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Septentrion: Out of the Blue was released in 1999. Human Entertainment’s PS1 survival adventure Septentrion: Out of the Blue is about to get an English fan translation, it was announced yesterday. The patch for the game is currently in “its final state”, according to its developer @Plissken___ on Twitter/X, and is currently looking for testers…
The company appears to have confused copyright & trademark law. Last month, Hyperfocus Games, the Scottish studio behind the upcoming wrestling video game Ultra Power Wrestling stated in a video update that it had successfully acquired a pair of trademarks for the WCW/NWO Revenge and WWF No Mercy developer AKI and that it was planning…
It’s called G-zero, actually. The Sega Genesis / Mega Drive doesn’t have the ability to scale and rotate backgrounds like the SNES can on a hardware level, but during its lifespan, developers found ways to recreate the ‘Mode 7’ effect using software, often with middling results. Now, in 2025, indie developer gasega68k has pulled off…
The games were previously included on the Japan-exclusive Taito LD Game Collection. Taito’s is bringing its HD remasters of the LaserDisc titles Ninja Hayate & Time Gal to Steam next month on April 10th. Both games were previously included in the remastered Taito LD Game Collection, which was released exclusively in Japan last year for…
Even more HOT gaming news, as we’ve just been contacted by Saberman, that Zbigniew Ross, author of Yoomp!64, has finally released a port of the game over to the Commodore Amiga. Now some of you might remember this title when it had a previous feature on IndieRetroNews, that’s because Yoomp! 64 was previously released by…
The game was a less sanitized version of the game for the Nintendo console. A former Acclaim developer recently partnered with the Mortal Kombat YouTuber tabmok99 to give fans their most in-depth look yet at the cancelled SNES update Mortal Kombat Nitro. Mortal Kombat Nitro, in case you’ve never heard of it, is a version…
R.C. Pro-AM II and Battletoads & Double Dragon. Two of Rare’s classic early ’90s titles are getting physical re-releases this year, it has been revealed. R.C. Pro-Am II (NES) was originally released by Tradewest in 1992 and is the sequel to the popular remote-controlled racing title. The second game, Battletoads & Double Dragon on the…
The game is a remake of the HAL Laboratory’s costly 1991 title Metal Slader Glory. HAL Laboratory’s Japanese-exclusive Super Famicom adventure Metal Slader Glory: Director’s Cut has just got an unofficial English fan translation. Released in the year 2000, the game was distributed on a Nintendo Power cartridge and is widely considered to be the…
…you just needed 3 consoles, 3 screens and 3 copies of the game. We’re used to seeing games displayed in ultra-widescreen these days, but back in 2001, this was a less common sight, as the vast majority of players were still gaming in a 4:3 aspect ratio on their CRT TVs. Not wishing to be…
You’re going to die more times than you can count in “Rollers of the Realm,” but that’s not going to stop you from playing, for hours. Games that blend genres are beginning to pop up more often than even nowadays, as game creators have proven all they need is an inquisitive mind and good core…