There's beauty in the simplicity where older games are concerned, but we'll never refuse seeing them in a new and enhanced light. This is exactly what's happened with Super Mario Land on the Nintendo Game Boy, with one enthusiast recreating the game's graphics to take advantage of the handheld's hardware.
Over the last few years the ROM hacking scene has made leaps and bounds in terms of quality and quantity. Further emphasising this point, a sequel to last year's hugely popular Super Mario World ROM hack, The Lost Adventure, has just been released online - once again expanding the plumber's never-ending adventures.
If you didn't already catch our earlier coverage of the PSIO, a team of Australian enthusiasts are currently building a device which will load PlayStation 1 games directly from SD cards. Up until now all we have had to go on is word of mouth and the occasional photograph, however, the developers have just released a video of the device in action.
If you're a Mega Man fan (Megafan?) then you've probably noticed Capcom's recent 3DS release of Mega Man 5 - and what better way to welcome the little tyke than with a full 57-track OST?
SEGA's classic Sonic The Hedgehog has been available on both Android and iOS platforms for AGES (I'm sorry), so the news of an updated, remastered version might not exactly feel like news - however with a slew of new features and a completely remastered soundtrack, you might just want to keep reading...
As of recent a team of retro reverse engineers have been rebuilding an unfinished prototype of Capcom's Resident Evil 1.5. Over the last few months this very team has been sharing with the world the process behind their work via YouTube, with their latest video taking us further behind the scenes.
Ever wanted to fully protect your rare Nintendo 64 and Super Nintendo titles in acrylic cases without paying a premium for 3rd party grading services? Sentinel64 have the answer for you with their newly released acrylic display cases - perfect for sealed games and priceless retro gaming gems.
A sigh of relief was just let out by Gyromite cartridges around the world. Krikzz of Everdrive fame has just added to his online shop a bargain price 60 to 72 pin adapter which lets you play Famicom games on any Nintendo NES.
In 1996 a follow up to the racy full motion video title Voyeur was due to hit the Philips CD-i console, however, was soon cast aside following the console's lacking reputation. As of today though, the few CD-i fans amongst us can finally rejoice as a copy of this thought-to-be-lost title has surfaced online to download.
If you collect Master System games and love Sega's earlier 8-bit offerings, then there's an event just for you. The Sega Master System fanatics over at Sega8bit are holding their annual event in Manchester yet again later this year. With the usual competitions and plenty of action on offer, don't miss out on this Master System gathering.
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Say goodbye to tape loading errors and the need to collect any more of that dated media format. The newly released Android application tapDancer converts Commodore 64 TAP images into audio on the fly, allowing you to transmit your favourite 8-bit classics straight into the system.
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