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Nintendo 64 (N64) • How do I save N64 controller pak games if I'm using SNAC?

MISTerFPGA about 17 days ago

Is there any way I can use my original N64 controller via SNAC, and still use the emulated save pak function for the games that need it? …
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Lost-Media Website 'Games That Weren't' Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Time Extension about 17 days ago

The site was started all the way back in 1999.The lost-media/games preservation website Games That Weren't is currently celebrating 25 years since its initial formation.Inspired by Ian Osborne's Commodore Force article "That Was The Game That Wasn’t", Fr …
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'Tricky Madness' Is An Exciting New Indie Game Inspired By SSX Tricky

Time Extension about 17 days ago

Coming to PC via Steam in 2025.The SSX games are always appearing on lists of games that players want to see make a return, which makes it all the more confusing that EA hasn't really done anything with the classic snowboarding series since its 2012 reboot …
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Mega Man V For The Game Boy Is Getting A 16-Bit Style Fan Remake

Time Extension about 18 days ago

Coming to the PC.A new fanmade remake of the 1994 Game Boy title Mega Man V is currently in development for the PC.Mega Man: The Rulers of Space, as the project is called, is being built in Unreal Engine and aims to transform the classic handheld title int …
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A Bizarre Legal Battle Is Being Waged Over Metal Orange EX And Chip-Chan Kick's Soundtracks

Time Extension about 18 days ago

Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata worked on both.When you're talking about all-time classic video game soundtracks, Metal Orange EX (X68000) and Chip-Chan Kick (PC-FX) might not seem like obvious candidates for a vinyl re-release, but these two games hav …
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Limited Run Games Accused Of Shipping "Premium" 3DO Games On CD-Rs

Time Extension about 18 days ago

"The quality of the CD-Rs are so bad you can see through them".Boutique publisher Limited Run Games has been accused of sending out CD-R discs in its premium edition 3DO titles.Customers who have recently received 3DO games from the company have claimed th …
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Catalog One-year Anniversary Report

Playdate News about 18 days ago

April 18, 2024 marked the two-year anniversary of the launch of Playdate. To commemorate the occasion, for the first time, we are publicly sharing data on the sales of Playdate games on our own game storefront, Catalog, and are excited to announce that ove …

Timo's Castle - A homage to Henry's Castle for the C64 by Pixelbrei Games with publishing by Bitmap Soft

Indie Retro News about 18 days ago

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Arcade Cores • Astrocade

MISTerFPGA about 18 days ago

Just wanted to thank Macro for working on the Arcade Astrocade core. While I haven't had a chance to try it out lately, the Astrocade is one of my all time favorites. (I'm 47, and the Astrocade is my first experience with video games (I was 2 or 3 when …
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Super Rare Taiwanese Mega Man Bootleg 'Zook Hero 3' Has Finally Been Dumped

Time Extension about 18 days ago

Unofficial game finally preserved.Back in the '90s and 2000s, it was quite common to see Chinese or Taiwanese-made bootleg games for consoles such as the NES, SNES and Game Boy.One such example was Zook Hero, a franchise made by Taiwan-based developer Vast …
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Feature: FPGA Vs Software Emulation - Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out

Time Extension about 18 days ago

Which option should you choose in 2024?Once upon a time, if you wanted to play a retro game without using the original hardware, then your only option was software-based emulation. These emulators would be coded for platforms such as Windows, Linux or Andr …
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M2 Currently Working On "Several Projects Behind The Scenes"

Time Extension about 18 days ago

"Please wait a little longer".Japanese company M2 has confirmed that it has several unrevealed projects in development and that its next project is still under wraps.In a social media post to mark the 7th anniversary of the release of the PS4 version of M2 …
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This Is What It's Like To Take Your Sega Saturn Online In 2024

Time Extension about 19 days ago

Getting online, '90s-style.These days, game consoles having online connectivity is a given, but back in the 1990s, it was very much a novelty.The Mega Drive and SNES both had online capabilities of some description thanks to extra accessories, as did the N …
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Jail Break (Konami, 1985)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 19 days ago

Developed by Konami for the arcades.Directed by Oolong Sugimo.Produced by Kagemasa Kozuki and Soft Second Development Room.Music and sound effects by Sound Effect Study Room.Originally published as an arcade game kit in North America by Konami Industry Co. …
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Flashback: How The Kindness Of Sega Saved Nvidia From Going Under

Time Extension about 19 days ago

"There was no reason for him to do it".Nvidia is one of the hottest tech firms of the current era and stands to benefit massively from the incredible interest in the world of AI – which relies on the powerful hardware produced by companies like Nvidia to …
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Retro Gaming Takes Over The BBC's Breakfast Show

Time Extension about 19 days ago

Metal Slug and the Virtual Boy shown off to the masses.We all know that retro gaming is big business, but in the world of the mainstream media, the popularity of old games is perhaps a little less obvious.Thankfully, Frazer Rhodes – whose wonderful museu …
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Gallery: Retro-Bit's Assault Suits Valken Looks (And Sounds) Great

Time Extension about 19 days ago

It's all about the sound effect keyring.Assault Suits Valken (or Cybernator, as you might know it) was a jaw-dropping experience back in the '90s.Here was a game which successfully communicated the feeling of what it must be like to control a huge, hulking …
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Sega's System 18 Arcade Board Is Getting An FPGA Core

Time Extension about 20 days ago

CPS3 core also in development.Sega's System 18 arcade board is getting an FPGA core courtesy of developer Jotego.The board – which made its debut in 1989 and is essentially an augmented System 16 – is unique in that it includes a Video Display Processo …
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SNK Arcade Games Athena And Fighting Golf Come To Analogue Pocket

Time Extension about 20 days ago

Lee Trevino sadly didn't make the cut.Two more games have come to Analogue Pocket, and they've both by SNK.The games are actually included in a single FPGA core, which has been ported from MiSTer to the Analogue Pocket by Roland King.Read the full article …

NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) • Turbo File Support?

MISTerFPGA about 20 days ago

Any idea if the ASCII Turbo File is supported on the current NES Core or if there's any plans to implement it?(Looked through the input - periphery options and didn't see anything so I'm assuming it's not supported but could be missing something)There's a …
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Orc Face Games: New SEGA Dreamcast Indie Game Publisher from HarleQuest! Developer

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 20 days ago

The Kickstarter for Ross Kilgariff's 3D Dreamcast dungeon crawler HarleQuest! may have launched on April Fool's Day 2023, but it is quite clear from the community hype surrounding it that it is definitely no joke. Back in January, we asked Junkyard readers …

Fish Shooting Games Are Becoming More Popular Than Slots — Here’s Why

Retromash about 20 days ago

For a long time, online slots have dominated most online casinos. Book of Dead, Big Bass Bonanza, Sugar Rush. These are just some of the all-time classics. However, the grip that slots have had on the online casino crown is slowly starting to slip. The …

Quake 2 now also available as digital version for AmigaOS 3 (68k)

Amigans about 20 days ago

Alinea Computer is very pleased to be able to offer the version for AmigaOS 3 (68k) as a digital download in addition to the Quake 2 version for AmigaOS 4. Steffen Häuser is responsible for the porting and has implemented numerous features that have not y …
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Random: This Bulk Slash FAQ Has Been Puzzling Fans For Almost 20 Years

Time Extension about 20 days ago

"I'll let you figure out these yourself".Given we now have access to massive interactive 'wiki' pages and step-by-step walkthrough videos, there's little need for the traditional FAQ guide these days – but, once upon a time, these crudely formatted guide …
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New Rage Of The Dragons, Breakers Revenge And Asuka 120% Games Coming To exA-Arcadia

Time Extension about 20 days ago

Plus a bunch of other titles for the arcade system.During EVO Japan it was announced that new Rage Of The Dragons, Breakers and Asuka 120% titles are coming to the exA-Arcadia arcade system.Rage of the Dragons W will be an update of the original game, whic …