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Final Fight MD: An Arcade Masterpiece on Mega Drive, Complete with 3-Player Co-op, Achievements, and ‘Best Version Ever’ Polish

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Final Fight MD: An Arcade Masterpiece on Genesis, Complete with 3-Player Co-op, Achievements, and ‘Best Version Ever’ Polish The fan-made project Final Fight MD for the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis is rapidly approaching completion, with the developer, Mauro Xavier, also known as MXRetroDev, recently rolling out the feature-rich version 0.90b. Praised by fans and reviewers, including […]

This NES Game Gives You Contra with Monster Trucks

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Pushing the NES to the Limit: An Early Look at Ninja Dynamics’ New Title Ninja Dynamics‘ upcoming NES game looks like it will push the console to its limits. The game has no title yet, but it looks like Contra with the addition of vehicles like Monster Trucks. Some new additions they have mentioned are […]

Unreleased Famicom Horror RPG Splatter World Finally Found

5 November 20255 November 2025Anime0t4ku1 Comment

After more than three decades, Splatter World, a lost Famicom horror RPG based on Namco’s Splatterhouse series, has finally surfaced online. The game appeared anonymously on 4chan’s retro gaming board around Halloween and was quickly confirmed to be fully playable in emulators such as FCEUX. Originally thought to be a canceled spin-off of Splatterhouse: Wanpaku […]

The Legend of Zelda: Mirror of Worlds Pushes the NES to Its Limit

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After claiming Perils of Darkness would be his final Zelda 1 hack, creator The3Dude has returned with one last surprise. The Legend of Zelda: Mirror of Worlds is a massive NES overhaul created through advanced ASM hacking, merging both quests into a single, expanded adventure. The Recorder has been transformed into the new Mirror of […]

Super Mario World Redone: 40 Years of Mario Edition

5 November 20255 November 2025Anime0t4ku2 Comments

A brand new version of Super Mario World Redone has been released to celebrate four decades of Mario adventures, bringing a major round of updates and polish to Nintendo’s 16-bit classic. Version 2.6 introduces several enhancements, including upgraded visuals that take full advantage of the Super Nintendo’s color palette, new playable characters with unique abilities, […]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Gets Enhanced Saturn Patch

4 November 20254 November 2025Anime0t4ku1 Comment

The Sega Saturn version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, originally released in Japan as Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku on June 25, 1998, has received a major enhancement thanks to a new translation and optimization patch from the Meduza Team, led by Rafael Silva. Based on their previous “Ultimate” release, this version delivers […]

Bang Bang Busters 2 – A Brand New NEO-GEO Sequel (demo available)

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Pixel Heart is bringing back the arcade platforming action of the Neo Geo era with a full-fledged sequel to the cult classic Bang Bang Busters, aiming to update the niche favourite for both modern systems and dedicated retro collectors. Developer Pixel Heart has officially announced a crowdfunding campaign for Bang Bang Busters 2, a follow-up to the single-screen […]

Analogue Pocket NES Core Has ALL the MiSTer Mappers

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We’ve been talking a lot about how good the recent updates to the MiSTer FPGA’s NES core have been. The changes were added to the Analogue Pocket core courtesy of Terminator2K2 (a tweak of agg23‘s port), but there were some compromises in the form of missing mappers. The good news now is that the latest […]

Online Dreamcast Save Converter Adds Full VMU Support

1 November 20251 November 2025Anime0t4ku1 Comment

Developer Euan Forrester (@photoeuan) has added complete Visual Memory Unit (VMU) support to his online Dreamcast save file converter, expanding compatibility with formats like .vmi, .vms, .dci and raw flash images (.bin, .vmu, .flash). The tool even supports extended VMU filesystems and can handle misformatted images. The update also includes a detailed guide on how […]

Mario Kart 64 Amped Up Receives Halloween-Themed V3.10 Hotfix

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The fan-favorite mod Mario Kart 64 Amped Up by Litronom has received a new V3.10 hotfix, just in time for Halloween. This update introduces festive Halloween costumes, which can be toggled by pressing Z on the Player Select screen when 3D Racers are enabled. The patch also enhances visuals by displaying 3D models in character […]