16-Bit Era - Metal Game Solid

Parodius: A New Mega Drive/Genesis Project Takes Shape – UPDATED 20250926

26 September 202526 September 2025PixelCherryNinja1 Comment

This development update details significant progress on Mega Parodius, focusing on new HUD elements (power-up line, score, lives) and weapon systems, including missiles with ground-following mechanics, double shot, and variable-width lasers (which utilize the foreground plane to avoid sprite limits, though this required complex coding for plane-wrapping and collision). Performance was boosted by converting horizontal […]

Arcade Classic Crime City is Being Ported to the Sega Mega Drive!

25 September 202525 September 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

Master Linkuei has revealed their latest project, and this time they are bringing a classic arcade experience home to the Mega Drive. This is the Taito classic, “Crime City,” a side-scrolling run-and-gun action game similar to Rolling Thunder. The game has a great vibe and an even better soundtrack. Seriously, the soundtrack is one of […]

Sonic Engine Recreated on SNES

24 September 202524 September 2025Anime0t4kuLeave a Comment

Homebrew developer TiagoSC has created a new Sonic engine for the Super Nintendo, based on the original Mega Drive / Genesis code but reworked and optimized for SNES hardware. The project is still in early development, with several bugs to fix and the sound system not yet implemented. Despite this, the gameplay footage shows Sonic […]

I’d Buy That For a Dollar! The RoboCop Arcade Game Is Getting a SEGA Mega Drive Port!

24 September 202524 September 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

RoboCop *Sexting* Edition for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Yes, the Mega Drive just keeps getting all the love. This time it’s one of the best arcade games of all time: RoboCop, the 1988 classic by Data East. The developer working on this is Monster Bath Games, and they’re doing it in their spare time as a […]

HuZer0: The PC-Engine’s Best Kept F-Zero Secret

22 September 202522 September 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

F-Zero is still, to this day, an impressive futuristic racer that really showed off the Mode-7 feature on the SNES. The series continued with more games on the N64, GBA, and GameCube. Now, there’s even F-Zero for the PC-Engine/TG16, appropriately titled HuZero. It’s not a full game, but rather a caravan mode where you try […]

Driftin’ Rage On The Mega Drive – Alpha Review

21 September 202526 September 2025Anime0t4kuLeave a Comment

Driftin’ Rage, developed by Mauro Xavier (MXRetroDev), brings high-octane street racing to the Sega Mega Drive with an arcade flair that feels right at home on the 16-bit hardware. The game puts you behind the wheel of fast, aggressive cars where mastering tight cornering and precision drifting is the key to victory. Visually, Driftin’ Rage […]

Alice Sisters – Retro Styled Puzzle Platformer with Co-Op Action

19 September 202519 September 2025Anime0t4kuLeave a Comment

Alice Sisters is a charming puzzle-platformer that first appeared on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and has since been ported to PC, Game Boy Advance, Atari Falcon, and Sega Dreamcast. The story follows Alice and her sister on a quest to rescue their mother from the villain of the Big Mountain. Across 28 levels in 4 […]

Winner Announcement – FX Unit Yuki Giveaway

18 September 202518 September 2025Anime0t4kuLeave a Comment

Our fifth Metal Game Solid giveaway has come to a close, and it’s time to announce the winner of a digital copy of FX Unit Yuki (PCECD/TG16CD), kindly provided by Sarumaru.A big thank you to everyone who entered by sharing their favorite PC-Engine/TurboGrafx titles and spreading the word across X and Bluesky. Now, without further […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) SNES Port – First Alpha Build Released

16 September 202516 September 2025Anime0t4kuLeave a Comment

Homebrew developer infidelity has released the very first alpha build of their latest project, a Super Nintendo port of the NES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. The current build allows players to progress up to the Dam stage, with ongoing work focused on converting attributes and improving accuracy. The port makes use of HDMA (Horizontal […]

Crash Bandicoot and the Retro Dimension Released for SNES – SMW Romhack

16 September 202516 September 2025Anime0t4kuLeave a Comment

A new Super Mario World hack called Crash Bandicoot and the Retro Dimension has been released, blending elements of the Crash Bandicoot series with Nintendo’s 16-bit platformer. The hack includes 86 levels with 102 exits, as well as 94 gems and 86 relics to collect. Gameplay has been adjusted to better resemble a Crash title, […]