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TodayTue, 19th Mar 2024
News If Psyvariar Was On Genesis, This Is What It Would Sound Like
"Recorded from the actual Mega Drive"
- Music
- Sega
- Mega Drive
News Japanese Gamers Are Bringing Sega's "Taikan" Arcades Home In Amazing Ways
After Burner and Space Harrier shown in action
- Arcades
- Japan
- Hardware
News 2D Meets 3D In Screenbound - A New Platformer About Being Distracted
A game within a game
- News
- Indies
News Game Arts Trademark For 'Lunar' Sparks Hope Of New Project
An all-new entry, or just a collection? We'd be happy with either
- Lunar
- Trademarks
News Demons of Asteborg Is Being Remade For GBA And Neo Geo
"More power, more colours, more content"
- GBA
- Neo Geo
Anniversary Super Metroid Is 30
One half of the 'Metroidvania' puzzle
- Anniversaries
- Nintendo
- SNES
- Metroid
YesterdayMon, 18th Mar 2024
News Sonic Overture '95 Is A 32-Bit-Inspired Fanmade Prequel To Sonic
Featuring designs based on Sonic the Hedgehog's original concept art
- News
- Sonic
- PC
- Fangames
News Super Mario Sunshine On N64 Looks Better Than You Might Expect
"This is a real hardware recording"
- N64
- Mario
- Mods
- Nintendo
News You Can Now Turn Your Steam Deck Into A Less-Portable 3DS
Isn't the future amazing?
- Nintendo
- 3DS
- Steam Deck
- DS
News Irem's R-Type Is Coming To Analogue Pocket
Update: Both the M72 and M92 arcade systems are coming
- Analogue Pocket
- OpenFPGA
- FPGA
- Irem
News Miyoo Is Launching The Game Boy Micro-Style A30 This April
Ahead of the Miyoo Flip
- Miyoo
- Game Boy Micro
News 'Mega Final Fight' Dev Shows Off His Hexen-Style RPG FPS In New Footage
"There is a lot to be done"
- Sega
- Homebrews
- Mega Drive
Anniversary Castlevania: Bloodlines Is 30 Years Old
Talkin' 'bout my (new) generation
- Anniversaries
- Sega
- Castlevania
News The Chaos Engine On C64? Sure, Why Not
Update: An in-browser demo is now available
- C64
- Amiga
- Bitmap Brothers
News The Japanese Game Preservation Society Is Selling Off Rare Items To Fund Its Vital Work
Scanner is needed to preserve video game magazines
- Game Preservation
- Japan
News 'Tales' Series Character Designer Mutsumi Inomata Has Passed Away
She also worked in the fields of manga and anime during her career
- Bandai Namco
- Mutsumi Inomata
Feature Bitmap Books Celebrates 10th Anniversary, And We Were There
Industry celebrities, veteran writers, an open bar, and a lot of off-the-record conversations
- Features
- Bitmap Books
- Books
Anniversary Katamari Damacy Turns 20 Today (No Pun Intended)
Goodbye, sweet prince
- Anniversaries
- Katamari Damacy
News Reef Creative Group Acquire 70% Stake In Bitmap Bureau
Now working together on two unannounced projects
- News
- Bitmap Bureau
- Business
Sunday17th Mar 2024
News Someone Has Finally Found A Use For The NES Expansion Port
"Utilise the potential of the commercially unused NES Expansion Port"
- Nintendo
- Mods
- NES
News ROM Hack For Treasure's Divisive Light Crusader Makes It Easier To Play
Jump for joy
- Treasure
- Sega
- ROM Hacks
- Mega Drive
Saturday16th Mar 2024
News Somebody Wants $45,000 For Panasonic's Unreleased Nintendo 3DS Rival
It's a Jungle out there
- 3DS
- Panasonic
- Hardware
News Kickstarter Book 'Beyond The Click' Criticized For Plagiarism And AI Art
The book has somehow managed to raise £2560, almost half its goal
- News
- Books
- Kickstarter
News "Father Of Xbox" Seamus Blackley Has Plans For The Console's Early Prototype
"Stay tuned"
- Xbox
- Seamus Blackley
News Wrestle War's Unauthorised Hulk Hogan Cover Got Sega Into Legal Trouble
"He basically shut the door on my face"
- Sega
- Mega Drive
- WWE
- Hulk Hogan
Review Indie Heroes Collection 3 (Evercade) - Donut Dodo Is The Highlight
Damn that dodo
- Reviews
- Evercade
Friday15th Mar 2024
News Without Ghouls ‘n Ghosts We Wouldn't Have Sonic, Says Yuji Naka
Capcom port "inspired" the creation of Sonic
- Sega
- Yuji Naka
- Sonic
News This $10 Pokémon Trading Tool Lets You Cheat At A 28-Year-Old Game
If only we'd had this back in the '90s
- Nintendo
- Pokemon
- Game Boy
News Jet Set Radio Composer "Would Love" To Work On The New Game
"I would be very happy to contribute some tracks"
- Richard Jacques
- Sega
- Jet Set Radio
- Music
News New ROM Hack Makes One Of The Best Pinball Games Even Better
"Save your scores and play a mean game of Pinball"
- ROM Hacks
- Sega
- Mega Drive
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Is Being Delisted In Japan
Update: Will be delisted from all digital stores in the region
- Japan
- Steam
- TMNT
Feature "I Spent The First Year Worrying I'd Get Replaced" - Retro Gamer Magazine Turns 20
"It's great to have had an influence on where retro gaming now is"
- Magazines
- Features
- Interviews
News You Won't Believe How Little Ocean Paid For RoboCop's Global Video Game Rights
Game would sell over 1 million on home computers alone
- RoboCop
- Ocean
News Unreleased GBA Port Of Argonaut's I-Ninja Dumped Online
I-Ninja was originally released for the PS2, Xbox, and GCN in 2003
- News
- GBA
- Game Preservation
News Former Mega Man Producer Shares Unseen Design, Quickly Deletes It
"I apologize if I cause any trouble to the rights holders"
- Mega Man
- Capcom
Random This Frankenstein Wii / N64 / GameCube Console Gives Us Nightmares
"Yes this is real"
- Random
- Nintendo
- Wii
- N64
Thursday14th Mar 2024
News Miyoo Mini Flip Takes Inspiration From The Nintendo GBA SP
Update: Machine now in final stages of testing
- Miyoo
- Nintendo
- GBA
- Emulation
Guide Best Street Fighter Games, Ranked By You
Capcom's million-selling series, ranked
- Guides
- Street Fighter
- Best Games
News 1996's PS1-Made Shmup 'Devil Blade' Is Getting A Modern-Day Reboot
Update: Steam page now live
- News
- Shmups
- PS1
News Genesis / Mega Drive Getting A New Run-And-Gun Called 'The Cursed Legacy'
Another indie title on the way
- Sega
- Mega Drive
- Homebrews
News The Llamasoft Classic 'Tempest 3000' Is Being Reissued For The Nuon
The game is often listed for hundreds second-hand
- News
- Nuon
- Tempest
- Llamasoft
News Exclusive Saturn Fighter 'Rabbit' Gets English Patch And More
Was never ported to any other console
- Fan Translations
- Sega
- Saturn
Feature How Kasumi Ninja's Angus MacGregor Found A New Lease Of Life
"Angus holds some very fond memories for many"
- Features
- Atari
- Jaguar
News Strong Museum Announces Its 12 Video Game Hall Of Fame Finalists
Which of the 12 are you going to vote for?
- News
- Guitar Hero
- Elite
- Myst
News Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Is An N64-Inspired Collectathon With A Twist
It's a platformer with no jump button!
- News
- Indies
- Steam
- PC
News PS5 Survival Horror 'Crow Country' Is Giving Us Serious Final Fantasy VII Vibes
Update: A release date has now been announced
- PlayStation
- PC
- PS5
Wednesday13th Mar 2024
News This Castlevania Homage Stars Legendary Dracula Bela Lugosi
"Legendary stage and film actor makes his long overdue video game debut"
- Castlevania
- PC
- Steam
Feature Did This Bizarre Nintendo Software Inspire The Mario Paint Series?
"That’s where Mario Paint came from basically"
- Features
- Mario
- SNES
- 64DD
News Give Your Dreamcast VMU A Splash Of Colour With These Replacement Shells
Coming to Kickstarter soon...
- Sega
- Dreamcast
- Kickstarter
News The Company Behind An Essential Game Boy Accessory Is Making A SNES Version Next
Say hello to the SN Operator
- Nintendo
- SNES
Review Mars After Midnight (Playdate) - A Wonderfully Weird Work Sim From Lucas Pope
A must-have monochrome marvel
- Reviews
- Playdate
Review Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story Is An Expertly-Crafted Look Into A Video Game Legend
Ewe won't believe your eyes!
- Reviews
- Jeff Minter
- Digital Eclipse
- Steam
News Donkey Kong-Esque Platformer 'Mouser' Heading To Switch & PS4
The game first hit arcades back in 1983
- News
- Arcade Archives
- PS4
- Nintendo Switch
Tuesday12th Mar 2024
News Dreamcast Is Getting A New (And Unofficial) Star Wars Game
Inspired by Rogue Squadron
- Sega
- Dreamcast
- Star Wars
- Homebrew
News After 25 Years Away, Atari Is Returning To Arcades With Its "Recharged" Series
Partnering with manufacturer Alan-1
- Atari
- Arcades
News Mega Drive / Genesis Metroid Port Becomes 'Space Hunter'
Update: New demo footage revealed
- Sega
- Homebrews
- Metroid
- Mega Drive
News Here's How Nintendo Reacted To The PlayStation Beating The N64
"I can’t deny the fact that the PlayStation is selling well around the world."
- News
- Nintendo
- N64
- PlayStation
News Emulation Expert Implicit Conversions Cannot "Confirm Nor Deny" PS2 Games On PS5
"Unfortunately"
- PS2
- PS5
- Emulation
- PlayStation
News MARS FPGA "Proceeding As Planned" And Will Be Shown Off In June
"We will be showing off hardware and games at TooManyGames"
- MARS FPGA
- FPGA
News Tetris On Playdate Finally Makes It Perfect
(Or "Quandino" if Tetris Company lawyers ask)
- Playdate
- Tetris
News "Arguably The Most Powerful Xbox Modchip" Is In Development, Will Cost $7
"It's looking incredibly promising!"
- Modding
- Xbox
News Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit Director Announces Exciting New Studio
Sundio Games is a new indie studio based in Austin, Texas
- News
- Sonic
- Indies
News Arika And SNK Are Teaming Up To "Revamp, Reclaim And Revive" Existing SNK IP
"The collaboration is planned for IPs other than fighting game"
- SNK
- Arika
News Rebel Transmute Is A New Metroid-Like That's Over 5 Years In The Making
Out now on Steam, console versions arrive on March 14th
- News
- Metroid
- Indies
- Steam