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Dreamcast Exclusive Sega Tetris Is Back Online, Thanks To Fans

Time Extension about 2 days ago

Game was never released outside of Japan.Although most people will connect Tetris with Nintendo thanks to the iconic Game Boy and NES versions, its one-time rival Sega also has a long association with the Russian puzzler.Sega created an arcade version of t …
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Game Boy Cult Classic With A Zelda Connection Joins Nintendo Switch Online, But There's A Catch

Time Extension about 3 days ago

Time marches on.Nintendo updated its Switch Online service this week to include three 1989 Game Boy games – Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Baseball – but in Japan, an extra game was added to the service.Action-adventure title Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa …
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Zelda-Like 'Timothy And The Mysterious Forest' Is Getting A Game Boy Color-Style DX Update

Time Extension about 4 days ago

Zelda, Metal Gear and Banjo-Kazooie all cited as inspirations.Kibou Entertainment, the team behind 2019's Timothy And The Mysterious Forest, has announced that it is getting a Game Boy Color-style upgrade in the form of Timothy And The Mysterious Forest DX …
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Mega Man V For The Game Boy Is Getting A 16-Bit Style Fan Remake

Time Extension about 17 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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CIBSunday: Nintendo Game Boy

Time Extension about 21 days ago

35 years, and still going strong.Last weekend, the Game Boy celebrated its 35th birthday – a remarkable achievement.This monochrome system will have been a vital entry point for millions of players; it offered home console-standard games in a highly port …
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Tetrisweeper Is What Would Happen If Tetris And Minesweeper Had A Baby

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Coming soon to Steam.Tetris and Minesweeper must rank as two of the most-played video games in the world in terms of the sheer number of hours invested in them, so the idea of fusion them together strikes us as a pretty interesting one.That's precisely wha …
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Visions Of Mana's New Japanese Trailer Goes Heavy On Nostalgia

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The next entry in the Seiken Densetsu series.Square Enix has just released a new Japanese trailer for the upcoming Visions of Mana, and it's a wonderfully nostalgic ride through the history of the series.The trailer begins back in 1991, with a young boy wa …
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33 Years Later, Game Boy Title's 16-Player Mode Is Finally Unlocked

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Faceball 2000, the way it was meant to be played.Seasoned Game Boy fans will be aware of the title Faceball 2000. Originally released in 1991, it is based on the Atari ST title MIDI Maze, which used the computer's MIDI ports to daisy-chain systems together …
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Metroid II Gets A Colourful Super Game Boy Upgrade

Time Extension about 1 month ago

New border and custom palette.The Game Boy title Metroid II: Return of Samus has just received a colourful spruce-up thanks to the efforts of first-time modder Ryallasha N’vetay.Metroid II: SGB Enhanced adds a Super Game Boy border and custom palette to …
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Lost Tetris Sequel 'Tetris Reversed' Shown Off For The First Time Ever

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"This is Tetris for like 300 IQ people".When Tetris became a pack-in title for the Nintendo Game Boy in 1989, it also became a global smash hit, selling millions of copies and establishing itself as the world's favourite puzzle video game.Its success also …
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2D Meets 3D In Screenbound - A New Platformer About Being Distracted

Time Extension about 2 months ago

A game within a game.If you've ever owned a handheld, the chances are you've probably experienced at some point what it's like trying to play a video game on the go, only to fail spectacularly in the process.Growing up, we know we've picked up our own fair …

Game Boy, Game Boy Color • GB/GBC ROM Location

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

I am sure this may seem these are odd questions to some, but I am currently curating my RomSets (more of an analysis paralysis issue - trying to spend more time playing games not going thru massive game lists trying to figure out what game to play). In do …

The Watara Supervison AKA / Quickshot seems kinda cool

Neo Geo Forums about 2 months ago

I've seen it pop up in my feeds for several decades. Maybe even saw it for sale here and there in person over the years. Always thought of it as a cheap knock off wannabe Gameboy. Downloaded the entire games catalog and they actually seem to have put some …
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Tetris On Playdate Finally Makes It Perfect

Time Extension about 2 months ago

(Or "Quandino" if Tetris Company lawyers ask).Everyone accepts that Tetris is one of the world's most perfect video games. It's just a fact; there's no point in debating it any longer. The fact that the Game Boy shipped with the iconic Russian puzzler play …
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Fans Are Remaking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Includes new mode featuring playable Shredder, Krang, Bebop & Rocksteady.If you grew up as a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then we have some great news to share with you.It appears that a group of fans called Merso X Games are currently hard at …
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The Original Metroid Is Being Recreated On The Game Boy

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Via the ROM hack 'M2NES: Zebes Revisited'.Homebrew developer LOO-E is porting the original NES Metroid to the Game Boy, it has been revealed.M2NES: Zebes Revisited is actually a ROM hack which is built on the framework of Metroid II: Return of Samus, a Gam …

THE MANDARIN 2 - A new Star Wars action game now for the Gameboy Advanced and MSX by Mananuk

Indie Retro News about 2 months ago

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Review: Pullfrog Playdate Deluxe (Playdate) - Tetris Meets Mr. Driller In This Essential Puzzle Platformer

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Get your coat, you've pulled.Combining genres can lead to some unexpectedly pleasant results, and that's certainly the case with Pullfrog Playdate Deluxe. Based on the Pico-8 title Pullfrog, this Playdate-exclusive update is a mix of Tetris and your tradit …
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Review: Resonant Tale (Playdate) - A Small But Perfectly Formed Zelda Homage

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Zelda-lite.We know what you're thinking: Resonant Tale looks an awful lot like Zelda: Link's Awakening. It even starts on a beach, and the layout of its map is eerily similar to that of the Game Boy classic. However, what we have here isn't some Palworld-s …
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Punch-Out!! Is Getting A Fanmade SNES Port

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Coming 2024.If you've been following the site for a while, you may be aware of our previous coverage of the ROM hacker/porting expert Infidelity, who has made a name for himself by porting NES titles to the SNES with a bunch of exciting quality-of-life fea …

Game Boy, Game Boy Color • SNAC Link Cable with Real GameBoy Printer?

MISTerFPGA about 4 months ago

I’m considering buying an original GameBoy Printer so I can print the cute stickers from Super Mario Bros DX. As far as I understand the printer receives commands via the Link Cable, so can the MiSTer with the Link Cable SNAC be used to connect to it?In …
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Funnyplaying FPGBC - FPGA Gameboy Color

Neo Geo Forums about 4 months ago

Just got this in today and it's pretty damn slick. It's nice to have a GBC that can play GB in a nice OG palette. Allows for integer scaling with pixel grid as well. Works fine with my Everdrive X3 as well. Anyone else pick one of these up? The price is pr …
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Gallery: We Crack Open Retro-Bit's Hammerin' Harry, El Viento And Sol-Deace Reissues

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Physical releases to kick off 2024.Last year, Retro-Bit announced it was publishing licenced reissues of Hammerin' Harry, Hammerin' Harry 2, El Viento and Sol Deace – and we've been lucky enough to get sample copies of them.Released in Japanese arcades i …
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This Game Boy-Style 'RoboCop Vs Predator' Game Is Totally Free

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Your move, creep.Back in the '90s, two of cinema's most iconic robots did battle in the risible RoboCop Versus The Terminator, a rather clunky mash-up which launched on a wide range of systems, including the SNES, Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear and G …
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This Useful Zelda: Link’s Awakening ROM Hack Unlocks Super Game Boy Support

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Enhanced controls! Quick dash! Inventory customisation!The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is one of the best entries in the series, and has already benefitted from not one but two excellent updates – the Game Boy Color 'DX' version and, more recently, …