Assault Suit Leynos – Full Retranslation Restores Lost Content

Originally released in Japan for the Sega Mega Drive in 1990, Assault Suit Leynos was later brought to the West under the title Target Earth, but with significant changes. Now, a newly released fan retranslation sets out to restore everything that was lost. What Was Changed in the Original Localization? The Western release of Target […]

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Mega Man 7 Restoration – Restoring the Japanese Experience

Mega Man 7 on the Super Nintendo holds a unique place in the Blue Bomber’s history. As the first classic Mega Man title on a 16-bit console, it was both a bold step forward and a divisive entry for fans. While some appreciated its upgraded graphics, darker tone, and memorable music, others criticized its larger […]

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Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja gets even more Badass on the NEO-GEO (latest update)

Announced at the end of June 2025 that Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja was getting the NEO-GEO treatment, was music to our ears. Now NEO-GEO enthusiast neocvera shares footage of the latest build running on MVSX. The developer behind this project is Balek Corp, and the game has been given the title “Bad Dudes: Burger […]

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SNES Rumble Support Goes Open Source: Limited Run Games Publishes Developer Tools

Limited Run Games has quietly released open-source tools for their SNES Rumble Controller, offering a new frontier for homebrew developers and ROM hackers alike. The project, published on GitHub under the name snes-rumble, provides everything needed to implement rumble support into SNES games — a feature the original console never officially supported. What’s in the […]

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Krikzz shows PAPRIUM running on the Mega EverDrive Pro. His work may also benefit compatibility for the MiSTer FPGA

The developer behind the excellent series of EverDrive flash carts has shown PAPRIUM running on an actual Mega Drive via the Mega EverDrive Pro. In a series of tweets on X, as well as replies from the community, Krikzz has confirmed that their mapper (linked below) will be open source and made available to the […]

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The Original Castlevania gets the NES to SNES treatment with lots of extras too

The game that started this epic series gets a massive uplift. The difference between NES and SNES is like the difference between Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie “Twins”, Arnie being the SNES of course. Now the ROM hacker known as Rumbleminze has brought Castlevania from the NES to the SNES. It’s not […]

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New SNES custom PCB is looking great and so is the handheld mock up

αSNES mainboard prototype is being worked on by YveltalGriffin (@YveltalGriffin X). Pictures of the PCB have been shared over on X as well as a mock up of a planned Super Nintendo handheld console. This is not FPGA based and requires a donor SNES. So this will appeal to some of you and not to […]

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Death & Lead: A New Arcade-Style Shooter Arrives on the Mega Drive soon

The Sega Mega Drive continues to see support from independent developers well into the 2020s, with Death & Lead being one of the latest titles announced for the platform. Developed by Kai Magazine Software, Death & Lead is a Western-themed, run-and-gun arcade shooter targeting original Mega Drive hardware, with a release window set for late 2025. A Throwback […]

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