All Things Retro
Next system update should provide fixes. Polymega’s delayed system update may have given owners a chance to play N64 games (and side-load Game Boy titles), but it has a few hidden surprises which people are finding a little less welcome. Neo Geo CD emulation has been impacted by a speed bug, which means that games…
Includes new localisations for Cosmic Fantasy & Cosmic Fantasy 2. Limited Run Games revealed on Twitter yesterday that it will be bringing out a physical version of the Cosmic Fantasy Collection for Nintendo Switch in the future, with pre-orders opening this Friday, January 12th. In case you’ve never heard of it, Cosmic Fantasy is a…
The falling-block game originally launched in arcades back in 1992. Hamster has revealed that this week’s Arcade Archives will be Namco’s falling-block puzzle game Cosmo Gang The Puzzle. It will be coming to both the Nintendo Switch eShop and PS4 on January 11th (as reported by Famitsu). Cosmo Gang The Puzzle is the third entry…
“Maybe it’s time for a SAROO mini-Saturn system!”. Sega’s made some pretty positive steps in the world of micro consoles, releasing two versions of its Mega Drive / Genesis system in miniaturized form. It recently asked fans which classic Sega console they wanted to see get the same treatment next, and the 32-bit Saturn came…
My Arcade reveals its 2024 line-up at CES. Retro hardware manufacturer My Arcade has been showing off its 2024 range of products at the Consumer Electronics Show, and one particular device has caught our attention. The Atari Gamestation Portable is a handheld system which boasts a 7-inch high-resolution screen, rechargeable battery and loads of pre-installed…
“I am a huge Katsuhiro Otomo fan”. If you’ve played the cult classic Neo Geo shooter Last Resort, then you’ll almost certainly have noticed that the opening level’s cityscape is very similar to the one seen in Katsuhiro Otomo’s seminal 1988 anime, Akira. It’s one of the many instances where popular media has inspired video…
“Some of my colleagues called me the ‘dark lord of perverts’”. Irem should be known to every Time Extension reader – we’ve certainly covered the company enough. Dating back to the 1970s it has an important legacy, most prominent of which is probably R-Type. If anything, this landmark hori-shmup overshadows the developer’s portfolio, since it…
V6.541 has been in development for two years. Saturn softmod Pseudo Saturn Kai got a massive update at the end of 2023 which brings support for ODEs like the Satiator as well as fixes and other upgrades (thanks, Sega Saturn Shiro). A fork of the open-source ‘Pseudo Saturn’ project by CyberWarriorX, Pseudo Saturn Kai V6.541…
This probably wouldn’t fly in a modern fighting game. Cody from Final Fight wouldn’t appear as a playable character in the Street Fighter series until Street Fighter Alpha 3, but made an appearance earlier in Street Fighter Alpha 2 as a background character along with his girlfriend Jessica in the Metro City, USA stage. For…
Say hello to the Mega 95. Retro hardware maker Hyperkin has announced it is producing a portable Mega Drive / Genesis system which has the ability to connect to your TV via its own dock, just like the Nintendo Switch. The Mega 95 boasts a 5-inch screen and plays original cartridges, but it will ship…