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A Saturn masterpiece. Treasure’s iconic side-scrolling fighting Guardian Heroes is 30 years old today, it pains me to reveal. Released in Japan on January 26th, 1996, Guardian Heroes mixes belt-scrolling action with RPG elements such as experience points, NPC conversations and branching pathways. Read the full article on timeextension.com A Saturn masterpiece. Treasure’s iconic side-scrolling…
A new native port. Rare’s classic N64 title, Banjo-Kazooie, has been recompiled for a new native PC port which brings a host of improvements to the game. Banjo: Recompiled makes use of the N64: Recompiled project to statically recompile the beloved 1998 title into a native PC port. Read the full article on timeextension.com A…
There is a particular kind of magic to an excellent arcade conversion on the Commodore 64. It is not just the thrill of seeing an arcade hit appear on your home computer, though that was absolutely part of the draw. A faithful conversion has to reproduce the arcade game’s personality: the timing, the way the…
The Atari Gamestation Pro (DGUNL-7012) is the first console on the market to integrate the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Arcade and bonus titles into a single platform. Included are heart-pounding favorites like Adventure®, Missile Command®, Asteroids®, Centipede® and many more! The Atari Gamestation Pro arrives with not one, but two 2.4GHz wireless joysticks, inspired by…
Sonic! Smurfs! Lara Croft! 2DS! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com Sonic! Smurfs! Lara Croft! 2DS! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature…
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Get your pizzas at the ready. It’s that time again, time for another challenge. Thankfully, as far as I could tell, the response to the very first Community Challenge was generally pretty positive, all things considered. Although I did get a few comments poking fun at me for opting for Battletoads’ Turbo Tunnel over some…
As well as Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4G. Emulation handheld maker Anbernic is moving into the realm of pads with the RG G01 Smart Controller. This controller will work with PC, Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS, and has its own built-in HD IPS ‘smart screen’. This will be used to display a wide range of information,…
Audio director Dan “Toasty” Forden reflects on an incredible 37-year career. In October 2025, Dan Forden, the legendary sound designer and composer behind the Mortal Kombat series, announced his retirement from the games industry and the Midway successor Netherrealm, after 37 years in the business. For many fans of the series, the announcement marked the…
The “Sega CDX2”. Chinese modder TZMWX has already created a one-off handheld Sega Saturn, but now he’s back with another project – this time paying tribute to one of the rarest (and perhaps most misguided) Sega consoles of all time. Back in the mid-’90s, Sega’s hardware was all over the place. The company had the…