Retro arcade games are experiencing a huge surge in popularity right now, not through high-definition remakes, but authentic, classic gaming machines. So, whether you’re relatively new to the realization that retro is best, or else have long since preferred the lights and sounds of old-style gaming, you need to carry on reading.
1. The Most Deserving Video Game Series
As you’ll already be fully aware, many of the leading games that people of all ages enjoy playing are the ones firmly based in the old-school gaming era.
However, due in no small part to the internet, many retro gamers have banded together to start petitions for either the original gaming developers of a game, or else a newer company, to remake the originals.
The four most requested and arguably, most deserving, series of video games that a huge number of people have requested to be brought back are (in no particular order):
- Twisted Metal: Black (PlayStation)
- Jet Set Radio (Sega)
- Project Gotham Racing (Xbox)
- Goldeneye 007 (Nintendo 64)
2. Bring Old-School Gaming to Your Bedroom
Old-school gamers the country through can now visit an array of stores and search even more online stores, for both authentic and remastered arcade games and machines, or else purchase a convincing (and often less expensive) replica.
Interestingly, even though the 1980s and beyond provided the retro gaming community with a huge variety of different arcade machine styles, separate retro arcade games tend to have their own unique style to match the game.
Not only will you make your home the preferred hang-out for your gamer friends, but even more importantly, introducing your very own arcade game into your home can also serve to reduce your feelings of stress and anxiety.
Numerous researchers in the field have discovered an undeniable link between muscle memory from childhood games and a heightened level of cognitive ability.
3. Golden Axe: The Television Series
The mighty Sega released a whole host of games, most of which are now a cultural sensation as more and more attention is being focused on old-school gaming and one of these games, Golden Axe, has experienced a significant renaissance. Sony Pictures Animation, alongside Sony Pictures Television, and Original Film, have greenlit a Titmouse-animated, ten-episode, animated series of Golden Axe, which is due to air on Comedy Central.
Even more exciting is the news that American Dad! co-writer Joe Chandler and Star Trek: Lower Decks co-writer Mike McMahan will write the first episode. Golden Axe, the animated series, will feature the voice over talents of:
- Danny Pudi as Hampton Squib
- Lisa Gilroy as Tyris Flare
- Carl Tart as Chronos “Evil” Lait
- Liam McIntyre as Ax Battler
- Matthew Rhys as Gilius Thunderhead
4. Rayman: The Board Game is On Its Way!
Another exciting piece of news is that, even though it has been teased for a couple of years or more, Flyos Games and Ubisoft have finally announced that the board game version of legendary game Rayman is set to be released in late 2024.
Originally released into the arcades in 1995, Rayman has since gone on to release a whopping forty-five games within the franchise and is certainly one of the best-loved old school games of them all.
Set in a magical world, Rayman showcases a huge range of different landscapes and environments, including the memorable Eraser Plains, which is made from a huge selection of different stationery.
5. Can You Beat the Most Difficult Arcade Games?
It’s not like you’ll need any encouragement or incentive to head to the nearest old-school arcade, but if you’re wondering what game to tackle next, why not try the universally acknowledged hardest arcade games of all time?
Dragon’s Lair has long been regarded as one of the hardest retro games of all, not due to the challenges of the gameplay itself, but more because of the events that happen in quick succession and the sluggish system for input. Basically, if your reflexes are short of lightning in speed, it’s simply impossible to complete the game.
Robotron: 2084 is another very tricky game to navigate, with its designer being the same creator who introduced Smash TV to the world, another difficult game, but the former really must be played to be believed. Robotron: 2084 suffers with over forty-year-old graphics cards, as well as complicated controls for its time, and although the initial levels of the game seem relatively simple to conquer, once the enemies start jumping out on you from every corner, you die instantly.
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