Retro Gaming News
“I felt such a strong respect for the original”. Video games have a long history of being adapted into musicals in Japan, and one of the most recent examples is “Castlevania” ~Awakening under the Moon~ by Takarazuka Revue. The musical based on Konami’s famous vampire-hunting series has been running for a little while now and…
“I heard Nakatsuji-san mutter, ‘So that’s Gunpei Yokoi…’”. Nintendo has not been accustomed to failure over the past few decades, so it was a surprise to many to learn that the Kyoto-based giant is embracing one of its most costly failures: the Virtual Boy. Reading the recent news story on the value of Athena’s Virtual…
Includes ‘El Viento’, ‘Earnest Evans’, and ‘Anett Futatabi’. Edia has revealed that it will be launching the Telenet Revive project, the Earnest Evans Collection, this December in Japan, across Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PS4 (thanks Gematsu!). This collection will bring together the three titles that make up Wolf Team’s “Anett and Earnest” trilogy, including the…
ModRetro wants it to be the “cheapest generalized device” for open source retro gaming. After years of emulation woes, the Nintendo 64 has found a new lease of life in the world of FPGA retro gaming, and has not one but two hardware clones on the horizon: the Analogue 3D and ModRetro M64. According to…
It will even include the ability to export NES ROMs. Morphcat Games announced earlier this week on Twitter/X that it is currently working with another company called Novasplore Games to develop a Super Mario Maker-style spin-off to its well-received NES platformer Micro Mages. Morphcat Games originally released the multiplayer platforming adventure for the NES back…
“Next Generation N64 Wireless controller for N64, Switch 2, Switch & PC”. Retro Fighters is revisiting the iconic Brawler64 controller via a new crowdfunding campaign, it has been revealed. The Brawler64 Pro is described as a “Next Generation N64 Wireless controller for N64, Switch 2, Switch & PC,” and its design comes after “years of…
Originally released in 1980. Those expecting another Namco System 22 to launch this week are going to be a bit disappointed, as Hamster has just revealed that the next Arcade Archives release will be Steel Worker, another early arcade title. Released in 1980, Steel Worker is a puzzle arcade game from Taito that is essentially…
The best GameCube and Nintendo Wii emulator just got better. The group of developers behind Dolphin, the popular Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Wii emulator, has posted its latest blog post, documenting some of the major changes it has made over the last couple of months, since its previous progress report. Among the headline features, which…
“The golden age of gaming has never smelled so good”. I’m not sure about you, but when I think of the “smell” of gaming back in the ’80s – and by that, I mean the fetid aroma of a pre-teen’s bedroom after several hours of competitive joystick waggling over Daley Thompson’s Decathlon – it’s not…
More than you’d ever need! Next-gen memory cards are all the rage these days, and the GameCube already has a solid option with 8BitMods’ MemCard Pro GC. Bitfunx’s GCMCE is now available and is based on the open-source Flipper Memory Card Emulator project. Read the full article on timeextension.com More than you’d ever need! Next-gen…