Author: Jimmy Lynn Sanchez

Blaze Entertainment, a UK-based games and console publisher, know for their Evercade retro platform, announced two sequels to their Data East and Toaplan Arcade cart series. These Evercade announcements where already planned and published in the road map Blaze laid out in the beginning of the year. The Toaplan Arcade Collection 3 (Evercade Arcade Cart #11) will have seven new titles for the Evercade. It mixes the Steam released games with some nice additional game specific versions. with the notable standouts being Batsugan, Batsugan: Special Edition, and Truxton II. The games on the cart are: Data East Arcade Collection 2…

This is a “Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord” review, played and tested on Sony PlayStation 5. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is available for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X & S, and PC with prices ranging from $29.99-39.99/€ 29,99-39,99 The legend of Wizardry For those reading that are still young and enjoying their Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth; those game wouldn’t exist (at least in the way they are now) if it wasn’t for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. It can be considered the OG when it comes to…

This Attack of the Karens review is played and tested on the Nintendo Switch. Attack of the Karens is available for $4.99/4.99 Euro on the Nintendo Switch and is also available for PC on Steam. “Attack of the Karens” offers an interesting spin on shooters, one that I didn’t expect much from when I first learned about the game. My initial skepticism was largely due to the inclusion of the term “Karen.” The term “Karen” has become associated with traits like entitlement, snobbery, and being stuck up. It gained prominence around 2020 due to several embarrassing incidents, mostly in the…

Playing The Gravity Trickster brought back vibes and memories of a game that was special to us in The United States, Europe, and in Japan. The original game in question has three separate names for its three regions. In Japan it was known as “KulaQuest”, in Europe as “Kula World”, and in North America, with the sad but true name, “Roll Away”.  I can not speak for my Japanese and European counterparts, but in North America, this game did not sell well and was not sought after in any way during or after its initial run. It would take a quarter…

Who better to take on Retrolike.net’s first-ever hardware spotlight than Jimmy Lynn Sanchez? He has eagerly awaited the arrival of his Zuiki X68000Z, which he has imported from Japan. The process of getting the Sharp X68000Z here was long and tedious, a story on its own. But, let’s focus on this rainbow unicorn under the mini-recreated gaming hardware we have seen released in the last couple of years. Take it away, Jimmy! What is a X68000(Z) Computer? The X68000 Computer was created and initially released by Sharp on March 28, 1987, at the incredible price of ¥369,000 ($3,000 US). It…

This is a Legend Bowl review, played and tested on PlayStation 5. Legend Bowl is or will be available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC via Epic Games or GOG starting at $24.99. Legend Bowl is a project of love and what you can do when haters, critics, and ban-happy webmasters tells you to put-up, or shut-up. This might sound rush, but as you read this article, there is a lot more to that statement than you can ever imagine. If you want something so bad, do it yourself This…

Piko Interactive, the American publisher hailing from San Antonio, Texas, has recently launched its fifth Evercade Cartridge in an extensive lineup of intellectual properties for retro gaming fans.

This is an Ray’z Arcade Chronology review, The PlayStation 4 version was played and tested on PlayStation 5. Ray’z Arcade Chronology is available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility, and the Nintendo Switch for $49.99. Ray’z Arcade Chronology is a compilation of five games (six if you purchase the physical copy), featuring a variety of modes and upgrades depending on the selected game. The digital version, which I will cover in this review, includes RayForce, RayStorm, and RayCrisis, along with two new and/or updated versions of RayStorm NEO-HD. Additionally, there is an updated widescreen version of the…

This is an Evercade Team 17 Collection (Home Computer Cartridge #3) review, played and tested on Evercade. The Team 17 Collection is currently available for $19.99. Team 17 is a British-based video game developer and publisher that emerged from a merger between the British publisher 17-Bit Software and Team 7, a Swedish developer, on December 7, 1990. Team 17 made a significant impact on the late ’80s and early ’90s home computer video game landscape. Later on, they achieved great success with their long-running Worms franchise. Over the past 32 years, they have developed over sixty titles and published nearly…

We are a bit late to the party, but on May 31st, Evercade announced six new cartridges/collections during a 19-minute showcase. All of them will be released between August and November of this year. The range of these collections should please every kind of gamer. First of many Starting in August, two cartridges will be released. One of them is Piko Interactive Arcade 1 (Arcade Cartridge #10), which features 9 games originally developed by the South Korean developer Unico. Some of these games include Dragon Master, Steel Fury, Magic Purple, and Ultimate Tennis. The second cartridge is the Sydney Hunter…