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).

Leisure Suit Larry Faces Another Digital Delisting as Its Two Newest Adventures Prepare to Leave Steam

Assemble Entertainment announces Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Wet Dreams Dry Twice will be delisted from Steam after October 23, 2026.

The digital availability of Leisure Suit Larry is becoming increasingly complicated. Publisher Assemble Entertainment has announced that Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice will be removed from Steam after October 23, 2026. The announcement follows the removal of several earlier entries from the same storefront last year, leaving one of adventure gaming's longest-running franchises with an increasingly fragmented digital presence. The two modern adventures were released in 2018 and 2020 respectively, reviving the famously inappropriate protagonist through contemporary point-and-click gameplay. Assemble has thanked players for supporting the games but has not provided a detailed explanation for the upcoming removal or confirmed the franchise's longer-term publishing arrangements. Both games are currently being heavily discounted on several storefronts, with some regional prices reduced by approximately 95 percent. Importantly, the announced removal concerns Steam. It does not establish that every version will disappear from every digital store, and older Leisure Suit Larry titles remain available through GOG in some markets. The situation illustrates a persistent problem with digital preservation: games can remain technically compatible with modern computers while becoming commercially unavailable because publishing rights change. Larry's original adventures helped define Sierra's particular approach to graphic adventures, combining puzzle solving with humour that was frequently questionable even by the standards of its time. The newer games continued that tradition with mixed critical reception but considerable affection from longtime fans. Whatever one's opinion of Larry's jokes, losing straightforward access to an entire franchise would be a poor outcome for gaming history. Apparently even digital immortality requires somebody to renew the licensing agreement.