👾 Retro Gaming Weekly News #0074

Issue #73 –  1973 saw the release of Space Race from Atari – one of the first-ever arcade racing games.

In this week’s edition, we cover a Donkey Kong Land theme park announcement,  giant Pokemon cartridges, a lost 3D Gameboy game found, WaPeach – and much much more.

News

🦍 Super Nintendo World Donkey Kong Expansion – Get ready for the Donkey Kong expansion at Super Nintendo World in Japan, opening in Spring 2024 (announcement trailer below). [NintendoSoup] Link

🌟 Eclipse: The Demo that Sold 3D to Nintendo – Explore the history of “Eclipse,” the demo that convinced Nintendo of the potential of 3D gaming. [GameHistory] Link

🎮 Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Adds Classics – The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack welcomes 1080 Snowboarding, Harvest Moon 64, and Jet Force Gemini (See below for the full trailer). [Destructoid] Link

🚫 Nintendo Cancels Japanese Esports Events – Nintendo cancels Japanese esports events due to threats against staff and spectators. [IGN] Link

👑 Meet the Creator of Wapeach & Waluigi – Discover the creator of Wapeach and Waluigi, two unique characters inspired by the Mario universe. [GamesHub] Link

🎮 8BitDo’s Ultimate Six-Button Controller – 8BitDo is bringing the ultimate six-button controller to Xbox. [PureXbox] Link

🕹️ Classic Sega Saturn Gundam Game Gets New Toys – A classic Sega Saturn Gundam game is getting fantastic new toys for fans. [Forbes] Link

🎉 Atari 50th Anniversary Welcomes 12 New Games – Celebrate Atari’s 50th anniversary with 12 new games. [ClutchPoints] Link

🎮 PC Engine CD RPG Tengai Makyou Ziria Gets Fan Translated – Fans have translated the PC Engine CD RPG Tengai Makyou Ziria for a wider audience to enjoy. [Destructoid] Link

Features

🎮 Even Game Boy Colour Has Affordable Games – Discover surprisingly affordable Game Boy Color games that you might not be aware of. [GearRice] Link

🧸 Cabbage Patch Kids vs. Tickle Me Elmo – Learn about the rivalry between Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle Me Elmo in the world of toys. [Yahoo Lifestyle] Link

🎨 Pokemon Fan Art – Check out incredible 3D Game Boy cartridge art in the world of Pokemon fan creations. [GameRant] Link

🕹️ Ahead of Its Time – Explore hardware that was ahead of its time, including the Dreamcast and Virtual Boy. [Kotaku Australia] Link

🎮 Gaming Gifts – Discover the perfect gaming gifts for retro gamers, from arcade sticks to books and Sega Genesis Mini. [Polygon] Link

Lists & Rankings

🙅‍♂️ Worst NES Games – Cultured Vultures gives you a list of 10 NES games that you should avoid. Link

🍄 Power-Ups Galore – Explore some of the weirdest and most unusual power-ups in video games, courtesy of GameRant. link

📀 Sega CD’s Best Platformers – Discover the best platform games on the Sega CD in this insightful piece by GameRant. link