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If you are looking for retro gaming gifts, comparisons of your favourite retro games, classic reviews from your favourite gaming mags from back in the day or the latest in retro game news, your in the right place! From Atari, Commodore, Sega, Nintendo and every other retro console maker out there, you can find it at Pixel Games.
2022-05-16 23:15
NBA Jam Game Comparison
Released: 1993 | Genre: Sports Simulation | Publisher: Midway | Designer: Mark Turme… Read More
2022-05-14 18:33
Chuck Rock Game Comparison
Released: 1991 | Genre: Platformer | Publisher: Core Design, Virgin Games, Sony I… Read More
2022-05-06 21:59
Jam.GG - Play Retro Games online with your mates… Read More
2022-05-04 19:38
Vigilante: The spiritual successor to Kung-Fu Master… Read More
2022-05-01 17:29
Retro PlayStation games coming to new PS Plus premium tier?
Liam Y… Read More
2022-04-18 15:36
The A500 Mini Review
Liam Young… Read More
2022-04-04 19:24
Return to Monkey Island Coming in 2022
Liam Young… Read More
2022-03-20 14:08
Best homebrew games for your A500 Mini
Liam Young… Read More
2022-03-17 18:42
NQ64 Arcade Game Bar to open in Glasgow
Liam Young… Read More
2022-03-13 17:01
TMNT:The Cowabunga Collection
Liam Young… Read More
2022-03-11 16:35
Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection
Liam Young… Read More
2022-02-01 13:27
Taito Egret II mini arcade to be launched in europe for £166… Read More
2022-01-05 17:49
Street Fighter 2 Game Review
Platform: Super Nintendo
Publisher: Capcom | Developer: Capcom… Read More
2021-03-13 13:59
It’s finally here all you Nintendo fans, Super Nintendo World Japan is opening it’s bowser gates on March 18th 2021. as confirmed in a statement from Universal Studios Japan… Read More
2021-02-07 13:46
Games Master returning to TV?! Yes you heard that right, according to VGC, the hit 90’s Gaming TV Show is returning to our screens.
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has told it’s pote… Read More
2020-12-16 22:20
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World has been announced, a remake of the 1994 SEGA Mega Drive game Wonder Boy 4 developed by Westone.
Published by ININ Games, G-Choice and developed by Artdi… Read More
2020-08-17 23:30
I decided, as it’s my 40th Birthday coming up on the 18th August, to do a complete list of video games that meant the most.Born in 1980, I have been a gamer through the many console ge… Read More
2020-08-11 22:03
Bruce Lee was originally a game designed by Ron J. Fortier, with graphics by Kelly Day and music by John A. Fitzpatrick.Originally made for Atari’s 8-bit family in 1984 by Datasoft. Fo… Read More
2020-08-06 20:19
Mortal Kombat first graced our lives back in 1992. Published by Midway and a huge Arcade hit that dazzled with it’s amazing realistic looking digitised graphics. When it was announced… Read More
2020-07-30 22:15
Neutron is a fast-paced vertical shooter for the Commodore 64, all programming, graphics and sound are created by Sarah Jane Avory. Sarah started out writing games for the VIC-20, then moved… Read More
2020-07-29 22:49
The SEGA Nomad, or Genesis Nomad was a North American release only that released back in 1995.This handheld follow-up to the SEGA Game Gear plays SEGA Genesis cartridges, built on the Japane… Read More
2020-07-18 22:57
There are a huge number of Atari ST games worth playing, the 16-bit rival computer to the Commodore Amiga was the successor of the Atari 8-bit family computers. The first model saw a limited… Read More
2020-07-14 21:57
Joe and Mac, also known as Caveman Ninja is a Data East platformer from 1991. The game stars green haired Joe and blue haired Mac, they are cavemen who battle through prehistoric themed leve… Read More
2020-07-12 13:13
Defender is a scrolling shooter, developed and published by Williams Electronics in 1981. It went on to become one of the highest selling arcade games of it’s generation and was a very… Read More
2020-07-06 22:30
BlitzWays is an Amiga game with a curious history, it’s a puzzle game much like Mahjong and definitely designed towards the younger market.Originally called “Stone”, a conc… Read More
2020-07-05 16:30
Side Pocket is a billiards (Pool) game that was originally released in the arcades back in 1986.The game was then ported to the NES and Game Boy, with the SEGA Megadrive, SNES and Game Gear… Read More
2020-07-03 20:08
Kid Gloves is a 1990 platform game from Millennium Interactive. Featuring a flip-screen level design and was one of the very first games I played on my Amiga.Furthermore, Kid Gloves came fre… Read More
2020-06-28 15:32
Released: 1987Genre: Vehicle CombatPublisher: Atari/TengenGame mode: Single PlayerAPB, also know as “All Points Bulletin” is a 1987 vehicle conbat game from Atari. It was co-deve… Read More
2020-06-26 21:04
Shadow of the beast is an iconic platform game originally released for the Commodore Amiga in 1989, the game was developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis.The incredible music scor… Read More
2020-06-22 19:20
Street Fighter 2 was one of the biggest conversion battles in the early 90’s, World Warrior first hit the SNES in 1992, leaving SEGA Megadrive fans jealous.I remember being an Amiga an… Read More
2020-06-21 17:32
Released: 1993Genre: PlatformerPublisher: Team 17Game mode: Single PlayerSuperfrog is a 1993 platformer developed by Team 17 for the Commodore Amiga, with it’s trademark crisp shaded g… Read More
2020-06-17 16:12
NEED FOR SPEED: HOW IT ALL BEGANNeed for Speed is a racing franchise that has been with us since 1994, the game was originally developed by a Canadian based company called Distinctive Softwa… Read More
2020-06-08 17:09
SEGA Game Gear Micro – the new ultra-mini console was announced last week coinciding with SEGA’s 60th anniversary.The console measure a mere 80mm wide and 43mm tall, the screen… Read More
2020-06-02 22:40
It’s crazy to think, but today SEGA is 60 years old, and what a wild ride it has been for the gaming giant.Sega was founded by Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart as Nihon Goraku Bussan… Read More
2020-05-31 15:47
A big gaming announcement is due from SEGA in the next few days that promises to be a big shake up in the gaming industry.The rumour is a possible team-up between Microsoft and SEGA to launc… Read More
2020-05-15 19:56
Released: 1991Genre: Platformer/fightingPublisher: Image Works, Ubi Soft (MS DOS), Kotobuki (SNES)Game mode: Single Player and Two Players (Simultaneous)First Samurai is a 1991 platformer/be… Read More
2020-05-12 18:08
Released: 1985Genre: FightingPublisher: Melbourne HouseGame mode: Single Player and Two Players (Simultaneous)The Way of the Exploding Fist, one of the most awesome titles in the history of… Read More
2020-05-09 21:00
Released: 1980Genre: Shoot ’em upPublisher: AtariMissile Command LAUNCHED in 1980 (see what i did there!). It was developed by Atari and published by them in North America, in Europe S… Read More
2020-05-07 17:54
Released: 1987Genre: Shoot ’em upPublisher: Sensible SoftwareWizball is a Sensible Software developed shoot ’em up from Jon Hare and Chris Yates, release in 1987 for the Commodor… Read More
2020-05-05 19:19
2.7 / 5 ( 4 votes )Platform: Master SystemPublisher: SEGADeveloper: SEGARelease Date: 1988 WELCOME TO MONSTER LAND…Following the events of it’s predecessor, Wonder Boy In Mo… Read More
2020-05-04 18:52
Released: 1999Genre: RacingPublisher: LucasArtsHAPPY STAR WARS DAY EVERYONE, may the fourth be with you… now I bet you haven’t heard that today. Star Wars Episode 1: Racer was r… Read More
2020-05-03 16:35
TOP 10 CANCELLED ATARI JAGUAR GAMES. The Atari Jaguar was the worlds first 64-bit games console and it released in November 1993. It was Atari’s sixth games console and was designed to… Read More
2020-05-02 14:45
Released: 1984Genre: Beat ’em upPublisher: Irem (Japan) / Data East (Americas & Europe)Kung-Fu Master is a 1984 side-scrolling beat em’ up from Irem, outside of Japan it was… Read More
2020-05-01 17:57
2020-04-30 17:04
Released: 1992
Genre: Shooting Gallery
Publisher: Konami
Lethal Enforcers is a 1992 shooting gallery game released by Konami in the arcades. In 1993 and beyond, the console po… Read More
2020-04-29 18:21
Released: 1987
Genre: Shooter
Publisher: Acclaim / Kyugo
Airwolf video game was first released for the ZX Spectrum in 1984 by Elite Systems, the game also released for Commodo… Read More
2020-04-28 12:52
Released: 1988
Genre: Platformer
Publisher: Taito
The Newzealand Story is a platformer by Taito and released in 1988, very much styled similar to games like the Bubble Bobble… Read More
2020-04-26 14:23
Released: 1991
Genre: Platformer
Publisher: Acclaim
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants is a platformer, developed by Imagineering and Arc Development and published by Ac… Read More
2020-04-25 11:13
Laserbirds is a new shoot ’em up game for the ZX Spectrum from Bitnamic Software.
The company had originally decided to release a physical tape version of the game in later 2020, b… Read More
2020-04-24 16:05
Released: 1987
Genre: Beat ’em up
Publisher: Capcom
Street Fighter, the beginnings of the jewel in the crown for Capcom was released in 1987. Though the original wasn&rs&hellip…Read More
2020-04-23 11:46
Released: 1988
Genre: Run and Gun
Publisher: Williams
The NARC Game is a run and gun game from Williams Electronics, it hit the arcades back in 1988. NARC has gorgeous digitiz… Read More
2020-04-22 20:50
Released: 1989
Genre: Beat ’em up
Publisher: Konami
Turtles Arcade was released in 1989 by Konami and became one of the most popular arcade machines of it’s time… Read More
2020-04-17 18:59
2020-04-17 15:57
Kitsunes Curse for Amstrad CPC – After recently covering Melkhiors Mansion on ZX Spectrum, I thought it was time Amstrad CPC got in on the action, introducing Kitsune’s Curse for… Read More
2020-04-16 17:57
Released: 1991
Genre: Run and Gun
Publisher: Konami
Sunset Riders is a side-scrolling run and gun game developed and released by Konami on the JAMMA arcade platform in 1991. T… Read More
2020-04-15 17:58
2020-04-14 17:43
Released: 1987
Genre: Track and Field
Publisher: Konami
Combat School (released as Boot Camp in North America), is a 1987 video game produced by Konami where the player takes… Read More
2020-04-13 09:31
Leon Kennedy and the crew will be back for more zombie destruction!That’s right, Resident Evil 4 Remake is in the works, potentially for PS5, Xbox X-Series and maybe a Nintendo console… Read More
2020-04-12 16:14
2020-04-11 20:37
Greetings and salutations Pixel Gamers, so you are a gamer, but how well do you know your classic games consoles? Well now you can find out, take the classic games console quiz below and see… Read More
2020-04-11 15:06
Released: 1994
Genre: Platformer
Publisher: Konami / Factor 5
Animaniacs video game was first released in 1994 for Sega Genesis/Megadrive and Super Nintendo. The game came out… Read More
2020-04-11 14:02
FPGA recreation of the entire Mega-CD/Sega CD hardware into a plug and play CartridgeDo you own a SEGA Megadrive/Genesis? Well, if you are worried about your disc drive breaking down on your… Read More
2020-04-10 16:34
Released: 1990
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games
The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game, it was developed and published by Luca… Read More
2020-04-10 10:12
Isometric throwback heaven with Melkhior’s MansionIntroducing Melkhior’s Mansion, Look familiar? If you grew up in the 1980’s, oldies like me remember, then you will see si… Read More
2020-04-09 18:59
Released: 1988
Genre: Beat ‘Em Up
Publisher: Imagine Software
Target Renegade is a walking beat ’em up game published by Imagine Software. Some versions like the N… Read More
2020-04-09 13:33
Released: 1988
Genre: Run and Gun
Publisher: Konami
Super Contra (known as Super Contra: The Alien Strikes Back in Japan) is a run and gun game by Konami originally released i… Read More
2020-04-09 09:12
Released: 1985
Genre: Racing
Publisher: SEGA
SEGA Hang-on was released in the arcades in 1985, and was then ported to SG-1000, Master System, MSX and PC-88. In the game, it&rs&hellip…Read More
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