Steve Norman
@stvnorman.bsky.social
Musician, writer, retro gamer, fan of horror and the strange. Member of black punk pioneers Robed in Desire. Custodian of Retro Arcadia.
Silent Hill 2 Remake finally came to Xbox and it still feels like home!
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Silent Hill 2 Remake finally came to Xbox and it still feels like home!
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #212, with more from the new Atari 50 Namco DLC, Octopath Traveler 0 and ZX Spectrum Rambo! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/23/r...
Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #212
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #212, with more from the new Atari 50 Namco DLC, Octopath Traveler 0 and ZX Spectrum Rambo!…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #212, with more from the new Atari 50 Namco DLC, Octopath Traveler 0 and ZX Spectrum Rambo! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/23/r...
Today’s bad record cover.
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Today’s bad record cover.
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #211, with a review of the new Atari 50 Namco DLC plus Mega Man and a Side Pocket surprise! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/16/r...
Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #211
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #211, with a review of the new Atari 50 Namco DLC plus Mega Man and a Side Pocket surprise!…
retroarcadia.blog
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #211, with a review of the new Atari 50 Namco DLC plus Mega Man and a Side Pocket surprise! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/16/r...
Frankie say… There’s some decent games reviewed on this page! #retrogaming
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Frankie say… There’s some decent games reviewed on this page! #retrogaming
I’m really digging Dig-Dug on this new Atari 50 Namco DLC! #retrogaming
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’m really digging Dig-Dug on this new Atari 50 Namco DLC! #retrogaming
I don’t have The Rain so I’ll go with watching The Fog instead. Must be into triple-figures now!
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I don’t have The Rain so I’ll go with watching The Fog instead. Must be into triple-figures now!
This NES port of Side Pocket has grabbed me way more than the 16-bit ones ever did! #retrogaming
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This NES port of Side Pocket has grabbed me way more than the 16-bit ones ever did! #retrogaming
I’m glad C5 is showing NFL but the studio stuff is unwatchable. Wait an hour then 30x fast-forward is the only way!
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’m glad C5 is showing NFL but the studio stuff is unwatchable. Wait an hour then 30x fast-forward is the only way!
I don’t take advantage too much but it can be handy having a son with a US address!
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don’t take advantage too much but it can be handy having a son with a US address!
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #210, including a review of the new BurgerTime Super Micro, some super Street Fighter, and finally getting around to a PSP Mini I bought in 2009! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/09/r...
Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #210
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #210, including a review of the new BurgerTime Super Micro, some super Street Fighter, and f…
retroarcadia.blog
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #210, including a review of the new BurgerTime Super Micro, some super Street Fighter, and finally getting around to a PSP Mini I bought in 2009! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/09/r...
Some very cool images of my old favourite Kane in this back-issue of Retro Gamer magazine! #retrogaming
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some very cool images of my old favourite Kane in this back-issue of Retro Gamer magazine! #retrogaming
This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming in Retro Rewind: November 1985 in Computer & Video Games, straight from pages of the original magazine! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/05/r...
Retro Rewind: November 1985 in Computer & Video Games
This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming in Retro Rewind: November 1985 in Computer & Video Games, straight from pages of the original …
retroarcadia.blog
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming in Retro Rewind: November 1985 in Computer & Video Games, straight from pages of the original magazine! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/05/r...
Stallone in Rambo: The Video Game on PS3 is such a great likeness!!!
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Stallone in Rambo: The Video Game on PS3 is such a great likeness!!!
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #209, and I’ve been on my travels around the Pacific Northwest with my PSP and some new pickups! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/02/r...
Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #209
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #209, and I’ve been on my travels around the Pacific Northwest with my PSP and some new pick…
retroarcadia.blog
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #209, and I’ve been on my travels around the Pacific Northwest with my PSP and some new pickups! #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2025/11/02/r...
All the way back to Seattle again.
November 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
All the way back to Seattle again.
Love this advert for Elite. What a time to be alive! #retrogaming
November 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Love this advert for Elite. What a time to be alive! #retrogaming
No sign of Bigfoot yet but we are now where they filmed First Blood so maybe I’ll go Brian Dennehy and switch to Rambo instead.
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
No sign of Bigfoot yet but we are now where they filmed First Blood so maybe I’ll go Brian Dennehy and switch to Rambo instead.
Real man’s potato chip.
October 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Real man’s potato chip.
Brought the PSP on my travels this week and Sega Rally was a fine choice of game too! #retrogaming
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Brought the PSP on my travels this week and Sega Rally was a fine choice of game too! #retrogaming
Bigfoot country. The real deal!
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Bigfoot country. The real deal!
I’m on my travels with my PSP in the Pacific Northwest could really use this snakeskin Metal Gear slipcase right now! #retrogaming
October 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I’m on my travels with my PSP in the Pacific Northwest could really use this snakeskin Metal Gear slipcase right now! #retrogaming
To think I used to moan about having to go further than Luton to watch Jack play football!
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
To think I used to moan about having to go further than Luton to watch Jack play football!
Ninja Gaiden 4 is already having its moments!
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ninja Gaiden 4 is already having its moments!