What is Retro Gameforce?

Retro Gameforce is an independent retro gaming publication, platform encyclopedia, and modern cassette publisher covering classic video games, original vintage computer and console hardware, cycle-accurate FPGA implementations (such as MiSTer), homebrew software, and physical release verification for legacy systems.

What platforms and classic computers does Retro Gameforce cover?

Retro Gameforce documents 209 vintage systems across the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, specializing in 8-bit and 16-bit home computers and consoles including the Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, NES, SNES, Sega Mega Drive, Game Boy, MSX, PC DOS, and MiSTer FPGA cores.

How does Retro Gameforce score retro game reviews?

Every game review features a 100-point composite scorecard evaluating Graphics, Sound, Gameplay, and Fun Factor on authentic hardware or cycle-accurate FPGA chips, providing honest critiques without nostalgia bias.

Where can I find modern physical cassette editions for Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum?

Fire Dragon Interactive publishes brand new physical cassette tape releases and digital packages (PRG, D64, D81, TAP) verified on authentic Datasettes and hardware, available in the Retro Gameforce Store.

Which languages are supported on Retro Gameforce?

Retro Gameforce supports 13 major languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Korean, Dutch, Polish, and Arabic (with right-to-left layout support).

Dizzy Returns to Sega Mega Drive as Oliver Twins Announce Eggcellent 40th Anniversary Collection

Philip and Andrew Oliver announce The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection, bringing three classic Dizzy adventures together for a physical Sega Mega Drive cartridge.

One of British gaming's most recognisable characters is preparing another adventure, and this time he is arriving on a proper Sega Mega Drive cartridge. Philip and Andrew Oliver announced The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection during the Crash Live event in Coventry on October 17, confirming plans to bring three classic Dizzy games together for Sega's 16-bit console.

The collection celebrates the approaching fortieth anniversary of Dizzy, whose first adventure appeared in 1987. The cartridge will contain Dizzy the Adventurer, Go! Dizzy Go! and Panic! Dizzy, offering a combination of traditional exploration, arcade action and puzzle solving. Dizzy the Adventurer sends our egg-shaped hero on a mission to rescue Daisy, while Go! Dizzy Go! concentrates on colourful maze-based challenges. Panic! Dizzy adds three different puzzle activities.

Interestingly, this is not simply another collection of ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64 software running through an emulator. The project aims to deliver a physical Mega Drive-compatible cartridge, reviving games associated with an earlier attempt to bring Dizzy to Sega hardware. The Oliver Twins are preparing a Kickstarter campaign, although crowdfunding has not opened and final pricing, production quantities and delivery dates remain unconfirmed. Fans can currently register their interest through the campaign's preview page.

The announcement demonstrates the continuing commercial appeal of British home-computer characters that never achieved the international recognition of Mario or Sonic. Dizzy remains an important part of gaming history because his adventures combined accessible controls with exploration, humour and occasionally infuriating puzzles. Nearly forty years after his debut, the world's most adventurous egg is apparently still refusing to retire. Hopefully someone has remembered to pack the bubble wrap.