In 1989 arcades were dominated by martial artists, ninjas, and street brawlers. Then Sega released Golden…
Month: March 2026
Zool revival: classic ’90s Amiga platform mascot could be making a comeback
If you grew up playing games in the early 90s, you might remember a strange little…
Amiberry-Lite 5.9.2 released: lightweight Amiga emulator improved for Raspberry Pi 4
A new update of the lightweight Amiga emulator Amiberry-Lite has been released. Version 5.9.2 focuses mainly…
These 5 rare Commodore Amiga games are now worth thousands to retro rollectors
For many gamers, the Commodore Amiga is more than just an old computer — it’s a…
The BBS piracy crackdown: police raids on the Commodore 64 and Amiga warez scene
During the 80s, home computers like the Commodore 64 began appearing in bedrooms, student apartments, and…
The Condor Cluster: when the U.S. Military built a supercomputer from PlayStations
In 2010, inside a quiet room at a U.S. Air Force research lab, rows of black…
How Sony’s PlayStation 2 design was inspired by a cancelled Atari system
When Sony revealed the PlayStation 2 in 1999, it immediately stood out. Most consoles in the…
Why Disney made The Lion King game so difficult: the untold story behind the 1994 Amiga classic
It’s 1994, and the team at Westwood Studios is racing against the clock. They had signed…
AmigaOS 3.2 returns as Hyperion and Amiga Corp step back from lawsuit
After years of legal tension surrounding the Amiga platform, there is finally a bit of good…
The secret of Amiga HAM mode: turning 32 colors into photographic images
In the mid-80s, most home computers were extremely limited when it came to color. A machine…
Why the Commodore Amiga was important for early 3D rendering and ray tracing
Today we barely think about realistic lighting in games or movies. Reflections slide across shiny surfaces,…
ADF vs WHDLoad: what you need to know before adding games to the upcoming THEA1200
Getting a new retro system is always exciting. You power it up, browse through the built-in…
Battlefield Hardline servers closing on PlayStation and Xbox, PC support continues
Electronic Arts is preparing to phase out Battlefield Hardline on consoles more than a decade after…
Zuiki may be building a new retro console after the X68000 Z
Retro hardware maker Zuiki has started teasing a brand-new gaming system, and although the company hasn’t…
Classic SNES gets a modern upgrade with new upcoming HD mod
A new hardware modification could soon give the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) a major visual…
Classic arcade game Trojan by Capcom is being recreated for Amiga
Trojan is a side-scrolling action game released by Capcom in 1986. Originally developed for arcades, the…
The untold story of Nasir Gebelli: the programmer who helped create Final Fantasy
When people talk about the origins of Final Fantasy, they usually focus on Hironobu Sakaguchi, the…
Retro gaming milestone: 3DO core beta appears for MiSTer FPGA
Something exciting is happening in the MiSTer FPGA community. An early beta version of a 3DO…
AAA vs Hombre: The lost next-generation Amiga that could have changed Commodore forever
In the early 90s the Amiga stood at one of the most important crossroads in its…
Atari’s bold attempt to revolutionize computing with the ATW-800
Every now and then you stumble across a piece of computing history that makes you stop…
The Psygnosis meeting that Commodore ignored — and how it helped create the PlayStation
In the early 90s, a small meeting took place in Liverpool that, in hindsight, feels like…