Review Retro Fighters D6 - Great Design, But The D-Pad Is A Disappointment
ASCII's Pad FT remains in top spot
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- Dreamcast
- Reviews
- Retro Fighters
News Metal Gear Solid Delta Trailer Leak Reveals Return Of Fan-Favourite 'Snake Vs Monkey' Mode
Oh, and we now have a release date too!
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- Ape Escape
News "There Is Only So Much I Can Take" - Creator Of Roland MT-32 Emulator MT32-Pi Calls It A Day
"There is no gratitude, no encouragement - just entitled behavior and grift"
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- Emulation
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News ZUIKI Announces The "X68000 Z SUPER" & "X68000 Z XVI"
Crowdfunding will start on February 8th on Kibidango
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News Over 30 Years Later, Someone Is Giving Ocean's 'Jurassic Park 2' A Much-Needed Overhaul
Jurassic Park 2: Chaos Continues was released for the SNES back in 1994
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- ROM Hacks
News The Mega Drive / Genesis Shmup 'ZPF' Gets New Lore Trailer & Release Date
The game will now ship in May 2025
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- Mega Drive
- Shmups
News M2's 'Operation Night Strikers' Collection Adds Two More Classic Taito Titles
'Operation Thunderbolt' & 'Space Gun' will also be included
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- M2
- Taito
- Nintendo Switch
News Famicom Board Game RPG 'Kamen Rider SD: Granshocker No Yabou' Gets English Fan Patch
The 1993 title was the first game to be based on the Kamen Rider SD series
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- Rom Hacks
- Famicom
- Fan Translations
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TodayThu, 6th Feb 2025
News Metal Gear Solid Delta Trailer Leak Reveals Return Of Fan-Favourite 'Snake Vs Monkey' Mode
Oh, and we now have a release date too!
- News
- Metal Gear Solid
- Ape Escape
News "There Is Only So Much I Can Take" - Creator Of Roland MT-32 Emulator MT32-Pi Calls It A Day
"There is no gratitude, no encouragement - just entitled behavior and grift"
- FPGA
- Emulation
- Music
News ZUIKI Announces The "X68000 Z SUPER" & "X68000 Z XVI"
Crowdfunding will start on February 8th on Kibidango
- News
- X68000
- Hardware
Review Retro Fighters D6 - Great Design, But The D-Pad Is A Disappointment
ASCII's Pad FT remains in top spot
- Sega
- Dreamcast
- Reviews
- Retro Fighters
News Over 30 Years Later, Someone Is Giving Ocean's 'Jurassic Park 2' A Much-Needed Overhaul
Jurassic Park 2: Chaos Continues was released for the SNES back in 1994
- News
- Jurassic Park
- SNES
- ROM Hacks
News The Mega Drive / Genesis Shmup 'ZPF' Gets New Lore Trailer & Release Date
The game will now ship in May 2025
- News
- Mega Drive
- Shmups
News M2's 'Operation Night Strikers' Collection Adds Two More Classic Taito Titles
'Operation Thunderbolt' & 'Space Gun' will also be included
- News
- M2
- Taito
- Nintendo Switch
News Famicom Board Game RPG 'Kamen Rider SD: Granshocker No Yabou' Gets English Fan Patch
The 1993 title was the first game to be based on the Kamen Rider SD series
- News
- Rom Hacks
- Famicom
- Fan Translations
News 25 Years On, Skies Of Arcadia's Technical Issues Have Been Fixed
Fixes issues with both the PAL and NTSC versions of the classic RPG
- Sega
- Skies of Arcadia
- Patches
- Dreamcast
YesterdayWed, 5th Feb 2025
News Latest 'Video Game Maps: SNES' Book Dives Into Zelda, Kirby, Mega Man And More
Nintendo Life Add to cart(ography)
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- Books
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Feature Meet The Man Who's Taking The Pain Out Of Managing Retro Game Save Data
"It’s nice to work on something that people actually use"
- Emulation
- Features
- Interviews
News MAME 0.274 Is Out Now, Bringing With It A Ton Of New Features & Fixes
Includes fixes for Battle Shark, Jet Wave, and more
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- MAME
- Emulation
News Metal Slug-Inspired Metroidvania 'Guns Of Fury' Arrives On Switch & PC Later This Month
Arrives February 13th
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- Switch eShop
- Steam
News Namco's Alice In Wonderland-Inspired Platformer 'Märchen Maze' Is Coming To Switch & PS4
Arrives February 6th
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- Arcade Archives
- Namco
News The Maniac Mansion-Esque Adventure Game 'Cronela's Mansion' Has Launched Its Kickstarter
The game has been announced for various machines, both retro and modern
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- Retro
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News Daytona USA 2 Set To Make A Return In 'Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii'
The "Power Edition" of the game previously appeared in 'Like a Dragon Gaiden'
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News Shuhei Yoshida Reveals One Of The SNES PlayStation's First Games Was A Silpheed-Style Shooter
The title was "almost finished", according to the former Sony exec
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- PlayStation
- Nintendo
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
News Trump's Tariffs Have "Changed Everything" For Makers Of Essential Retro Gaming Gear
"We're working to maintain the same experience for domestic customers"
- Accessories
- Hardware
News 8BitDo's C64 & NES-Style Retro Mechanical Keyboards Are Getting European Layouts
Includes versions for the UK, Spain, France, Germany, and the Nordics
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- 8BitDo
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News Shuhei Yoshida Reflects On 'Polygon Man', The PlayStation Mascot That Never Was
"Ken Kutaragi found out and got really mad"
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- Sony
- PlayStation
News Atari Is Bringing The Former Amico Exclusive 'Breakout Beyond' to PC & Modern Consoles
Coming to Xbox, PS4/PS5, PC, Atari VCS, and Switch
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Random Dive Into The World Of '90s Speedrunning With This New Video Retrospective
Zophar's 'Retro Rewind' Episode Two is out now on YouTube!
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News Dune, Lost Eden And MegaRace Composer Stéphane Picq Has Passed Away Aged 59
"He was one of those people who leave a mark"
- Music
Monday3rd Feb 2025
News You Can Now Run Your Entire PS2 Library From This $50 Memory Card
MemCard Pro 2 benefits from new MMCE system
- PS2
- PlayStation
The build is dated October 2002 - the month of the game's release on PS2
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- Grand Theft Auto
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- Game Preservation
News Level-5's 3DS Cinematic Adventure 'Time Travelers' Receives English Fan Translation
The translation covers the main story of the game, but excludes the post-game section
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- 3DS
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News Your Next Retro Emulation Handheld Could Cost You 35% More Than Usual
All thanks to Donald Trump
- Emulation
News The Future Of A-Cho's YouTube Channels Has Been Secured, Following Deletion Fears
The a-cho amusement arcade in Kyoto closed last month
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- Arcades
- Japan
- Game Preservation
Random Sega's Winter Heat Hides A Chilling Prediction About The End Of The World
"The world will collapse soon"
- Sega
- Saturn
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News Mario Speedrunner Figures Out A Way To Beat Donkey Kong's Famous Kill Screen
Though it likely it won't happen for real unless you're superhuman
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News Italian Version Of Zzap!64 Celebrates 100 Issues By Using Icky AI Cover Art
Oli Frey would not approve, we fear...
- Magazines
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Random Star Fox Character Designer Explains How Fox McCloud Was Shaped By Miyamoto's "Essence"
The information comes courtesy of the latest issue of Edge Magazine
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Friday31st Jan 2025
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Namco Classic 'Ridge Racer 64'
Nintendo Life It's Ridge Racer!
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch Online
- N64
- Updates
News SNES Beat 'Em Up 'Marvel Super Heroes in War of The Gems' Gets New Fanmade "Redux"
The 1996 Capcom title has just got a promising new ROM Hack
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- Marvel
News Crazy Taxi Prototype Shows Sega Was Experimenting With GTA-Style Camera Angles
Prototype dates from a month before the final release
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- Dreamcast
- Crazy Taxi
- Prototypes
News Nintendo Didn't Celebrate Its 100th Birthday
"Keep calm when you're happy, keep calm when you're unhappy"
- Nintendo
"In the beginning, it was everything-goes"
- Soulcalibur
News 'Bubble Dreams 3D' Is A Vaporwave, Monkey Ball-Style Game Made In Just 48 Hours
From the developer of 'Hypnagogia'
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News A Trial Version Of House of The Dead's Mobile Port Has Just Been Preserved
The game was released back in 2005 for select Vodafone phones
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Thursday30th Jan 2025
News GameCube 'Space World' Prototype Listed On eBay For A Whopping $100,000
Nintendo Life Console comes with a small window lid
- Nintendo
- GameCube
News Saturn Strategy RPG Classics Farland Saga I & II Are Coming To Switch And PS5
Part of the Saturn Tribute series
- Saturn
- Nintendo Switch
- PS5
- Saturn Tribute
News The Video Game History Foundation Digital Library Is Now Available In Early Access
"Good things come to those who wait"
- VGHF
- Game Preservation
News The English Version Of 'Cho Aniki COLLECTION' Has Landed On The Nintendo Switch eShop
The "muscular shooter" is back, but its high price may put some people off
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- Nintendo Switch
- Japan
News 'Dream Ride' Is A New Micro Machines-Esque Party Game For The Sega Dreamcast
Created by Matt Sephton (aka Gingerbeardman)
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Random This Fun New Video Shows What A Game Boy Color Port Of Shadow Of The Beast Could Look Like
Shadow of the Beast was released on the Amiga back in 1989
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For Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S
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News Suzuki Plan's 'Battle Marine' Sequel For Steam Aims To Push Its VGS-Zero Engine To Its Limits
Battle AirForce is scheduled to be released in Q2 2025
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Wednesday29th Jan 2025
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Random This Super Mario 3D Land Mod Makes Us Long For A Switch Port
Nintendo Life Lookin' good!
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