Tag: physical

Rocket Knight Adventures
Indie News

Rocket Knight Adventures – new physical release up for pre-order

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Rocket Knight Adventures is getting a new physical release thanks to the good folk at indie publisher Limited Run Games. The new release is coming to PlayStation and Switch and has a host of options from regular to ultimate editions. The pack includes three games, the original Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster and Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2. It's not just a collection of games that is being released either. Super
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dead tomb
Indie News

Dead Tomb – New NES title coming to consoles and carts

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Dead Tomb is the latest title from prolific retro publisher 8-Bit Legit and is coming to NES, Switch and Xbox on the 26th of January 2024. It's a point-and-click adventure inspired by the 90s heyday of the genre. The pre-orders for the physical NES cart start on 19th January. "We are very excited to unveil our Final Edition NES series," said Tim Hartman, Producer and Partner for 8-Bit Legit. "Having
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legion of evil
Gameboy News Nintendo

Legion of Evil – new Game Boy title up for pre-order

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Limited Run Games has announced a new Game Boy title that is now up for pre-order. Legion of Evil is an action-adventure game from developer Twisted Twice Games. The retro indie dev has released several digital ROM games available on its itch.io page but is now seeing its first physical cart. Legion of Evil sees a young warlock take on the forces of evil. From the trailer we can see
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cel story
Gameboy News Nintendo

Cel Story – Bitmap Soft latest Game Boy title available now

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Retro-indie games publisher Bitmap Soft and its subsidiary Phoenix War have announced that Cel Story, an epic sci-fi adventure for Nintendo Game Boy, is now available in their store at £45.00. The game includes a physical cart and box. Cel Story is an adventure game that follows a hero's journey as he navigates a mysterious planet with a damaged memory and spacecraft, exploring ancient ruins to fix his ship while confronting dangers and enigmatic
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the400 mini
Atari News

THE400 Mini – Atari announce latest hardware reimagining

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Atari has announced the upcoming release of THE400 Mini. It's a 50% scale replica of the original home computer that aims to replicate gameplay experiences of the 1970s and 1980s. THE400 Mini will be available at Atari.com for North American customers and worldwide major retailers for £99.99 from 15th March 2024. Key features include: A half-sized version of the distinctively styled Atari 400, emulating the whole 8-bit Atari range from the 400 to
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felix the cat
Indie News Nintendo

Felix the Cat – New physical release announced

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Felix the Cat celebrates his 105th birthday this year and to commemorate the event Limited Run Games is launching a physical release containing the original NES and GB titles. It will feature a reversible cover with artwork by Jonathan Kim and Mariel Cartwright. It will be available for pre-order from 9th February 2024 on PlayStation and Switch and is due to be released after March when the pre-orders finish. Standard Edition (Switch, PS4
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Indie News Nintendo

Dottie Flowers – New SNES physical game

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Physical games may be becoming less frequent in modern gaming, but the retro indie and homebrew scenes continue to keep producing lots of new physical carts. The latest, a new SNES title from indie developer Goldlocke called Dottie Flowers, has been announced. You can try a demo in ROM form before deciding on a purchase but the full game will not be released as a ROM so this will be
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More bad news for physical media as Best Buy drops out of selling games

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It's nothing new to see but another major retailer has given up the ghost of stocking physical video games. Best Buy, a North American retailer, has announced that they will no longer be getting DVDs or games in stock and has started to dismantle displays and areas that housed them before. This is a growing trend across the world and we can only imagine how much time we have left
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Xuan Yuan Sword 7
News Nintendo

Xuan Yuan Sword 7 – latest entry in long-running series going physical

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Xuan Yuan Sword 7 is the latest release in the long-running RPG series. It's an action RPG with frenetic real-time combat, visceral 3D presentation and a rich cinematic narrative. It is a celebration of ancient China’s landscape, civilization and culture, infused with the mystique of its own legends in stark contrast to anachronistic technological designs. EastAsiaSoft is handling the physical and digital release that is due out for Switch in
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steel empire
Indie News

Steel Empire – Updated shmup classic returns to Switch and PlayStation

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Steel Empire, known as Empire of Steel outside of Japan, was a 1992 shooter released on the Mega Drive. It had an update that was released on Steam in 2018 and we reported that a new version was being released for Switch and PlayStation earlier this year. We now have all the details and know that the new physical release from ININ Games is due for release in January next
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