RETROCADE
RETROCADE
From Super Nintendo classics to Symphony of the Night, we rank eight essential Castlevania games and explain what makes each one worth playing.
Konami says AI may improve game-development efficiency, but believes creators, collaboration and player interaction will continue shaping the market.
David Dastmalchian reflects on how Castlevania shaped his life and examines the creative conversation between the classic games and anime adaptation.
Fast travel in Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse unlocks after the Catacombs, the Death encounter and your meeting with the Boatman.
Find the Prophetess in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery and learn how to dodge Medusa’s attacks, survive her ultimate move and claim the key.
Learn the precise timing for whip attacks in Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, plus the best enemies to target for the Holy Cross challenge.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse refreshes the classic formula with Dead Cells-inspired combat, striking 2.5D visuals, rewarding exploration and a clever Arcana card system.
These ten Wii games span racing, strategy, role-playing and party play, making a strong case for bringing overlooked classics to Switch Online.
Solve every Clara Woods puzzle in Silent Hill: Townfall, collect the locker parts and open the Atlas Way gate to reach CEG Headquarters.
Solve the CEG Headquarters security puzzle, find Richard’s box and print the level 10 access card in Silent Hill: Townfall.
Find the projector bulb, lens and slides in CEG Headquarters, then use the complete six-slide order to solve Silent Hill: Townfall’s puzzle.
Japanese studios such as Nintendo, Capcom and Konami are reported to retain more than 97 percent of staff, despite widespread global game-industry layoffs.
Silent Hill f and Urban Myth Dissolution Center join forces for new artwork, a discounted Steam bundle and a free browser mystery game.
From Super Mario Bros. 3 to Ninja Gaiden, these ten NES classics still deliver complete, replayable adventures for Australian retro gamers.
Silent Hill: Downpour uses Murphy Pendleton, branching moral choices and Anne’s perspective to explore guilt, trauma and the personal nature of psychological horror.
Suikoden III remains an overlooked PS2 JRPG classic, pairing a bold three-perspective war story with difficult choices, political intrigue and conflicting truths.
Castlevania’s 1986 debut introduced Simon Belmont, defined challenging platform action and helped inspire the Metroidvania games and modern indies that followed.
Konami is bringing limited Metal Gear Solid cat merchandise, a celebrity feline meet-and-greet and charity support to CatCon 2026.
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls leaves Apple Arcade on 20 August 2026, with its servers closing on 3 September and making the game unplayable.
Silent Hill: Townfall turns Scottish coastal architecture, compact homes and prepaid electricity meters into a believable source of horror.
Konami’s Super Punch Mania and Dance Dance Revolution Stomp bring boxing and dance mechanics to Round1USA’s latest video redemption line-up.
Konami’s Polaris Chord and GiGO’s Breaking Down Hard Puncher Arcade bring new rhythm and boxing experiences to Japanese arcades.
Konami is testing two contrasting arcade projects: the four-player ticket game Contra Burst in the US and Gitadora’s ambitious Arena cabinet in Japan.
Konami’s Contra Burst video redemption shooter is rolling out across Round1USA, bringing four-player gun gameplay, classic bosses and high-score competition to converted cabinets.
Three arcade games are appearing in location tests: Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot, a new Pop’n Music and Bay Tek’s possible Forklift Frenzy.
Konami’s Super Punch Mania and Sega Amusements’ Putt It! Par-Tee offer contrasting physical redemption concepts while undergoing arcade location testing.
Japan Amusement Expo 2025 previews new arcade games, attractions and prize machines from Bandai Namco, Konami, Sega and Taito.
Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution World is coming to Europe with Electrocoin’s new Universal cabinet, larger screen and illuminated dance platform.
RETROCADE
