Retro gaming news covering classic consoles, computers, hardware, homebrew, preservation and new releases.
Nottingham emo outfit Pillow Fort releases debut album Indefinite, but not Forever as a physical Game Boy Advance cartridge featuring a bespoke rhythm game.
gba · 2026-10-02 · news
Atari's 1984 diagonal raster arcade game Return of the Jedi arrives on MiSTer FPGA, recreating original coin-op hardware with full analogue controller support.
multi · 2026-10-02 · news
Cross-platform engine PSXForge adds an Amiga 68K target, running real-time 3D benchmarks on 68040 and 68060 hardware with dynamic scene LOD scaling.
amiga-1200 · 2026-10-02 · news
Starbreeze's 2007 console shooter The Darkness receives a native PC static recompilation from Porting Pete, bringing 4K resolution, ultrawide, and FOV controls.
pc · 2026-10-02 · news
Acidbottle reveals an early alpha Amiga AGA recreation of Williams Electronics' 1981 arcade shooter Defender, delivering cycle-fast scrolling and humanoid rescues.
amiga-1200 · 2026-10-02 · news
Developer Kweepa completes DOOM64, an authentic Commodore 64 demake running id Software's 1993 shareware episode with custom 3D renderer and SID soundtrack.
c64 · 2026-10-02 · news
Kylofon releases native SDL3 and Enhanced editions of 1989 car customisation and racing classic Street Rod, preserving pink-slip drag races on modern PCs.
pc · 2026-10-02 · news
MediEvil Recomp v0.1b brings Sony's 1998 PlayStation Gothic adventure natively to Windows, macOS, and Linux with widescreen, unlocked framerates, and 4K output.
pc · 2026-10-02 · news
Tecmo's 1998 PlayStation fighter Dead or Alive arrives natively on Windows via Jiggle or Physics, adding widescreen, 4K rendering, and modern gamepad support.
pc · 2026-10-02 · news
Foxman upgrades Westwood's 1993 Amiga classic Dune II: Battle for Arrakis with modern multi-unit drag selection, group commands, and expanded tactical controls.
amiga-500 · 2026-10-02 · news
id Software's 1991 DOS platformer Commander Keen 4 arrives on accelerated AmigaOS 68K machines with native RTG graphics and AHI audio support.
amiga-1200 · 2026-10-02 · news
Lucasfilm Games' 1990 adventure classic The Secret of Monkey Island is now playable from start to finish on MSX2 and Turbo R hardware via a new port by Maggoo.
msx · 2026-10-02 · news
BillyTime!Games releases Ghostbusters Special Edition 3.0 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, introducing six new playable characters, cheats, and a Columns mini-game.
mega-drive · 2026-10-02 · news
Sega's 1994 Model 2 arcade racing landmark Daytona USA runs natively on modern PCs, macOS, and Linux through alphanu1's static recompilation project.
pc · 2026-10-02 · news
ModRetro partners with OpenAI to demonstrate a Codex-powered Game Studio workflow that generates retro software, tests on emulators, and flashes to real Chromatic cartridges.
game-boy · 2026-10-01 · news
Hamster's Console Archives series launches Taito's 1984 Famicom maze-action game Chack'n Pop on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 with native English in-game text.
famicom · 2026-10-01 · news
Taito's 1980 fixed-screen shooter Balloon Bomber receives its first official commercial home conversion via Hamster's Arcade Archives on PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox.
multi · 2026-10-01 · news
Monster Bath Games approaches feature completion on Mega Splatterhouse for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, seeking Bandai Namco's blessing for an official commercial release.
mega-drive · 2026-10-01 · news
Community modders behind SF4Enhanced and SFEmbers rebuild Ultra Street Fighter IV's networking on PC with rollback netcode and modern matchmaking infrastructure.
multi · 2026-10-01 · news
Cambroth's Alberta Game Jam project Zuckie's Funhouse brings surreal 24-hour homebrew chaos, mirror mazes, and darkened carnival puzzles to Game Boy Color.
game-boy-color · 2026-10-01 · news
An unofficial fan port translates Nintendo's 1989 Game Boy Tennis instruction by instruction into Commodore 64 6502 assembly, adding full colour and an unscrolled court.
c64 · 2026-10-01 · news
Developer chadlung releases Pirate Raider II as a free action voyage for the Commodore 64, featuring high-seas naval combat, mythical sea creatures, and King Neptune upgrades.
c64 · 2026-10-01 · news
Developer devgb releases Harbor City v1.0.1, a functional SimCity-style urban management simulation compressed into a 32KB ROM for original 1989 Game Boy hardware.
game-boy · 2026-10-01 · news
Retro Song Bird is an upcoming multi-tool device that plays music from over 1,900 Game Boy cartridges, isolates 4-channel audio via USB, dumps ROMs, and supports Game Boy Camera webcam mode.
game-boy · 2026-10-01 · news
DrewWorks confirms an early December release at £39 for RetroSync, a hardware bridge connecting original GBA Pokémon cartridges to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.
gba · 2026-10-01 · news
Ambitious Super Mario Kart overhaul SMKDX sets a December 25, 2026 launch date, introducing eight new racers, custom cups, boss missions, and real SNES hardware compatibility.
snes · 2026-10-01 · news
Tickets open for The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary orchestral world tour with 2027 confirmed stops at London's Royal Albert Hall, Stockholm, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.
multi · 2026-09-30 · news
Mike Jasnowski releases Endless Dungeon for PICO-8, featuring fast-paced dungeon crawling, procedural depths, and an innovative teleportation sword mechanic.
multi · 2026-09-30 · news
K.R.A.Z. Productions expands its VCS catalogue with Cyber Run: Neon Drive, pushing the Atari 2600's TIA chip with neon-streaked pseudo-3D cyberspace racing.
atari-2600 · 2026-09-30 · news
Steve Higgins releases Amiga Rescue for OCS Amigas, transforming real-world capacitor checking, board cleaning, and circuit repair into vintage gaming entertainment.
amiga-500 · 2026-09-30 · news
Developer Vairn releases Foxy's Run, a compact 16-colour platformer engineered specifically for unexpanded stock Commodore Amiga 500 OCS systems.
amiga-500 · 2026-09-30 · news
Developer Enarkz debuts Zombie Nest for Game Boy Advance, adding fresh undead action to Nintendo's 32-bit handheld homebrew community.
gba · 2026-09-30 · news
Prolific retro developer László Rajcsányi releases Hustler, an original monochrome DMG homebrew title expanding the Game Boy's continuous 37-year software library.
game-boy · 2026-09-30 · news
Bad Pun Studio's Zelda-inspired AGA Amiga action-adventure The Adventure of Node receives major updates including reworked collisions, environmental mechanics, and MOD audio.
amiga-1200 · 2026-09-30 · news
7 Towersoft Games releases Cogwheel Quandary, a mechanical gear-fitting puzzle title taking advantage of AGA graphics on Commodore Amiga 1200 and 4000 computers.
amiga-1200 · 2026-09-30 · news
Mega Cat Studios offers digital downloads of NES adventure Reknum Souls Adventure and SNES shooter Super Fanger for free on itch.io under a pay-what-you-want promotion.
nes · 2026-09-30 · news
Developer Neil Rackett ports Delphine Software's 1992 cinematic sci-fi adventure Flashback to Atari ST and STE hardware using the REminiscence engine.
atari-st · 2026-09-30 · news
Developer ItsJustBshawn releases GBC2DMG beta, a conversion tool designed to backport Color-exclusive ROMs like Pokémon Crystal to Nintendo's 1989 monochrome Game Boy.
game-boy · 2026-09-30 · news
Murder Tetris turns the PICO-8 fantasy console into a noir crime scene, merging high-pressure falling-block puzzle mechanics with procedural murder investigations.
multi · 2026-09-29 · news
System 3 CEO Mark Cale addresses the ongoing James Pond Legacy AI artwork dispute with developer Antstream, admitting damaged studio trust ahead of key meetings.
amiga-500 · 2026-09-29 · news
Gongas targets a January 2027 release for Pokémon Evergreen, a massive Game Boy Advance ROM hack featuring reconstructed Kanto maps and over 250 custom battles.
gba · 2026-09-29 · news
Los Bingueros brings 1979 Spanish cinema comedy to the 48K ZX Spectrum, recreating vibrant Madrid bingo-hall culture through Sinclair graphics and digitized audio.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-29 · news
MilaSoft brings Williams' 1981 arcade sequel Stargate to the Commodore 64 with a 100% machine-code port supporting PAL and NTSC systems and dual-player modes.
c64 · 2026-09-29 · news
AudioWanderer releases DMGo (Drum Machina Go!), turning Nintendo's original Game Boy sound hardware into a live four-channel drum machine and step sequencer.
game-boy · 2026-09-29 · news
Rollerball CPC ports HAL Laboratory's multi-screen 1984 MSX pinball game to Amstrad CPC 6128 and 128K systems, executing original game logic on new hardware.
amstrad · 2026-09-29 · news
Tom Gun Software releases Astro Invasion, a pure machine-code shooter inspired by Stern's 1979 Astro Invader for Amstrad CPC, Dragon 32/64, and Tandy CoCo.
multi · 2026-09-29 · news
Frogger Junior brings amphibian homebrew action to the Amstrad GX4000 cartridge console and ZX Spectrum Next, featuring fresh pixel art created with Multipaint.
multi · 2026-09-29 · news
Modder Andy R restores missing New Generation and 2nd Impact stages to Street Fighter III: Third Strike, fitting over ten classic backgrounds onto Capcom CPS-3 hardware.
arcade · 2026-09-29 · news
Didier Lopes upgrades the AI-assisted Pokémon Emerald Arena mod with Whisper voice recognition, allowing players to shout real-time combat commands at their Mac.
gba · 2026-09-28 · news
PS Rewired restores online multiplayer for Insomniac's PlayStation 3 shooter Resistance 2, bringing competitive modes and co-op back on real PS3 hardware and RPCS3.
playstation · 2026-09-28 · news
AYANEO reveals full specs and opens $79 preorders for the KONKR Pocket Block, a portrait Android retro handheld featuring a 3.33-inch 4:3 display and Helio G85.
multi · 2026-09-28 · news
ROM hacker marc_max achieves a major milestone for Donkey Kong '94 DX, completing the first full Game Boy Color playthrough without a single uncoloured pixel.
game-boy-color · 2026-09-28 · news
Developer andymcca releases TempGBA-PS2, bringing Game Boy Advance emulation to modified PlayStation 2 consoles with audio patcher support and HDD loading.
ps2 · 2026-09-28 · news
Team Calamar and Broke Studio release The Echoes of Worlds, a brand new physical Game Boy Color roguelite platformer spanning 16 dimensions and skill-tree upgrades.
game-boy-color · 2026-09-28 · news
Konami announces a global 40th Anniversary orchestral rock tour for Castlevania across Tokyo, London, and Los Angeles in March 2027, including Belmont's Curse music.
multi · 2026-09-28 · news
A suspicious Steam listing for Wonder Boy in Monster Land by Retro Maniac prompts fan warnings and unauthorized release allegations while rights-holders remain uncredited.
arcade · 2026-09-28 · news
Homebrew coder Game of Tobi pushes the Super Nintendo's Super FX chip to its absolute limits by recreating 3D polygonal environments from Super Mario 64.
snes · 2026-09-28 · news
Homebrew developer xfixium confirms active progress on an 8-bit Sega Master System conversion of Konami's 1989 TMNT arcade beat-'em-up, with a demo nearing completion.
master-system · 2026-09-28 · news
The retro gaming and ROM hacking community mourns prolific translator Eien ni Hen, whose tireless English translations unlocked dozens of classic Japanese RPGs.
multi · 2026-09-28 · news
Developer xPokeJosex unveils Pokémon Pinball World Field, an expansive GBA ROM hack incorporating nearly 500 creatures from Gen 1 to 4 into Ruby & Sapphire pinball tables.
gba · 2026-09-28 · news
PKForge 3.0 brings a massive redesign to the open-source Pokémon save hub for Android handhelds, enabling multi-generation trading, editing, and Mystery Gifts.
multi · 2026-09-28 · news
A fan recompilation of Sega 32X classic Knuckles' Chaotix sparks debate over generative AI in retro development, as v0.2.0 encounters audio and widescreen bugs.
sega-32x · 2026-09-28 · news
Stockholm nightclub Syntax Error stages a playful club-vs-radio clash at H62, celebrating game music, demoscene culture, and nerd nightlife until 3 AM.
multi · 2026-09-27 · news
Palmetto, Florida hosts Bradenton Area Collectorfest, featuring vintage Nintendo, Sega, and Sony hardware alongside pop-culture toys and comic book collectibles.
multi · 2026-09-27 · news
Phoenix’s Cactus TCG Show hosts 130+ vendor tables at El Zaribah Shrine, bringing trading card collectors together with retro cartridge hunters and Smash competitors.
multi · 2026-09-27 · news
Malmö Game Week bridges generations in Sweden with retro gaming, esports, tabletop, and cosplay, demonstrating that vintage play thrives inside living festivals.
multi · 2026-09-27 · news
Rochester Game Festival fills RIT's SHED with 40+ independent games, keynote talks on indie development, and vital connections to The Strong Museum of Play.
multi · 2026-09-27 · news
Retro Roadshow wraps its hands-on 'Into The Third Dimension' exhibition at Bay Area Maker Faire, charting 40 years of 3D video game evolution on authentic hardware.
multi · 2026-09-27 · news
Prague’s ByteFest 2026 concludes its four-day vintage computing showcase at Toulcův dvůr, celebrating operational Sinclair, Commodore, Atari, and Amstrad hardware.
multi · 2026-09-27 · news
Paul Lay and Playsoft’s Wee Ninja receives fresh retro attention, proving the Atari 8-bit computer family can deliver polished, colourful 32-level platformers.
atari · 2026-09-27 · news
Developer Tony Cruise revives Seaquest 99, an ambitious Atari 8-bit computer adaptation of Steve Cartwright's classic 1983 Activision underwater rescue game.
atari · 2026-09-27 · news
kaisle51 releases Super Slotzee, an addictive Game Boy Color homebrew hybrid combining slot machine reels with Yahtzee-style dice mechanics and tactical tokens.
game-boy-color · 2026-09-27 · news
The Retro Roadshow presents Into The Third Dimension at Bay Area Maker Faire, showcasing hands-on playable hardware across 40 years of 3D video game evolution.
multi · 2026-09-26 · news
ByteFest 2026 gathers retro computing communities in Prague at Toulcův dvůr from Sept 25-28, celebrating Sinclair, Commodore, Atari, and Amstrad hardware culture.
multi · 2026-09-26 · news
Chronic Concepts launches Coin Cube, a compact physical coin mechanism for retro emulators that restores the tactile arcade ritual of inserting genuine coins for credits.
arcade · 2026-09-26 · news
QUByte Interactive announces Thunder Hoop Collection for October 8 release on modern platforms, preserving Gaelco's offbeat Spanish arcade run-and-gun classics.
arcade · 2026-09-26 · news
Clint Thomson develops Atari Painter OS for the Atari Jaguar, envisioning the desktop operating system of Atari's cancelled early-1990s Falcon/Jaguar hybrid computer.
atari-jaguar · 2026-09-26 · news
Homebrew developer Astronaut_Majestic develops Kid Icarus DX, a full-color Game Boy Color conversion of the 1991 handheld classic Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters.
game-boy-color · 2026-09-26 · news
Locomalito's acclaimed gothic platformer L'Abbaye des Morts makes a surprise debut on the ZX Spectrum Next during ByteFest 2026 celebrations in Prague.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-26 · news
Astair86 launches RGB2RTG 0.5 for PiStorm Amiga setups, redirecting native RGB chipset video into the Raspberry Pi RTG HDMI pipeline to end the two-monitor shuffle.
amiga-1200 · 2026-09-26 · news
DJ Mike announces The Addams Family: Backgrounds Edition for OCS and AGA Amigas, restoring original unrendered background graphics hidden in the 1992 Ocean code.
amiga-500 · 2026-09-26 · news
JOTD releases Ghosts 'n Goblins AGA, a faithful arcade-grade conversion for the Commodore Amiga 1200 leveraging AGA hardware to fix decades-old compromises.
amiga-1200 · 2026-09-26 · news
Konami celebrates 40 years of Castlevania on September 26 with a free mobile classic, a 46-LP soundtrack streaming drop, and teasers for 3D Belmont remasters.
famicom-disk-system · 2026-09-26 · news
Audiowanderer's DMGo launches September 28, transforming the original 1989 Game Boy into a 4-channel drum machine and hardware-sync sequencer with Link port connectivity.
game-boy · 2026-09-25 · news
A flurry of September 25 commits across Petari Mario Galaxy, Melee, Twilight Princess, Symphony of the Night, and PSX Recomp highlights a productive week for retro reverse engineering.
multi · 2026-09-25 · news
NicTube's fan-made N64 RPG Paper Mario: Star Nova logs multiple build revisions today, demonstrating steady development on real Nintendo 64 hardware.
nintendo-64 · 2026-09-25 · news
AmigaGameJam 2026 yields Breakline Rugby 5 AGA, a playable 5-a-side rugby simulation for AGA Amigas featuring varied pitches, tournament modes, and tutorial drills.
amiga-1200 · 2026-09-25 · news
The HomeComputerMuseum in Helmond opens its 465-square-meter Retro Center expansion across the street, featuring a dedicated repair workshop, depot, and vintage hardware shop.
multi · 2026-09-25 · news
Zaparoo updates to Core 2.18.0 and App 1.15.0, introducing Decks for playlist assembly, MiSTer CDTV and DVD launchers, and native Windows gamepad input.
multi · 2026-09-25 · news
Dizzy creators Philip and Andrew Oliver face community backlash after promotional artwork for their upcoming Wizard of Oz tabletop Kickstarter project appears to utilize generative AI.
multi · 2026-09-25 · news
Antstream studio head and development director Mike Rouse announces his departure after five years, concluding his tenure following the launch of Alien Breed 35th Anniversary.
multi · 2026-09-25 · news
Retroid's Pocket Duo Lite runs into performance issues as users uncover its Qualcomm QCS6125 processor officially supports only one native display, relying on a bridge chip.
multi · 2026-09-25 · news
Red Art Games and Konami release physical editions of Super Bomberman Collection on PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series, featuring localized editions of Super Bomberman 4, 5, and Panic Bomber W.
snes · 2026-09-25 · news
Konami kicks off Castlevania's 40th anniversary with a free mobile release of the original NES classic, a 46-LP soundtrack stream, and an enigmatic video teasing 3D Belmont adventures.
nes · 2026-09-25 · news
Thalamus Digital and Snowball Games release Binky: Frozen in Time, a single-screen C64 platformer featuring 20 icy caverns from industry veterans Chris Shrigley, Terry Lloyd, and Simon Phipps.
c64 · 2026-09-25 · news
Retro Games reopens pre-orders for THEA1200 ahead of its December 4 release, delivering a full-scale Commodore A1200 recreation with functional keyboard.
amiga-1200 · 2026-09-24 · news
Hyperkin reopens pre-orders for the SupaBoy S portable SNES handheld in Crimson and Prime colorways at $129.99, letting players enjoy authentic physical cartridges on the go.
snes · 2026-09-24 · news
Steffen Haeuser's PiStorm3D contributor beta brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to accelerated Amigas via Raspberry Pi 4 VideoCore VI, running Quake at 50fps.
amiga-1200 · 2026-09-24 · news
Nightdive Studios unleashes SiN: Reloaded on PC and consoles, remastering Ritual's 1998 first-person shooter in the KEX Engine with 4K 144fps support and archival extras.
pc · 2026-09-24 · news
Commodore, Antstream, and Team17 release Alien Breed: 35th Anniversary Collection on PC and modern consoles, packing six classic Amiga titles with twin-stick controls and CRT filters.
amiga-500 · 2026-09-24 · news
Hamster preserves Data East's 1986 NES port of Karate Champ for Nintendo Switch 2 and PS5, highlighting the history of 8-bit home console fighting adaptations.
nes · 2026-09-24 · news
Hamster releases Namco's 1996 polygonal shooter Xevious 3D/G on Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, giving the arcade coin-op its domestic debut three decades late.
arcade · 2026-09-24 · news
The 14th edition of Press Start brings free playable games, developer talks, workshops, and retro preservation discussions to Paris through September 28.
multi · 2026-09-24 · news
Pop-up and subscription retro game dealer Retro Room prepares to open a permanent brick-and-mortar storefront in Chesterfield, Virginia, stocking hardware from the 1980s to present.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
Saskatchewan Retro Game Con sets an all-time attendance milestone at Temple Gardens Centre in Moose Jaw, highlighting community passion for physical cartridges and playable vintage hardware.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam welcomes visitors to Game On, an interactive exhibition letting players get hands-on with consoles from the Atari 2600 through PlayStation 5.
atari-2600 · 2026-09-23 · news
Ottawa's House of TARG runs its $5 Wednesday retro arcade free-play night across 28 arcade cabs and vintage consoles alongside its monthly IFPA pinball tournament.
arcade · 2026-09-23 · news
Ninja's Dawn static recompilation of Ninja Gaiden II translates Xbox 360 PowerPC machine code into a 60fps native Windows executable with texture replacement tools.
xbox · 2026-09-23 · news
Retro-Seed logs simultaneous milestone updates for the GameCube Wind Waker decompilation, Super Mario Galaxy Petari effort, and retro fan-RPG Paper Mario Star Nova.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
Preservation researchers complete a 100% byte-identical C/C++ decompilation of the GameCube Resident Evil 4 debug build, matching 571,000 lines of code across 114 REL overlays.
gamecube · 2026-09-23 · news
Evercade Info Central unveils an exhaustive A-to-Z index documenting all 757 officially licensed games across 89 cartridges, colour-coded by Console, Arcade, and Computer formats.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
GameStop lists a $129.99 Capcom Super Pocket bundle packaging the IPS retro handheld with physical Evercade cartridges for Atari Arcade 2, Interplay Collection 1, and TAITO Arcade 2.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
Takashi Iizuka confirms during Tokyo Game Show that Sonic Team has commenced development on the next mainline Sonic title, aiming to forge a fresh gameplay direction for the 35-year-old series.
mega-drive · 2026-09-23 · news
First-print copies of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 feature a limited textured foil cover, triggering sell-outs and collector scrambles reminiscent of 1998 gold carts.
n64 · 2026-09-23 · news
THQ Nordic confirms a free native Switch 2 upgrade for all physical and digital owners of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, arriving October 6 with upgraded visuals and Joy-Con 2 support.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
Ubisoft drops an extensive overview trailer for Rayman Legends Retold, detailing a new sixth realm, four extra musical stages, dragon riding, and a December 3 launch date.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
Rebound launches Furyball: Rogue Revenge into Steam Early Access, mashing ricocheting pinball mechanics with top-down brawler combat and a gritty 1970s sci-fi aesthetic.
pc · 2026-09-23 · news
POLYGON BIRD and Eastasiasoft release BIRDCAGE across PC and consoles today, delivering 90s-style arcade shmup action with 2.5D stages, pixel sprites, and intense bullet patterns.
multi · 2026-09-23 · news
Hamster's Arcade Archives brings Namco's 1996 early-3D arcade shooter Xevious 3D/G to Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, marking 500 consecutive weeks of arcade preservation.
arcade · 2026-09-23 · news
City Connection revives NES cult action classic Shatterhand digitally on Nintendo Switch under the JALECOlle label, packing rewind, speedrun timers, and unreleased dev archives.
nes · 2026-09-23 · news
We go hands-on with FunnyPlaying's FPGB Mini, a $69 open-cartridge handheld delivering cycle-accurate FPGA hardware emulation of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color in an ultra-compact chassis.
game-boy · 2026-09-22 · news
The hardware team behind the Neo Geo AES+ has published an in-depth engineering postmortem explaining how the global extinction of legacy Parallel NOR flash chips nearly doomed the project until a Serial NOR bridge was devised.
neo-geo-aes · 2026-09-22 · news
Sonic Team studio head Takashi Iizuka has revealed in a new retrospective that senior Sega executives once suggested cancelling the entire Sonic the Hedgehog franchise during past creative downturns.
mega-drive · 2026-09-22 · news
Retroid has unveiled the Pocket Duo Lite+, packing an upgraded Dragonwing Q-7790 processor, 8GB RAM and 128GB storage for $199, alongside a comprehensive trade-in discount for first-generation Duo owners.
multi · 2026-09-22 · news
Retro-Bit and SNK have announced four additional officially licensed Data East arcade classics arriving on authentic Neo Geo AES cartridges: Karnov's Revenge, Magical Drop II & III, Street Hoop, and Spinmaster.
neo-geo-aes · 2026-09-22 · news
Legendary video game composer Kinuyo Yamashita has looked back on four decades of Castlevania, discussing how severe 2A03 audio hardware constraints inspired timeless chiptune anthems like Vampire Killer.
nes · 2026-09-22 · news
Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics have dated the physical edition of Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered for 13 November 2026, bundling a restored playable prototype slice of the cancelled spin-off The Dark Prophecy.
ps2 · 2026-09-22 · news
Kohachi Studio has issued a development update for Black Finger JET, reassuring retro run-and-gun fans that the spiritual successor to Metal Slug remains on track with painstaking hand-crafted pixel animations.
arcade · 2026-09-22 · news
Gazelle and Brain's 1996 Sega Saturn cyberpunk RPG Cyber Doll has received a complete English fan translation patch, unlocking an atmospheric 32-bit sci-fi adventure formerly trapped behind a language barrier.
saturn · 2026-09-22 · news
1Retro has launched an open, cross-platform cloud save synchronization service designed for retro gaming devices, enabling seamless save file handoffs between MiSTer FPGA, Steam Deck, Android handhelds and desktop emulators.
multi · 2026-09-22 · news
Pixel Jockey's officially endorsed Matthew Smith Collection is bringing Styx, Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy back to cassette, with extra tiers adding Andre's Night Off and a new 200-page book.
spectrum · 2026-09-21 · news
The Amiga Unix community is reviving Amix for faster 68040/68060 systems with modern drivers, X11 work, cross-development tools and support for contemporary accelerator hardware.
amiga · 2026-09-21 · news
Nightdive's Thief remaster has received an extended gameplay showing, demonstrating its upgraded lighting, models and textures while preserving the 1998 game's stealth-first design.
pc · 2026-09-21 · news
ZXdesk squeezes overlapping windows, menus, a file manager, notepad, calendar, clock and settings panel into a 48K ZX Spectrum, written in Z80 assembly.
spectrum · 2026-09-21 · news
A new decompilation-based PC port runs GoldenEye 007's original N64 campaign natively on Windows, Linux and Steam Deck, with all 20 solo missions playable at 60 FPS.
n64 · 2026-09-21 · news
Taito and Clear River Games are bringing Lufia & the Fortress of Doom and Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals back together in 2027, enhanced for modern play.
snes · 2026-09-21 · news
A 2-minute-19-second promotional tape has produced what appears to be the first public moving footage of the cancelled SNES/Super Famicom version of Railroad Tycoon.
snes · 2026-09-21 · news
ToastedGreedo has released a free, unofficial Dreamcast demo recreating Sega's 1998 Model 3 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade, with the Yavin mission and Boba Fett duel playable on real hardware and Flycast.
dreamcast · 2026-09-21 · news
Atlus shares new footage of Persona 4 Revival in its second broadcast, confirming Location Episodes, supporting characters, and launch dates for PS5, Xbox, Switch 2 and PC in 2027.
ps2 · 2026-09-20 · news
D3 Publisher announces Dream Club Zero R+, bringing the cult 2011 Xbox 360 romance simulator to modern consoles in 2027 with three brand-new host characters.
xbox · 2026-09-20 · news
Koei Tecmo announces a playable demo for Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered dropping September 24, along with confirmed online two-player co-op by January 2027.
ps2 · 2026-09-20 · news
The community-led byte-matching decompilation project for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker on GameCube logs another overnight commit in the zeldaret repository.
gamecube · 2026-09-20 · news
Mark of The Retro Channel reveals TIARA v2, a no-cut Composite and S-Video mod for the Atari 2600 that installs over the TIA chip while keeping the original RF output active.
atari-2600 · 2026-09-19 · news
The new MrCART 128 multicart upgrades the Nintendo Virtual Boy with 128 Mbit flash capacity, microSD folder organization, and ESSound stereo MP3 and WAV playback.
virtual-boy · 2026-09-19 · news
Playmaji announces significant price hikes across its Polymega modular retro console ecosystem starting October 5, 2026, citing memory, chip and supply chain pressures.
multi · 2026-09-19 · news
Nalua Studio showcases Gley Lancer: Overdrive running on real Neo Geo AES cartridge hardware at Tokyo Game Show 2026, featuring three playable stages and new Overdrive mechanics.
neo-geo-aes · 2026-09-19 · news
Unico debuts the TRAVELLER ULW10 at Tokyo Game Show 2026, a compact 10-inch 4:3 LCD monitor designed to mimic CRT displays with 1280x960 resolution and multiple video inputs.
multi · 2026-09-19 · news
FunnyPlaying confirms its $69.99 FPGB Mini FPGA handheld will return to sale in approximately twenty days, with a second batch of 30 to 50 units planned after hardware revisions.
gameboy · 2026-09-19 · news
GENKI reveals the Manta at Tokyo Game Show 2026, an ambitious controller packing an RP2350 microcontroller, 2.79-inch IPS display, TMR analogue sticks and homebrew support.
multi · 2026-09-19 · news
City Connection reveals a playable build of Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded at Tokyo Game Show 2026, bringing the 1993 Irem arcade beat 'em up back with rebuilt HD visuals.
arcade · 2026-09-19 · news
Square Enix presents a playable Tokyo Game Show 2026 demo of Romancing SaGa 3: Destiny United, completely rebuilding the 1995 16-bit RPG in 3D with modern combat refinements.
snes · 2026-09-19 · news
Koei Tecmo confirms at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Dynasty Warriors 2 with Xtreme Legends Remastered will receive post-launch online two-player cooperative play by early 2027.
ps2 · 2026-09-19 · news
City Connection debuts Ninja JaJaMaru: Yokai Night Parade at Tokyo Game Show 2026, reimagining the classic Famicom series as an action RPG with over 300 collectable weapons.
nes · 2026-09-19 · news
Japanese company Oscar showcases Namco's 1993 arcade classic Ridge Racer on dedicated 4:3 displays at Tokyo Game Show 2026, celebrating CRT-era aspect ratio authenticity.
arcade · 2026-09-18 · news
Edia showcases a playable build of 1994 Super Famicom tactical RPG Feda: The Emblem of Justice at Tokyo Game Show ahead of its SUPER Yanoman Collection release.
snes · 2026-09-18 · news
FunnyPlaying unexpectedly opens sales of its tiny FPGB Mini cartridge-playing handheld at $69.99, selling out its initial 20-unit run in roughly ten minutes.
gameboy · 2026-09-18 · news
The Game Boy Pixel Art Jam returns October 10–11 for a 48-hour competition compiling qualifying 160x144 artwork into a native Game Boy ROM.
gameboy · 2026-09-17 · news
Experimental handheld Arduview reveals a fully see-through portable system featuring transparent circuit boards and an OLED display running open-source Arduboy games.
multi · 2026-09-17 · news
Handheld manufacturer Yoniq lists the PlayStation-styled Yoniq Portal retro device with an indicative early-bird price of $199.
ps1 · 2026-09-17 · news
Artist Mitchell Hammond releases Metal Gear Snake Returns, an independent animated sequence faithfully adapting Hideo Kojima's 1987 MSX2 original.
msx · 2026-09-17 · news
33 Games announces the £130 Zool Ultimate Archive Edition, bringing the 1990s platforming ninja back with a lavish physical Mega Drive cartridge collector's box.
mega-drive · 2026-09-17 · news
A GoldenEye 007 fan recreates Rare's classic Nintendo 64 sniper rifle as a full-size, deliberately low-polygon 3D-printed physical replica.
n64 · 2026-09-17 · news
Developer Alex Urbano demonstrates Sega's landmark 1992 3D arcade racer Virtua Racing running smoothly at 24 to 42 FPS on Panic's 1-bit Playdate handheld.
arcade · 2026-09-17 · news
Square Enix announces cumulative Dragon Quest series shipments and digital sales have surpassed 100 million copies worldwide during its 40th anniversary year.
multi · 2026-09-17 · news
Konami exhibits early Castlevania: Symphony of the Night development documents at Tokyo Game Show 2026, showing early Alucard sketches and foundational RPG mechanics.
ps1 · 2026-09-17 · news
Hyperkin opens preorders for its portable cartridge-playing SupaBoy SNES system in Crimson and Prime styles at $129.99, releasing October 28.
snes · 2026-09-17 · news
RetroSync approaches completion of a wireless adapter allowing original Game Boy Advance hardware to trade Pokémon directly with Nintendo Switch consoles.
gba · 2026-09-17 · news
Edia showcases a playable modern collection of the original 3D weapon fighting Battle Arena Toshinden PlayStation trilogy at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
ps1 · 2026-09-17 · news
Tassei Denki showcases low-latency G'AIM'E Pro and gyroscopic G'AIM'E Lite prototype light guns for flat-panel retro shooting at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
arcade · 2026-09-17 · news
HAMSTER releases Universal's 1983 arcade platformer Mr. Do's Castle across modern platforms through Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2.
arcade · 2026-09-17 · news
HAMSTER reissues Nichibutsu's 1983 arcade oddity DACHOLER alongside its alternate variant KICK BOY in Arcade Archives 2 for $9.99.
arcade · 2026-09-17 · news
HAMSTER releases Nichibutsu's 1986 8-bit home-console conversion of Crazy Climber for PS5 and Switch 2 as part of its Console Archives line.
nes · 2026-09-17 · news
Japanese hardware manufacturer Zuiki showcases a prototype smartwatch-sized miniature retro gaming console running Mega Man at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
multi · 2026-09-17 · news
Aksys Games releases Tristia: Chronicles on Nintendo Switch in the West, combining Kogado Studio's cult Japanese retro PC classics Tristia: Legacy and Tristia: Restore.
pc · 2026-09-17 · news
FunnyPlaying reveals full specifications for the FPGB Mini, a compact cartridge-playing FPGA Game Boy featuring an 800x720 IPS display, removable battery, and microSD support.
game-boy · 2026-09-16 · news
Yoniq publishes pricing and hardware photos for the Duo, a dual-screen retro handheld with dual analog sticks, stylus support, and a $159 introductory price.
multi · 2026-09-16 · news
Developer h0ffman confirms an ambitious Neo Geo conversion of Toaplan's 1989 arcade shooter Zero Wing featuring multi-layer parallax scrolling and Neo Geo CD support.
neo-geo-aes · 2026-09-16 · news
Developer NovaStar86B releases a playable modern interpretation of Nintendo's cancelled 1990s SNES Mouse game Kid Kirby across eight levels and an authentic 16-bit presentation.
snes · 2026-09-16 · news
A completed fan conversion of M2's GG Aleste 3 for Sega Mega Drive has its video pulled after M2 president Naoki Horii publicly raises concerns regarding intellectual property rights.
mega-drive · 2026-09-16 · news
System 3 CEO Mark Cale states that miscommunication with developer Antstream led to earlier inaccurate statements about generative AI use in James Pond Legacy.
multi · 2026-09-16 · news
Quintet's SNES action RPG Terranigma returns on January 14, 2027 across modern consoles, featuring modern conveniences and a deluxe $199.99 Gaia Edition with a music box.
snes · 2026-09-16 · news
The rare 2000s China-exclusive iQue Superstar Board Game based on Paper Mario is translated into English and recreated in Tabletop Simulator with 27 playable characters.
multi · 2026-09-16 · news
Nihon Falcom and Neowiz sign an agreement to develop and publish a worldwide revival of 1994 PC-98 RPG The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch.
pc · 2026-09-16 · news
Turbo80 launches as a browser-based ZX Spectrum emulator combining a library of more than 15,000 games and software titles with multiple machine profiles, Z80 assembly debugging tools and development features — no installation required.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-16 · news
MicroProse's Steam revival of the 2002 Formula One simulation Grand Prix 4 has required replacing 1,987 textures to remove expired real-world branding, and the publisher is asking fans to vote on period-appropriate replacement names for teams, drivers and sponsors.
pc · 2026-09-15 · news
PSO Reborn rebuilds Phantasy Star Online for modern web browsers with offline and four-player online support, 60fps presentation and controller or touchscreen input, making Sega's pioneering online RPG accessible without installing an emulator.
dreamcast · 2026-09-15 · news
Developer EpicReds0817 ports re3, reVC and reLCS to the New Nintendo 3DS family, with all three main stories playable and lower-screen maps and touch interfaces, requiring New 3DS hardware and user-supplied game data.
multi · 2026-09-15 · news
The Multisystem 2 Pocket team reveals what it hopes is the final industrial design of its FPGA handheld, featuring six face buttons, a Nintendo-style cross D-pad, dual analogue sticks, four shoulder buttons and a square display suited for classic aspect ratios.
multi · 2026-09-15 · news
A broad September 15 homebrew release day brings procedural GBA exploration, Game Boy narrative adventure, Master System action-platformer, DOS card games and a new GB Studio-to-SNES cross-development tool, alongside a flip-screen C64 platform adventure.
multi · 2026-09-15 · news
AtariBaby42 releases Elite Modified, a hack of the Amiga and Atari ST versions of Elite that replaces projectile weapons with traditional laser effects, tightens ship handling, and strips away presentation choices to recapture the atmosphere of the 8-bit originals.
amiga · 2026-09-15 · news
Mansoft releases Magic 2: The Tech World for the 48K ZX Spectrum, sending accident-prone wizard Mordebruk into a bizarre technological dimension where he must locate four components to rebuild a portal device.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-15 · news
Drecom and D4 Enterprise partner to bring the classic Japanese Super Famicom edition of Sir-Tech's Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge to PC via Steam and modern platforms in 2027.
snes · 2026-09-15 · news
Taito and Cosmo Machia announce modern platform ports of cult 3D zero-gravity aerial fighter Psychic Force 2012 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC Steam, slated for release in 2027.
arcade · 2026-09-15 · news
Cracker Force Nijmegen kicks off September 15 with War Machine +2DH on CSDb, following an active stretch of Commodore 64 music, trainers, and GoatTracker 2 FM v0.544 tracker updates.
c64 · 2026-09-15 · news
Ricky Derocher releases Iowa Jack and the Crystals of Chaos for the Commodore Plus/4, adding another new title to the remarkable ongoing homebrew scene for Commodore's commercially unsuccessful 264-series computer.
plus4 · 2026-09-14 · news
Developer Bad Computer and composer Lovepenguin release Razing Core, a genuine new vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up built for Sega's 8-bit console, continuing the Master System homebrew scene's impressive output in 2026.
master-system · 2026-09-14 · news
The open-source AmigaOS reimplementation AROS completes its transition to a 64-bit x86 foundation with the ABI-v11 release, introducing USB 3 support and updated Nvidia drivers alongside legacy 32-bit emulation.
amiga · 2026-09-14 · news
Snoopy releases No Homework, a new 64K text adventure for the Commodore Plus/4 that tasks players with searching an authentic 1980s teenager's bedroom to find two hidden Commodore 64 floppy disks.
c64 · 2026-09-14 · news
The PICO-8 fantasy console community recreates 1962's Marienbad and 1964's Sumerian Game while PICO-1K Jam developers squeeze full playable action titles echoes and dodge1k into under 1,024 bytes.
pc · 2026-09-14 · news
A work-in-progress homebrew port converting Sega's 1989 System 18 arcade game Shadow Dancer directly to Mega Drive hardware reaches a major milestone, becoming playable from beginning to end.
genesis · 2026-09-14 · news
Tim Wheatley creates a modern 64-bit Windows launcher for Papyrus's 1989 Indianapolis 500 DOS simulation, introducing native wheel support, mid-race saves, AdLib audio, and historic 1989–1995 carsets.
pc · 2026-09-14 · news
German Burgardt develops Emerald Arena, a ROM modification running on the pret Pokémon Emerald decompilation that replaces turn-based battles with real-time movement, dodging, and projectile combat.
gba · 2026-09-14 · news
Homebrew developer Obsolete Sony releases PSPMAN, a dedicated audiophile music player that transforms the Sony PSP and PSP Go into a modern Walkman supporting 16-bit 44.1kHz FLAC and animated cassette reels.
ps1 · 2026-09-14 · news
Retroid launches a final clearance sale for Pocket Classic, Pocket 5, and Flip 2 with deep price cuts down to $99, formally discontinuing the models as attention shifts to its next generation.
multi · 2026-09-14 · news
The open-hardware Game Bub FPGA handheld receives a comprehensive production teardown and review, showcasing cycle-exact Game Boy, GBC, and GBA cartridge support in a horizontal form factor.
gameboy · 2026-09-14 · news
Compile's 1996 Japan-exclusive Sega CD RPG Shadowrun receives a second English translation patch by RetchE, giving retro players multiple localisation approaches for the Neo Tokyo cyberpunk release.
mega-cd · 2026-09-14 · news
Michael Pavone's highly accurate open-source Sega emulator BlastEm hits version 1.0 after 13 years, featuring comprehensive Mega Drive, Sega CD, 32X, and Pico support built with 100% artisanal AI-free code.
genesis · 2026-09-14 · news
HORI unveils the Arcade Classic Pro for Nintendo Switch 2 and PC, an officially licensed modular desktop controller uniting an 8-way joystick, illuminated trackball, rotary paddle, and loop lever.
arcade · 2026-09-14 · news
System 3 announces Putty World for Nintendo Switch 2, combining and reimagining Putty, Super Putty, and Putty Squad with 75+ new levels, 45+ new enemies, and modern presentation ahead of TGS 2026.
multi · 2026-09-14 · news
Mad Rabbit Digital releases a playable PC demo of Metal Crisis, an action shmup inspired by 1990s sci-fi arcade shooters that allows players to steal enemy weapons and turn attack patterns against them.
pc · 2026-09-14 · news
Project Satellaview releases a full MSU-1 restoration of BS Super Mario USA, combining all four 1996 Satellaview broadcast episodes into a single playable ROM with a newly recorded English voice cast.
snes · 2026-09-14 · news
Original 1980s developer G. B. Aicardi returns to Sinclair hardware with Dracula — Illustrated Edition, a 128K parser-driven interactive fiction adventure.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-14 · news
Roguelike Celebration previews its October 2026 conference with talks exploring ancient pre-Rogue roguelikes, bitwise mathematical optimizations, and emergent story structure.
pc · 2026-09-14 · news
Brandon Kowalski creates slot for Anbernic's RG SP clamshell, transforming the multi-system emulation handheld into a focused, cartridge-style Game Boy Advance experience.
gba · 2026-09-14 · news
Jon Lennart Aasenden's QAE emulator implements a virtual Zorro II shared memory bus, allowing AmigaOS to interact with Dropbox, Google Drive, and cloud storage natively.
amiga · 2026-09-14 · news
MiSTer Update All 2.10 introduces hybrid software/hardware cores alongside significant enhancements for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Taito F3, and Psikyo arcade boards.
multi · 2026-09-14 · news
Developer danifunker launches an ambitious MiSTer FPGA core recreating the 1993 Silicon Graphics Indy workstation, reaching initial video output and boot stages.
pc · 2026-09-14 · news
Atari's landmark 1989 polygon simulator Hard Drivin arrives on MiSTer FPGA with dedicated processor implementations and analogue wheel, pedal, and shifter support.
arcade · 2026-09-14 · news
MiSTer FPGA gains downloadable cores for Sega Model 1 and Y Board hardware, enabling playable FPGA preservation of Virtua Racing, Galaxy Force II and Power Drift.
arcade · 2026-09-14 · news
Almost There Games advances Nelumbo to v2.0, adding an overhaul renderer and extending Lotus III's RECS track construction backward across the entire trilogy.
amiga · 2026-09-14 · news
Vesuri hits the v1.0 milestone for Rescue on Fractalus for Amiga, porting David Fox's fractal Lucasfilm classic with Copper-list rendering and Paula audio.
amiga · 2026-09-14 · news
Alberto Sgaggero releases Snake's Snack, a pure Commodore BASIC V2 interpretation of the arcade classic designed specifically for original C64 hardware.
c64 · 2026-09-14 · news
Amiga360 Refresh 2026 modernizes Lantus's P-UAE Xbox 360 port with 4GB HDF support, USB keyboard integration, and save states as it targets an October release.
amiga · 2026-09-13 · news
Marc Vittorini releases Flying Taxi for the Atari 2600, marking his 138th homebrew title as part of his ambitious goal to publish 180 games for a single system.
atari-2600 · 2026-09-13 · news
Optimus6128 ports flat-shaded PC polygon shooter Astropatank to the 3DO, transforming software 386/486 math into a CEL-accelerated console pipeline.
3do · 2026-09-13 · news
DoReCo Party 2026 sparks a wave of Commodore 64 scene productions including C64City +1D, Awass +4HD, and a rapid trainer release for Ruote Fumanti by Excess and Hokuto Force.
c64 · 2026-09-13 · news
Luigi Di Fraia releases ALBERT 3.2.1, providing C64 artists with advanced border-breaking sprite creation, weighted color conversion, and unlimited history on modern workstations.
c64 · 2026-09-13 · news
Path0 Gaming updates Ladder Madness for ZX Spectrum 128K to v2.1 RC1, delivering 16 levels, four stages, dedicated boss encounters, and tight timer-based platforming.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-13 · news
Animated ALex brings one-button arcade reaction gaming to Sinclair's 1981 machine with ZX81 Dino Jump, a compact BASIC endless runner measuring just 3.9KB.
zx81 · 2026-09-13 · news
Charger0277's Ruote Fumanti pushes an unmodified PAL Commodore 64 to 50fps across eight high-speed stages of traffic-weaving, police encounters, and hazard jumping.
c64 · 2026-09-13 · news
Retro World Expo opens at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford with 200+ free-play arcade & pinball machines, tournaments, and an original game art exhibit.
multi · 2026-09-12 · news
The Commodore 64 receives two distinct strategy games on September 12: Yahtzee-poker hybrid Yoker64 by dcoterel1964 and board strategy title Skittles IV by Nikos V.
c64 · 2026-09-12 · news
NK Soft releases an alternate-history Mazinger Z game on Sega Mega Drive, intentionally designed in the ultra-primitive visual aesthetic of Epoch's 1981 Cassette Vision.
genesis · 2026-09-12 · news
Ricky Derocher's Castle Quest arrives on Commodore Plus/4, expanding the TED chip computer's growing 2026 software catalogue with 2D dungeon platforming.
c64 · 2026-09-12 · news
Developer D-Mar ports open-source arcade puzzle classic Frozen Bubble to Sega 32X, harnessing the add-on's dual SH-2 chips for bubble-matching gameplay.
genesis · 2026-09-12 · news
Animated ALex releases Stacker for ZX Spectrum, combining moving hazards, box placement, and spatial planning into a compact 2026 8-bit puzzle release.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-12 · news
crustyBASIC 1.5.0 adds Sinclair ZX Spectrum as an official native compilation target, bridging friendly BASIC syntax with optimized Z80 machine code.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-12 · news
spruceOS 4.4.0 arrives as a massive handheld firmware update with the new DSperate DS emulator, Atari Jaguar/Dreamcast support, and OTA updating.
multi · 2026-09-12 · news
LC-Games launches EyedBall for Commodore 64, delivering 45 rooms of gravity-rotating puzzle platforming and heart-collecting action on authentic hardware.
c64 · 2026-09-12 · news
The community decompilation of the original PlayStation Silent Hill reaches full end-to-end playability as a native PC executable powered by PsyCross.
ps1 · 2026-09-11 · news
Revived COMPUTE!'s Gazette releases a 116-page full-colour issue dedicated to 8-bit networking, TRS-80 history, MLX32, and 6809 assembly.
c64 · 2026-09-11 · news
Chadlung debuts Pirate Raider on Commodore 64, challenging players to navigate shifting archipelagos, sink treasure ships, and evade royal navy flagships.
c64 · 2026-09-11 · news
Beamrider releases Snapman 20, an assembly-coded Pac-Man conversion for the Commodore VIC-20 with 35K RAM expansion featuring authentic ghost AI and intermissions.
c64 · 2026-09-11 · news
Developer tonnyrh brings 1984 Amsoft classic Harrier Attack to stock Amiga 500 with smooth hardware scrolling, Paula audio, and custom sprites.
amiga · 2026-09-11 · news
Steve Higgins releases Amiga Rescue, a 50-level circuit-board puzzle game coded entirely in AMOS Professional on original Amiga hardware without AI assistance.
amiga · 2026-09-11 · news
Arcooda releases a 21.3-inch 1600x1200 4:3 LCD monitor with 1ms latency and 240p-to-UXGA signal support, built as a drop-in replacement for CRT arcade tubes.
arcade · 2026-09-11 · news
Anbernic announces sub-$100 pricing for the dual-screen Linux clamshell RG DS Plus, featuring twin 4:3 1024x768 screens and custom NNDDSS emulation.
multi · 2026-09-11 · news
Legendary Capcom designer Akira Nishitani sparks competitive fighting game discussion by expressing interest in revisiting the balance of Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
arcade · 2026-09-11 · news
System 3 and Antstream reveal the first substantial gameplay trailer for The James Pond Legacy, showing all four mascot games and an archival museum.
multi · 2026-09-11 · news
Irem's R-Type DX returns to physical Game Boy Color hardware in a new Limited Run Games collector edition featuring packaging art by Otaking.
gameboy · 2026-09-11 · news
Blaze Entertainment confirms three more Neo Geo Arcade cartridges for Evercade, expanding its licensed physical SNK collection to seven cartridges.
multi · 2026-09-11 · news
Developer Shuouma restores 4-player online multiplayer for Sega Rally 2 Championship on Dreamcast, reconnecting the Japanese edition via modern DreamPi servers.
dreamcast · 2026-09-11 · news
Ohio's largest retro gaming convention opens Preview Night at the Huntington Convention Center with 200+ free-play arcade & pinball machines and 350+ vendors.
multi · 2026-09-11 · news
Team OffBroadway's solderless FlippyDrive ODE begins shipping for DOL-101 GameCube consoles alongside in-stock kits for Panasonic's rare Q hybrid.
gamecube · 2026-09-11 · news
VGNY Soft marks September 11 with nine factory-pressed physical Dreamcast releases spanning homebrew, Visco arcade conversions, and 16-bit European classics.
dreamcast · 2026-09-11 · news
The Commodore 64 scene delivers five fresh CSDb releases late on September 10 from Shadow, Genesis Project, Hokuto Force, and Raiders of the Lost Empire.
c64 · 2026-09-10 · news
Callumsmilee releases Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire Plus 1.1 'Faraway Travels', expanding the 2003 GBA classic with 22 new Pokémon, a secret area, and bonus stages.
gameboy · 2026-09-10 · news
Developer Odelot introduces Hardcore Mode to MiSTer FPGA RetroAchievements cores, locking save states and cheats to deliver authentic hardware-grade achievement verification.
nes · 2026-09-10 · news
ROM hacker Psicopompo fixes Alex Kidd in Miracle World's 40-year-old punch collision flaw with an elegant 121-byte Z80 assembly patch that fits into unused bank space.
genesis · 2026-09-10 · news
Developer Daniel Welch successfully runs a native port of Nintendo's Star Fox 64 on genuine Sony PSP hardware with 60fps visual interpolation over 30Hz game logic.
n64 · 2026-09-10 · news
Happinet and Kohachi Studio announce Navinosuke: The Yo-kai Buster for Switch and PC in 2027, reviving a cancelled 2000s GBA-era RPG from Nazca veterans.
gameboy · 2026-09-10 · news
Nalua Studio launches a Steam demo for Necro Pop while actively targeting authentic SNK Neo Geo MVS arcade and AES home cartridge hardware for 2027.
neo-geo-aes · 2026-09-10 · news
QUByte, Piko and Bleem announce the Gaelco Sports Collection for PC and consoles, reviving World Rally 1 & 2, Squash, Touch and Go and Snow Board Championship.
arcade · 2026-09-10 · news
Sunsoft announces Retro Game Selection 2 for Switch, PS5 and PC on December 17, compiling formative 1980s Famicom titles including Ikki and archival rarity Maharaja.
nes · 2026-09-10 · news
G-Mode, room6 and Game Studio announce NEXT: The Portopia Serial Murder Case, fully reconstructing Yuji Horii's foundational 1983 detective adventure for modern platforms.
pc · 2026-09-10 · news
Nalua Studio announces Gley Lancer: Overdrive, rebuilding the 1992 NCS/Masaya horizontal shooter for real Neo Geo AES/MVS hardware, PC, Switch, PlayStation and Xbox.
neo-geo-aes · 2026-09-10 · news
Nihon Falcom launches Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure on Switch 2, maintaining modern access to the seminal 2010/2011 PSP Crossbell RPG duology.
multi · 2026-09-10 · news
Microsoft expands Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition with The Baltic Powers, introducing Danish and Polish civilizations, Independence rules, and 25+ maps.
pc · 2026-09-10 · news
MadMorigan discloses that Claude was used to assist the text unpacking and reverse-engineering pipeline for the newly released Sega CD Shadowrun English translation.
mega-cd · 2026-09-10 · news
Community reverse-engineering teams log new matching-decompilation commits on September 10 for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Super Mario Galaxy.
ps1 · 2026-09-10 · news
Badger Punch and Thalamus Digital release Roguecraft DX on Steam, expanding the 2024 Amiga homebrew turn-based roguelike with wilderness zones, new floors, and pet badgers.
amiga · 2026-09-10 · news
D4 Enterprise brings Kogado Studio's obscure 1991 NEC PC-9801 puzzle game Sabnack to Nintendo Switch via EGGCONSOLE for $6.49.
pc · 2026-09-10 · news
Square Enix launches Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon - A Slightly Wonderful Remaster on modern platforms, revisiting Chunsoft's 1993 roguelike foundation.
snes · 2026-09-10 · news
Koei's landmark 1990 Sengoku simulation Nobunaga's Ambition II launches on Switch 2 and PS5 as part of Hamster's Console Archives retro preservation initiative.
nes · 2026-09-10 · news
Hamster releases Data East's eccentric 1987 arcade platformer Karnov on Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series, featuring the fire-breathing Soviet strongman.
arcade · 2026-09-10 · news
An unreleased Super Nintendo prototype of Rare's cancelled Project Dream—the pre-rendered adventure that evolved into Banjo-Kazooie—is uploaded to the Internet Archive.
snes · 2026-09-10 · news
Retroid officially prices the clamshell dual-screen Pocket Duo at $269, while the Duo Lite starts at an aggressive $149 with pre-order discounts for early adopters.
multi · 2026-09-10 · news
City Connection announces cult 1991 NES punch-em-up Shatterhand arrives September 24 in JALECOlle, featuring rewind, satellite companion buffs, and archival material.
nes · 2026-09-10 · news
Developer Alphanu1 runs Virtua Racing at near full speed on a MiSTer FPGA Sega Model 1 core, representing a landmark for early 3D flat-shaded arcade preservation.
arcade · 2026-09-10 · news
ZUN's legendary 2002 bullet-hell shooter Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is reborn as Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic on Steam and consoles with a remade soundtrack and 10 languages.
pc · 2026-09-09 · news
CSDb records a massive wave of Commodore 64 releases on September 9, including Empire 64, a 512-byte Baricade game, fresh SID tracks, and OCA's 6502 assembly tutorial.
c64 · 2026-09-09 · news
Amiga Future's May/June 2022 edition (Issue 156) is now freely readable online in German and English, documenting post-1994 hardware and homebrew history.
amiga · 2026-09-09 · news
CS-Lab issues firmware release candidate 2.282 for Warp 68060 accelerators, enabling USB drives, ASIX Ethernet adapters, USB gamepads, and persistent HDMI/DVI output.
amiga · 2026-09-09 · news
1985 coin-op City Connection is disassembled and transformed into native 68020 assembly, delivering full hardware-scrolling AGA planar visuals on stock Amiga 1200 hardware.
amiga · 2026-09-09 · news
Classic Amiga hardware receives a charming new 16-colour PAL platformer with Foxy's Run, demanding 1MB Chip RAM and evoking the European golden age of Amiga jump-and-runs.
amiga · 2026-09-09 · news
RPCS3 developers enable direct physical Blu-ray disc streaming, allowing gamers and preservationists to boot PS3 optical discs on PC without dumping ISOs first.
pc · 2026-09-09 · news
Naughty Dog's orange marsupial turns 30, marking three decades since Crash Bandicoot debuted on PlayStation and pioneered corridor-style 3D platforming.
ps1 · 2026-09-09 · news
Dadako and Rainy Frog confirm handheld-styled 2D stealth action title Spy Drops Gaiden launches October 12 on Steam, featuring Virtua Cop-style mini-games and CRT presentation options.
pc · 2026-09-09 · news
Author Kim Justice and Golden Slumbers Ltd announce The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, a 200+ page commemorative book examining 48 defining Sinclair ZX Spectrum games for its 45th anniversary.
zx-spectrum · 2026-09-09 · news
Compile's 1998 Sega Saturn RPG Madou Monogatari—the isometric origin story of Puyo Puyo's Arle Nadja—is fully translated into English by paul_met and brandnewscooby.
saturn · 2026-09-09 · news
Compile's anime-styled 1996 Japanese Sega CD RPG Shadowrun receives a complete English fan translation from homebrew developer Erebus thirty years after launch.
mega-cd · 2026-09-09 · news
Pepasjc releases a full English fan translation for the 1996 PlayStation port of Hideo Kojima's cyberpunk adventure Snatcher, translating 12,000+ strings and adding voice subtitles.
ps1 · 2026-09-09 · news
Retroid's first full trailer showcases the Pocket Duo's 180-degree hinge, active cooling fan, and unique dual 120Hz OLED screens in asymmetric 16:9 and 4:3 ratios.
multi · 2026-09-09 · news
PLAION REPLAI postpones the Neo Geo AES+ modern console recreation almost a full year to September 16, 2027 due to component constraints and unprecedented worldwide demand.
neo-geo-aes · 2026-09-09 · news
Post-Direct technical analysis reveals Nintendo is extensively rebuilding Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 with manual jumping, dashing, free camera traversal, and microphone melody input.
n64 · 2026-09-09 · news
A new Universal 2 Mac Source Ports build of UZDoom 5.0.1 arrives for Apple Silicon and 64-bit Intel, providing modern notarized compatibility for classic Doom-engine games.
pc · 2026-09-09 · news
GOG collaborates with the Big Box Collection to provide interactive rotatable 3D scans and printable cardboard reproduction templates for iconic classic PC game boxes.
pc · 2026-09-09 · news
Developer GloriousCow extracts the physical microcode ROM directly from photographs of the NEC V20 processor silicon die using computer vision and CNNs to achieve cycle-accurate emulation.
pc · 2026-09-09 · news
Tomaz Stih adapts Digital Research's iconic GEM graphical desktop to boot directly into the Linux framebuffer, avoiding X11 and Wayland for ultra-lightweight retro computing.
pc · 2026-09-09 · news
Hammacher Schlemmer partners with Commodore as the first official online retail partner for the C64 Ultimate, bridging modern HDMI/Wi-Fi conveniences with classic vintage computing.
c64 · 2026-09-09 · news
Wave Race 64 arrives on PC via static recompilation using N64Recomp and RT64, delivering native widescreen presentation and high refresh rates without breaking original water physics.
n64 · 2026-09-09 · news
Developer ArugulaZ returns to Atari 2600 homebrew with No Quarter, an arcade platformer where Byron (Kid Kodiak) dodges acid rain and gathers coins within an 8K cartridge.
atari · 2026-09-09 · news
Nintendo broadcasts a dedicated Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct today, celebrating forty years of the legendary adventure lineage with a special retro focus on Ocarina of Time.
nes · 2026-09-08 · news
Heritage Auctions closes offers today on an exceptionally early boxed 1978 Apple II cassette featuring Bob Bishop's Star Wars adaptation alongside an unlicensed Star Trek game.
apple-ii · 2026-09-08 · news
The Amiga music and demoscene communities are mourning German tracker artist Dennis Lohr (Psyria), celebrated for decades of dedicated music production on classic Amiga hardware.
amiga · 2026-09-08 · news
FPGAworld 2026 opens today in Stockholm, bringing together programmable-logic engineers and highlighting how modern FPGA advancements drive classic hardware preservation.
multi · 2026-09-08 · news
Two landmark Nintendo reverse-engineering efforts received new source-code activity: the ongoing Super Smash Bros. Melee decompilation and Petari for Super Mario Galaxy.
gamecube · 2026-09-08 · news
Fresh development commits across the MiSTer FPGA ecosystem spotlight hardware preservation for the 1977 RCA Studio II console family and 1983 Dragon's Lair Laserdisc arcade hardware.
arcade · 2026-09-08 · news
Open-source antivirus project AmiGuard is appealing to the Amiga community for vintage infected floppy disk images and virus samples to document and detect historical Amiga malware.
amiga · 2026-09-08 · news
A new browser utility at amigaicon.madzel.de allows retro creators to design authentic Workbench 1.x two-colour icons and export them directly as genuine Amiga .info files.
amiga · 2026-09-08 · news
Fliegeralarm Games has released a playable demo of Battle of Aldebaran, bringing cockpit-driven space combat and 256-colour AGA presentation to the Amiga 1200 and 4000.
amiga · 2026-09-08 · news
Antstream has been confirmed as the development team behind both The James Pond Legacy and the upcoming Alien Breed 35th Anniversary retro compilations.
amiga · 2026-09-08 · news
NES Radar transforms Nintendo's original 8-bit console into a live air-traffic display by pairing a custom NES ROM with real-time ADS-B aircraft data over a 9600-baud serial link.
nes · 2026-09-08 · news
One of the Sega Saturn's most unusual Japanese exclusives is officially available to Western players today as City Connection's Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute launches.
saturn · 2026-09-08 · news
Retroid has revealed considerably more about its mysterious Pocket Duo handheld, confirming two 120Hz OLED displays with an asymmetric 16:9 upper and 4:3 lower screen layout.
multi · 2026-09-08 · news
The effort to preserve the enormous library of browser games created with Adobe Flash has taken another step forward, with Ruffle's 0.6.0 self-hosted web package reaching npm distribution.
pc · 2026-09-07 · news
PlayStation 2 emulator PCSX2 has received another development update on 7 September, with pre-release version 2.9.34 landing with a low-level microVU emulation fix.
pc · 2026-09-07 · news
Making a genuine Sega Mega Drive or Genesis game capable of running on original hardware is about to become considerably more approachable as MD Engine reaches final 1.0.0.
genesis · 2026-09-07 · news
The inexpensive MiniLoong Pocket 1 has received an unusually interesting firmware upgrade for serious retro players, with Leaf OS adding 120Hz display capability and black frame insertion.
multi · 2026-09-07 · news
Analogue Pocket owners interested in Nintendo's arcade history have received another openFPGA update today, with the community core recreating Punch-Out!!, Super Punch-Out!! and Arm Wrestling updated to version 0.3.4.
arcade · 2026-09-07 · news
Retroid's Pocket 6 has reached Amazon in the United States, providing buyers with a more conventional purchasing route for one of the higher-performance Android retro handhelds currently on the market.
multi · 2026-09-07 · news
Anbernic has provided its clearest demonstration yet of the upcoming RG DS Plus, and the new dual-screen handheld looks considerably more ambitious than a simple Nintendo DS emulator.
multi · 2026-09-07 · news
Another slice of 1980s arcade history has joined the MiSTer FPGA ecosystem with the release of a new core for Ring King, the boxing game remembered for its exaggerated animation, unusual visual personality and relentl...
arcade · 2026-09-06 · news
Classic Macintosh users have received another worthwhile MiSTer FPGA update, this time targeting the Macintosh LC core.
pc · 2026-09-06 · news
Sony's first PlayStation is officially old enough to be recreated as premium LEGO nostalgia.
ps1 · 2026-09-06 · news
The Commodore 64 scene has not taken Sunday off. CSDb, the long-running Commodore 64 Scene Database, is recording several releases dated 6 September 2026, demonstrating once again that C64 activity extends far beyond ...
c64 · 2026-09-06 · news
The Amiga community has gathered in Spoleto, Italy today for the sixth Passione Amiga Day, an entire event dedicated to keeping Commodore's famous 16-bit computer family active rather than merely nostalgic.
amiga · 2026-09-06 · news
A large batch of quieter MiSTer FPGA changes published in the 6 September roundup may be every bit as useful as the headline-grabbing new cores.
multi · 2026-09-06 · news
The MiSTer implementation of Irem's M72 arcade hardware has received an important technical update, with RetroRGB reporting the changes as part of its 6 September FPGA roundup.
arcade · 2026-09-06 · news
MiSTer FPGA has gained one of its stranger capabilities: playing DVDs. RetroRGB's 6 September roundup reports that developer Joe Daniels has released a dedicated DVD core capable of handling both physical DVD discs an...
multi · 2026-09-06 · news
The Amiga implementation on MiSTer FPGA has taken a substantial step toward covering more of Commodore's sprawling hardware family.
amiga · 2026-09-06 · news
The MiSTer FPGA ecosystem's PC side has received another significant boost through improvements to the z486 core.
pc · 2026-09-06 · news
MiSTer FPGA development is moving into increasingly ambitious territory with ongoing work on an Apple Macintosh Quadra 800 core.
pc · 2026-09-06 · news
A new project called NeoConnect VirtualBus is attempting to resurrect one of the more unusual capabilities found in portions of the Neo Geo ecosystem: direct communication between separate systems.
arcade · 2026-09-06 · news
One of Nintendo's strangest hardware experiments has become considerably more accessible through MiSTer FPGA.
n64 · 2026-09-06 · news
Fans of Cave's notoriously demanding arcade shooters have a substantial MiSTer FPGA update to investigate.
arcade · 2026-09-06 · news
One of today's most gloriously obscure FPGA developments concerns the RCA Studio II, a console so comprehensively overshadowed by later machines that many players have never seen one outside a museum or retro-computin...
atari · 2026-09-06 · news
MiSTer FPGA has always prioritised hardware accuracy over console-like presentation, but a new frontend called Degauss is attempting to make navigating large retro libraries considerably more polished.
multi · 2026-09-06 · news
MiSTer FPGA users have another arcade shooter to explore following the arrival of support for Double Wings, the vertically scrolling arcade game from Mitchell Corporation.
arcade · 2026-09-06 · news
One of the biggest pieces of FPGA news on 6 September concerns Taito's F3 arcade hardware, which is now the subject of an actively developing MiSTer core.
arcade · 2026-09-06 · news
The Commodore 64 has another new game to deliver alongside all those pizzas. Pizza Boy 64, created by Ricky Derocher, has entered the wider retro-news cycle on 6 September after appearing through C64 community channel...
c64 · 2026-09-06 · news
The Game Boy Advance homebrew revival is gaining a surprisingly substantial sports title with FCFA 2026 from VG Source Game Studio.
gameboy · 2026-09-06 · news
The Nintendo Entertainment System receives another new homebrew entry this weekend with Waffle Man and the Flyer Floaters, a 2026 release credited to DobyGames and newly catalogued by PDRoms on 6 September.
nes · 2026-09-06 · news
More than four decades after the Atari 2600's commercial heyday, developers are still finding reasons to squeeze new games into the venerable machine.
atari · 2026-09-06 · news
The Game Boy Advance has received one of the more technically intriguing homebrew projects of 2026 with VECTOR, a Portal-inspired puzzle game written specifically for Nintendo's 2001 handheld.
gameboy · 2026-09-06 · news
PDRoms added Magic Puzzle Ball to its Game Boy Color news feed on 6 September, bringing developer devgb's fast-moving puzzle project to the attention of another corner of the retro community.
gameboy · 2026-09-06 · news
The Game Boy homebrew scene has produced platformers, RPGs, puzzle games, music tools and even photography software over the years, but Retro Tarot takes Nintendo's grey brick in a rather different direction.
gameboy · 2026-09-06 · news
Fixing timing issues for budget-friendly Saturn loading convenience.
saturn · 2026-02-13 · news
The modern GBA SP fantasy: Truly pocketable clamshell emulation machine.
multi · 2026-02-13 · news
The best ROM hacks remix muscle memory for a gold discovery experience.
nes · 2026-02-13 · news
Absurd, unnecessary, and absolutely ruling the homebrew scene.
saturn · 2026-02-13 · news
Reminder: Digital shelves vanish. Deadline for Jurassic Park is March 31, 2026.
multi · 2026-02-12 · news
Vita design clones signal enduring demand for comfort-object handhelds.
multi · 2026-02-12 · news
A handheld built around your physical Genesis collection is finally landing.
genesis · 2026-02-12 · news
Proof the modding community is still inventing new reasons to revisit classics.
n64 · 2026-02-11 · news
Weekly drops continue building a playable, legal library of arcade rarities.
arcade · 2026-02-11 · news
Collector bait and a celebration of lost N64 history from the FPGA experts.
n64 · 2026-02-09 · news
Native port efforts and revived PC-port attempts give hope to Saturn fans.
saturn · 2026-02-06 · news
Hamster's new model shifts the focus from subscriptions to individual ownership, launching with Cool Boarders and Ninja Gaiden II.
multi · 2026-02-06 · news
Recompilation projects preserve the N64 feel while fixing performance and controls.
n64 · 2026-02-05 · news
Another 80s racer gets a legit release, making classics “one-click playable.”
arcade · 2026-02-05 · news
The first-ever home release of Ridge Racer's lost arcade classic is set for February 26.
arcade · 2026-02-05 · news
Modern physical retro collecting gets a flagship boost with DOOM on Evercade.
multi · 2026-02-04 · news