For our next WOTM I have decided to pick one of my personal favourite sites on the internet – 8-Bit Central (www.8-bitcentral.com), a site of such depth you could trawl it all day and still want more. From the homepage: 8-Bit Central is dedicated to preserving retro gaming by providingContinue Reading
Yes, we add yet another retro version of the irritating modern gaming phenomenon that is Flappy Bird. Not that the retro versions are irritating. These remakes are borne of a love of our gaming past. A fusion of old and new showing respect for ancient gaming systems that many modernContinue Reading
What could be better than Flappy Bird on the VCS? Flappy Bird on the ZX81, that’s what! The little black wedge gets it’s own version of the gaming phenomenon courtesy of Bob’s Stuff. This version is called Quack and uses the immense power of the Zeddy to show off thisContinue Reading
It’s true folks. If you missed out on the original smartphone/tablet version of Flappy Bird because the author pulled it from sale, well don’t despair. TACS Games have released a version called Flappo Bird for yours and our favourite wood covered console. Just download the Atari 2600 ROM here andContinue Reading
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4OGpcCsOD0] The following is taken from the NG:DEV.TEAM website: NEO XYX is the first TATE Maniac Shooter on NEO·GEO™. Now on NEO·GEO™ and Dreamcast™ Game Features: 6 stages with varied and colorful settings 6 endbosses 5 midbosses 16-bit hand-drawn graphics (dot graphics) Switchable between vertical (TATE) and horizontal controlsContinue Reading
I’ve been following Joe’s Game Boy modding exploits on Instagram for some time (@joeteach) and was more than delighted when he agreed to aggregate his modded GameBoys for all to see here on RetroGamesCollector. Ranging from the subtle ‘Grey Boy’ to some of his more striking combinations, one thing remainsContinue Reading
The internet is a wonderful place. You can find almost anything. Recipes, tips on how to mend your car, what that great big lump is behind your ear… even Commodore disk images for your 30 year old computer. How to get those .d64 disk images onto your beloved bread binContinue Reading
A collection from continental Europe this time round, Luxembourg to be exact. Roby has a collection that could make any video game collector cry (tears of joy). Comprising of over 220 different consoles and endless peripherals and software (this guy has 15 Commodore 64s!) this is a must-see for anyoneContinue Reading
Whichever console you owned as a child, it’s hard to recall just how difficult it was to choose which of the many games available for your platform would be the one to ask for at Christmas or for a birthday. How I would struggle with the decision on how toContinue Reading
Welcome to the first in a new monthly series that brings you great retro gaming websites from around the internet. We are starting with a fairly new site that celebrates box art in all it’s glory – BOX=ART (www.boxequalsart.com). As founder Adam Gidney states on the site: Once there wasContinue Reading