Retro

Pinball has a visual style all of its own, a tangible reality that most interactive entertainment fails to capture. And while the past few decades have seen the release of hundreds of great-looking, great-sounding, and completely compelling games, some examples stand out in the memory of the pinball community more than others. They might not necessarily be the best games, but they are the embodiment of the pinball age at its most lucrative. Stalwarts of the genre. Masters of design. Icons. The past few decades have seen…

Dungeons & Dragons has a bunch of brand collaborations lined up to celebrate the game’s 50th anniversary, but its partnership with Converse is especially neat for old-school players. Converse is releasing a limited edition collection of D&D-themed shoes and apparel next month, most of which has been designed around elements from the earliest versions of the game.The collection includes several Chuck Taylor All Stars and Chuck 70 iterations that feature illustrations and other assets from D&D’s very first…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At a Glance: The Best Retro Video Game Devices In This Article What Are the Best Retro Video Game Devices? Buying Guide: How to Pick a Retro Video Game Device Over the past few years, retro gaming has been growing in popularity. Many gamers just want to be taken back to a simpler time when old school 8-bit and 16-bit graphics…

Being an avid fan of 2.5D ray casting engines, I have a strong fascination with Ken Silverman’s Build Engine, which was the foundation upon which Duke Nukem 3D was built. That somehow led me to William Shatner’s TekWar. Despite Duke Nukem 3D being what made the Build Engine famous, it wasn’t the first game released on it. There were a few that came before it, and Capstone was responsible for more than one of them. Capstone Software is a kusoge topic in itself, as much of their catalog is either crap or sub-crap. While…

YouTube sensation Dunkey, aka videogamedunkey or Jason Gastrow, has added game publishing to his resume. He started a company called Big Mode last year, which is releasing its first title on May 9. Animal Well is a sidescrolling Metroidvania platformer that will show up on the PS5, the Nintendo Switch and PCs. There’s a trailer that’s absolutely oozing with retro-gaming goodness.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhB6dLh9nn4Now, Dunkey didn’t make this game. Big Mode is a publisher and not a developer. A company called…

Nintendo has made a number of big announcements about upcoming Switch titles. This includes a Nintendo Switch release date for one of the best role-playing games ever made. Revealed in time for Mario Day on March 10, the previously announced Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door remaster has been given a May 23 launch date for the handheld/home console hybrid. The Thousand Year Door is easily the best game in the series, and honestly, one of the most interesting and entertaining RPGs of all time.Anybody hoping to pick up the…

The iPhone is a pretty great way to play games, especially if you own one of the iPhone 15 Pro models with its A17 Pro chip. But the truth is that you're probably going to want an iPhone game controller to get the best experience, and there is no shortage of options in that regard. Unfortunately, most of the best options have prices to match their capabilities but there's one new entry that might just prove you don't have to spend a lot to get a great controller.That entry is the new GameSir X2s, a game controller that's…

Image: MarvelRemember the ‘90s? The X-Men certainly do, and for good reason. In the world of comics, after Chris Claremont’s foundational run on the characters unceremoniously came to an end at the beginning of the decade, X-Books found themselves even more ascendant than ever, and X-Men: The Animated Series catapulted mutantkind to even greater heights of awareness. The ‘90s were truly the X-Men’s time, and with X-Men ‘97, Marvel really, really, really hopes you’ll make it their time again.We’ve not seen all that much of…

Incube8 Games has announced that they’re going to be the ones to stamping AgeOfGames unreleased Game Boy Advance game, Kien, to cartridge this year. It will be released in Q2 2024 on GBA. Kien was originally set to launch during the GBA’s heyday in 2002. As the story goes, the game made it as far as being sent to review publications at the time, only to be canceled before release. It got picked up and canceled again by other publishers but was never released. However, a prototype ROM did get leaked and made its rounds.…

EA has announced that they’re releasing a slew of their older games onto Steam. All of them were available elsewhere, but finally, they’re available on the PC’s biggest digital storefront. A lot of these are from Bullfrog, one of the many studios that EA shuttered, but there’s also the Command & Conquer – The Ultimate Collection, which features some games from Westwood, another studio that EA shuttered. Here’s the list: Command & Conquer – The Ultimate Collection SimCity 3000 Unlimited Populous Populous 2:…