How a radical design built entirely from PCBs challenges the way we think about consoles and consumer electronics Consumer technology has long followed a predictable formula. Inside, there’s a printed circuit board (PCB) packed with chips, connectors, and wires. Outside, there’s a casing—plastic, metal, or sometimes wood—designed to protect the The post What is the GamerCard? Grant Sinclair rethinks what hardware can be first appeared on Gaming Retro.| Gaming Retro
Here’s a news flash that’s “purr-fect” (groan) for anyone who misses the glory days of the 16-bit shoot-’em-up: Beyond The Pixels is getting ready to drop its debut title, Astro Burn, and it looks like a cat-tastic (oh, come on!) blast of retro action. Who are Beyond The Pixels? This The post Astro burn: Beyond the pixels unveils a furry, fast, and furious shmup first appeared on Gaming Retro.| Gaming Retro
Another retro drop has landed for current gen consoles and PC — this one is a bit of a cult classic for PlayStation fans: Fear Effect. I’ve just learned that classic PlayStation game Fear Effect was shadow dropped on all the digital gaming platforms a few weeks ago, along with The post Fear Effect: The cel-shaded classic is back first appeared on Gaming Retro.| Gaming Retro
Fans of Super Nintendo Entertainment System role-playing games will be thrilled to know that they can get this without first randomly generating a character. Bitmap Books has opened pre-orders on its forthcoming book, The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Volume 1. We love Bitmap Books titles at Gaming Retro — The post The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1 now available to pre-order first appeared on Gaming Retro.| Gaming Retro