"That's The Magic Sauce" - GoldenEye Designer Explains Why It Feels So Good To Shoot Baddies In The N64 Classic
"It's a little beat that is always there".I certainly don't need to explain why GoldenEye 007 is such a beloved game; the mix of mission-based action, tight controls and fantastic split-screen multiplayer mode have secured the game's position as an all-time classic of the FPS genre – but it's…
Oh, Snap! Classic N64 Pokémon Title Gets Unofficially Ported To Nintendo 3DS
New routes, more Pokémon and stereoscopic 3D!A team led by modder Manurocker95 has unofficially ported Pokémon Snap to the Nintendo 3DS.The port fully recreates the original game using Unity, and even makes use of the console's stereoscopic 3D display and gyroscope controls. You can also use…
"Greetings Straight From The 32-bit Era" - FPGA GF1 Neptune Console Shown Running Sega 32X Core
"We have many important people in the community to thank".The Brazilian-made GF1 Neptune is an FPGA-based attempt to replicate the unreleased Sega Neptune system, which would have combined the Mega Drive and 32X into a single platfrom.GamesCare, the team behind the system, had to push the machine's…
Analogue 3D's Latest Update Makes Your Carts Look Colourful In More Ways Than One
Cart colours and clarification on Advance HDR ahoy!If you consider yourself to be a seasoned collector of N64 games, then you'll be aware that not all of them came on the same grey plastic cartridges.Donkey Kong 64, for example, came on a yellow cartridge in the West, while Zelda: Majora's Mask…
"His Legacy Will Live On In Every Accurately Emulated Spectrum" - Mark Woodmass, Creator Of The SpecEmu Emulator, Has Passed Away
Woodmass also made his own games.The man behind one of the best ZX Spectrum emulators, SpecEmu, has passed away, we're sad to report.News of Mark Woodmass' death was posted on the Spectrum Computing forum a couple of days ago. Also known as 'Woody' or 'Woodster', he will always be remembered for…
Original Football Manager Creator Returns To The ZX Spectrum, Just In Time For The 2026 World Cup
'ZX Football Manager - The Legacy Collection' combines "Three flavours" of the classic game.The creator of the football management sim, Kevin Toms, is partnering up with the homebrew publisher Midnight Brew Games for a new ZX Spectrum-based collection, inspired by the series that made him famous.ZX…
This Week's 'Archives' Releases Are Universal's 1982 Dig Dug Clone 'Mr. Do!' & A PS1 Strategy Game From 1997
'Mr. Do!' & Master of 'Monsters: Disciples of Gaia' are heading to modern consoles.Universal's tunnel-digging maze game Mr. Do! is coming to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S as part of the Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 series of retro reissues, Hamster revealed…
Interview: "All The Risky Stuff Is Basically Ticked" - We Spoke To The Developer Of The Ambitious Neo Geo-"First" Party Game, 'Overserved'
"We don't anticipate problems from any of the platforms.".Overserved: Food Fighters is undoubtedly one of the more curious Neo Geo titles in recent memory.Though on the surface it may look like a fairly straightforward party game inspired by titles like Saturn Bomberman, behind the scenes, it is…
Interviews: "All The Risky Stuff Is Basically Ticked" - We Spoke To The Developer Of The Ambitious Neo Geo-"First" Party Game, 'Overserved'
"We don't anticipate problems from any of the platforms.".Overserved: Food Fighters is undoubtedly one of the more curious Neo Geo titles in recent memory.Though on the surface it may look like a fairly straightforward party game inspired by titles like Saturn Bomberman, behind the scenes, it is…
"The Cost Of That Error Is Roughly $15,000" - The Future Of The Panzer Fight Stick In Doubt
"I'd be lying if I said it wasn't on the table".Jasen Hicks, founder of Jasen's Customs and creator of the Panzer arcade fight stick range, has revealed that a manufacturing error has placed the future of his business in doubt.Hicks, whose fight stick business dates back to 2012, explained on…
'Return To Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure' Is Getting An Amiga CD32 Version
CD32 pad support is coming to the Amiga version, too.We posted our review of the excellent Amiga and ST title Return To Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure yesterday, stating that Colin Porch's sequel "builds on everything that made Ritman and Drummond’s classic so good and delivers one last…
Hacker Brings Wii Remote Support To The Dreamcast
Say hello to the Motecast.Back in 2024, Sega peripheral development manager Kenji Tosaki revealed that Sega had almost created a Dreamcast controller that was "pretty close to the Wii Remote". Now, thanks to the efforts of developer and hacker Yombo, we've got an interface that is somewhat close to…
Feature: "An Intelligent, Good-Humoured, Down-To-Earth Hippie" - A Tribute To Roy Ozaki, CEO Of 'Pang' Creator Mitchell Corporation
He died over two years ago, but we're only now getting permission to report it.On Friday, 12th January 2024, the head of Mitchell Corporation and industry veteran Roy Ozaki passed away. He was born in Kobe on 31st December 1950 and was 73 years old.This is the first public news of his death – the…
"I Want This Title Packaged!" - Superdeluxe Wants To Know What Games You'd Like To See Get Physical Releases
"Regardless of genre or whether it's new or old".Japanese publisher Superdeluxe Games has asked its fans which titles they would like to see released physically in the future.The firm – which is a collaboration between Limited Run Games and localisation company 8-4, Ltd – has released physical,…
Review: Return To Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure (Amiga) - A Joyous And Deeply Challenging Sequel To A Britsoft Classic
A sequel 40 years in the making.More than 35 years ago, in 1989, Colin Porch finished programming the Amiga and Atari ST versions of Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond’s 1987 classic Head Over Heels and immediately began work on a sequel, which is only now being released, almost 40 years later.…
"An Unparalleled Experience No FPGA Console Could Come Close To" - SuperSega Is Back, And It's Even Crazier Than Last Time
Somehow, SuperSega returned.Alejandro Martín, the man behind the absolutely disastrous SuperSega project, recently made a return with a series of odd-looking PC cases made from wood.That project is now being incorporated into what he's boldly calling 'SuperSega V3' – a bizarre revision of the…
"My Goal Was To Create Something I Wanted For Myself, But Did Not Exist Yet" - The Nintendo 3DS Family Is Getting The Clear Shell Treatment
"Clear 3DS shells are something so many people in the community have asked for".KendyLabs and Raretro Consoles have joined forces to create KLRR, a venture which is bringing '90s-style clear shells to the Nintendo 3DS family of handheld systems.The duo consider these to be the world’s first…
M2's 'Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark' Is Finally Heading To The West Later This Year
"Arcade classics Flying Shark and Fire Shark together at last!".The M2 Shot Triggers collection Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark is coming to the West later this year on PS4 & Nintendo Switch, its publisher, Clear River Games, has announced.The collection brings together various versions of…
Step Aside Phantasy Star Online, Another Dreamcast MMO Has Been Resurrected
Hudson Soft's Rune Jade is playable once more.This is now Hudson Soft chose to advertise the game in Japan. The main text reads, "Please don't leave me alone. Chisato Uehara, 19 years old"Phantasy Star Online is the most famous online RPG on the Dreamcast, but it wasn't the console's only stab at…
Review: Epilogue SN Operator - This $60 Device Unlocks Legal SNES Emulation Via Your Own Personal Collection
A successful operation.Romanian company Epilogue has already scored a hit with its GB Operator, which allows you to play and dump original Game Boy cartridges on your computer, as well as back up save data from your collection.Epilogue's next product is perhaps even more exciting, as it focuses on…