News

• Retronauts Get Serious:  Jeremy at Retronauts said last week “I’d like to try and turn Retronauts into a true and proper venture”.  We wish them all all the luck in the world.
• One of our favorite developers, Chris Sawyer served as producer for the rel-release of his classic PC games Roller Coaster Tycoon and RollerCaoster Tycoon 2 as Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic for iOS and Android.   Polygon has a nice story about the release.
• Microsoft is done releasing backards compatible games for the Xbox One…until 2017.
• Retro Gamer article on Karateka.

DIY/Maker Gaming 

• Phaser: 173 page Ebook released for the Phaser HTML5 game engine.
• RetroPie 4.1 now available
• RPG Maker is 50% on Steam Right now!
• Game Maker Studio 2 is in Beta.
• Construct 2 Winter Sale

Products

• NES Classic.  Still mostly Sold-out.   Secondary market prices are hovering around $200.   A dealer on Walmart.con is selling one for $271. 
• AtGames Atari Flashback Portable:  Widely available.  Prices hover around $50, and We Love  It!
• AtGames Sega Genesis portable: Widely available.  Prices hover around $50.  Did you know that it can use an SD Card just like the Atari Portable?  See Armchair Arcade Review here.
• RetroGamer #173 out now.

Digital Store Highlights

• GOG: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade released.
• GOG: Stunt Island released.
• Steam: Stern Pinball Arcade released.
• iOS: Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic.
• Android: Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic.
• Wii U: Advance Wars Dual Strike.
• Wii U: Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon

Podcast/Youtube Highlights

• Antic The Atari Podcast interviews Wynn Smith of Mosaic Electronics
• Retronauts: Holiday Extravaganza
• Pat The NES Punk: Super Mario Run Review
• RTG 85: How Video Games Saved My Life
• The Jag Bar does Cybermorph

Links:

• Adafruit
• AtariAge.com
• Armchairarcade.com 
• Construct 2
• DIY Gamer
• Gameduino
• Gamemaker/YoYo Games
• GOG.com
• Jag Bar
• Makershed
• NintendoAge.com
• Nintendo Virtual Console
• Pat The NES Punk
• Phaser.io
• Pico 8
• Playstation Store PS2 Games
• RetroGamer Magazine
• RetroPie
• RPG Maker
• retronauts.com
• RTG 85
• Xbox One Backwards Compatibility List

 

(Note: This news update does not contain ALL the retro gaming news in the world, but it does contain the stuff we here at 8bitrocket.com care the most about: A lot of Atari, plus Sega, Nintendo, 80’s and 90’s PC games, PS1/PS2, DIY/maker gaming, new classic consoles, podcasts we love,  and almost anything else from the 80’s . If you have news you’d like to clue us into, please contact us)