Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 1st 2026)

Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place.

This Ridge Racer Type 4 Lego Is Just What I Wanted To See

Lego builder StudWorks has produced a series of custom builds which accurately reproduce four cars from the legendary PS1 title, Ridge Racer Type 4.

Mortal Kombat Made An Unexpected Appearance At This Year's Winter Olympics

The iconic fighting game Mortal Kombat isn't the first thing that springs to mind when you think about the Winter Olympics, but that didn't stop the Georgian silver medallists Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava from unleashing a spectacular Kombat-inspired routine.

This New Game Boy ROM Hack Took Four Years To Create And Is "Essentially A Brand-New Mana Game"

A brand new Game Boy ROM hack has just been released that transforms Final Fantasy Adventure (otherwise known as Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden in Japan, and Mystic Quest in Europe) into an entirely new game. Embers of Mana is the work of the ROM hacker Ok Impala!, and is the developer's third major ROM hack, following other total conversions like 2020's Super Mario Kart – Epic Racers and 2023's Zelda II – Amida’s Curse.

"They Wanted It Dark And Sexy" - Maximo: Ghosts to Glory Almost Got An "R-Rated" Version

Maximo artist Joe Pearson has been speaking to us recently and reveals that he once pitched a darker "R-rated" version of the game that was never produced.

Evercade Range Expands With Two New Carts And A Banjo-Kazooie-Packing Super Pocket

We're getting two new Evercade carts and a Rare-themed Super Pocket this year, the latter of which includes the iconic Banjo-Kazooie.

The Making Of Omega Boost - How Yuji Yasuhara Created A PS1 Mecha Classic

Omega Boost designer and programmer Yuji Yasuhara has been speaking to us about how he created the legendary PS1 mecha title.

Pure FX Appeal - Unpicking The History Of The PC-FX, One Of Japan's Biggest '90s Console Flops

The PC Engine was a smash hit in Japan, but its follow-up, the PC-FX, flopped hard. Join us as we dig into the history of this machine.

Guide: Every Shining Game, Ranked

We've ranked all of the entries in Sega's Shining series so you don't have to. Shine on, you crazy diamond!