Oblast is a new Commodore 64 remake of 1978’s Blasto arcade game, featuring 384 procedural levels, advanced SID audio, and screen-shake explosions.
Author: Jim Gray
Jim Gray
Jim is a dad from Massachusetts by way of the Northeast Kingdom (IYKYK). He makes music as Our Ghosts, and with his band, Tiger Fire Company No. 1. He also takes terrible photos, writes decent science fiction and plays almost exclusively skateboarding games. He cannot, however, grow a beard. Favorite Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
CATii aims to be a new all-in-one Android emulator app for dual-screen handhelds. It runs multiple emulator cores in one process with cloud sync for settings.
Nuon: a doomed attempt to merge DVD players and consoles. Eight games, one great Minter title, inconsistent hardware, eclipsed by PS2. A fascinating dead end.
The RG DS’s rocky launch may be getting a smoother landing thanks to firmware 1.4, which fixes the top-screen performance bug and optimizes Nintendo DS game handling.
The RDI Halcyon was a costly, voice-controlled laserdisc “console” with only two games, launched and vanished in 1985. A rare, ambitious dead end in gaming.
Sony’s 2011 Tablet P was a dual-screen folding Android oddity: clever idea, broken software, pricey hardware. A bold, doomed precursor to modern foldables.
Anbernic’s RG DS looks great but fails at DS emulation. Sharp screens, weak D-pad, glitches everywhere. A nostalgic mess of promise and compromise.
Is the Anbernic RG477V set to be the strongest vertical Android handheld? Early leaks point to impressive specs and a premium build, but when will it arrive?
RetroAchievements arrives in Dolphin’s Android dev builds, enabling GameCube cheevos now and Wii support soon. Download v2509-503+ or join the Play Store beta.
From Battler to Skannerz, many devices chased the barcode-gaming fad, experimenting with scanning toys, cards, and everyday items bridging real and digital play.