In an exciting development for fans of animated entertainment and old school video games, Comedy Central has unveiled plans for a brand-new animated series based on Sega’s 1989 seminal side-scrolling beat’em up / hack’n slash video game, Golden Axe. Set to captivate audiences with its unique blend of humor and adventure, the announcement has already […] The post Comedy Central Announces Golden Axe Animated Series first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

Six Classic Lynx Games Arrive on Nintendo Switch this April in ‘The Epyx Collection Handheld’ Releasing April 25th 2024. Pixel Games UK is pleased to announce ‘The Epyx Collection Handheld’ — a collection of six classic Atari Lynx games coming to Nintendo Switch™ on April 25th. The collection includes fond favourites ‘California Games’, ‘ElectroCop’, ‘Blue […] The post ‘The Epyx Collection: Handheld’ Brings 6 Classic Lynx Games to Nintendo Switch first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

By: D.C. Cutler, U.S.A. I saw that Mike Tyson has a fight scheduled with Jake Paul in July. Netflix (US) is airing it live. When I was a kid, I played a lot of “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!” on Nintendo. The game, released in 1987, was an instant hit with all my friends. We spent hours playing what […] The post ‘Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!’ is Iconic first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

If Omega and Swatch can crossover, well so to can Nintendo’s biggest franchises! Introducing, The Legend Of Super Mario 1.2 – a crossover between the original The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. NES games! Big thanks to hacker extraordinaire, NesDraug. Enough said, enjoy this amazing abomination! source: Mangrich1 Gaming via Facebook The post The Legend Of Super Mario first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

Pioneer Al Alcorn Honored with Amusement Industry Hall of Fame Induction In a momentous tribute to his groundbreaking contributions, the esteemed engineer and computer scientist, Al Alcorn, has been inducted into the Amusement Industry Hall of Fame this year. Alcorn, renowned for his pivotal role in the inception of the iconic game Pong, joins the […] The post Atarian Al Alcorn Inducted In The Amusement Industry Hall of Fame first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

You know the deal by now – go watch the award-winning Still Standing documentary, it will be the best 74 minutes of your day! Now, the other bonus featurette made available by Brad Gilbertson (Creator/Director of Still Standing) is of the truly mind-blowing 1UP ARCADE in Brisbane, Australia’s LARGEST retro arcade. Let 1UP Arcade owner, […] The post Still Standing BONUS Featurette: 1UP ARCADE Brisbane – Australia’s LARGEST Retro Arcade first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

Let’s start with the obvious, if you haven’t as yet watched the amazing and absolute banger of a documentary, Still Standing, then hop to it immediately – it’s available on SBS On-Demand, Viceland, Amazon Prime (US) and a swag of other streaming services! If you have already watched Still Standing, we recommend you probably watch […] The post Still Standing BONUS Featurette: Australian Pinball Museum first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

NEOSPRINT ZOOMS BACK TO LIFE AS A SINGLE SCREEN ISOMETRIC ARCADE RACER As huge fans of Atari Games’ Super Sprint and Championship Sprint overhead racers, we are actually quite chuffed to hear that NeoSprint – a sort-of-sequel to the “Sprint” series, is coming to our modern gaming systems sometime this winter (Jun – Aug – […] The post Atari’s NeoSprint Is Racing Onto PC & Consoles Very Soon! first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

Our resident doctor, Dr. Brant Raven is currently in Japan on holidays. Instead of heading to Suzuka to catch the F1 circus or the cherry blossoms, he has instead gone hunting for retro gaming goodies in Ikebukuro, another centre of otaku culture. The Doc has his priorities right. This time, Brant paid a visit to […] The post The Doctor Goes Retro Gaming Shopping in Japan first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more

Wishlist the nostalgia-inducing arcade and light management sim today – this time it’s in VR! Publisher Wired Productions and award-winning independent developer, Nosebleed Interactive, are thrilled to reveal that Arcade Paradise VR is releasing on 25th April 2024 for Meta Quest 2, 3 and Pro. It’s almost time to enter the virtual realm in Arcade […] The post Enter Your Very Own Arcade Paradise VR first appeared on AUSRETROGAMER ..read more