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Dreamcast Light Gun title Death Crimson 2 has been Translated into English!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 3 months ago

For a console that famously championed peripheral use, the Sega Dreamcast sure had slim pickings when it came to games that utilised the light gun. Most notably, the console received arcade-perfect ports of both The House of the Dead 2 and the severely und …
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Atari’s Mike Jang

The Arcade Blogger about 3 months ago

Some sad news to report on the blog this week. I got word that long-time Industrial Designer at Atari coin-operated division, Mike Jang, has passed away. I’ve known Mike since 2016, and whilst we never met, he was always on the other end of an em …

How to troubleshoot dead laptop

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have a Thinkpad A30p laptop which doesn't power up. The machine is in a good shape otherwise and I'm motivated to restore it, though I don't have any experience of dealing with completely dead laptops. When I press power button there's no any activity - …
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Beloved TV Show Knightmare Is Getting A New Fan Game For The ZX Spectrum

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Coming 2024.A brand new computer game based on the classic children's TV show Knightmare is currently in development for the ZX Spectrum and is expected to arrive later this year in either April or May.The unofficial project is the work of the hobbyist dev …
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Fan Translation And ROM Hack-Sharing Site CDRomance Forced Underground After Legal Threat

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Files currently being hosted off-site.Popular fan translation and ROM hack-sharing site CDRomance has taken all of its hosted files off-site after an apparent legal challenge.CDRomance is popular with retro gamers as it hosts a variety of pre-patched ROMs …
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The Automatic Services Universal Arcade Cabinet

The Arcade Blogger about 3 months ago

A few weeks back I wrote about Automatic Services and the arcade cabinets that a group of us were able to acquire, after its owner Mark Shepherd passed away. If you missed that post, go here. This week, I wanted to follow up by taking a closer look at …
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Dreamcast Covers that Go Hard (and Some More that Can Go Straight in the Bin)

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 3 months ago

Like the greatest album covers in the world, some games make a great impression even when sitting on a shelf. Whilst previews in the media, video trailers and word of mouth are vitally important, it would be wise not to underestimate the immediate impact a …
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The SNES Tripod Mount Is A Clever Accessory For Game Boy Camera Videography

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Created by Chris Graue & Drew Van Oort.Despite being released back in 1998 and there being a widespread selection of other more capable cameras available, the Game Boy Camera is still being used today by a variety of artists. So it should probably come as …
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The SNES Tripod Mount Is A Clever Accessory For The Game Boy Camera

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Created by Chris Graue & Drew Van Oort.Despite being released back in 1998 and there being a widespread selection of other more capable cameras available, the Game Boy Camera is still being used today by a variety of artists. So it should probably come as …
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SNES Hidden Gem 'Melfand Stories' Receives Full English Fan Translation

Time Extension about 3 months ago

The game was released in 1994 by Sting & ASCII Entertainment.The 1994 Japan-exclusive hack 'n slash title Melfand Stories has just received a new fan translation, allowing players to experience the SNES hidden gem entirely in English for the first time eve …
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Minecraft Comes To Dreamcast Via ClassiCube

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Block-busting news!Minecraft is one pretty much every modern platform, so why shouldn't the Dreamcast get in on the action?That's (sort of) what has happened, as ClassiCube – a fan-made sandbox game based on Minecraft's Creative Mode – has just been po …
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Sonic Tubbz Are Back, But This Time They're Minature

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Full-size Sonic Tubbz also restocked.If you're a fan of the Numskull's 'Tubbz' line of collectables, then you'll be pleased to learn that it's expanding with new 'mini' Sonic variants.Joining the range as part of the Mini Tubbz line are Sonic the Hedgehog, …

Dreamcast - turns on but no video, no audio

Neo Geo Forums about 4 months ago

So, I finally decided to turn on my old PAL Dreamcast after years and years of neglect, planning to install a Terraonion MODE. I already knew the GDRom drive was faulty (couldn't boot discs anymore), but I sure wasn't expecting this. The orange led turns …

Where can I safely get WinHiip for PS2?

Neo Geo Forums about 4 months ago

I was following Tito's tutorial for the HDD and Noctua fan upgrade, and the PS2-Home link for WinHiip isn't working. Some shit about being a possible hacker, and to email the admin. Wants me to log in through the website via Outlook, which I fucking hate, …
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Two Incredibly Rare Mega Man Battle Network Games Are Getting A Fan Translation

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Rockman.EXE Phantom of Network & Legend of Network were preserved last December.Last December, RockmanCosmo, the leader of the feature phone preservationist group SciLabSecrets, announced that the team had successfully managed to preserve full copies of th …
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Two Rare Mega Man Battle Network Games Are Getting Fan Translations

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Rockman.EXE Phantom of Network & Legend of Network were preserved last December.Last December, RockmanCosmo, the leader of the feature phone preservationist group SciLabSecrets, announced that the team had successfully managed to preserve full copies of th …
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You Can Play This Fan-Made Sega Vs. Capcom Crossover Right Now

Time Extension about 4 months ago

The clash of titans.When Capcom hit upon the idea of creating crossover fighters with 1996's X-Men vs. Street Fighter, it kicked into motion a series of games which would include some of the best brawlers in the business – including Marvel vs. Capcom 2, …

Replacing an IBM XT power supply unit with an ATX one

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello all! Important disclaimer: I am very new to fiddling around with computer hardware, and I know more or less nothing about how to deal with electricity in this (or, well, any) context. I've been considering replacing the PSU in my IBM XT with a more …
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Sega AI, One Of The Company's Rarest Systems, Just Got Preserved Online

Time Extension about 4 months ago

ROM dumps, scans and much more besides.You'd be forgiven for not knowing anything about Sega AI Computer, a system released by the company in 1986. There's very little information about the platform online, but that has just changed overnight thanks to the …
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Random: We Need This Fanmade Monkey Island LEGO Set To Be Real

Time Extension about 4 months ago

"That's the second biggest LEGO Monkey Head we've ever seen!".If you're a fan of Lego, you've probably heard of the website Lego Ideas by now, but just in case you haven't we'll give you a quick recap.It's a place where people can go to submit their fanmad …
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Fan Releases Translation Patch For 'Wind's Seed', A "Cute" RPG From Puyo Puyo Dev Compile

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Wind's Seed was released in 1995 in Disc Station magazine Vol. 07.A fan translation has just been released for a small PC-98 RPG from the Puyo Puyo developer Compile.Wind's Seed, in case you've never heard of it (and we wouldn't blame you), is a short 2-hr …

Why don't you like KOF 2003?

Neo Geo Forums about 4 months ago

Over the years there's been this general consensus that KOF 2003 in particular is looked down upon a lot. It isn't outright bad like 2001 but people still put it way below 98 and 2002, the fan favorites. Maybe 2003 makes too many changes? You don't like p …
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New Bravoman Patch Addresses Its Notoriously Terrible TurboGrafx-16 Translation

Time Extension about 4 months ago

And also restores its cut developer Easter Eggs.Less than a week after the release of his Tower of Druaga PC Engine hack, Garrett Greenwalt is back with another fan translation — this time for the 1990 PC Engine port of the Namco arcade game Chouzetsu Ri …
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Castlevania Fan Game 'Maria Renard's Revenge' Ported To Sega Saturn

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Was originally developed for the Amiga.Those of you with good memories will recall that we reported on Z-Team's Castlevania fan game Maria Renard’s Revenge a while back.Developed for the Commodore Amiga using the Scorpion Engine, this highly-rated homebr …
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The First Ever Megami Tensei Game Has Just Been Fan Translated Into English

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Telenet Japan's 1987 MSX title has been translated into English.While Atlus is the video game company that is most often associated with Megami Tensei today, it's important to note it wasn't the first to try and adapt Aya Nishitani's Digital Devil Story no …