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The Legend of Xanadu Fan Translation Released on GitLab for PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
A new English fan-translation patch for Falcom's 1994 PC Engine title The Legend of Xanadu is available on GitLab. Details on the patch, game history, and preservation...
Splatoon 3 Golden Egg Feast 2026: Nintendo Announces Salmon Run Tournament on Nintendo Switch
Comprehensive coverage of Nintendo of America's Splatoon 3 Golden Egg Feast 2026 Salmon Run tournament on Nintendo Switch, including dates, registration, format,...
Sonic 3 Unlocked demo released as part of Sonic Hacking Contest 2026 — Mega Drive/Genesis mod by Lilliam
Sonic 3 Unlocked demo from modder Lilliam is now available as an entry in the Sonic Hacking Contest 2026. Read about features, platform context, and how the mod...
Schrödinger no Neko English Patch: TakaraChapu Translations Announces PlayStation ROM Hack
TakaraChapu Translations has announced an English patch for the 1997 PlayStation dungeon crawler Schrödinger no Neko, partnering with Cadensia and Super Retro...
Toy Story: Retro Roundup Nintendo Switch 2 Review — Digital Eclipse Brings Classic Pixar Games Back
Review of Toy Story: Retro Roundup for Nintendo Switch 2 by Digital Eclipse and Atari. Coverage includes included games, release date, features like museum mode, CRT...
Daytona USA PC Port: alphanu1 Recompiles Sega's 1994 Racer to Run Natively on Windows
Homebrewer alphanu1 has released a native Windows port of Daytona USA by recompiling the Daytona USA Deluxe '93 ROM into C++. The playable build is available on GitHub...
Daytona USA PC Port by alphanu1: GitHub Files Suggest Hidden AI Use
alphanu1's recompiled Daytona USA PC port is playable on Windows; GitHub Rules.md indicates an AI assistant was used and instructed not to self-identify. Details on...
Daytona USA PC Port by alphanu1 Confirms AI-Assisted Development
Homebrewer alphanu1 has released a native Windows port of Daytona USA by recompiling the Deluxe '93 ROM into C++. The developer confirms AI-assisted tooling and...
Ocarina of Time Soccer ROM Hack 'Soccerina of Time' Turns Hyrule into a Football Pitch
Modder Shon J's Soccerina of Time converts The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time into a soccer ROM hack. Available via the Hylian Modding Discord, the project features...
Queen's Domain Release Date Confirmed: Freshly Baked Games' Retro-Fantasy Heads to PS5, PC, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2 on October 30
Queen's Domain, the retro-fantasy indie from Irish studio Freshly Baked Games, launches October 30 on PS5, PC, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2. Demo available now on...
Zero Wing Neo Geo AES+ Port Confirmed: h0ffman and Plaion Bring Toaplan Shooter to Neo Geo
Zero Wing is officially heading to Neo Geo AES+ after developer h0ffman partnered with Plaion to create an officially licensed port. Read about the technical...
Eien ni Hen: Beloved Fan Translator Behind Romancing SaGa and Beyond Oasis Passes Away
Eien ni Hen, a respected fan translator known for retranslations of Romancing SaGa, Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars and more, has died. Colleagues confirm her work elevated...
Black Tiger Genesis Port: Homebrewer Rester159 Brings Capcom's 1987 Arcade Classic to Sega Mega Drive
Homebrew developer Rester159 has produced an NTSC Sega Mega Drive/Genesis port of Capcom's 1987 arcade actioner Black Tiger. The SGDK-based conversion includes all...
TinyBrights Insert Coin Cube Gen 2 Brings Physical Coin Slots to RetroPie and MAME
Chronic Concepts launches the TinyBrights Insert Coin Cube Gen 2, a USB-A plug-in device that adds a functional coin slot to PC, Mac, smartphone and emulator setups...
Kaminari no Gotoku: Unreleased Nintendo 64 Go Game Found and Preserved
A near-final prototype of Seta Corporation's unreleased Nintendo 64 title Kaminari no Gotoku: Choukousoku Igo has been preserved and uploaded to the Internet Archive...
GoldenEye 007 SNES Port: retroports' AI-Assisted Demo Sparks Debate in Retro Gaming Community
retroports released footage claiming GoldenEye 007 running on SNES hardware via MESEN and a 2MB SuperFX2 emulation. The demo, and the developer's admission of using AI...
Edia Confirms Rerelease of Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 1 & 2 on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC
Edia has announced a worldwide rerelease of Nihon Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 1 & 2 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC, with...
Air Management '96 English Patch Brings Koei's PS1 Strategy Classic to English-Speaking Players
Koei's Air Management '96 (Aerobiz '96) receives a complete fan-made English translation for the PlayStation by translator Saralene, resolving an AI-derived...
GG Aleste 3 Mega Drive Port Confirmed as Blast Processing Arcade Completes 16‑Bit Conversion
Blast Processing Arcade has finished a Mega Drive port of GG Aleste 3, the Game Gear-origin shmup included in M2's 2020 Aleste Collection. Read the details on...
M2 Warns Fan Porters as Blast Processing Arcade Declares GG Aleste 3 Mega Drive Port '100% Complete'
M2 president Naoki Horii asks fans to halt an unauthorized Mega Drive port after Blast Processing Arcade announces completion of a GG Aleste 3 conversion. Background...
M2 Warns Fan Ports Could Block Official Mega Drive Release of GG Aleste 3
M2 president Naoki Horii says fan-made Mega Drive ports of GG Aleste 3 could make official releases impossible. Blast Processing Arcade claims its MD port is complete;...
GG Aleste 3 Mega Drive Port: M2 Pushes Back as Blast Processing Arcade Private Video Sparks Debate
Blast Processing Arcade's claimed Mega Drive port of GG Aleste 3 goes private after M2's president warns fan ports could block future official releases. Timeline,...
BS Super Mario USA MSU-1 ROM Released by Project Satellaview with New English Voiceover
A fan restoration of the Japan-exclusive Satellaview title BS Super Mario USA is now available as a single MSU-1 ROM with newly recorded English voice acting from...
Mario Kart World Fall Cup 2026: Full Schedule, Rules, and Nintendo Switch 2 Requirements
Nintendo of America will host the Mario Kart World Fall Cup 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2. Read the full schedule, eligibility requirements, tournament format,...
Project Dream SNES Prototype Dump Surfaces on Internet Archive
A purported SNES proof-of-concept for Rare's Project Dream — the prototype that evolved into Banjo-Kazooie — was uploaded to the Internet Archive. Developers and...
Monolith Soft Linked to Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake After Elkjøp Listing Sparks Rumors
A retail listing briefly named Monolith Soft as the developer of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. Captures from Notebook Check and Nintendo Life surfaced...
Virtua Fighter 32X Remaster: Fan Modder WangDrum Upscales Sega's 32X Port to HD and 60FPS
Fan modder SEGA MODEL KING (WangDrum) has upscaled the 32X port of Virtua Fighter to high definition and unlocked 60FPS through a custom renderer that bypasses the...
Aero Blasters (Air Buster) Mega Drive Loading Screen Explained: Kaneko Developer Breaks Down the ROM Compression
Veteran Kaneko developer explains why Aero Blasters (Air Buster) shows a loading/intermission screen on the Mega Drive/Genesis port. Background on the 1990 arcade...
Dodonpachi Resurrection Reignite Steam Release Receives 'Very Negative' Reviews — Cave Responds
Cave's Dodonpachi Resurrection Reignite launched on Steam to immediate backlash from shoot 'em up fans, who cite missing legacy content, translation issues and broken...
Return to Blacktooth Atari Jaguar Release: Retro Sequel Lands on Jaguar on August 27, 2026
Return to Blacktooth, Colin Porch's long-gestating sequel to Head Over Heels, arrives on Atari Jaguar August 27, 2026. Read confirmed release details, platform...
Extreme-G PC Port: SonicDcer Recompiles N64 Racer with 60FPS, Widescreen and Mod-Friendly Tools
An unofficial recompiled PC port of Extreme-G has been released by modder SonicDcer, adding 60FPS, widescreen, higher resolutions and other enhancements while...
Super Robot Wars 4 English Fan Translation Released by Aeon Genesis
Aeon Genesis Translations has released an English fan translation patch for Winkysoft and Banpresto's Super Robot Wars 4 for the Super Famicom. Read about the patch,...
Star Cruiser Mega Drive ROM Hacks Fix Bugs and Improve Movement — New IPS Patches on GitHub
A new set of ROM hacks for the Japan-exclusive Mega Drive port of Star Cruiser is available on GitHub, delivering bug fixes and improved movement options. Developer...
Super Street Fighter II Cartridge Corruption Highlights Limits of Physical Media
A Japanese retro store's discovery of a corrupted Super Famicom cartridge for Super Street Fighter II underscores that cartridges and discs alike can fail. What this...
Mysterious Breath of the Wild 3DS Build Surfaces Online, Playable Great Plateau Runs via Emulation
A fanmade 3DS build of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has appeared online. The prototype runs via emulation, appears incomplete, and is limited to the Great...
OoT unJPEG: Modder Transforms The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Prerenders into Playable 3D Scenes on Nintendo 64 and PC
Spanish 3D artist Reonu is converting Ocarina of Time's pre-rendered backgrounds into full 3D assets in a project called OoT unJPEG, with a demo showing seamless...
OoT unJPEG: Reonu Recreates Ocarina of Time Prerenders in 3D for N64 and PC
Spanish modder Reonu is rebuilding The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's pre-rendered backgrounds in 3D. The OoT unJPEG project targets real N64 hardware and a PC mod...
OoT unJPEG: Reonu Recreates Ocarina of Time's 2D Prerenders for N64 and PC
A development update on OoT unJPEG — Reonu's ROM hack that recreates The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's pre-rendered 2D backgrounds in 3D, now featuring texture...
Z for 2 Zelda Hack Brings Two-Player Co-op to 1986 The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Z for 2 is a newly released ROM hack by Deric Miller that converts the 1986 NES classic The Legend of Zelda into a two-player simultaneous cooperative experience....
WatermelonDS (melonDualDS) Update and Seedless Launch: DS Emulation Advances on Android and Linux
WatermelonDS (formerly melonDualDS) updated to v0.7.0 with a UI refresh, RetroAchievements and experimental Vulkan FastPath. Seedless, a lighter DraStic-based...
Mario Kart 64 VR on PC: Spaghetti Kart Port Brings Koopa Troopa Beach to PCVR
A look at the unofficial Mario Kart 64 VR project built on Harbour Masters' Spaghetti Kart PC port. Coverage includes the developer, GitHub release, demonstrated...
ScummVM Adds Star Wars: Rebel Assault Support in Daily Builds — Public Test Underway
ScummVM has added public test support for Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1993) and Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire (1995) in its daily builds. Read the...
EverDrive-64 Pro release: Krikzz launches advanced Nintendo 64 flash cart
Krikzz has announced the EverDrive-64 Pro, an upgraded flash cart for the Nintendo 64 featuring a Cyclone 10 FPGA, 128 MB SDRAM, native 64DD support and a €169 price...
I Want a Room in Loopy Town English Patch Brings Casio Loopy Classic to Western Players
A new English fan translation of I Want a Room in Loopy Town! for the Japan-only 1995 Casio Loopy has been released.
Sega Rally Championship Mod Brings Online Play, Wheel Support to PC and Xbox Series X
A new emulation project from developer Wanszai brings Sega Rally Championship (1995) to PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox Series X with HD scaling, widescreen, wheel support,...
Nintendo Switch 2 Userland Exploit: What Modders Found and Why Piracy Isn’t a Threat Right Now
A breakdown of recent reports from the Nintendo Switch 2 modding scene about a userland exploit tied to save transfers, contextualized against the original Switch's...
Virtua Racing Emulator Brings Sega Arcade Classic to Xbox and PC — Wanszai Release Adds Online Play
Wanszai's newly released Virtua Racing emulators for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows PC add widescreen, smoother frame rates and online multiplayer. Download from...
Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W Joins West in Super Bomberman Collection Update on August 20, 2026
Konami is adding Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W to the Super Bomberman Collection as a free update on August 20, 2026. The 1995 Super Famicom puzzle entry comes west...
Super Bomberman Panic Bomber W Arrives in the West via Free Super Bomberman Collection Update
Konami has added the 1995 Super Famicom title Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W to the Super Bomberman Collection as a free update on August 20, 2026, bringing the...
DOOM on Casio Loopy: Throaty Mumbo Ports 1993 Shooter to 1995 Girls’ Console
Homebrew developer Throaty Mumbo has released a tech demo port of DOOM for the 1995 Casio Loopy. Read how the project works on real hardware, what levels it includes,...
Harvest Moon 64 PC Recomp Brings Higher Frame Rates and Mod Support
An unofficial recompiled PC port of Harvest Moon 64 from SrBananaMan delivers higher frame rates, resolution options, customizable controls and community mod support...
DK64Rekongpiled: Donkey Kong 64 Recompiled PC Port Now Available for Windows macOS Linux
DK64Rekongpiled, an unofficial Recompiled PC port of Donkey Kong 64 by Rainchus and collaborators, is now available on GitHub for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Learn...
GG Aleste 3 Master System Hack Brings Aleste Collection Shooter to Sega 8‑Bit
A hacked Master System release of GG Aleste 3 lets Sega 8‑bit fans play the M2-developed shooter on original hardware. Here's what is verified about the Aleste...
Rainbow Islands Console Selection Coming to Nintendo Switch on October 8, 2026
Taito's Rainbow Islands Console Selection launches on Nintendo Switch October 8, 2026, featuring six home ports, a never-released Mega Drive/Genesis cartridge build,...
Zaxxon Arcade Atari 2600 Port: Champ Games Restores Sega's Isometric Shooter
Champ Games is bringing Zaxxon Arcade to the Atari 2600 this October with a cartridge and ROM release using the Melody Board. Demo available now; supports AtariVox,...
Langrisser V PS1 Fan Translation Patch Uses AI: nE0sIghT Releases Open Source ROM Patch
An AI-assisted fan translation patch for Langrisser V (PS1) has been released by nE0sIghT. Read developer notes, project scope, and verified series history.
Retrace App Adds SN Operator Support for SNES Cartridge Authentication on iOS and Android
Retrace v1.1.0 from Epilogue adds SN Operator support for SNES cartridge identification and authenticity checks, plus UI scaling for tablets, faster detection, haptic...
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream ROM Leak Surfaces Ahead of Nintendo Switch Release
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream ROM leaked online ahead of its official Nintendo Switch release date. Learn how the leak happened and what it means for Nintendo fans.
Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream ROM Leak Hits Nintendo Switch Ahead of Official Release
A leaked version of Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream has appeared online, granting early access to Nintendo Switch users with unauthorized hardware or emulators. Here...
Final Fight MD Goes Open-Source: Mauro Xavier Removes ROM Protection and Releases Source Code
Final Fight MD developer Mauro Xavier makes the game open-source, removes ROM protections, and releases the source on GitHub, supporting free distribution and...