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XWheels Grandslam – A PC nod to classic racing game Super Cars from the Amiga? Hell ya! [Prototype]
I’m a huge top down racer fan, but truth be told, so many are utterly rubbish. I remember playing Micro Machines, Supercars and the like, against friends and had so much fun doing so. Well we now have a new contender on the scene, with ‘XWheels Grandslam’ by -Corso-. And while it is just a…
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Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Andreas Koch Talks Dustwind: Resistance
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Z Software’s Andreas Koch, who discusses the upcoming release of Dustwind: Resistance. Check out the game on Steam Here or on the PlayStation Store Here and the new DLC of the original, here! About Dustwind: Resistance: Dustwind: Resistance is set to launch in June 2025 on PC (Steam, Microsoft Xbox…
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Super Mario World Could Be the Next Mario Movie
When The Super Mario Bros. Movie came out in 2023, it was an instant hit, much to the pleasure of both fans and Nintendo. A Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel was expected, but apart from confirming its existence, Nintendo and animation studio Illumination have been notably silent. Now, it seems, we have a potential title…
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Retro Gaming Influences in Gates of Olympus’ Core Mechanics
Retro game design continues to possess significant allure throughout a gaming industry that primarily focuses on complex systems and cinematic graphics. The gaming influence manifests itself in distinctly unusual circumstances especially within online slots. The slot game Gates of Olympus showcases its arcade and 8-bit element design through multiplayer mechanics which reside beneath its modern…
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What’s the Best Way to Play Retro Games?
Even if you’re someone who’s relatively new to gaming, you’ve likely heard of all the classic era-defining games that emerged decades ago. Some people might feel as though enough time has passed to the point where trying these would only have them compare poorly against newer, more technically advanced titles, but others might want to…
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What 2025 Has in Hold for iGaming
iGaming is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Driven by rapid technological advancements, the skyrocketing consumer interest makes it one of the hottest investment items on the market. The synergetic effect of various technologies draws more and more people to this expanding sector, promising a level of entertainment traditional gaming simply cannot offer.…
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Herbie wants to be a millionaire – An arcade puzzler from Bitmagine Studio for the ZX Spectrum 128k
Bitmagine Studio is back in the news, and after previously releasing two enjoyable games such as Bubble in Trouble and Driar, along comes their latest release of ‘Herbie wants to be a millionaire’ for the ZX Spectrum. An arcade puzzle game in which you have only 1 min to solve every room, to help Herbie…
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Street Fighter II 128K – The REAL CPC Edition shown off in this gameplay footage [2021 UPDATE]
This year has just been fantastic for the Amstrad CPC with a ton of Amstrad homebrew games to spoil us, but even though we had the incredible Amiga to Amstrad port of Pinball Dreams, we haven’t finished with the Amstrad yet. Now you may remember our big article on the very impressive looking homebrew remake of…
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40 Years of Gradius: Konami’s King of Arcade Shmup
Fast and difficult shoot ’em ups, often shortened to “shmups”, were an absolute staple of the arcade era. Space Invaders was a major proponent in the explosion of arcade culture, so it’s no wonder that the genre consistently received countless combinations of spaceships blasting through baddies for decades to come. In 1985, Konami released Gradius,…
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30 Years Ago, Sega Took Its Biggest Gamble With Saturn And Failed
“Thats not how you launch a system”. Read More From: N4G: retro news feed
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