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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 - Day 3🎄
Grand Theft Auto 2 (#Win, 1999)
They say respect is everything, and especially in the GTA World! The series' second game sees players do missions from rivaling criminal syndicates - gaining favors from one makes enemies of the others. #GTA
retro.gg/game/grand-t...
December 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
retrospirit.bsky.social
🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 2🎄
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! (#DOS, 1987)
Ready, Set, Type! Get ready as typing is name of the game -literally! Back in the 80s when computers started to become popular, Mavis taught the World how to have fun while learning a useful skill!
retro.gg/game/mavis-b...
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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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
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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
retrospirit.bsky.social
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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‪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

retro.gg/game/residen...
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
retrospirit.bsky.social
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