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"We Are Now 0.3 Seconds Off Of Absolute Perfection" Says Super Mario Speedrunner As He Sets New World Record
Published: January 12, 2025 12:45
Niftski's heart rate rose to 188 BPM.Super Mario Bros. speedrunner Niftski has set a new world record for the NES game, clocking in 4:54.565 in the 'any %' category.The 8-bit classic has been so comprehensively mined by speedrunners in recent years that…
My Arcade's OutRun Mini-Arcade Will Include The Legendary OutRunners
Published: January 12, 2025 11:30
First time the original arcade version has been available in the home.Just before Christmas, it was announced that Sega was teaming up with retro hardware maker My Arcade to produce a series of mini-arcade systems, and we now have more details on one of…
Identifying Gaming's First Playable Female Character "Isn't As Cut-And-Dried" As You Might Think
Published: January 10, 2025 17:00
Video game historian Kate Willaert digs in.The world of video games is packaged with male lead characters, but pinpointing the exact moment a female protagonist was introduced is more challenging than you might think – especially when you take into account…
The Making Of: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2's Surprisingly Stellar GBA Port
Published: January 10, 2025 16:05
"We gave them an early version to get some feedback about it and they tore it apart".When it comes to the topic of titles that push the Game Boy Advance hardware, one game that constantly comes up is Vicarious Vision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and it's…
FPGA Maker Altera Goes Indie, Looks To "Shape The Next Era Of FPGA Technology"
Published: January 10, 2025 16:00
"Today marks a proud milestone".Field-Programmable Gate Array chipset maker Altera has gone independent.The company remains owned by Intel, which purchased the company for $16.7 billion in 2015, but it will now be able to enjoy a new period of freedom. The…
'Ritmania' Is A New Rhythm Heaven-Inspired Game Coming To Steam
Published: January 10, 2025 14:30
A teaser was recently released by developer Garoa Studios.A new Rhythm Heaven-style game is coming to Steam from the Brazilian developer Garoa Studios, as recently spotted by Famitsu.Ritmania is a brand new indie title that is being described on Steam as a…
Why Is N64 So Hard To Emulate In 2025? Modern Vintage Gamer Investigates
Published: January 10, 2025 12:45
It's "a broken mess" according to the retro gaming YouTuber.Emulation has unlocked many classic systems for a whole new generation of players, and devices such as handhelds, micro-consoles, Nintendo Switch, emulation boxes and MiSTer FPGA have made…
Hideki Kamiya Reveals More About Okami's Simulation Origins
Published: January 10, 2025 11:30
Okami originally focused on a wolf pack living on a deserted island.Following the recent announcement at The Game Awards that Okami will be getting a sequel, Hideki Kamiya has been active on Twitter/X answering some questions from fans about the popular…
Four Years Later, My Arcade's Super Retro Champ Is Finally Coming Out - And It Plays SNES And Genesis Games
Published: January 10, 2025 10:30
Was announced back in 2020.Back at CES 2020, My Arcade announced the Super Retro Champ, a handheld which plays SNES and Genesis games. It was supposed to launch later that year but vanished from view.However, the company has resurrected the device for CES…
This New Patch Unlocks Hidden Debug Menus Inside Cult Dreamcast RPG 'SEGAGAGA'
Published: January 10, 2025 10:00
Turns out, the game features two secret debug menus with a range of different features.The software engineer Bo Bayles (@memory_fallen) has recently taken a deeper look at the cult Sega Dreamcast role-playing simulation SEGAGAGA, and in the process has…
Sadly, Samsung's 'PS2 Resurrection' Is A Case Of Mistaken Identity
Published: January 10, 2025 09:30
Spotted on the show floor of CES 2025.CES is always full of surprises – after all, it's the event where the tech world shows off its latest and greatest gadgets.However, one device is turning heads for another reason. As reported by Sammobile, a walk past…
Evercade's Indie Heroes Collection 4 Launches Next Month
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Published: January 9, 2025 15:00
Comes with 11 indie retro titles.Blaze has just announced a new cartridge collection for its Evercade family of systems.Indie Heroes Collection 4 "brings together an eclectic lineup of games originally created for retro-inspired platforms". It features 11…
Castlevania: Nocturne's Creators Explain How Rondo Of Blood Grounds Netflix's Second Season
Published: January 9, 2025 13:00
"That’s a great framework to begin with".It's fair to say that Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne had a tough act to follow, coming so soon after the conclusion of the Warren Ellis-penned original series. For the most part, it succeeded, offering a bunch of…
Metal Miracle Is A Music-Based Run-And-Gun Platformer Coming To Game Boy Color Soon
Published: January 9, 2025 12:30
"Recover the Primordial Melody".Pat Morita Team (Enrique RamĂrez, Carlos PĂ©rez and Antonio PĂ©rez) has announced that it is bringing a new run-and-gun platformer to the Game Boy Color.Metal Miracle places you in the shoes of either Fox or Ace, "two warriors…
Taki Udon's Groundbreaking FPGA PS1 Gets Detailed, Pricing Starts At $149
Published: January 9, 2025 11:45
"Codenamed R2one".Sony recently caused a stir by announcing a range of PS1-style designs for its console range to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation brand.The series includes the PS5, PS Portal and the new PS5 Pro, all clad in the iconic…
Blaze Announces Price Increase For New & Existing Evercade Carts
Published: January 9, 2025 11:00
Due to "increasing costs and demand for materials and international transport".Blaze Entertainment, the company behind Evercade, has announced that it will soon be raising the price of games for its series of consoles.This price increase is reportedly due…
Fan Game 'DC Task Force' Features 82 Different Playable Superheroes And Is Free To Download
Published: January 9, 2025 10:30
Assemble your own Justice League.Homebrew coder ZVitor – the guy behind the excellent Golden Axe Returns – has released his latest game, DC Task Force.As the title suggests, it takes characters from the DC Comics superhero universe and places them in an…
Review: Anbernic RG34XX - A GBA Clone That's So Good Nintendo's Name Should Be On It
Published: January 8, 2025 17:05
Team 2001, your time has come.When it comes to creating appealing emulation handhelds, one typical objective seems to be to make the device as similar to a previous system as possible. This is a solid tactic; nostalgia is a powerful tool, and consumers are…
Secret Website Offers Remarkable Insight Into The Making Of The First Marvel vs. Capcom
Published: January 8, 2025 16:00
The website was originally provided as a link that came with the OST.If you've ever wondered what went into selecting the characters for the first Marvel vs. Capcom title Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of Super Heroes, then today's your lucky day.That's because,…
Punch-Out!!'s Characters Aren't To Blame For The Series's Hiatus After All
Published: January 8, 2025 13:30
We contacted Next Level Games employees past and present to verify recent reports.If you've been following the recent news around the Punch-Out!! series, you may have read an article or two, suggesting that the series is now essentially dead and buried…
Hand-Drawn Game Guides Is Returning With An Officially Licensed Mega Man Book
Published: January 8, 2025 12:00
"Everything is legal, legit and squared away this time".If you cast your mind back to 2021, you may remember the retro enthusiast and artist Philip Summers starting a campaign on Kickstarter for a series of hand-drawn game guides for a bunch of NES…
Random: Incredible Archive Footage Shows Tetris Developer's Tour Of Nintendo HQ
Published: January 8, 2025 11:00
Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yoko even make a cameo!Scrolling through Twitter today can often be a bit of a miserable experience today thanks to the countless ads for scam products and the abundance of AI-generated slop that tends to populate the…
Capcom And Bandai Namco Are Joining Forces For This Massive Handheld
Published: January 8, 2025 10:30
Gamestation Retro Pro aims to deliver "a unique retro gaming experience".With CES in full swing, one of the big topics of conversation relates to the Nintendo Switch 2, a product which most people seem to be familiar with but hasn't actually been…
Namco's 1987 Title 'VS. Family Tennis' Is Heading To Arcade Archives This Week
Published: January 8, 2025 10:00
Another VS. System game makes the trip to Switch & PS4.Hamster has announced that Namco's VS. Family Tennis will be released on Nintendo Switch and PS4, as reported by Famitsu.VS. Family Tennis is as the title suggests a tennis game, which lets players…
The $160 Modular Mecha Comet Is Giving Us 'DIY Game Boy' Vibes
Published: January 7, 2025 15:45
Coming to Kickstarter soon.It might seem lazy to compare a Linux-based modular pocket computer to the Game Boy, but I'm going to do it anyway – mainly because the Mecha Comet is giving me serious DMG vibes I just can't ignore.This dinky device is powered…
SNES Party Game 'Wedding Peach' Just Got A Brand New Fan Translation
Published: January 7, 2025 14:35
Wedding Peach was originally released for the Super Famicom in 1995.A new translation has just been released for the Super Famicom party game Wedding Peach.The game was originally released exclusively for the Super Famicom in Japan in 1995 and was…
A Lost Dragon Ball RPG For Japanese Feature Phones Has Just Been Preserved
Published: January 7, 2025 13:30
Alongside two other Dragon Ball games that were also at risk of disappearing for good.The video game hacker/archivist YuviApp revealed yesterday on social media that he had managed to preserve three previously lost Dragon Ball i-Mode games, including…
'Return To Yoshi's Island' Super Mario 64 ROM Hack Gets Stunning New Demo
Published: January 7, 2025 12:00
The jaw-dropping demo is available now.A new demo has just been released for the eagerly anticipated Super Mario 64 ROM hack Return to Yoshi's Island, allowing players to take an updated look at the jaw-dropping fan project.Return to Yoshi's Island, in…
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Hits Steam Early Access Later This Month
Published: January 7, 2025 11:30
Update: Over 50 playable cars.Update : Following the earlier news that a new trademark had been registered for the series, Japanese studio Genki has revealed that a fresh instalment in the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series is now in development for PC.There's not…
Retro Computer Museum Hit By "Devastating" Flood Damage
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/retro-computer-museum-hit-by-devastating-flood-damage
Published: January 7, 2025 10:30
"Lots of damage".If you're in the UK, you'll be aware that many areas have been impacted by floods, and Leicestershire – where both Time Extension and the Retro Computer Museum are located – has been hit especially hard.We're sad to report that the latter…
Kero Quest 64 Is A New N64-Style Platformer From Veteran Mario & Zelda Modders
Published: January 7, 2025 10:00
Kero Quest 64 is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.If you're someone who has a particular fondness for retro 3D platformers, then you may be interested to learn about Kero Quest 64.This is a new N64-style platformer from a group of former Mario &…
IP Owners, Hamster Wants To Release Your Classic Games To "Future Generations"
Published: January 6, 2025 15:00
"If you own the game rights, we would love to release your game".Hamster, the company behind the record-breaking Arcade Archive series, has issued an appeal to rights holders who might be sitting on classic titles which are currently unavailable on…
It's Taken 36 Years, But Amiga Owners Are Finally Getting A Worthy Port Of OutRun
Published: January 6, 2025 13:45
Coming to the Amiga 1200 this year.Like many popular arcade games of the '80s, Sega's OutRun was ported to many home platforms, including the Mega Drive, Master System, PC Engine, ZX Spectrum, C64 and more.It was also ported to the Commodore Amiga in 1989,…
This Stylish Case Allows You To Build The N64 Mini Of Your Dreams
Published: January 6, 2025 13:30
The 64Pi lets you build your own N64 Mini.Following the release of the NES Classic Edition and the SNES Classic Edition, many fans were hoping to see Nintendo give the same treatment to some of their other classic machines, with the N64 proving to be a…
Japanese Arcade Closure Could Erase Over A Decade Worth Of Fighting Game History
Published: January 6, 2025 11:30
The a-cho amusement arcade in Kyoto closes later this month.At the end of last year, it was announced that the legendary a-cho amusement arcade in Kyoto would be closing its doors on January 31st, 2025, marking another devastating blow for the Japanese…
Sega's Shinobi Has Been Unofficially Ported To Neo Geo, And You Can Grab It Now
Published: January 6, 2025 11:00
"This port was made by disassembling the arcade back into source code".The classic System 16 arcade title Shinobi has been ported to SNK's Neo Geo system by h0ffman.The footage of the game shown here has been captured on a Neo Geo CD, with the data being…
After What Feels Like A Lifetime, Amazon Is Cancelling Mighty No. 9 3DS And Vita Pre-Orders
Published: January 6, 2025 10:45
It's finally over.Keiji Inafune's Mighty No. 9 was supposed to be a spiritual successor to Mega Man and raised over $4 million in crowdfunding way back in 2013.However, the finished game was a crushing disappointment, and while it was launched across a…
Double Dragon Gets A New Fan-Made Port For Neo Geo
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/double-dragon-gets-a-new-fan-made-port-for-neo-geo
Published: January 6, 2025 10:30
Uses assets from the delisted iOS version.The Neo Geo is getting a port of the original 1987 Double Dragon, thanks to neocvera.Dubbed Double Dragon One, the port uses assets from the delisted iOS version of Technōs' seminal belt-scrolling fighter.Read the…