Retro topics
Handheld legends, Nintendo hardware, and classic franchise stories.
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A friendly look at what makes DSpico different from old R4-style carts, from firmware choices to Pico Launcher, SD card notes, and real-world game loading.
Link had ridden Epona before, but Twilight Princess turned the horse into part of the action.
Fans are comparing Blizzard's in-game celebration with Fortnite's Overwatch collaboration, and the reaction has not been kind to the official event.
The long-running GameCube decompilation effort has led to Dusk, an unofficial port with mod support already starting to show its promise.
After YouTuber Rendi reached 99 Slayer on a restricted account, Jagex rolled back the progress tied to a Slayer Partner bug, then explained why the case was treated as account-action worthy.
Before Star Fox became one of Nintendo’s most famous 3D showpieces, Jez San and Argonaut were already chasing technical challenges that most home systems were never built to handle.
The homebrew project is aiming for a real SNES cartridge release, while its developer has addressed questions around AI-made preview packaging and promised hardware footage soon.
A warm look back at how Rare's young team turned Dinosaur Planet into Star Fox Adventures, why the change mattered, and why the game still divides Nintendo fans.
Star Fox began as a daring technical partnership between Argonaut and Nintendo. The result was not only a landmark SNES game, but also the Super FX chip, a piece of hardware that changed what console players expected to见
A Reddit joke about the OSRS engine led to a real developer note: the long-running MMO needs engine work because its supply of object and model IDs is nearly used up.
The new Star Fox brings the Nintendo 64 classic back with upgraded visuals and redesigned crew members.
Two mid-'80s arcade names are getting fresh console releases, giving retro fans another easy way to revisit Taito and Nichibutsu history.
BioCreeps is a new sci-fi action arcade platformer for the NES, and it has already made a strong start o...
The classic handheld compilation returns on Switch, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam with back-to-back missions and fresh music built around its biggest mode.
The Neo Geo Pocket and WonderSwan remain fascinating machines, but their timing shows how hard it was to read Nintendo's handheld playbook.
Pablo Miyazawa's Nintendistas project looks back at a complicated chapter of Nintendo history, where official releases, local industry, grey market imports, and fan memory all overlap.
Sebastian Kostka is rebuilding Donut Dodo for classic hardware through his own engine, with N64 and Dreamcast versions in the works alongside a modern Xbox Series X|S port.
Fresh footage shows Lara Croft moving through Tomb Raider on N64 hardware-style tools, with music, FMVs, and plenty of work still left to polish.
A tiny Wii built from actual hardware is making retro fans look twice, but this is not a beginner-friendly mod.
A trusted retro display tool now has an official N64 release, plus plans for a future physical cartridge.
A familiar Nintendo silence has the Star Fox community checking rumors, calendars, and subreddit threads for any sign of Fox McCloud's return.
THEC64 Handheld and The Spectrum Handheld bring a portable, Nintendo-style shell to two famous 1980s machines.
Before Xbox became part of the console race, Ed Fries had already lived several eras of games history. His story runs from teenage Atari projects to Microsoft Excel, then into the gaming group that helped bring Rare into
A small team has rebuilt the 2000 Game Boy Color Mega Man X spin-off as a free PC fangame, while keeping its retro roots in sight.
Pre-orders for the physical edition open on April 28, 2026, with a $49.99 price and an expected launch next month.
Generation 3 used the Game Boy Advance to make Pokemon feel brighter, deeper, and more personal, from Abilities and Natures to Secret Bases, Double Battles, and weather on the map.
Nearly two decades after the last ZSNES update, zsKnight and _Demo_ are back with a new emulator that keeps the old front-end charm while trying something different with Nintendo's 16-bit library.
