Necros Fortress For The PC Engine Fully Playable in English Thanks to New Fan Translation

A new fan translation by washbear was made for Necros Fortress, also known as Neclos Fortress, fully playable in English. Originally released in Japan in 1990 for the PC Engine on HuCard, the turn based RPG was tied to a line of candy toys that included collectible figures and a card game. The translation covers […]

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Viewpoint 2064 Translation Patch Released

A new fan translation patch has arrived for Viewpoint 2064, the unreleased Nintendo 64 sequel to Sammy Corp’s Neo Geo shooter. Developed by Sammy and Racdym, the game switches the original’s isometric 2D look for a fully 3D presentation, while still restricting movement to a horizontal 2D plane. A lock-on system lets players target enemies […]

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Splatterworld English Translation Released

Aeon Genesis has released an English translation for Splatterworld, an obscure and previously unreleased prototype connected to Namco’s Splatterhouse series. The game is a quirky RPG spinoff in the style of Wanpaku Graffiti, mixing cute visuals with playful horror themes. Originally developed for the Famicom in 1993, it was never commercially released and only surfaced […]

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Alleys of Anime 2 Brings Fan Favorite Anime Heroes Into Streets of Rage 2

A new fan made Genesis ROM hack, Alleys of Anime 2, has been released, replacing the original Streets of Rage 2 roster with four iconic anime characters. The hack blends classic beat em up gameplay with a crossover lineup pulled from some of the most popular series of the 90s. Players can fight through the […]

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PCN – Weekly News Video Ep175 + Source List

01:02 TK2000 & Enterprise Cores MiSTer 03:08 Lost Gradius Hack Found & added to MiSTer and Analogue Pocket 04:57 SuperStationOne Update 05:48 Zaparoo v2.7.0 MiSTer & More 06:53 QMTECT IO Board V2 and Availability MiSTer 09:12 Script for N64 Turbo Core Update MiSTer 10:50 Voice Activated MiSTer 12:41 Unstable and Test Builds MiSTer 13:30 Analogue […]

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Community Project Spotlight: Mega Man 1 & 2 Rushjet1 VRC6 Arranged Music ROM Hacks by Ti

Today I’m going to try and establish a new type of article for MGS, the Community Project Spotlight. In these articles I will focus on a lesser known ROM Hack, Homebrew, Translation patch or other interesting Classic Gaming Community topic that I think might be of interest to our readers. For this first article I’m […]

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Gradius 2 xh: An almost lost feature packed hack of Gradius 2 arcade!

Jotego/JTFPGA member niknak, a long time classic gaming community member on Discord inquired about adding support in the JTTWIN16 FPGA core for a very obscure (in the west) rom hack of the arcade original version of Gradius II. Titled Gradius II xh, this modification/hack changes the game to be more like a so called training […]

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

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 […]

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Super Mario World Redone: 40 Years of Mario Edition

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, […]

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Gets Enhanced Saturn Patch

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 […]

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