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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 from the past week in one place.

New Knightmare Game in the Works to Celebrate the Legendary TV Show's 40th Anniversary

Welcome, Watchers of Illusion, to the Castle of Confusion... such were the opening words of the groundbreaking children's TV Knightmare, as spoken by its master of ceremonies, Tregard of Dunshelm. And the legendary dungeon master - played by Hugo Myatt - is set to don his robes once again for a new video game adaptation.

Developed by a small team led by Ewen Watson, and officially licensed by Anglia Television and approved by show creator Tim Child, Knightmare will be a short-form point-and-click adventure released gratis for PC in 2027, just in time to celebrate the smash-hit show's 40th anniversary.

The Team Behind 3DS Emulator Azahar Isn't Happy with Anbernic

Anbernic is in trouble for featuring an "unofficial piracy-focused" fork of the 3DS emulator Azahar in its promotional material for the upcoming RG DDS.

The new dual-screen device is intended to closely match the Nintendo 3DS and is shown running 3DS games via the aforementioned emulator fork.

"It has come to our attention that handheld manufacturer Anbernic has been promoting their latest handheld device, the RG DDS, using unofficial piracy-focused forks of Azahar, and has been openly featuring these forks in their advertising material," says the team behind Azahar on social media.

Korean Ratings Board Lists Capcom Console Releases Inc. NES & SNES Final Fight, Mega Man, & Breath of Fire Games

veryone's favourite whistleblower, The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea, has a new listing featuring a wide variety of classic Capcom titles that have been recently resubmitted for ratings. "A Capcom Classics compendium?" you say. "Must be at least three hours since we got one of those."

Rare Co-Founder and N64 Virtuoso Tim Stamper Teases Release of Unseen 'Relics' from 40+ Year Career

Anbernic Boldly Highlights PS4 Emulation in New RG DDS Demo Showcase

Developer Anbernic released a new demonstration video highlighting its newest handheld hardware, the RG DDS ("Dual Dream Screen"). The portable emulation console opened pre-orders last week, ahead of a currently planned shipping date of December 10.

Continuing its bold/foolhardy (*delete as applicable) reputation of spitting in the face of fear, Anbernic's showcase highlights not only the RG DDS' Nintendo 3DS emulation (minus the 3D, of course) but also boldly demonstrates its PS4 emulation capabilities, comically choosing, of all titles, Activision's 2015 release Transformers: Devastation as its KILLER APP.

1994 PC Engine CD Classic The Legend of Xanadu Receives New Fan-Translation

Some delightful news for classic RPG fans: Falcom's PC Engine CD release of The Legend of Xanadu has received a brand-new fan-translation patch, courtesy of homebrewer "Elmer" and interpreter "SamIam". The patch is now available to download from GitLab.

Taki Udon Drops Surprise Teaser for FPGA Game Boy 'Super Station Pocket' Handheld

Taki Udon, master of a million indeterminate projects, has just dropped a brand new teaser for the Super Station Pocket. A new, FPGA-powered handheld which is currently in the works at RetroRemake.

The teasing post features an obscured view of the new device (which looks distinctly Game Boy Pocket-ish) as well as a brief explanation of its features from Udon.

Sega Shows Off 'House of the Dead: Reawakened' Arcade VR Shooter

Sega Amusements has shown footage of House of the Dead: Reawakened, its new VR-based shooter. The game is due to be shown off at the upcoming IAAPA event in Orlando, which takes place between 17th–20th November.

The Making of Addams Family Values, Ocean Software's Attempt to Mix Hollywood & the Legend of Zelda

The Addams Family Values for the SNES and Sega Mega Drive isn't exactly regarded as a 16-bit classic, but it's a game plenty of people still have a lot of affection for – and we recently spoke to the people who made it.

BrickStation Turns the Lego PlayStation into a Console You Can Actually Play

Remember the BrickBoy? It was an unofficial kit which turned the Lego Game Boy into a playable console, raising a whopping €1 million to date on Kickstarter – and the team behind it has its sights set on the recently-released Lego PlayStation next.