Retro Gaming News
New large-scale mod announced, to give the classic game a “next-gen” face-lift. Following the disappointing cancellation of Ubisoft’s remake of Prince Of Persia earlier this year, fans of the series have announced their own project, aimed at giving the platformer, originally released for PC, Xbox, PS2, and GameCube, a modern-day facelift (h/t: GamesRadar!). Prince of…
When I think back to my original Nintendo Game Boy, I don’t just remember a piece of gaming hardware. I remember a specific time in my life, a season, a university campus, and a particular version of myself. The Machine I was at the University of Arizona in the fall of 1989 (Go Wildcats!),…
“More CPU cores, higher clock speeds, double the RAM, increased storage, quieter operation”. Polymega maker Playmaji has revealed that it is giving its modular emulation system an internal upgrade. “Over the past year, production has faced some well-known challenges,” says the official PR. “To address this, we’ve almost completely re-engineered the Polymega Base Unit with…
‘2ship2harkinian’ has landed on the PlayStation handheld. 2ship2harkinian, the unofficial native PC source port of the classic N64 game The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, is now playable on the PlayStation Vita, thanks to the developer, Rinnegatamante. The PS Vita port of the game was released in 1.0 earlier this week on April 12th, 2026,…
“THE SPIRIT OF CHAMPIONS RACES ON!!”. Another week has passed, which can only mean one thing. That’s right, another pair of retro releases will soon be hitting modern consoles, courtesy of Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives and Console Archives. Read the full article on timeextension.com “THE SPIRIT OF CHAMPIONS RACES ON!!”. Another week has…
I can still remember my Atari 800. The screen went that deep shade of blue, and the cursor appeared, waiting for me to type something… No joystick… No sprites… Just text. Then these words appeared: “You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a…
New languages and 90% faster folder game loading. The PSP SNES emulator Snes9xTYL is being resurrected, it has been revealed. The last official release on GitHub was in 2018, but @SrLinguicaVIVE has reported that esmjanus’s emulator has been forked by a developer called OniMock. Read the full article on timeextension.com New languages and 90% faster…
Coming to the Commodore Amiga. Spanish developer Dinamic Software is reviving its famous ‘Moves’ series of run-and-gun action titles, it has been revealed. The news was dropped by Micromanía, which is apparently the world’s oldest video game magazine still in active circulation. It recently relaunched after ceasing production in 2024. Read the full article on…
The recent release violated mGBA’s MPL 2.0 license. The credits for WayForward Games’ digital release of Sigma Star Saga DX have been updated after it came to light that the game had violated the license of the GBA emulator, mGBA. mGBA is available under an MPL 2.0 license, meaning anyone who wants to use an…
Includes exclusive interviews and loads of lovely artwork. Bitmap Books has announced it is publishing a book which covers the history of SNK’s famous Fatal Fury / Garou Densetsu series. Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History will span more than 460 pages, packed with exclusive interviews, official artwork, screenshots and more. Read the full article…