Although my favourite era of gaming came a few years later, I did experience the ATARI 2600. That black joystick with that one district red button was mind-blowing at the time. I was very young when the 2600 was released and did not own the system, but instead played it at around a family friends […]
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It’s no secret that we over at Metal Game Solid love ROM Hacks. Mario Kart 64 Amped Up is the pinnacle of Mario Kart 64 ROM hacks. It adds so much to the game including brand new tracks, some from other games like Diddy Kong racing and a whole lot more. It adds assets from […]
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FPGA Core Developer Anton Gale, who has brought us a number of core over the years for the MiSTer FPGA and the Analogue Pocket. Cast your mind back a bit, and you’ll remember they released the Taito SJ core. This release had the vast majority of the games working, but some were not implemented due […]
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From what I recall this question popped up on Reddit five or so years ago, while as far as I know this madness has not been tested in real life (I really hope it hasn’t). Well now there a game out where you can be the Gorilla and take on the 100 man. At first […]
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A vey talented developer known as Pigsy has been working on bringing over one of the best games of all time to the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis, that’s right it’s Castlevania: Symphony of the night. Pigsy has been frequent updates via his X account and YouTube channel. Check the X post below of the latest update […]
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We love new games for our old systems, so when Frontier Force was released earlier this year by Badcomputer for the SEGA SMS, it was very well received by the community, and for good reason, the game played really well and looked great too. Great enemy attack patterns and even better boss fights. All whilst […]
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Pixel Cherry Ninja returns with another roundup of the latest in retro gaming and FPGA developments. From new core updates to exciting fan projects and hardware news, this weekly video covers the standout stories you may have missed. See timestamps and sources below.
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UPDATE 27th July 2025 – I tried out the demo, on and off stream, and it plays really well. It has a great juggle system and a really good feel to it. The hit detection is solid too. Check the stream below. Fallen City Brawl is an upcoming brawler for the PC, which will be […]
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While browsing X, the below tweet, or sorry, it’s called post now, appeared on my timeline, without a doubt it’s the best thing I’ve seen all week. Check it out, it’s MJ himself in Resident Evil 2. Sound needs to be on for this one. As far as I know this mod is not out […]
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We can all agree that ROM hacks of our favourite games bring additional value as well as new and creative ways to enjoy some of our favourite childhood games. There are some ROM hacks that work on software emulators but do not run on original hardware as well as the MiSTer FPGA. This is where […]
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