Ninja Gaiden Shadow DX Teased by ROM-Hacker Marc Max – Update 20251223, It’s out now !

Update 23-12-2025:The romhack has been released today!Patch the rom here. ROM-hacking developer Marc Max has teased a new project titled Ninja Gaiden Shadow DX, accompanied by the message “the year of the ninja isn’t over yet,” implying that the release is planned before the end of the year. The image shared with the teaser shows […]

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Mario Kart 64 Amped Up 3.20 & 3.21 Hotfix Now Available

The beloved fan-made modification Mario Kart 64 Amped Up has just received a fresh pair of updates for the holiday season. Version 3.20, released recently, brings festive flair to the classic racer with a suite of Christmas-themed costumes, including optional Santa and elf outfits for various characters, adding a cheerful seasonal twist to the game’s […]

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Necros Fortress For The PC Engine Fully Playable in English Thanks to New Fan Translation

A new fan translation by washbear was made for Necros Fortress, also known as Neclos Fortress, fully playable in English. Originally released in Japan in 1990 for the PC Engine on HuCard, the turn based RPG was tied to a line of candy toys that included collectible figures and a card game. The translation covers […]

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Metalgun Slinger Receives a New, Fully Retranslated English Patch

Metalgun Slinger, the 2002 Game Boy Advance action platformer from Open Sesame and Atmark, has received a brand new English retranslation patch. The game never left Japan, but over the years it picked up a small following thanks to its stylish Western setting and a combat system built around chaining projectile shots with slick acrobatic […]

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Viewpoint 2064 Translation Patch Released

A new fan translation patch has arrived for Viewpoint 2064, the unreleased Nintendo 64 sequel to Sammy Corp’s Neo Geo shooter. Developed by Sammy and Racdym, the game switches the original’s isometric 2D look for a fully 3D presentation, while still restricting movement to a horizontal 2D plane. A lock-on system lets players target enemies […]

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Splatterworld English Translation Released

Aeon Genesis has released an English translation for Splatterworld, an obscure and previously unreleased prototype connected to Namco’s Splatterhouse series. The game is a quirky RPG spinoff in the style of Wanpaku Graffiti, mixing cute visuals with playful horror themes. Originally developed for the Famicom in 1993, it was never commercially released and only surfaced […]

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Alleys of Anime 2 Brings Fan Favorite Anime Heroes Into Streets of Rage 2

A new fan made Genesis ROM hack, Alleys of Anime 2, has been released, replacing the original Streets of Rage 2 roster with four iconic anime characters. The hack blends classic beat em up gameplay with a crossover lineup pulled from some of the most popular series of the 90s. Players can fight through the […]

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Community Project Spotlight: Mega Man 1 & 2 Rushjet1 VRC6 Arranged Music ROM Hacks by Ti

Today I’m going to try and establish a new type of article for MGS, the Community Project Spotlight. In these articles I will focus on a lesser known ROM Hack, Homebrew, Translation patch or other interesting Classic Gaming Community topic that I think might be of interest to our readers. For this first article I’m […]

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Gradius 2 xh: An almost lost feature packed hack of Gradius 2 arcade!

Jotego/JTFPGA member niknak, a long time classic gaming community member on Discord inquired about adding support in the JTTWIN16 FPGA core for a very obscure (in the west) rom hack of the arcade original version of Gradius II. Titled Gradius II xh, this modification/hack changes the game to be more like a so called training […]

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