"A Legend Returns" - Castlevania-Inspired MSX2 Game Enlists The Help Of A Konami Icon
Now that's what I call fang-tastic news!The legendary Konami composer Miki Higashino has revealed that she will soon be returning to MSX development, lending her musical talents to the MSX2 Castlevania-inspired project Nightstalker.Nightstalker, in case you didn't happen to catch our coverage of…
All Three Mainline Jak & Daxter PS2 Games Now Have Native PC Ports
Unofficially, of course.We have some great news to share with Jak & Daxter fans.Earlier this week, the team behind the OpenGoal (the open-source decompilation and porting project focused on the Jak & Daxter trilogy) released a beta of its native PC port of Jak 3, meaning that all three games are…
This PS1 Emulator Will Let You See Metal Gear Solid In A Whole New Light
VR support is coming soon.A new PS1 emulator is in development which will enable VR support in certain titles.VRified Games has shown off footage of Metal Gear Solid running in an emulator and says it will offer both first- and third-person modes, stereoscopic 3D, and 6 DOF head tracking.Read the…
"It's A Glitch That Makes Anything Possible" - Super Mario Bros. Gives Up Its Biggest Secret After 40 Years
"It's more so about the achievement of making it possible and solving it".Super Mario Bros., as we know, is now over 40 years old – so you'd expect every secret contained within the game's code to have been uncovered by this point.However, as reported by Polygon, a new glitch was recently found…
Two New "Jaleco Sports" Collections Are Out Today, Bringing Even More SNES & NES Games To PS5 & Switch
On me 'ead!Rock It Games, the retro publisher behind Jaleco Sports: Goal! and Jaleco Sports: Base Loaded, has just announced two new sports collections, bringing together even more NES/Famicom and SNES/Super Famicom sports games from the legendary Japanese developer/publisher.Jaleco Sports: Bases…
More Classic Capcom Titles Have Arrived On Steam, But, Of Course, There's A Catch
Do we really need DRM on decades old games? Capcom seems to think so!A bunch of classic Capcom titles have just been made available to buy on Steam.Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil 2 (1998), Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999), and Breath of Fire IV are all available to buy now on the digital…
"A Flood Of Happy Memories" - This Fanmade LEGO PSP Needs Your Help To Become The Real Deal
The 333 piece set is an "almost 1:1" recreation of the PSP 1000.Ever wanted to own a LEGO version of the PlayStation Portable? Well, now could be your chance to make your voice heard.That's because a PSP fan called yakyah has just submitted an amazing 333-piece concept to the LEGO Ideas website…
The Making Of: The Wizard - "I Couldn't Get A Job For 7 Months After That" - An Oral History Of Nintendo's Hollywood Debut
"It's really wonderful that it has the meaning it does for people".To mark the arrival of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, we thought it would be fun to dig into the archives for a look at the first time Nintendo went to the movies...Nintendo may have struck gold with its recent efforts to crack…
It May Be April Fool's Day, But This Week's Arcade Archives Release Is No Joke
We hope you like shogi!After the high-speed action of last week's release, Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives, has decided to take a slightly different approach this week, announcing plans to reissue a title that is more likely to put your brain to the test than your reflexes.SNK's 1995…
Feature: It's Tough Out There, So Check Out These Amazing Websites
...and YouTube channels, and podcasts, and physical magazines...I'm sure it hasn't escaped your attention that the internet is in a pretty grim spot at present.Media sites are either getting gobbled up by massive conglomerates or closed down (or both), GenAI is filling the web with clanker-made…
Take Note! R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos Is Finally Getting A Western Release This Summer
R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos is set to land this June, after several delays.After several delays, it seems like the long wait for Granzella's turn-based strategy collection R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos could soon be coming to an end, according to a new official video posted earlier today.R-Type…
Modder Picks Apart Old PlayStation Consoles To Create The Ultimate "Hybrid" PS1
Custom PCB makes it all possible.If you know your PS1 history, you'll be aware that not all of Sony's 32-bit consoles were created equal.Like any hardware maker, the Japanese tech giant made revisions to the core PlayStation build, swapping out parts and streamlining the internals to reduce costs…
Gallery: "A Mechanical Console For The Wrist" - Nubeo's Latest Watch Is A $470 Statement For True Atari Fans
"A celebration of colour and culture".Nubeo's line of gaming-related timepieces has caught my eye on more than one occasion – its Space Invaders and Asteroids watches being two notable examples – and now the company is back with another Atari collaboration, this time paying tribute to the…
Evercade Nexus Has A Better Screen, Dual Analog, Banjo, And Nintendo's Most Consumer-Friendly Feature
"The best Evercade handheld experience that is available".Evercade maker Blaze has just lifted the lid on its latest system, the Evercade Nexus.The Nexus joins the EXP, VS, Alpha and Super Pocket as part of the growing Evercade ecosystem, which is based around retro games running under emulation…
This N64 Flash Cart Has A Built-In Screen That Shows Which Game Is Running
Genius!We don't really pay much attention to them these days because they're now hidden away inside your gaming system, but once upon a time, cartridge labels were on full display whenever you were playing a game.With the exception of the NES, pretty much every classic system had the cartridge…
AYANEO Could Be About To Discontinue Yet Another One Of Its Handhelds
It looks like the Pocket Fit 8 Elite's days might be numbered.AYANEO has suggested it could soon discontinue another of its handhelds due to the recent "increase in storage component prices."In an IndieGoGo update for the Android-based KONKR Pocket Fit, published last Friday (h/t: GSM Arena),…
This Game Boy Cart Uses ChatGPT To Create "Personalised Scenarios Tailored To Each Player"
Do You Like?/ offers "limitless branching scenarios".Shoppers in Akihabara have spotted a new Game Boy Color game on store shelves which appears to bridge the gap between retro gaming and modern technology in a manner which might not find favour with everyone.Developed by Nanu, Do You Like?/ is…
Feature: Learning From The End Of i-mode, The "Life Infrastructure" That Revolutionised Japanese 'Keitai' Gaming
The service gets switched off today.Today – March 31st, 2026 – marks the official end of an era with the decommissioning of Japan’s 3G FOMA antennas.The decline of the i-mode was a slow burn: NTT DoCoMo stopped accepting new subscribers (users had to pay a monthly subscription to access the…
Fans Can Finally Play The Unreleased Game Boy Color Port Of This Cult Classic Platformer
40 Winks' Game Boy Color port has finally been preserved.In 2019, Piko Interactive resurrected a lost N64 port of Eurocom's PlayStation platformer 40 Winks almost twenty years after it had been abandoned. It was a bizarre turn of events, but stranger still is that it apparently wasn't the only…
New Analogue 3D Update Is Great News For People Who Use N64 Flash Carts
"Advanced Library detection for variable game headers".Analogue has issued another firmware update for its Analogue 3D system, and this one brings with it a huge improvement for those of you using flash carts to play your games, like the EverDrive or SummerCart 64.As detailed in the patch notes for…