"These discs were not burned with a CD writer, these discs were pressed in a factory"
- Features
- South Africa
- PlayStation
- PS1
"The bigger dream, being the default place to play retro games, we’re still working on"
- Emulation
- Afterplay
- PC
- PSP
- Dreamcast
"There really needs to be continued pushback on this kind of methodology."
- News
- Fan Translations
- Dreamcast
News "I Was Wrong" - It Looks Like DOOM "Impossible" Neo Geo Port Could Be Possible, After All
Just don't expect it to happen "anytime soon"
- News
- DOOM
- Neo Geo
- Ports
"You don't gotta catch 'em all!"
- News
- Fan Translations
- N64
- Pokémon
News Batsugun & Dogyuun Are Heading To The Polymega, Along With Two Other Toaplan Shooters
Coming this August!
- News
- Polymega
- Toaplan
Agent under fire
- News
- Indies
- GoldenEye 007
- Perfect Dark
News Edia's Next Collection Brings Together Three Super Famicom Titles From The Publisher Yanoman
The 'Super Yanoman Collection' arrives this December in Japan
- News
- Edia
- SNES
- Japan
Latest News
TodayTue, 14th Jul 2026
"There really needs to be continued pushback on this kind of methodology."
- News
- Fan Translations
- Dreamcast
News "I Was Wrong" - It Looks Like DOOM "Impossible" Neo Geo Port Could Be Possible, After All
Just don't expect it to happen "anytime soon"
- News
- DOOM
- Neo Geo
- Ports
"These discs were not burned with a CD writer, these discs were pressed in a factory"
- Features
- South Africa
- PlayStation
- PS1
"You don't gotta catch 'em all!"
- News
- Fan Translations
- N64
- Pokémon
"The bigger dream, being the default place to play retro games, we’re still working on"
- Emulation
- Afterplay
- PC
- PSP
- Dreamcast
News Batsugun & Dogyuun Are Heading To The Polymega, Along With Two Other Toaplan Shooters
Coming this August!
- News
- Polymega
- Toaplan
Agent under fire
- News
- Indies
- GoldenEye 007
- Perfect Dark
YesterdayMon, 13th Jul 2026
"Going forward, we will review and strengthen our process for evaluating future sponsors"
- News
- SNK
- Speedrunning
Feature Nintendo's Japan-Only 'bit Generations' Still Plays Like Little Else 20 Years On
Nintendo Life A bit ahead of its time
- Features
- GBA
- Retro
- Nintendo
- Anniversaries
Guide An Introduction To Another Century's Episode, FromSoftware's A.C.E. In The Hole
You should "mecha" dash for this series
- Guides
- Another Century's Episode
News One Of The World's Most Obscure Consoles Just Got Its Own Version Of DOOM
"An obscure Japanese game console made for little girls finally gets DOOM!"
- News
- Casio Loopy
- DOOM
News 'Super Bomberman Collection' Is Adding Yet Another Japan-Exclusive Bomberman Entry
'Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W' joins the party
- News
- Bomberman
- Konami
Includes online play, widescreen support, and smoother frame rates
- News
- Sega
- Virtua Racing
- Fan Projects
News Edia's Next Collection Brings Together Three Super Famicom Titles From The Publisher Yanoman
The 'Super Yanoman Collection' arrives this December in Japan
- News
- Edia
- SNES
- Japan
News Nintendo's Next Official LEGO Set Could Be Based On Donkey Kong's Arcade Debut
That's according to a new leak
- News
- Nintendo
- LEGO
- Donkey Kong
Sunday12th Jul 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (July 12th 2026)
Super Mario Bros. Special! Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure! Evercade price hike!
- Features
- Retro Recap
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Fortified Zone
Nintendo Life NSO newbie
- Features
- Polls
- Box Art Brawl
- Game Boy
Friday10th Jul 2026
Update: Funding discussions are happening as we speak
- M2
- Hiroshi Iuchi
News Retro Rail Go! Dev Removes AI Assets & Rebrands Following "Online Hate & Accusations"
Retro Rail Go! is now Retro Rail: Japan!
- News
- Indies
- Steam
- PC
Random The Internet Is Going Crazy For This Early 2000s Activision Surfing Game
The people yearn for Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
- Random
- News
- Activision
- Xbox
"We have absorbed rising costs for as long as possible, but this is no longer feasible"
- Evercade
News Surprise! Retroid Is Offering Some Of Its Customers A RAM Upgrade Absolutely Free Of Charge
The upgrade affects outstanding orders for the Retroid Pocket 5 & the Flip 2
- News
- Retroid
- Emulation Handhelds
Not so explosive, after all!
- News
- Metal Slug
- SNK
- Board Games
News The AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 Is Coming Back In Stock, Adds New 6GB + 128GB Stardust Purple Edition
Previously, only 100 units of the device were allocated overseas
- News
- AYANEO
- Emulation Handhelds
"The game isn’t over yet, and I hope the studio rallies through"
- id Software
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- John Carmack
Thursday9th Jul 2026
Chris Graue is back on his BS!
- News
- Game Boy
Feature I'm Really Not Sure How I Feel About Sony Killing Physical Media
Picking a side is easy, right?
- Features
- Sony
- PlayStation
"I might have been ready to die happy"
- PC
- Steam
- Hitoshi Sakimoto
News AYANEO's Next KONKR Handheld Aims To Channel The Spirit Of The Game Boy Advance
The KONKR Pocket Advance is "coming soon"
- News
- GBA
- AYANEO
- Emulation Handhelds
Minicraft is available to download now
- News
- Minecraft
- Game Boy
Random "Small Handheld. Big Ben" - Is This The Coolest Use Of The Playdate Yet?
"This is just not the kind of thing you visualise at the start of a project"
- Random
- News
- Playdate
Wednesday8th Jul 2026
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy & GBA Library With Four More Titles
Nintendo Life Wario Land and more!
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch Online
- Game Boy
- GBA
'Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure' released in the US back in 2000
- News
- Console Archives
- PS1
News The Full Line-Ups For Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol.1 & Vol.2 Have Seemingly Been Revealed
Courtesy of the game's PS5 box art
- News
- Jaleco
- Arcades
- Steam
- PC
News Konami's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Steelbook Reminds Me Why I Love Physical Gaming
I wanna get physical, let's get into physical
- Castlevania
- Konami
- Nintendo Switch
- PS5
News Lenovo Kills Controversial Emulation Handheld That Came Pre-Loaded With Nintendo And Sega ROMs
"The Lenovo G02 is officially dead"
- Lenovo
- Emulation
- Emulation Handhelds
Konami's 1987 'Hyper Crash' arrives on modern platforms this week
- News
- Konami
- Arcade Archives
News Klonoa Plush With "Removable Collar" Now Available For Pre-Order
Nintendo Life "It's just like my dream"
- Nintendo Switch
- Klonoa
- Bandai Namco
- Merchandise
"I’d rather be judged on that than on what went wrong getting here"
- Kickstarter
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Project Phoenix
Hands On This Power Bank Has Become A Daily Driver For My Switch, AYANEO And Steam Deck
The INIU P63 offers a massive 25,000mAh capacity
- Accessories
- Steam Deck
- Hands On
- Features
Tuesday7th Jul 2026
Super Mario Sunset arrives this month!
- News
- GameCube
- Wii
- Mario
News Sega Appears To Have Been Caught Using GenAI Again, This Time With Dreamcast Keychains
Slop detected
- GenAI
- Sega
- Dreamcast
News New Activision-Themed Super Pocket Handheld Announced
Comes with 34 games pre-installed
- Activision
- Super Pocket
- Emulation
- HyperMegaTech
- Evercade
Game originally hit store shelves in 1994
- Sega
- Nintendo
- SNES
- Mega Drive
News Germany's Largest Video Game Preservation Effort To End, Leaving Its Digital Archive In Peril
The decision to close came due to a "lack of necessary public support"
- News
- Game Preservation
- Germany
"Andreas will direct our growing European business footprint"
- Atari
Three more obscure titles now preserved & playable
- News
- Game Preservation
- Mobile
- Tales
"I’m thinking of everyone at id today"
- News
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- id Software
Monday6th Jul 2026
"It was too much for the specs we had available, and I think it was hard to play"
- Features
- Interviews
- Mario
- Hudson
- Nintendo
"I've been trying to put together a Mega CD translation project for a long time"
- News
- Fan Translations
- Mega CD
- Sega
