Sonic Mania Plus Now Running With Audio on Sega Dreamcast

Falco Girgis has shared a new update showing Sonic Mania Plus running with fully working audio on real Sega Dreamcast hardware. In a short hardware capture posted on social media, Girgis demonstrates the latest build running directly on an actual Dreamcast, confirming that music and sound effects are now functional. Audio support is a major […]

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Super Mario 64 Now Fully Ported To Sega Dreamcast

A notable technical achievement for the retro scene has surfaced, as Super Mario 64 is now running on the Sega Dreamcast via a native homebrew port. The project was developed by jnmartin, building on the decompiled source of the original game. Development on the Dreamcast port has been ongoing for several years, with early work […]

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ProGearSDK – A Modern Game Engine SDK for the NeoGeo AES/MVS

ProGearSDK is a modern, open-source game engine software development kit (SDK) designed for the SNK NeoGeo AES (Advanced Entertainment System) and MVS (Multi Video System). Developed and maintained by the developer known as manicakes, the project aims to simplify the complex process of developing software for the legendary 1990s arcade and home console hardware. Overview […]

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Roguecraft DX Heads to Amiga, Game Boy Color and MEGA65

Game Boy Developer Shane McCafferty has revealed what he has been working on over the past few months, Roguecraft DX is officially coming to Amiga, Game Boy Color, and MEGA65. The announcement was shared alongside Thalamus Digital, confirming that the award-winning Evercade title is expanding to classic and modern-retro platforms. Known for its tight dungeon-crawling […]

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openMenu Update Brings Easier Game Management to Dreamcast ODE Users

Derek Pascarella has announced a new update to openMenu, along with an updated card manager, continuing active development on one of the most user-friendly menu systems for Sega Dreamcast optical drive emulators. In simple terms, openMenu is a replacement menu for Dreamcast ODE setups (like GDEMU). Instead of juggling folders, file names, or boot discs, […]

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Mega Man World 5 DX and Mole Mania DX Get Super Game Boy Enhancements

Marc Max has rolled out a fresh update for Mega Man World 5 DX and Mole Mania DX, adding Super Game Boy–style borders alongside Game Boy Color behavior in supported emulators. The update focuses on making these DX conversions feel more authentic on modern setups that emulate Super Game Boy features, bringing richer borders, palettes, […]

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Castlevania – Eternity of Sorrow Expands Dawn of Sorrow With a Full Sequel Romhack

Castlevania: Eternity of Sorrow is a full game romhack that acts as a direct sequel to the bad ending of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Created by WetBandAid (feels), the project introduces a new story, a redesigned castle, modified tilesets, and optional but very challenging new magic seals. The narrative follows Soma Cruz as he fights […]

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Found and Preserved: The Story of the Pit-Fighter II Prototype

After more than three decades in obscurity, a piece of fighting game history has finally surfaced. A playable prototype of Pit-Fighter II for the Sega Mega Drive, a sequel that was cancelled before it could ever hit store shelves, has been recovered, dumped, and preserved for the public. This discovery provides a rare look at […]

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Zelda: Spirit Tracks Gets D-Pad Controls and Major QoL Improvements

A new quality-of-life patch for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks significantly reworks one of the most divisive Zelda entries on Nintendo DS. The hack merges the QoL Hack by d0k3 with the D-Pad Patch by Greiga Master and StraDaMa, aiming to modernize controls and streamline gameplay. The biggest change is full D-Pad support, allowing […]

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Super Sunny World enters private beta as NES platformer nears completion

Matt Hughson has announced that Super Sunny World is entering the final stages of development, with a private beta planned for the new year. The goal of the closed testing phase is to gather player feedback and identify remaining bugs as the project approaches completion. The NES platformer has been in development for quite some […]

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