It Goes Deeper – New Information on the ‘SEGA Initiated’ Police Raid

Here is the a link to an earlier article. A recent update from the Video Game Preservation Museum points out that according to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984, section 16(1), only a constable can apply for and execute a search warrant, and this power cannot be delegated to private persons. The reseller’s […]

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Earthion Version 3.3.0 Released – Bringing with it Fixes and QoL Improvements

One of the best games of the year which is planned to release for all major systems and is currently available for the PC via Steam, has received an update. Below are the notes as found on the games Steam page. “2025/09/10 Patch Notes Earthion Version 3.3.0 Patch Notes

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2 New TAITO F2 Games Hit Update All – MiSTer FPGA

Great news for the MiSTer users, courtesy of wickerwaka we now have two new games available for the system. The games are Metal Black and Dead Connection. Metal Black is a horizontal Shmup that is loved by many arcade goers of that era. Dead Connection is an incredibly unique gallery shooter, that’ll give you some […]

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PlayStation Core for Analogue Pocket – Still Being Worked On and Just Got Better

In January 2023, the FPGA gaming world had a “wow” moment when a developer using the X handle @pgate1 shared a tweet (embedded below) showing a PlayStation core running on the Analogue Pocket. While an incredible sight, the initial version had severe limitations, with games running at a reduced frame rate. It appears the developer […]

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Boogermann Is Resurrecting ‘119’ with a New FPGA Core

A new game enters the BoogerVault™ An arcade game, recently preserved by the MAME project, is also getting an FPGA Gaming makeover. We’re seeing the first signs of life from an FPGA core for the obscure SEGA/Coreland title, 119, a project that was started over the weekend by developer Boogermann. He’s already got some graphics […]

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Sega Accused of Using Police Raid to Retrieve Its Own Discarded Nintendo Dev Kits

A few months ago, a post on X showcased a large collection of never-before-seen prototypes and dev kits, featuring numerous Sega and Nintendo items. Time Extension has an excellent article that provides updated facts. This article details a legal dispute between a private seller and Sega concerning the recovery of confidential Nintendo development kits. The […]

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Hacking Super Mario So It’s All One Long Level – Video and Patch files by Inkbox

Many of us, yes, myself absolutely included, grew up playing Super Mario Bros on the NES. An absolute blast of a game that introduced many to the platform genre. The video embedded above details a technical project by a Inkbox to hack the game. The objective was to merge all 32 levels into a single, […]

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Play the SEGA CHANNEL in 2025 on PC! Walkthrough and Tutorial – Video by Denver Gamer

We saw this X post from BillyTime!Games; Which pointed us to the tutorial for the video at the top of the page about setting up the SEGA Channel. What is the SEGA channel, you ask? The SEGA Channel was a subscription service for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive that ran from 1994 to 1998. It was […]

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Exobrave – a 90s Arcade Vibe for the Modern era

In an world dominated by sprawling open-worlds and photorealistic graphics. A new game is on the horizon, one that takes us back to a golden era of arcade gaming. Exobrave, an upcoming 2D arcade-action-platformer from developer Roborar Digital Ltda, is poised to remind us what made games so special in the first place. At first […]

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Super Cassette Vision Core Major Update – MiSTer FPGA

ReverendGumby, a core developer for MiSTer FPGA, has announced the completion of a significant update to the Super Cassette Vision core, following an in-depth reverse-engineering of the Epoch TV-1 video chip. This work, detailed in ‘doc/epochtv1.txt’, involved creating numerous test ROMs to precisely measure timing and behavior. The core now boasts a highly accurate emulation […]

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