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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved
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An old games database focusing on preserving gaming history from around the 80s up until the millennia shift - with some honest exceptions, since 1832™. We occasionally also upscale old gaming videos.

Web: retro.gg
Discord: https://discord.gg/BYARHdmE2B
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12 Days of Christmas 2025 is around the corner and this year is is quite special. Not only is this the 10th anniversary of the event, we're also celebrating 20 years of The Retro Spirit! That's two decades!

Read more here:
retro.gg/news/we-re-c...
We're celebrating a decade of 12 Days of Christmas! - The Retro Spirit – Old games database, videos and reviews – Since 1832™
In what has become a well-known tradition by now, we're celebrating the magic of Christmas and the Holly Holidays with our own 12 Days of Christmas. That means one game is added to the site every day ...
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12 Days of Christmas 2025🎄 has officially begun! First one up is Contract J.A.C.K from 2003 - an action oriented FPS placed in the NOLF universe, but with less thinking and more shooting.

Follow along this year's Anniversary edition of 12 Days of Christmas here: retro.gg/seasons/12-d...
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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We've update the landing page for 12 Days of Christmas to easier showcase what's been added each day!
See for yourself at retro.gg - Happy Holidays!
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🎄12 Days of Christmas - Day 1🎄
retro.gg/game/contrac...
Jump into the shoes of John Jack, a tough anti-hero in the services of the bad-guys H.A.R.M who has to stop rival bad-guys from getting a rocket! This prequel to NOLF 2 is mostly focused on high-octane FPS action rather than puzzles & stealth.
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
retrospirit.bsky.social
12 Days of Christmas 2025 is around the corner and this year is is quite special. Not only is this the 10th anniversary of the event, we're also celebrating 20 years of The Retro Spirit! That's two decades!

Read more here:
retro.gg/news/we-re-c...
We're celebrating a decade of 12 Days of Christmas! - The Retro Spirit – Old games database, videos and reviews – Since 1832™
In what has become a well-known tradition by now, we're celebrating the magic of Christmas and the Holly Holidays with our own 12 Days of Christmas. That means one game is added to the site every day ...
retro.gg
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Our coverage of the #Edison2025 demo party we did back during summer together Ericade Radio is now available on YouTube! We met and interviewed some great and talented people and got introduced to quite a bunch of new faces too!

Read more and listen to the broadcasts here: retro.gg/news/we-re-g...
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The final batch of #SegaGenesis / #Megadrive games that we've captured has been published to the site! That means games from T -> Z - a total of 258 games! Classics like ToeJam & Earl, Wonder Boy, Ys & Vector Man are just the tip of the iceberg of this enormous update. Enjoy!

Browse here: retro.gg
September 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The next batch of #SegaGenesis / #Megadrive games have been published to the site. This time it's games starting with the letter N -> S - a total of 177 games! Some absolute cult classics in here, like one of the platforms biggest - Phantasy Star II and Sonic! Enjoy!

Browse 'em here: retro.gg/games
July 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The next batch of #SegaGenesis / #Megadrive games have been published to the site, this time those starting with I -> M - a total of 103 games! From movie tie-ins to simulators, racing and game collections there's a wide array of genres on display here.

Browse them here: retro.gg/games
July 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Together with Ericade Radio we'll be covering the Edison 2025 Demo Party in Stockholm 18-20th July 2025! Read more here: retro.gg/news/we-re-g...
July 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The next batch games from our capture of the entire #SegaGenesis catalogue have been published to the site. This time games starting with D to H - a total of 116 games! Some wellknown games in this round, along with a plethora of games released in Japan only. Enjoy!

Browse them here: retro.gg/games
June 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Continuing our quest to catalogue every game on old consoles, we're headed to a cult icon we feel has been sorely lacking on the site: #SegaGenesis (or #SegaMegadrive)! We've captured & added every game starting with 0-9 to C this time - a total of 106 games! Enjoy!

Browse them here: retro.gg/games
June 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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We're teaming with our friend The Baron of Dubstep to revisit an old classic from 2004. Before "Can it run Crysis?", it was "Can it run #FarCry?" This was unprecedented freedom in tropical paradise.

Watch Revisited: Far Cry (Windows, 2004) - Episode 1 here!
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Revisited: Far Cry (Windows, 2004)
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May 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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‪The sixth and final batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time those starting with S->Z
- a total of 311 games! The genre selection is in full effect here, from cult classics to obscurities. Platformers, trivia, RPGs & more! Enjoy!
Browse them here: retro.gg/games
May 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Fifth batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time those starting with N -> R
- a total of 179 games! From train simulators, ninjas, bootlegs and pachinko to #Pokémon, dogfights and tetris clones. Truly a unique mix! Enjoy!
Browse them here: retro.gg/games
April 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Fourth batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time those starting with I -> M
- a total of 230 games! Unsurprisingly, whole slew of genres in this update; from movie-tie-ins to learning games, some classics and inferior ports. Enjoy!

Play them here: retro.gg/games
April 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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The very first Longest Journey had a rather humorous message on the requirement box sticker. Bottom right it says "Cannot be played on a Mac. Sorry!". : D

Thankfully The Longest Journey (Den Lengste Reisen) can now be played on most systems, thanks to ScummVM!

Game page: retro.gg/game/the-lon...
April 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Third batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time games starting with F -> H
- a total of 142 games. Football, fighting, sports, JRPGs (Final Fantasy of course) and pinball are some of the prominent genres in this mix.

See them here: retro.gg/games
March 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This summer, The Retro Spirit and Ericade Radio (ericade.radio) will be hosting a Live Summer Show from Edison 2025 in Stockholm (18-20th July)! We're inviting YOU to suggest tracks you want to hear during our broadcast. Find details and the submission form @here: forms.gle/HGBrHrMZ2zYG...
March 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Just in case you didn't know, we've developed The Book of Memories, a unique section utilizing the vast amounts of data on the site to serve up a unique challenge every day!
Test your old gaming skills! How many did you get right (on 1st try :) ?
Check it out here: retro.gg/book #oldgamesquiz
March 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The cult classic that basically invented modern survival horror, #ResidentEvil, was released 29 years ago today for the Sony Playstation (22nd of March, 1996)! A cult classic any horror fan sure knows and cherishes! #jillsandwitch #psx #playstation

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March 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Second batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time games starting with C -> E
- a total of 110 games. Action, sports, fighting & anime related games are well represented here along with educational ones.

See all recent game additions to the site here: retro.gg/games
March 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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In our first batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games published to the site, we're looking at titles starting with 0-9, A and B - a total of 115 games. Horse racing, board games, sequels and puzzles are only some of the categories here.

See all recent game additions to the site here: retro.gg/games
March 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Right on the heels of automatically capturing _the entire Game Boy library_, we're looking at a console and its library that we've missed for so long: the #SegaMegaDrive (Genesis)! Capture has been going on for ~12hrs+ at least, 94% done!
Look forward to new game entries on the site!

retro.gg
March 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Seems like the source code for many of the original Command & Conquer games (including C&C Renegade!) have now been open-sourced - and by EA themselves even! Pretty wild!
github.com/electronicar...
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Browse all #CommandandConquer games on the site: retro.gg/search/serie...
February 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Way way back in 2005 when we played the original RE4 on Gamecube and a CRT. A groundbreaking experience.

#residentevil4 #gamecube
February 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM