Neowin News Feed for: Retro

Microsoft open sources 6502 BASIC after almost 50 years

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has open-sourced the 6502 BASIC programming language interpreter from 1976. Its source code is now available on GitHub. Read more...

This retro benchmark supports AMD, Intel, Nvidia on Windows 11 and 10 all the way back to 95

Sayan Sen — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:08:01 +0000

A new benchmark has entered the arena of hardware benchmarking software, and it supports Windows PCs all the way back to Windows XP, 98, and 95. Read more...

NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol. 1 and 2 coming to consoles and PC on June 18

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 21:04:01 +0000

Bandai Namco Asia has announced NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Volume 1 and 2 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC platform. The collection of retro games is due out June 18, 2020. Read more...

Save 20% off the 8BitDo SN30 Bluetooth Gamepad

News Staff — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:46:01 +0000

Today's highlighted deal lets you save 20% off this retro controller which comes in four different colors. Play your favorite games retro style with this Game Boy pocket inspired bluetooth gamepad. Read more...

Retro Gaming on Raspberry Pi - free eBook

News Staff — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 17:46:02 +0000

Interested in building a retro gaming machine with a Raspberry Pi? The versatile Raspberry Pi can emulate a vast collection of gaming platforms, learn how with this free to download eBook. Read more...

Fedora Project marks 15th anniversary of Fedora Core 1

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:56:01 +0000

The Fedora Project is celebrating 15 years since it launched Fedora Core 1. As a gift to the community, a virtual image has been compiled for use in GNOME Boxes that comes with Fedora 29. Read more...

Two Apple shareholders want to prevent addiction

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 10:38:01 +0000

Two Apple shareholders have asked the company in a public letter to do more to research and tackle children's addiction to iPhones. One proposal it mentioned was a yearly report of progress made. Read more...

Surprise, the SNES Classic Edition has now been hacked

Boyd Chan — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 07:02:02 +0000

Just a week after being released, the latest addition to Nintendo's miniature console lineup has been hacked, enabling users to load games of their choice into the device's onboard memory. Read more...

Two "Retro" Atari 2600 gaming units coming in November

John Keefer — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:40:01 +0000

If you haven't been able to grab and SNES Classic or can't wait for the virtual console to arrive on Nintendo Switch, these nostalgic items could help scratch that old-school itch you may have. Read more...

Atari reveals first pictures of its new Ataribox console

Stergios Georgopoulos — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:46:01 +0000

Atari, which last made a console in 1993, has revealed the first pictures and some details of the Ataribox, a retro console that will offer classic games as well as new gaming content. Read more...

Discuss: Which of Nokia's classic phones would you like to see 'reimagined'?

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:50:01 +0000

The lipstick phone? The Matrix phone? The one shaped like a teardrop? As HMD says it's considering more retro Nokia phones like the 3310, we're eager to hear which one you'd like to see return. Read more...

HMD considering more retro phones like Nokia 3310, but says it's 'not on a nostalgia trip'

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:54:01 +0000

HMD Global says its new Nokia 3310 has been a sales success, and it's now considering "what we should be doing in terms of past great Nokia devices" - but it insists it's not bogged down in nostalgia. Read more...

Review: GPD WIN - A Windows 10 handheld with roots from portable gaming

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 23:34:01 +0000

If you're looking for a small portable gaming device, you might want to consider the GPD WIN. The handheld offers a full keyboard, gaming controls, and is powered by Windows 10. Read more...

NES Classic Edition has been hacked, can now add additional games

Steven Johns — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 09:22:01 +0000

The NES Classic Edition has now been exploited to let users modify the library and add their own games - even homebrew. The process is a bit complicated but video tutorials have now been published. Read more...

From the forums: 'I found a Woz Limited Edition Apple IIGS'

Justin Luna — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:42:01 +0000

Neowin Forums member warwagon recently found the classic Apple IIGS while looking into his basement. The computer, to his surprise, was also a Steve Wozniak-signed limited edition variant. Read more...

TechSpot: 17 PC gaming classics that have aged well

Julio Franco — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 06:26:01 +0000

There are some classic PC games that are as good today as the day they were released. In this article, we are looking specifically at games that are ten or more years old and still awesome. Read more...

Samsung launching Android flip phone for the nostalgic

Paul Ferson — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:31:31 +0000

In a move sure to confuse absolutely everyone to some extent, Samsung is poised to release an Android flip-phone in its home market of South Korea. Didn't they get the memo that flip phones are dead? Read more...

A day at the Apple Pop-Up Museum

Tyler Holman — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:12:08 +0000

The Atlanta area was recently graced by the Apple Pop-Up Museum, and Neowin was lucky enough to be able to check it out and share some of the wonderful stuff on display you. Read more...

Galaga comes to Android devices for free

Paul Ferson — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:27:49 +0000

Galaga, that Namco gem of the 1980s, has reached Android devices. Entitled 'Special Edition', the game is free and - according to the Play Store description - compatible with pretty much everything. Read more...

Retro Wednesday: The sad story of the Apple Pippin

Tyler Holman — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:02:25 +0000

We delve into the dark days of the 1990s, when Apple was tasteless and licensed out their software to create Pippin, the bizarre lovechild of Cupertino and Bandai, in this week's Retro Wednesday. Read more...

Retro Wednesday: E3 1995

Tyler Holman — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:22:08 +0000

Retro Wednesday takes you back in time to visit the very first E3 way back in 1995, showing off Nintendo's Ultra 64 prototype, the Virtual Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Atari Jaguar, and much more. Read more...

Retro Wednesday: Marathon

Tyler Holman — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:48:54 +0000

This week's Retro Wednesday delves deep into the world of Mac gaming for the first time to discover the roots of Halo in Marathon, a classic title from Bungie with a big legacy. Read more...

New SNES game coming in 2013

Tyler Holman — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:42:56 +0000

14 years after 1998's Frogger, the SNES is getting a brand new game in the form of Nightmare Busters, a 'masterful run and gun game' featuring werewolves and leprechauns. Does it get any more awesome? Read more...

Retro Wednesday: Journey to Rivendell

Tyler Holman — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:58:50 +0000

In this week's Retro Wednesday, we take a look at The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell, a lost Atari 2600 prototype and the first attempt to turn Tolkien's world into a video game. Read more...

Retro Wednesday: The Secret of Monkey Island

Tyler Holman — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:46:17 +0000

Arr, I wanna be a pirate (don't we all?)! This week we take a look at the classic LucasArts title, The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the funniest games of all time! Plus, woodchucks chucking wood! Read more...

Retro Wednesday: Rogue

Tyler Holman — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:36:55 +0000

In this week's installment of Retro Wednesday, we take a look at a title that gives 'text game' a whole new meaning, a graphics-free experience who's reverberations are felt to this day. Read more...

Game Boy: 23 years on

Tyler Holman — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:43:38 +0000

Believe it or not, it's been 23 years since the original Game Boy was released in Japan, and we decided to celebrate by putting together a little retrospective on this groundbreaking device. Read more...

Ultima VII: The Black Gate turns 20

Tyler Holman — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:14:56 +0000

If you were around when it came out, chances are there's a soft spot in your heart for Ultima VII: The Black Gate, and believe it or not, this RPG classic just turned 20 today. Read more...

Legend of Grimrock turns a profit - patch incoming

Tyler Holman — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:13:37 +0000

Legend of Grimrock, Almost Human's retro inspired dungeon crawler, has earned back its development costs several times over in its first week on the market, and a new patch is on the horizon. Read more...

Sega Opens Retro Download Service

Marcel Klum — Sat, 15 Nov 2003 13:58:16 +0000

Sega today opened the official page for its soon-to-debut "Sega Game Honpo" service, a new subscription-based retro-gaming site where players can download and play an array of 16-bit games on their PCs. Starting November 20,... Read more...