The beginning of the new World Cup in the USA has done more than pull football…
Day: 13 June 2026
The Story of Columbia Data Products, one of the first IBM PC clone makers
When the IBM PC arrived in 1981, it did more than introduce a new machine. It…
Mike Battilana’s quiet game: how Cloanto became the underdog power in retro computing
The retro computer market is often judged by noise. New cases, FPGA boards, mini consoles, crowdfunding…
Nokia N95 runs Half-Life 1 in new Symbian retro gaming port
Half-Life running at around 30 frames per second on a Nokia N95 sounds like the kind…
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit retrospective: why the PlayStation classic still matters
In 1998, the original PlayStation was already crowded with racing games, and not quiet ones either.…
How Microsoft made PC makers afraid of selling non-Windows computers
For most of the modern PC era, the computer industry looked more open than it really…
New AmigaOS 4 SDK-Addon improves porting with GCC 13 and clib4 2.1
AmigaOS 4 development has received a notable update with the arrival of SDK-Addon 1.7.0, a new…
COBOL FPS project brings Wolfenstein-style Raycasting to legacy code
A first-person shooter written in COBOL sounds like a joke with a compiler attached. It is…
Batman: Return of the Joker NES port brings the Dark Knight to Sega Master System
Batman: Return of the Joker has always had a strange place in 8-bit history. It was…
GentleOS/32 a new lightweight operating system for vintage 32-Bit PCs
Old PCs often sit in the uncomfortable space between usefulness and disposal. They may still power…
This modder’s Ultimate Amiga 1200 turns Commodore’s classic into a retro powerhouse
The Amiga 1200 has always been one of the most upgradeable home computers of its generation.…
Apidya Special brings Kaiko’s iconic Amiga shooter back after three decades
Apidya Special is preparing to fly again, and for many Amiga players that sentence alone will…
ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 are back: new hardware, old rivalry and a growing market
The renewed interest in the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 in 2026 is not just another…
The Simpsons: Hit & Run Android port lets fans revisit Springfield on mobile
For years, The Simpsons: Hit & Run has sat in the awkward place reserved for games…