The Making Of Fight Club, The Game David Fincher Didn't Want You To Play
"Vivendi was great at ruining games"
- Features
- The Making Of
- PS2
- Xbox
News A Game Boy "Hidden Gem" From Jaleco Is Set To Get Its Western Debut Next Month
Fortified Zone 2 (AKA: Ikari no Yōsai 2) is releasing this June
- News
- Game Boy
- Jaleco
News This New SNES ROM Hack "ReToons" Capcom's 1994 Platformer 'Bonkers'
Adds an upgradeable dash and other tweaks
- News
- Capcom
- SNES
- ROM Hacks
News Watch The Emotional Moment This Legendary Tokyo Arcade Powers Down For The Last Time
Nakano TRF closed its doors for good on May 18th
- News
- Arcades
- Japan
News Konami's Arcade Game Division Finally Breaks Free From The Company's Pachinko Business
'Bemani' composer Yoshitaka Nishimura will serve as the new subsidiary's president
- News
- Arcades
- Konami
News Outtrigger, Dreamcast's Forgotten FPS, Will Be Playable Online Again Soon
Get that mouse and keyboard ready
- Dreamcast
- Sega
News The Strong Museum Of Play Faced With a Half-Million-Dollar Shortfall Due To Budget Cuts
"We need your help now more than ever"
- The Strong Museum
News Over 30 Years Later, Someone Has Fixed This "Unfair" Tiny Toon Game For The Nintendo Game Boy
This new hack brings the game more in line with easier Japanese release
- News
- Konami
- Game Boy
- ROM Hacks
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YesterdayMon, 19th May 2025
News A Game Boy "Hidden Gem" From Jaleco Is Set To Get Its Western Debut Next Month
Fortified Zone 2 (AKA: Ikari no Yōsai 2) is releasing this June
- News
- Game Boy
- Jaleco
The Making Of Fight Club, The Game David Fincher Didn't Want You To Play
"Vivendi was great at ruining games"
- Features
- The Making Of
- PS2
- Xbox
News This New SNES ROM Hack "ReToons" Capcom's 1994 Platformer 'Bonkers'
Adds an upgradeable dash and other tweaks
- News
- Capcom
- SNES
- ROM Hacks
News Watch The Emotional Moment This Legendary Tokyo Arcade Powers Down For The Last Time
Nakano TRF closed its doors for good on May 18th
- News
- Arcades
- Japan
News Konami's Arcade Game Division Finally Breaks Free From The Company's Pachinko Business
'Bemani' composer Yoshitaka Nishimura will serve as the new subsidiary's president
- News
- Arcades
- Konami
News Outtrigger, Dreamcast's Forgotten FPS, Will Be Playable Online Again Soon
Get that mouse and keyboard ready
- Dreamcast
- Sega
News The Strong Museum Of Play Faced With a Half-Million-Dollar Shortfall Due To Budget Cuts
"We need your help now more than ever"
- The Strong Museum
News Over 30 Years Later, Someone Has Fixed This "Unfair" Tiny Toon Game For The Nintendo Game Boy
This new hack brings the game more in line with easier Japanese release
- News
- Konami
- Game Boy
- ROM Hacks
Sunday18th May 2025
Saturday17th May 2025
Feature Japan's Game Preservation Society Is Safe For Now, And It's All Thanks To You
A message from GPS founder Joseph Redon
- Game Preservation
- Game Preservation Society
- Features
Review Arcade Archives NebulasRay (Switch) - A CGI Deep-Cut After Decades Of Waiting
Nintendo Life Namco's 1994 shmup has never been ported previously
- Reviews
- Switch eShop
- Nintendo Switch
Friday16th May 2025
News Sonic Wings Reunion Is Heading To Consoles In The West This October
Update: Red Art Games is attached to publish
- Aero Fighters
News "Saturn Is A Lot More Fun" - 1995 Trade Ad Shows Just How Rattled Sega Was About PlayStation
"Sony's got quite a bit of catching up to do"
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
- PS1
- PlayStation
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Another Game
Nintendo Life Ultra combo!
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch Online
- Updates
News Sega Saturn Is Getting A New Fan-Made Dragon Ball Fighter
And it's looking very promising indeed
- Homebrews
- SEGA Saturn
- Dragon Ball
News The Classic ZX Spectrum Series 'Magic Knight' Is Getting A New Reissue To Celebrate 40 Years
On tape, no less!
- News
- ZX Spectrum
- Crowdfunding
News Even More Toaplan Reissues Are On The Way To Consoles, And Are Now Confirmed For The West
Update: Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 will release this August in the West
- News
- Toaplan
- PS4
- PS5
Review Lunar Remastered Collection (Switch) - Two Must-Play JRPG Classics Get A Second Chance
To the moon and back
- Reviews
- Nintendo Switch
- Lunar
"I wanted to live in the meme moment, but I didn't get to"
- Metal Gear
- Music
American Oudan Ultra Quiz was released in 1992
- News
- SNES
- Fan Translations
News Strictly Limited Games Cancels Physical PS4 Release Of Parasol Stars & Spica Adventure
PS5 and Nintendo Switch releases will now be a 2-pack
- News
- Strictly Limited Games
- PS4
Thursday15th May 2025
News Namco's Unported Arcade Classic 'NebulasRay' Gets Its Console Debut And A Steep Price Point
On both Nintendo Switch & PS4
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Namco
- Nintendo Switch
News Arcade Archives' Switch 2 'Ridge Racer' Rerelease Also Coming To PS4, PS5, & Xbox Series X|S
Update: An Xbox version has now been added
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Ridge Racer
- Namco
News Treasure Trove Of Over 200 Undumped GBA, DS, DSi And 3DS Beta Carts Is At Risk
"We're hoping to at least be able to hand pick some carts"
- Game Preservation
- Nintendo
- GBA
- DS
News Fanmade Genesis / Mega Drive 'Metal Gear' Port Sneaks Out Of The Shadows
And you can download it now!
- Konami
- Metal Gear
- Sega
- Mega Drive
News 8BitMods' Dreamcast 'VMU Pro' Will Cost You £74.99 / $81.23 / €74.99
"The last VMU you'll ever need for your Dreamcast"
- Sega
- Dreamcast
News AYANEO's 'Nintendo DS On Steroids' Range Continues With The Upgraded Flip 1S
"A true leap forward"
- AYANEO
Review Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (PS4) - Deep Cuts and Cool Crossovers Make a Strong Combo
Push Square Capcom’s benchwarmers finally get playtime
- Reviews
- Capcom
- PS4
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
News Anbernic Might Be Creating A Spiritual Successor To Sony's Ill-Fated Xperia 'PlayStation Phone'
Phoning it in
- Anbernic
- PlayStation
- Emulation
News Rocket League-Esque 'Driving Strikers' Makes The Jump From Dreamcast To N64
You can download the game for free now from GitHub
- News
- Dreamcast
- N64
- Homebrews
News Hamster Serves Up Another Ace Later This Month, With Namco's 'Super World Court'
Heading to Switch & PS4 on May 29th
- News
- Namco
- Arcade Archives
- PS4
Review Indie Heroes Collection 4 (Evercade) - Dig Dug & Bomberman Mash-Up Murtop Is The Highlight
Eleven "modern" retro titles included
- Reviews
- Evercade
We speak to Zork designer Dave Lebling about his most "disappointing" adventure
- Features
- Infocom
- Activision
- PC
News A Lost Mobile-Exclusive 'Mana' Game Has Just Been Partially Preserved
The trial version of Friends of Mana has successfully been dumped
- News
- Game Preservation
- Square Enix
Wednesday14th May 2025
News Polymega's Next Module Plays Atari 2600 And 7800 Games
Comes with the Polymega Pro Joystick
- Polymega
- Atari
News PSN's 'Agent 07 - Revenge' Reportedly Uses Assets From GoldenEye 007
Nintendo Life The spy who nabbed me
- News
- PlayStation
- GoldenEye 007
News Please Don't Sleep On This Genesis Mecha Cult Classic, Now Available On Switch, PS4 And Xbox
Wolf Team's Final Zone is well worth a look
- Nintendo Switch
News Creator Of The Shmup Genre Sees "Bullet Hell" As A "Dead-End"
But he's a big fan of Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga
- Tomohiro Nishikado
- Taito
News You Can Only Hear This Mario 64 Sound If You Leave Your N64 Running For Over A Year
"We have unlocked a secret sound effect no one else has heard before"
- Nintendo
- N64
- Super Mario
Feature Tomohiro Nishikado On Making 'Space Invaders' And What Makes Games Fun
"Younger people who want to make games should play really old games"
- Features
- Interviews
- Tomohiro Nishikado
News Saturn Port Of Dungeons & Dragons: Tower Of Doom Now Playable In English
No dice required
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
- Fan Translations
News SNK Is Getting A New CEO Following Fatal Fury's Flop
Kenji Matsubara "will transition to an advisory role"
- SNK
News Creator Of Space Invaders Thinks Video Games Are Made The Wrong Way Today
"We, the game creators, were increasingly expected to listen to the sales team"
- Tomohiro Nishikado
- Space Invaders
John Mulaney will play Trip Hawkins
- Madden
- Movies
News Ultima VII Replacement Engine 'Exult' Just Got A Fantastic New Update
Includes new MIDI audio fixes and options, among other features
- News
- Ultima
- PC
- Android
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Hot On Diddy Kong's Tail, Mario Kart 64 Has Now Been Successfully Decompiled
Update: Actually, it's a "byte for byte" function match
- Nintendo
- N64
- Mario Kart
News Retro Fighters' PlayStation 'Defender' Controller Just Got An Impressive Upgrade
Update: The Kickstarter for the project is now live
- News
- Retro Fighters
- PS3
- PS2
Review ZPF (Mega Drive) - A Wild Fantasy Shmup That Lights Up Sega's 16-Bit System
The 68000's heart really is on fire
- Reviews
News Mega Man Creator Reunites With Harumi Fujita For New Album 'Rockmama'
Donkey Kong Country composer David Wise is also collaborating on the album
- News
- VGM
- Mega Man
News GameCube Decompilation Kicks Off With Mario Party 4
The source code has now been reverse engineered to 99.8%
- News
- Mario
- Nintendo
- GameCube