to bring classic Game Boy titles back in physical form. Though a noble mission, in practice, most of the best Game Boy games are owned by famous gaming corporations that...

Nintendo Switch 2 Console Release

by Old School Gamer | Jun 5, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

UPDATE 5/5/2025 3.45 AM – Sources can now corroborate the earlier reports that the Switch 2 is now set for a June 2025 release. The console’s launch was moving into early next year – but in a surprise move – is designed to ensure Switch...

Tassei Denki to Bring Back Time Crisis in New Plug and Play Device

by William Schwartz | Jun 4, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

  Earlier today, Tassei Denki set up a Pre-Launch Kickstarter page for its upcoming Time Crisis plug and play lightgun device. Tassei Denki also appears to have acquired the rights to include Steel Gunner, Steel Gunner 2, and Point Blank in this device. A Vimeo...