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Indie  Crowdfunding for murder mystery VN Whispers of the Luminaries launches soon

Whispers of the Luminaries is an Aussie-developed idol-themed murder mystery game inspired by the Famicom Detective Club and Ace Attorney series. It is about finding hope in the darkest of times. Following the release of the game's demo via Steam, its Kickstarter page gained hundreds of followers waiting for the campaign to begin. And it will start soon: the opportunity to back the game will begin in early October. Whispers of the Luminaries puts you in the shoes of a detective, following four idol trainees as they try to become superstars. The game gets darker the more you uncover the mystery. Nothing is as it seems, and you're about to head down a rabbit hole. The game is a hybrid visual novel and adventure game that blends...
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News  nds-bootstrap reaches v2.0.0 with milestone 200th release

RocketRobz continues to work on and improve nds-bootstrap, the homebrew project that allows Nintendo DS backups to be run from an SD card. Five years after the project's initial launch, and a year after nds-bootstrap's v1.0.0 release, version 2.0.0 has just come out. This marks the 200th release of the homebrew, and to celebrate, there's been numerous bugfixes and compatibility improvements made. A full rundown of the additions and tweaks can be seen below, with the download available on the official thread in the source link. :arrow: Source
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Emulation  Creator Of PS1 Emulator DuckStation Threatens To "Shut The Whole Thing Down" Following License Change

PlayStation emulator DuckStation is rightly regarded as one of the best ways to play PS1 games on modern hardware, primarily because it's incredibly accurate, has loads of features and offers an excellent level of performance. However, creator stenzek has recently made some changes to how DuckStation is distributed that have caused some drama in the world of emulation. As reported by Gaming On Linux, the emulator – which was previously open-source under the General Public License – was changed at the start of the month to a PolyForm Strict License and then a couple of weeks later to the CC-BY-NC-ND license. This means that DuckStation cannot be used commercially, and no derivatives are permitted. The emulator cannot be packaged up...
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Homebrew  PS1 Net Yaroze Game 'Insta Death' Gets Ported To NUON

We haven't seen a homebrew game for the NUON system for ten years, but now the wait is over – the failed DVD / games console hybrid is getting another bedroom-coded release (thanks, V-SNES). Noel Rojas Oliveras' PS1 Net Yaroze title Insta Death has been ported to NUON with the help of ScarPixel / DragonShadow Industries 'Yaroze Wrapper' tool, which was created in the mid-2000s. Homebrew coder gwald has used the tool to port Insta Death, fixing bugs along the way and adding in analog control, high scores, an attract mode and a button combo to exit the game. You can download it free of charge here.
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News  Here's The Soundtrack To Gauntlet Legends' Cancelled Game Boy Color Port

Following its debut in arcades back in 1998, the fantasy-themed hack n' slash Gauntlet Legends was ported to various home consoles, including the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and Dreamcast. But what you might not know is that there was also a Game Boy Color port in development at one point in the late 90s, from the UK developer Climax, which according to one of its developers — Richard Underhill — was cancelled at the time due to supposed issues related to the Game Boy Link Cable and the inability to produce reliable multiplayer. Images of the game have surfaced over the years, but are often misattributed as screenshots from a cancelled Gauntlet: Dark Legacy port, and as far as we know no video of it exists online, which means we've...
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News  Sega Rally 30th Anniversary Soundtrack CD Is Coming Next Month

SEGA Rally turns 30 this year, and to mark the occasion, Sega has teamed up with Wave Master to produce a special 30th anniversary soundtrack CD. The soundtrack will include music from the arcade original by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, as well as the tracks composed for the Saturn port by Naofumi Hataya. Mitsuyoshi is producing three new arrangements for the album and has posted the following message on social media: Here's the full track listing: DISC-1 SEGA RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (Arcade: MODEL2A) SOUND! SHOCK Special Bonus Track MY DEAR FRIEND, RALLY -Vo Arr Ver. 2024-/ Takenobu Mitsuyoshi GETTING MUDDY -2024- feat. Shoji Meguro Original Sound Track PUT UP A SIGN -AC Ver.- POWER GAMES -AC Ver.- WELCOME TO SEGA RALLY -AC Ver.-...
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ROM Hack  Collaborative hack released to celebrate Pokémon Emerald’s 20th anniversary featuring 386 new sprites from 130 artists

20 years ago we saw what is to many the peak of the Pokemon series. Pokemon Emerald released as a definitive version of the series' third generation, combining the storylines of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire before it, and adding a post-game battle area the extent of which hasn't been seen since. If like me you still go back to the game once every few months, you might be on the lookout for a simple way to keep the experience feeling fresh and new. Today, posted on The Ultra Nerd's Twitter account, a collaborative respriting hack for Pokemon Emerald was released in celebration of the game's 20th anniversary. Emerald ReSprited features the work of 130 artists to give every one of the game's Pokemon sprites a makeover. There's a huge range...
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News  Zelda Dungeons of Infinity released as a roguelike take on A Link to the Past for PC

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a standout game in the Zelda franchise, and one that many hold dear. With a remarkably open design for its time, paired with a simple and intuitive control scheme, as well as fun and engaging dungeons, it's one of many SNES games that remain great to revisit even today. Games like A Link to the Past have a colossal amount of replayability, furthered yet by the emergence of randomizers and ROM hacks to create unique experiences more than 30 years after the game's original release. Today we're not looking at a ROM hack though. Instead, we have an entirely unique fan game that captures the look and feel of A Link to the Past, and throws it into a new roguelike setting. The Legend of Zelda...
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News  The "Sega Saturn Slim" Is Now Our Most-Wanted Hardware Of 2024

We've already reported on WeskMod's generous donation of a SNES PlayStation 3D model to the community today, but the modder is back with what now ranks as our most desired piece of retro gaming hardware – the Sega Saturn Slim. "I've spent the last 4 days or so working on a Sega Saturn "Slim" concept," he says. "Requires a VA-SG board, support for Saroo or Fenrir and won't require any board trimming! (removing the cart port for relocation will be challenge, though)." This proposed mod removes the console's CD-ROM drive, giving you the option of either using a Fenrir ODE or opting for the Saroo cartridge, which allows you to load Saturn games using the cartridge slot. "It's still early days, but early real-world fitment tests have me...
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Homebrew  Genesis / Mega Drive Getting A New Run-And-Gun Called 'The Cursed Legacy'

Update [Mon 16th Sep, 2024 15:00 BST]: The crowdfunding campaign for The Cursed Legacy is now live on Kickstarter. If you want to back the project, there are a bunch of available rewards currently being offered as part of the campaign, such as a digital copy (Steam & Mega Drive / Genesis) of the game (for €10), a complete-in-box version for Sega Mega Drive / Genesis (priced at €45 to €50), and a special edition that comes with a modded, painted and serviced MegaDrive 1 console as well as The Cursed Knight and other additional extras (costing €700). Here's a description of the project taken from the campaign page: And here's the link for those who want to lend their support. Rewards are currently expected to ship in March 2025...
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News  Arika Teases Potential Tetris: The Grand Master 3 Release

It looks like Arika is about to release Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct on modern-day systems. The company's Tetris: The Grand Master Twitter account has posted the following cryptic message: The coin-op titles Tetris: The Grand Master and Tetris: The Grand Master 2 are already available as part of Hamster's Arcade Archives series. The third game is a much-requested release for fans of the puzzle series. If Tetris: The Grand Master 3 is inbound, then Tetris fans sure are eating good this year; we've also got Tetris Forever to look forward to.
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News  Flappy Bird Creator Claims He Never Sold The Rights To The Game

Last week, a group calling itself the "Flappy Bird Foundation" announced to the press that it had acquired the trademark rights to the mobile hit Flappy Bird from Gametech Holdings and that it intended to rerelease the game later this year on web browsers, iOS, and Android. Initially, as you might expect, the news was greeted with a bunch of enthusiasm online, with fans happy to see the game return after a decade away, but soon questions started to be raised about whether its creator Dong Nguyen had willingly sold the rights and why there were a bunch of hidden references to Web3 and NFTs on its new website that weren't disclosed in its announcement. Now, Nguyen has broken his social media silence of over seven years to confirm his...
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News  "I Am Tired Of Receiving Death Threats Over A Video Game" - FPGA Dev Explains Why Mortal Kombat Is Skipping MiSTer

FPGA technology has been used in a wide range of different retro gaming systems, but two platforms arguably stand at the forefront right now: MiSTer FPGA and the Analogue Pocket. Both use FPGA chips to replicate the performance of vintage platforms on a hardware level, and many of the developers who produce FPGA cores support both systems. However, more recently, we've seen some desirable cores being released on the Analogue Pocket only, and this has caused some people to question what's afoot. One of the notable recent examples is Mortal Kombat, which is currently exclusive to the Pocket. Some have taken this to be a vendetta against MiSTer, which has resulted in the team behind the core – @_atrac17 and @pr4m0d – to take to social...
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Retro  Fancy Owning The SNES PlayStation? You Can Now Make Your Own (Kinda)

The story of the SNES PlayStation is so well known now that it has become part of video game folklore. Back in the early '90s, Sony and Nintendo inked a deal that would see the former produce a CD-ROM drive for the SNES, as well as the right to produce its own all-in-one system, dubbed "Play Station" (note the space). When it became clear to Nintendo that Sony expected to gain cash from each game sold as part of the deal, it unceremoniously dumped the Japanese tech giant at the alter, signing an agreement with Philips instead. Sony created several SNES PlayStation prototypes, but the system was never put into production. One of the prototypes sold for $360,000 a few years back. Most people don't have that kind of cash, but thanks to...
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News  It's Game Over For Italian Retro Gaming "Trafficking Ring" Worth $55 Million

Italian police have seized a haul of counterfeit retro game consoles worth almost €50m ($55.5m), reports the BBC. Alessandro Langella, head of the economic crime unit for Turin's financial police, told the AFP news agency that 12,000 Chinese-made systems containing pirated video games were taken in the haul, all intended to be sold in physical video game stores or online. The devices – designed to imitate classic systems made by Nintendo, Sega and Atari – came fitted with "non-certified batteries and electrical circuits", which meant they "failed to meet EU technical or safety standards." The seized systems have since been destroyed, and nine Italian nationals have been arrested and charged with trading in counterfeited goods. Should...
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News  Weekly Gaming News: September 16, 2024

Piczle Cross: Rune Factory will launch next year Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons was a great combination of the Marvelous series and nonogram puzzles. Score Studios and Rainy Frog are again taking a beloved Marvelous franchise and giving it the nonogram treatment. Piczle Cross: Rune Factory brings the characters, monsters, and world of Rune Factory and combines them with the popular puzzle format. The game features 300 puzzles, each with a classic and a color variation. There are also 20 collage puzzles, where you use many puzzles combined to form an image; again, each has the same two variations as the normal puzzles. You'll spend your time fighting monsters and uncovering villagers. Unlike Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons, Piczle...
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Retro  Retro Game Designer Will Let You Create Games For Dreamcast, Genesis, GBA, PS1 And Jaguar

Zia and the Goddesses of Magic is one of OrionSoft's previous games A new crowdfunding campaign has gone live for a Windows and Linux tool that aims to make the process of producing retro games for classic systems more straightforward. OrionSoft's Retro Game Designer "uses a very simple user-friendly graphic interface allowing you to import assets such as background images, sprite sheets, tile maps, musics, sfx and combine these together into a game, export this game to a ROM file or CD ISO so you can play it on your real retro hardware using a flash cart, a CD emulator or a CD-R," according the Kickstarter page. Using the tool, you'll be able to create a game and then easily export it to systems such as Dreamcast, Sega Genesis /...
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News  RoboCop, TFX And Wargasm Studio Digital Image Design To Rise From The Ashes

British studio Digital Image Design (DID) appears to be rising from the dead, more than twenty years after it fell silent. Founded in 1989 by Martin Kenwright and Phillip Allsopp, DID's first title was the flight simulator F29 Retaliator and the studio would make its name producing similar simulations, right the way up to its final game, 2002's Eurofighter Typhoon: Operation Icebreaker. In fact, DID's reputation in this field saw it work closely with the Royal Air Force, British Army and Royal Navy, and its simulations were used to train actual pilots. DID would also produce the critically acclaimed RoboCop 3 for Ocean in 1991, as well as the sci-fi titles Epic (1992) and Inferno (1994), the latter of which benefitted from a...
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News  Hudson Soft Almost Created A Castlevania-Style Dungeons & Dragons Game For SNES

Here's some free advice for anyone conducting an interview with a member of the games industry: always ask if they witnessed or are aware of any unreleased games. It doesn't matter who they are, or what the main topic of discussion is. Even if they're in a non-creative field, like an accountant or marketing. At the end, make a point of throwing this question out there and seeing what happens. Your author has been doing interviews for 20 years, and no one has ever claimed not to have seen one. This is vitally important. If an unreleased game was previewed, we at least know it existed and have clues to pursue it. For example, we know about the SNES shmup Christopher Columbus thanks to magazine coverage, and that it was by Misawa...
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ROM Hack  Fan-made Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky remake announced as a Rescue Team DX ROM hack

When it comes to Pokemon spin-offs, none are more beloved than the Mystery Dungeon games. Bringing monster collection and the charm of the larger series to the random environments and natural replayability of Mystery Dungeon titles, Spike Chunsoft hit it out of the gate with the debut games Red and Blue Rescue Team. Having recently revisited those titles in 2020 with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, fans of the series have been patiently waiting for the next game to get the same series. Four years later they're still waiting. Explorers of Sky, the enhanced version of Explorers of Time and Darkness before it, is renowned as the peak of the series in terms of both content and storytelling. For those wanting to re-experience this...
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