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Nintendo boss stays tight-lipped when asked about Zelda 40th anniversary plans

With the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda fast approaching, Nintendo remains tight-lipped on celebration plans. Is a surprise in store for Hyrule's heroes?

Escape 2049

French developer OrionSoft has unveiled Escape 2049, a new cinematic platformer for the Sega Genesis and Game Boy Advance. Funding is currently underway via Kickstarter, with physical cartridges planned for collectors.

👾 Retro Gaming Weekly News #0182

👾 Retro Gaming Weekly News #0182

Merry new year! Welcome to issue 182, this week coming from an

Hell Freezes Over: Developer Gets Diablo Intro Running On Dreamcast Using Go

Hell Freezes Over: Developer Gets Diablo Intro Running On Dreamcast Using Go

Just when you thought the Dreamcast homebrew scene had finally reached the limits of what can be squeezed out of a 200MHz processor, someone goes and rewrites the rulebook, in a language that really shouldn't work here.

Super Potato Osaka's Retro Selection Thins As Tourist Demand Grows

Super Potato Osaka's Retro Selection Thins As Tourist Demand Grows

A new review reveals Osaka's famed Super Potato store is shifting focus, with its legendary stock of rare retro titles for platforms like the Famicom and Sega Saturn thinning in favour of tourist-friendly Pokémon and Super Mario games.

PS5 Tops US Sales Charts As Hardware Revenue Hits 30-Year Low

PS5 Tops US Sales Charts As Hardware Revenue Hits 30-Year Low

US video game hardware revenue has plummeted to a 30-year low, with November 2025 figures showing a dramatic 30% year-on-year decline.

Duckstation Emulator Adds PS1 GPU Revision Toggle

Duckstation Emulator Adds PS1 GPU Revision Toggle

Emulation is often about making games look better than we remember them. DuckStation’s latest update, however, is obsessed with making them look exactly as they did in December 1994.