Tag: cartridge

01 MAY

Two ‘Mega Man’ classics will be re-released on cartridge

Fans of Mega Man are being spoilt rotten at the moment. The game’s 30th anniversary has seen a slew of announcements, including the forthcoming arrival of Mega Man 11 and two new Mega Man Legacy Collection compilations. Now Capcom and iam8bit are upping the ante with the release of limited edition cartridges for Mega Man […]

02 APR

An actual gaming Easter egg was unlocked on an Atari Jaguar cartridge today

The term “Easter egg” has long been used to describe hidden goodies inside of software and video games, but it’s not often that game companies use the designated Easter holiday to actually announce the things. That changed on Sunday with an out-of-nowhere announcement from AtariAge, a modern-day retro publisher known for releasing games for Atari […]

15 FEB

The RetroBeat: A new N64 cartridge? 40 Winks wakes up after a long slumber

You’ve probably never heard of 40 Winks before. It’s an unremarkable 3D platformer that came out for the PlayStation in 1999. It’s also about to become a new game for the Nintendo 64. In fact, 40 Winks will be the console’s first new title since Nintendo discontinued the system in 2003. GT Interactive always intended […]

17 SEP

The coming game cartridge renaissance?

Enlarge / You can’t beat an authentic cartridge (reproduction) for that authentic experience. (credit: iam8bit) The fact that Street Fighter II is seeing another re-release later this year isn’t all that surprising. Since its arcade and 16-bit heyday, the classic fighting game has appeared in some form or another on the PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PSP, […]