Sonic fans can now experience an enhanced take on Sonic’s 8-bit debut with Sonic the Hedgehog SMS – NC Revision by Ninjacat25. This improvement hack brings new life to the Master System classic with enhanced shading, added slopes, redesigned zones, and expressive sprite work for both Sonic and Dr. Eggman. The update introduces a new […]
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The next major update for Batocera is on the way, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the most significant releases yet. Version 42 brings a wave of upgrades, new systems, and better hardware support across the board. While no release date has been announced, the update is expected soon and is already […]
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While Dragon Ball FighterZ isn’t technically a retro title, its visual style and gameplay clearly draw inspiration from classic arcade fighters of the ’90s. Developed by Arc System Works, the team behind iconic arcade series like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, the game captures the fast-paced energy and animation flair of that golden era, even if […]
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Normally, in the Looking Back series, we revisit classic games that defined our childhoods and shaped the history of gaming. But for this special edition, I wanted to turn the spotlight toward a piece of hardware that changed everything, the Game Boy, known internally as the DMG-01 (Dot Matrix Game). Launched in 1989, it was […]
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Developer VBT has unveiled a beta port of the Mac CD version of Flashback: The Quest for Identity for the SEGA Saturn. The project, built using the Reminiscence engine, is currently available for testing on SegaXtreme, where VBT encourages the community to report any glitches or performance issues before its final release. Originally released on […]
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SNK has officially released Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle as the second entry in its Neo Geo Premium Selection series. Originally released in 1996 as the sequel to Savage Reign, this cult-favorite fighting game stood out for its unique tag-zone system, where players can only switch characters within designated areas on screen. The new Premium […]
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Slamy has posted a new Release Candidate (RC1) build of the Philips CD-i core on the official MiSTer Discord. While he describes it as more of a stability update than a feature-heavy release, the list of improvements is still quite substantial. The update focuses on improving audio consistency, video playback, and overall system reliability. A […]
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Publisher Henteko Doujin and developer Bikkuri Software have officially launched the Steam page and a free demo for their upcoming side-scrolling shoot ’em up, Revolgear Zero. The demo gives players an early taste of the game’s fast-paced, bullet-packed action, allowing you to pilot either Shizuku or Akane through intense stages filled with enemy waves, projectiles, […]
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It’s hard to overstate just how much Pokémon Red & Blue changed gaming. When they released on the Game Boy in the late ’90s, they didn’t just introduce a new RPG, they sparked a cultural explosion. For many of us, those tiny grayscale sprites became an obsession that stretched from school playgrounds to after-dinner battles […]
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Disclosure: I was provided with a review copy of this game, All opinions in this review are my own and have not been influenced or altered in any way by the developers. The first thing that immediately stood out to me in Abathor were the incredibly detailed background animations. They almost made me forget that […]
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