Sonic R has finally made the jump to Dreamcast. Sort of. A new pre-release build, developed…
Month: July 2026
Upcoming Commodore Amiga shooter Zepton shows off its Voxel engine
The PICO-8 shooter Zepton is heading to the Commodore Amiga, and even in its early state,…
How Q-Link brought email, chat and games to the Commodore 64
Long before AOL discs fell out of magazines and landed in millions of letterboxes, Commodore 64…
Minicraft 3D brings Minecraft-style gameplay to Game Boy and Game Boy Color
The Game Boy was never meant to do this. Nintendo’s original handheld was built for simple…
Cobra Strike aims to revive retro helicopter combat with modern tactics
Cobra Strike knows exactly what it wants to be. That helps. It’s a tactical helicopter combat…
Street Fighter III 2nd Impact FPGA core lands with major CPS3 progress
Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact has always been the odd one in the trilogy. Not the…
ARMSX2 lands on Linux, and Arm gaming handhelds could benefit
ARMSX2 has landed its first Linux release for Arm devices, and that makes this one worth…
Guru Meditation crashes in Amiga emulation: common mistakes
A Guru Meditation error can look dramatic, especially when it appears in the middle of an…
New PS4 CSSFontFace exploit turns a font bug into a big deal
Even years after Sony moved the spotlight to newer hardware, the PlayStation 4 remains one of…
Someone got Linux running on the Atari Jaguar with just 2 MB of RAM
Running Linux on the Atari Jaguar sounds odd at first. It should. This wasn’t a machine…
Donkey Kong at 45: why Nintendo’s arcade icon still matters
Donkey Kong turns 45, and that’s no small thing. Plenty of game characters from the early…
Atari sharpens European strategy with new president and studio oversight
The company has appointed Andreas Deptolla as President of Atari Europe, a newly created role that…
PKHeX update improves Pokémon save editing, diagnostics and item handling
PKHeX has received a new update, and while it doesn’t try to reinvent the tool, it…
WinUAE 6.1.0 beta 9 improves Amiga emulation on macOS and Linux
WinUAE 6.1.0 beta 9 has arrived for macOS and Linux, and this one is all about…
PCSX2x6 brings PS2 arcade emulation to PC with major compatibility boost
Some emulators arrive with a big splash. Others quietly solve problems that have annoyed people for…
Driver 2 Arrives on Nintendo Switch with native REDRIVER2 port
Driver 2 has taken a sharp turn onto Nintendo Switch. Not through a standard emulator. Not…
Double Dribble and Cabal arrive on MiSTer FPGA and Analogue Pocket
Jotego has rolled out a hefty FPGA arcade update, and this one has a bit of…
Snes9x GX 5 released: huge SNES emulator upgrade for Wii, GameCube and Wii U
Snes9x GX 5.0.0 is a big update. This new version of the SNES emulator for Nintendo…
The rise and fall of Winamp: inside the classic MP3 player’s story
Before streaming cleaned up the mess, digital music was wonderfully untidy. People had folders full of…
Hard Corps Mod for AmigaOS4 transforms Doom 3 into a platform shooter
Hard Corps Mod for Dhewm3 AmigaOS4 takes Doom 3 and flips the whole experience on its…
FATXplorer: new release makes Xbox SSD and HDD setup easier on Windows
FATXplorer 3.0 Beta 37 is the kind of update that doesn’t need fireworks to matter. It…
Duke Nukem on Atari ST: the original DOS shooter finally reaches Atari’s 16-bit computer
Duke Nukem has arrived on Atari ST, and yes, that still feels like a small surprise.…
Classic Prince of Persia finds a new home on the Playdate handheld
Prince of Persia on Playdate sounds odd for about five seconds. Then it clicks. Jordan Mechner’s…
Video game censorship in Europe: why the debate is no longer just about violence
European video game censorship used to be easy to spot. A game would arrive in shops,…
DolphinXR v0.3 improves GameCube and Wii VR emulation with major Metroid Prime fixes
DolphinXR v0.3 is the kind of emulator update that doesn’t need loud promises to matter. It…
A1200 NG vs THEA1200: key differences between two modern Amiga 1200 computers
The Amiga 1200 name still gets attention. That’s no surprise. It was one of the most…
New Half-Life 2 browser port includes Episode One and Episode Two
Half-Life 2 now runs inside a web browser. Not as a video stream. Not as a…