We Find Out What The 'Evercade Nexus' Is Tomorrow
Enter the Nexus.Evercade maker Blaze has just teased a new piece of hardware called the 'Evercade Nexus'.Adopting a similar approach to the one used when the company announced its Evercade Alpha series of bartop arcades, Blazed has teased nothing but a name and predictably triggering plenty of…
This Classic Konami Racing Game Just Got A New Lease On Life, Thanks To The Sega Master System
Konami's 'Road Fighter' is now available on Sega's 8-bit system.One of Konami's classic arcade racing games has just been given a new lease of life, thanks to the homebrew developer BadComputer and the Sega Master System.Road Fighter is a top-down racing game that originally hit the arcades in…
"My Way Of Giving Back" - Final Fight MD Is Going Open-Source
"All ROM protection systems will be removed".Final Fight MD developer Mauro Xavier has revealed that he is making the game open-source.Xavier says the source code will be released on GitHub, "ready to be fully compiled with the latest version of the SGDK." All ROM protection systems will be…
This Incredible NES "Homage" Turns The Best-Selling Console Of The 1980s Into A Musical Instrument
Introducing the "NES-SY2.0".Have you ever wondered what would happen if you crossed a MIDI-synth with the best-selling console of the 1980s?Well then, look no further than the NES-SY2.0, an exciting new project from the Swedish designer and instrument maker, Love Hultén (h/t: yoshinokentarou for…
"I Hold My Work To A Strict Standard" - The Driving Force Behind Xbox 360 Recomp Tool 'ReXGlue' Speaks Out
"When something is ready to be released, it should demonstrate real quality".The dual topics of decompliation and recompilation have been getting plenty of attention lately, thanks to the fact that, via these two processes, we're seeing a flood of classic games being natively ported to modern-day…
After A Decade Of Attempts, One Of The Hardest PlayStation Platinums Has Finally Been Achieved
Now that's what I call a proper Ninja!A Japanese Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus player has made history by being the first verified user to achieve a platinum on the PlayStation Vita title.For the longest time, it was believed to be nearly impossible for any player to obtain a platinum in the 2013 port…
Yuzo Koshiro Warns The "Current Global Situation" Could Impact Earthion On Genesis
"We also hope the world finds more stability as soon as possible".Yuzo Koshiro says production of the Mega Drive/Genesis version of Earthion is almost complete, but warns that the "current global situation affecting parts supply and shipping" could affect timing.The legendary composer and game…
"Non-AI" Translation Patch For Xenosaga I & II On DS Launches Today
To mark the game's 20th birthday.A Japan-only release in the Xenosaga series is getting an English-language patch today, thanks to the efforts of Vector Translations.Xenosaga I & II was released on the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2006, and recalls the events of Xenosaga Episode I and Xenosaga Episode…
Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 29th 2026)
Wind Waker! Sonic X-treme! Evercade!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.Read the full article on timeextension.com
"I Decided To Complete It As A Tribute To Him" - 'Alone In The Dark' Creator's New Genesis Game Comes With Its Own Controller
A remake of the 1988 computer title, PopCorn.Frédérick Raynal, the creator of games such as Alone in the Dark and Little Big Adventure, is returning to his roots with a new release for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive.The game in question is a remake of Raynal's 1988 PC title PopCorn, and it will be…
N64 Dev Spills The Secrets Of His "Skyrim-Sized" Open World Game
'Junk Runner 64' is now available.The Nintendo 64 may be turning 30 later this year, but there's still no shortage of developers putting in the hours to try and push the hardware and see what's possible in the modern day.James Lambert, for instance, has made a bit of a name for himself over the…
After Almost 25 Years, An Unreleased Dreamcast Game Cancelled In The Wake Of 9/11 Has Just Been Brought Back Online
The unreleased Yu Suzuki-produced 'Propeller Arena' is now in testing.An unreleased, Sega AM2-developed Dreamcast game has just been brought back online, nearly 25 years after its cancellation, thanks to FlyCast and DCNet (as reported by Sega Online).Propeller Arena is an aerial combat game that…
Japan-Only Sequel To "Crap In A Box" Action RPG 'Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest' Is Now Playable In English
(Blaze & Blade) Bustin' makes me feel good.It's fair to say that Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest didn't exactly set the gaming world alight when it launched back in 1998.The reception to this multiplayer action RPG was muted, and NextGen magazine even went as far as to call the PC version "crap in a…
RetroTap Aims To Eradicate Your "Tangled Mess Of Ageing, Bulky Wall Warts"
One power supply to rule them all.If you own more than one vintage console and like to keep them connected up around your beloved CRT, then you'll be painfully aware of the problem of cable carnage.All of your retro consoles need their own power supply – and most of those will be bulky "wall…
You Can Now Check If A Game Boy Cart Is Fake Using Your Smartphone And This Awesome Device
Epilogue's new Retrace app could save you a fortune.We covered Epliogue's amazing GB Operator a while back, and found it a great way to combine your physical collection of Game Boy carts with the comfort and functionality of modern emulation.The adapter is capable of accepting Game Boy, Game Boy…
37 Years After Its Release, Friday The 13th's Notorious NES Game Has Been Recreated For A Classic Nintendo Handheld
"Destroy Jason if you can".As we've mentioned on the site before, LJN's 1989 video game adaptation of Friday the 13th isn't necessarily held up as a shining example of what the NES library has to offer.Gaming critics and YouTubers, for instance, have regularly included it on lists of the worst…
Looks Like Zool Is The Latest '90s Mascot To Get A Revival
"A premium historical artefact and definitive physical release".Gremlin's Zool was one of the many platform games to try to muscle in on the craze kicked off by Mario and Sonic, and was reasonably successful on the home computer formats and consoles of the era.It would seem that the 'Ninja of the…
Stand Down, ZUIKI's X68000 Z Follow-Up Is A "Mobile PC Optimised For AI Processing"
Update: "A cloud-independent local AI execution environment".Japanese company ZUIKI – which recently gave us the X68000 Z micro-console based on the legendary Sharp X68000 home computer – has just teased its next piece of hardware.The system shown in the image doesn't give a lot away, but to my…
Classic Cute 'Em Up Series 'Cotton' To Celebrate Its 35th Anniversary With New Japan-Themed Entry
'Cotton: Rock With You' launches in Japan this August.A new 2D entry in the Cotton series is releasing in Japan later this year, on August 6th, on PS5, Switch 2, and PC (via Steam) (thanks, Gematsu!).Cotton: Rock With You is the latest Cotton title from Success Corporation, the original creators of…
The ZX Spectrum Classic 'Jetpac' Has Been (Unofficially) Remade
"With added gameplay and graphical options".Indie coder Richard Langford has remade Ultimate Play the Game's 1983 classic Jetpac for PC.Programmed by Chris Stamper with art by his brother Tim, Jetpac won "Game of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards in the year of its release.Read the full…