Tag Archives: Retro

RadarPlays – Mega Man X

Last week in our Retro RadarPlays we enjoyed some classic Mega Man 2 action, but now we’re stepping up to the franchise’s 16-bit brother. Released recently on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, we dove into the original Mega Man X, and we were pleasantly surprised to see how well it …

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RIP Jack Tramiel, Commodore founder and computing pioneer

Jack Tramiel, founder of early computing giant Commodore, passed away this weekend aged 83, reports Forbes (opens in new tab) (via IGN (opens in new tab)). He is survived by his wife Helen, their sons Gary, Sam and Leonard, and a legacy that continues to influence the worlds of computing …

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Is Retro Studios working on something big for Wii U?

Retro Studios was one of Nintendo’s top game makers for the GameCube and Wii, shocking the world with Samus’ stunningly great rebirth (opens in new tab) in the Metroid Prime trilogy. After finishing the series in 2007 with Metroid Prime 3, the dev also released Donkey Kong Country Returns and …

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