New ‘Hang-On’ Patch For The Sega Master System Brings The 8-Bit Racer Closer To The Arcade

Includes a new title screen, redrawn sprites, and more. 40 years after its release, Sega’s 1985 Master System port of the arcade classic Hang-On has just received a brand-new “enhanced” version, courtesy of a fan patch, published late last month. The patch, which was developed by a three-person team, including chirinea (art, music, project direction),…

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Mystery House – by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

In 1979, Ken Williams was busy starting up his new business software company, On-Line Systems; years later, this company would be better known as Sierra Online. His wife, Roberta, had her own ambitions, often playing text adventure computer games like Colossal Cave or Voodoo Castle on their Apple II computer while raising her two young…

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Doshin The Giant Creator’s PS1 Oddity, ‘Aquanaut’s Holiday’ Arrives On Steam This Month, With “GenAI” Remastered Mode

A Switch version is also being released in Japan. Following its reissue of Tail of the Sun earlier this year on Steam and Nintendo Switch (in Japan), the Japanese company Artdink has finally revealed the release date for its next PlayStation reissue as part of its ongoing Artdink Game Log series (as spotted via GSK)….

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