"What If Your Favourite '80s Computers Were Portable?" - Evercade Maker Blaze Is Teasing Something Spectrum And C64-Related
Carts? Hardware? Or something else?Evercade maker Blaze has just posted a short teaser video on social media which asks a simple question – what if your favourite home computers of the '80s were portable?The seconds-long video has been shared on both the Evercade and HyperMegaTech social channels…
"Built To Extract The Best Possible Image From Your Consoles" - Pixel FX Announces The $200 'Morph 2K' Upscaler
Promises "top-tier image quality".Pixel FX recently announced the $199.99 Morph 2K, a new upscaler that's squarely aimed at those who don't want to break the bank to get razor-sharp visuals from their retro hardware.Unlike the pricey (but amazing) RetroTINK 4K, the Morph 2K's HDMI output tops out…
Game Changer: ActRaiser - The SNES Classic That Signalled The Dawn Of A New Generation
God-tier.I can imagine that when the Super Famicom launched in Japan, titles like Super Mario World, F-Zero and Pilotwings were the ones that caught the vast majority of attention – and with good reason.Mario World was (and, in my opinion, still is) one of the best 2D platformers ever created,…
Interview: "You'd Probably End Up In A Nasty Lawsuit" - 'Aliens: The Video Games' Uncovers The Interactive History Of The Series
"Studios [were] seeing what they [could] get away with".Last year, we reported on the news that video game journalist and all-round good egg Mike Diver was writing a book about all of the lovely video games the Aliens film series has inspired.Fast forward to the present day, and said book –…
Namco's 'Cyber Commando' & Data East PS1 Shooter 'Rohga: Armor Force' To Arrive On Consoles This Week
Which will you be playing?If you've been waiting patiently for another Namco System 22 title to come to Arcade Archives, then it appears you're in luck.That's because Hamster has just revealed that the next title being released will be Namco's first-person/third-person vehicular combat game, Cyber…
Sounds Like Plaion Has Another Console In The Works Following The Neo Geo AES+
"I think the guys from Plaion are going to give us more joy".FPGA developer Jotego has already confirmed that he and Furrtek are involved with Plaion's upcoming Neo Geo AES+, but he's now spoken to Spanish YouTube channel Creativo en Japón about the project in a little more detail.Interestingly,…
"Rise, Tarnished" - Elden Ring Given Fanmade Reimagining, Inspired By Zelda's 1989 Game & Watch Spin-Off
"Elden Ring as it was originally intended... a 1989 Nintendo portable console".Here's a sentence we never expected to write: an Elden Ring fan has recently gone to the effort of creating a playable version of the From Software action RPG based on the Nintendo Game & Watch, and it's available to…
Struggling To Pre-Order The Neo Geo AES+ In North America? Plaion Is Working On It
"The short answer: your best bet at the moment is to pre-order at Amazon".The reaction to the announcement of the Neo Geo AES+ has been pretty overwhelming, but potential North American buyers are finding that pre-ordering one is harder than it perhaps should be.This has led Plaion to issue a…
Shuhei Yoshida Reveals Resident Evil Almost Had Green Blood
(In Japan, at least).Resident Evil turns 30 this year, and Capcom has been soliciting tributes from a wide range of industry veterans, including former Sony Computer Entertainment executive Shuhei Yoshida.In a brief video message celebrating the zombie-slaying franchise's birthday, Yoshida reveals…
"The First-Ever Stoker Family-Authorised Dracula Video Game" - 'Dracula: Dark Reign' Is A Castlevania-Style Title For Your Game Boy
Update: Pre-orders open today.The Game Boy Color has received a ton of excellent homebrew games over the years, and Dracula: Dark Reign looks to be another to add to that growing pile.Developed by Spacebot Interactive and published by incube8 Games (the duo behind the Game Boy Color RPG Dragonyhm),…
Turrican: Director's Cut Gets Another Chance To Shine, In New Cartridge Release From Columbus Circle
Super Turrican (1993) & its Director's Cut on a single cartridge.Factor 5's famous run-and-gun shooter Super Turrican is being reissued on the Super Famicom in Japan in late July 2026, as recently revealed by the Japanese publisher, Columbus Circle.The rerelease was announced earlier today across…
"Wow, That Was Fast" - Hardcore RetroAchievements Support Comes To MiSTer FPGA
Update: NES 'hardcore' core support is here, other cores expected soon.If you're anything like me, then RetroAchievements will be a big part of your gaming lifestyle these days.This amazing free service adds Xbox-style achievements to a host of classic titles, and is compatible with a wide range of…
"Sega's Gonna Be Mad At Me" - It Looks Like Treasure Is Teasing Something Guardian Heroes-Related
"Days of getting scolded by Sega-sama".Esteemed Japanese game studio Treasure – the outfit behind such classics as Radiant Silvergun, Ikaruga, Gunstar Heroes and Sin & Punishment – appears to be teasing something related to its 1996 Sega Saturn title Guardian Heroes.The social media teasers…
The Revived Commodore Just Announced Its Next FPGA Recreation, "Complete With The Original 1986 Imperfections"
Say hello to the Commodore 64C Ultimate.Commodore International has just announced its next product, which follows in the footsteps of last year's Commodore 64 Ultimate.The Commodore 64C Ultimate is based on the 1986 original, which took the C64's internals and placed them in a case design closer…
How Xbox's "Hidden" USB Port Has Opened The Door For The Console's "Most Powerful Add-On"
"I’ve been keeping a secret for 5 years…".Dustin Holden, the brains behind the Project Stellar Xbox mod, has just revealed how he uncovered a "hidden" USB port on the original Xbox after five years of research.In a lengthy thread on Twitter, Holden explains that the venture began in 2018, when…
"Pathetic. Keyboard Courage. Can't Stand It" - Call Of Duty Movie Director Has A Dim View Of The Video Game Series
"It's weak. Get out, do something".It was recently confirmed that Peter Berg will be directing the live-action adaptation of Activision's multi-million-selling Call of Duty series, which has predictably led people to search around for his opinion on the video game franchise. Guess what? It isn't…
This $25 Low-Latency SNES Controller Adapter Should Be The First Thing You Buy For Your Shiny New Neo Geo
Works with pretty much any Neo Geo system.The news that a Neo Geo revival is taking place later this year will no doubt prompt many people to ponder the best interface for the console.While the iconic Neo Geo arcade stick is a wonderful piece of kit, many SNK fans swear by the Neo Geo joypad, with…
Ever Wondered What Happened To Star Fox's Puppets? The Answer Isn't Good
"We had to destroy them after production was finished.".When looking at videos and photos from the marketing campaign for the 1993 SNES classic Star Fox, one question comes up time and again: "What happened to the puppets used in the game's marketing?"It's a question, we admit, we've been curious…
"Absolutely Not" - The Voice Of Metal Gear's Solid Snake Admits He Doesn't Totally Grasp Kojima's Grand Story
"There's more detail to the story than you can ever possibly absorb".David Hayter has acted in movies, written scripts for blockbusters, and even starred in commercials, but for gamers he will always be best known for voicing Snake in the Metal Gear Solid video game series.You'd assume, given how…
Game Boy Color Spin-Off 'Mega Man Xtreme' Gets New Fan "Revamp," With A Range Of Cool Features
Including a "re-imagined story", "improved controls", & more!If you were a Mega Man fan in the early 2000s, you might remember Mega Man Xtreme.Released by Capcom for the Game Boy Color in 2000, it was a spin-off of the Mega Man X series, featuring a cyberspace-themed story and elements recycled…