RVG ARCHIVE

The RVG Squad was formed due to the ever growing retrodev scene, new games for old systems are released daily it seems,…

We are please to announce our latest interview with Antony Crowther, a former designer, programmer, and musician, Tony as he is more…

Simes aka Simon Phipps has been a friend of ours for sometime now, with Bitmap Soft’s recent entry into publishing retro homebrew…

Bitmap Books, in collaboration with design agency, Supple Studio have created a stamp collection of 12 stamps that celebrates UK-designed video games…

I had the pleasure of meeting Darren Doyle, the author of this book and founder of Greyfox Books, at retro events and…

The review of the annual is somewhat late, considering its 2020 now and this is the 2018 annual. I still have to…

Game titles linked to Movies have generally obtained a bad press. For many years gamers have been stuck with bland experiences that…

With the home computer boom of the 1980’s, everyone wanted a slice of the pie, including some unlikely candidates such as British…

After looking at the Genesis port of Golden Axe, I decided to review the sequel which never made it to the home…

At the mention of popular Role Playing Games inevitably Final Fantasy becomes the main focus of the discussion.  Final Fantasy 7 arguably…

It’s 1991, the arcades are still booming, those fortunes are beginning to reverse, however.  Due to the popularity of home consoles and…

The Retro Asylum Podcast is officially the UK’s longest-running retro gaming podcast.  The show was launched back in October of 2011 by…

In the realms of Commodore 64 fantasy horror titles, there are few that can touch Cosmi’s 1983 release, Beyond the Forbidden Forest.…

When anyone mentions the Golden Axe series, it conjures up instant nostalgia. It’s one of the most well-known beat-em-up series in history…

We Love Atari: A Journey of Discovery 1972 – 1996 Volume 2 is the follow up book to Volume 1 that was…

Hearing that Bitmap Books was creating a book called Metal Slug: The Ultimate History was music to my ears, a game series…

DuckTales Woo hoo! Just the title conjures up the iconic theme tune of my youth. It’s a wonderful Disney show which originally…

1995 was the highlight year for the 3DO, with software releases flowing and cheaper hardware hitting the stores worldwide. True, it was…

When we think of a platform for turn-based military strategy games we usually don’t think of the handheld consoles. That purview was…

‘Punch the Pedal’. Just one of the iconic phrases from the original Chase H.Q. still lingers in the minds of many, as…

Aliens are invading Earth and it is up to you to save the world! In Saucer Wars you play the role of…

Ahh the Nintendo Gameboy, a sometimes forgotten part of my youth, this small but incredibly important handheld packed an incredible punch in…

Metal Slug is one of the most highly regarded shoot ’em ups ever developed. It had dominated both the Arcades and the…

Winners don’t do drugs. The slogan adorned many an arcade for the best part of a decade and is rather apt for…