Retro Gaming News
Retro Gaming Weekly News #0027
Welcome to issue #27! Not really, so much was released historically this week and I could not find any birthdays, so let’s celebrate 29 years to the release of Super Maio Land 3 on the Gameboy.
News
A NES Zelda VR remake using a Doom mod is (or maybe has) being made, based on the Famicom Disk System Legend of Zelda. Confused? Read more [TechSpot]. Link
Sega has shut down ‘The Unofficial MD/GEN: A Visual Compendium’ book that was being developed by Bitmap. Strange when you consider they let a Master System one get made and Nintendo (who are the kings of litigation) let theirs go [News.com.au]. Link
Want to run Java on your N64? Well, you might be in luck [Hackaday]. Link
Features
Could you name the NES launch titles? GameRant looks back at the USA launch lineup. Link
“While we are at it we might as well do the SNES launch titles as well.” – Someone at the GameRant offices (there were only 5). Link
“Shall we do the N64 as well?” GameRant. Link
Slashgear want to tell you about what they consider to be the best video game launches of all time! Link
I love a failed console, there is something special for me about the hype and eventual downfall of the next big thing (I purchased a Tiger R-Zone after discovering it whilst making this newsletter). GameRant has a list of 8 good games on failed consoles. Link#
It’s 1985, the great video game crash happened and the Famicom was slowly restoring faith in the industry, but did you know Atari was going to be the company to bring the NES to the West it was to be called the “Advance Video System”? Inverse talk about it being shown at CES and the subsequent rest of the story [Inverse]. Link
Totalntertainment looks back in a shot feature of the evolution of music in video games. Link
Some of you might have seen the 80’s cartoons of Mario and Zelda, but there were more planned. CBR revealed which almost made it. Link
The Enlightened Mindset (?!) has a nice feature on the creative minds behind the Sony Playstation. Link
Lists/Rankings
Den of Geek gives you 15 NES game secrets you never knew existed – like the password for Metroid “Engage Ridley Mother F*cker” I kid you not (replace the star with the letter). Link
Nintendo Life has run a reader poll and given you the 50 best NES games of all time. Hard to argue with the results, but I will not spoil them for you. Link
Pocket Tactics give their view on the beat games for the OG Game Boy & Color. Link
The Virtual Boy was a strange thing, I own one but must admit I do not play it at all as it’s really not easy on the neck. Destructoid ranks the 10 best games for the system. Link
That’s all for this week, thanks as ever for reading and please keep that feedback coming. If you are on TikTok or Instagram, please give us a follow by clicking on the links.
