Commodore fans and lovers of retro computing in general, thanks to My Retro Computer, the brand could well be back – at least in name. Because in this particular Kickstarter, you are pledging for what is variations of a modern PC within a C64 style case plus the added kudosContinue Reading
Mexican indie game developer César Arminio with his design studio 2think (creator of Pato Box) and software house Bitmap Soft are teaming up to bring you Glory Hunters, a new physical release for the Game Boy with their Kickstarter campaign. Glory Hunters is an all-new action-adventure RPG for the original GameContinue Reading
After reviewing GreyFox Book’s fantastic first book; Atari: Visual History of the Atari 8-bit Computer we were exteremely excited to hear that a second book; CoinOp: The Arcade Guide was already underway. Being big fans of the arcade, this book’s 300 plus pages showcasing the best games from the goldenContinue Reading
As of writing this, the Kickstarter for the second production run of ZX Spectrum Next computers is nearing 3 times its original goal of £250,000. This is only 14 hours after launch. The ZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 (which sold out within an hour) started at £280 for the early-birdContinue Reading
“THE 8-BIT WARS will take a detailed look at the gaming explosion of the 1980s, focussing on all those wonderful games that were played on so many different platforms, exploring the different hardware formats, the games, developers, magazines, musicians and publishers with a whole new set of interviews. It will beContinue Reading
As we reported in our last article, the Crash Annual 2018 Kickstarter campaign got off to an astonishing start – reaching its £12,000 goal within 9 hours. That was just the beginning of the story though and currently – with 18 days to go (at time of writing) the campaignContinue Reading
The legendary Crash magazine is set to return next year with issue 99 being produced by Fusion Retro books after successfully funding their Kickstarter campaign in around 9 hours. Along with original Newsfield Owner/Editor Roger Kean and original artist Oliver Frey, Chris Wilkins is bringing the publication back in theContinue Reading
Will plays with a Vega+ This report was written by Will Woodvine, photography and video by Ant Harper. Disclosure: I backed the Vega+ Indiegogo campaign but requested and received a refund over the Christmas period. I asked for a refund due to what I perceive to be the appalling lackContinue Reading
I have a confession to make. To my shame, I never bought the first version of this book – The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey – when it was first published back in 2006. There, I feel better now that’s off my chest. However, I feel that now it mayContinue Reading
We see a lot of retro books being launched via Kickstarter these days, don’t we? And a lot of them are, well, a bit ‘same old-same old’. Occasionally though, one pops onto our reading radar that we just have to get involved with. One such book is The Masters ofContinue Reading