Category: Retro

For a time the term "multimedia" was one of the hottest buzzwords in the computer software industry. A number of individuals and firms staked both their futures and careers on the creation of bespoke interactive experiences, often in the service of marketing more established businesses and brands. Enter Lost Boys, an outfit based in the Netherlands intent on doing exactly that.

GemRB is a game engine remake of Infinity Engine used in games like Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and Icewind Dale 2.

With a style that would have fit right in on something like the Nintendo 64 or the PlayStation 1, the upcoming retro collectathon 3D platformer Kero Quest 64 is coming to Linux and Steam Deck.

I'm genuinely looking forward to replaying through Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and the expansions thanks to the open source OpenMoHAA project that just put out a new Beta release.

ScummVM v2.9.0 has rolled out as a little holiday treat bringing expanded compatibility with various retro classic for you to play on modern systems.

Back in November, I reported on Epic Games giving their approval for Unreal 1 and Unreal Tournament becoming completely free to download. Now, Epic Games have updated the official Unreal Tournament website to link to the OldUnreal community.

GOG have announced that Warcraft I and Warcraft II are going to be leaving GOG "at the publisher's request" (Blizzard).

The Harbour Masters community of developers who are behind the PC ports of Ocarina Of Time and Zelda Majoras Mask have revealed a Star Fox 64 Native PC port is coming.

The ScummVM project is readying up another release, with the developers issuing a call for testing on ScummVM 2.9.0.

The day has arrived! Medal of Honor: Allied Assault including the Spearhead and Breakthrough expansions can be played easily on modern systems, with various enhancements thanks to the OpenMoHAA project.

Taking over from the original Unity-based project, UnderworldGodot is an engine recreation of Ultima Underworld and Ultima Underworld 2 in the Godot Engine.

Fighting Fantasy Classics is a library app from Tin Man Games that collects together all your favourite Fighting Fantasy gamebooks from the 1980s to more recent modern-day releases.

This looks awesome and quite weird, especially if you love your retro-infused games. Sorry We're Closed is the first release from à la mode games available now.

Old School Rally is properly awesome. Bringing back some fond memories for me of playing Colin McRae Rally on the original PlayStation and now it just got a whole lot better.

SEGA have announced that both the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics & Dreamcast Classics collections will be delisted from stores on December 6.

Recently we had the news that the classic Croc Legend of the Gobbos was getting a remaster, and then we learned it would be a GOG exclusive. Now we at least know it will release in December.

Classic Sport Driving is designed in the spirit of retro racers like Lotus Turbo Challenge and Outrun, so if you like the old style of racing this one might be for you.

Escape From Castle Matsumoto looks like quite a unique one, and the developers give the Steam Deck some rather high praise.

Developer Gator Shins and Hellforge Studios have released the first 10 blood-soaked levels of COVEN, a really fresh new retro FPS.

Clock Tower released originally in 1995 for the SNES and later for other systems, but it was never officially translated and supported outside of Japan until now with Clock Tower: Rewind.