Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (October 18th 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.

ScummVM Now Supports FTL's Legendary 1987 Adventure Dungeon Master

Wonderful news for all dungeon crawlers, as the ScummVM team has announced that FTL Games' genre-defining adventure Dungeon Master is now supported by everybody's favourite Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine.

Everything Revealed At The M2 ShotTriggers 10th Anniversary Event

A couple of days ago, M2 livestreamed a special event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its M2 ShotTriggers series.

During the event, the company revealed several new projects, including SenXin Aleste, Devil Blade, Armed Police Batrider, and a collection featuring Edward Randy and The Great Ragtime Show.

Entertainment Software Association Requests U.S. Trade Investigate Anbernic's 'Superfake' Handheld Emulator Market

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has requested that U.S. trade representatives scrutinise the handheld emulation market.

The ESA's suggestion was put forth to the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) "Notorious Markets" list - an annually updated report of websites, manufacturers, and individuals that commerce considers a threat to its own existence. The ESA singled out Chinese manufacturer Anbernic in particular, requesting that the developer be officially classified as "Superfake" by the USTR.

AliExpress Leaks Price and Shipping Information for Anbernic RG DDS Handheld

AliExpress has seemingly jumped the gun on releasing details pertaining to Anbernic's upcoming handheld emulator, the RG DDS. As reported by RetroHandhelds, the drop-shipping site opened a new listing which seems to reveal the console's price and shipping details.

Takara's Japan-Exclusive PS1 Dungeon Crawler 'Schrödinger's Cat' Is Getting A Fan Translation

Chapu Translations, the fan translator behind English patches for Japan-exclusive games like Tiny Bullets, Wonder Trek, and Prisoner, has announced that the next PlayStation title they will be tackling will be Takara and Dual's 1997 first-person dungeon crawler Schrödinger no Neko.

'The Community Aspect of Decompilation Has Been Broken' - decomp.dev Closes in the Wake of AI-Based 'Bad Actors'

Homebrew site decomp.dev has announced that it is "sunsetting", effective immediately.

The resource and progress report database, which was first established in 2024, submitted a lengthy statement explaining its actions and speaking heavily on the topic of A.I.-based decomp projects, which have blown up tremendously in the past 12 months.

Ocean's '80s Classic Wizball Returns to Spectrum in Rebalanced and Restored 'Enhanced Edition'

Video game fans of a certain age know Wizball very well indeed. Even if you never played the game, Ocean Software's 1987 best-seller was unavoidable, occupying store shelves for many years and marketed in magazines with some unforgettable magazine ads starring its frankly horrifying protagonist.

But if you did miss out on this hard-as-nails platformer the first time around, then you're in luck, as homebrewer Leigh "Gravious" Ashton (with a major assist from original Ocean graphics artist Mark R. Jones) has unleashed the green menace once again in the form of Wizball: Enhanced Edition for the Spectrum 128K platform.

EverDrive Maker Krikzz Is Working on a Plug-and-Play PlayStation Optical Drive Emulator

Krikzz's range of EverDrive flash carts has paved the way for retro gamers to have their entire collections at their fingertips, and now the engineer is looking to expand the range with an Optical Drive Emulator, or ODE for short.

Krikzz's offering, still in active development, will connect where the CD drive normally goes (so some minor installation work is needed), but it won't require soldering and is therefore fully reversible.

'He Has Taken Advantage of Extremely Talented, Kind and Professional People' - All Is Not Well with Boutique Retro Publisher 33 Games

Earlier this year, the world of physical retro gaming welcomed 33 Games, a UK-based firm with big ideas for ensuring classic games got the legacy treatment they deserved.

Kicking things off with Gremlin's Zool on the Sega Mega Drive, 33 Games also revealed it would reissue the SNES title Utopia, along with First Samurai and Stone Protectors, all in lavish physical editions.

However, since reporting on these ventures, Time Extension has learned of serious issues with 33 Games and the past business practices of its boss, Steven Charles.

Interview: Super Mario Kart DX Dev On The Impressive SNES ROM Hack Nearing The Finish Line

Recently, the news broke that the long-awaited ROM hack Super Mario Kart Deluxe finally has a release date: December 25th, 2026.

The ambitious project, led by MrL314 and ScouB, has been on Time Extension's radar since the site began in 2022, and looks to be one of the most impressive hacks ever released for the classic Super Nintendo kart racer, introducing new characters, modes, items, and so much more. With the finish line now in sight, Jack sat down for a more in-depth discussion about the history of the ROM hack.

Interview: We Spoke To The Creator Of The "Digital Museum" That Lets Players View Thousands Of N64 & PS1 Models

A new PS1 and N64 asset library (and "digital museum") has just launched, giving players the opportunity to view and compare models and animations from various classic games.

Alfred Baudisch's Pardall Games Library went live late last month and currently features assets from 18 games in total, including the likes of Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil 2, Spyro the Dragon, Tomb Raider, and GoldenEye 007, among several others.