👾 Retro Gaming Weekly News #0085

Issue number #85 – both the Master System and the NES were released in 1985 making it a symbolic year in the world of console gaming as it recovered from the ‘83 crash.

In this weeks newsletter we cover the biggest gaming flops, learnings about the video game crash, the worlds smallest Game Boy is being sold, Mother 3 is available on the Switch (in Japan) and a lot more!

News

🕹️ Explore the new Mother/EarthBound-themed Nintendo G-Shock watch. [CBR] Link

🔍 Discover the fascinating world of the Epoch Cassette Vision, now playable via emulation after 43 years (below). [Time Extension] Link

🎮 Discover a fan-translated Fist of the North Star RPG for the Nintendo Famicom. [Time Extension] Link

🔍 Can a lawnmower run Doom? Find out in this intriguing port. [YouTube] Link

💰 An ultra-rare Zelda game could snag more than £700,000 at auction. [Kotaku Australia] Link

💻 Bitcoin ordinals: Nintendo 64 emulator. [Cointelegraph] Link

🕹️ N64 comes to Evercade – is Dreamcast next? Never say never. [Time Extension] Link

🚫 Mother 3 creator politely asks fans to stop asking for a release in America. Link

🔄 The Tetris world record has been obliterated. [Time Extension] Link

Features

🎮 Learn how to play Mother 3 and other Japan-only games with Nintendo Switch Online. [GameSpot] Link

🕹️ Dive into the world of NES VR with the Power Glove website. [UploadVR] Link

🌐 Explore the impact of the video game crash of 1983 on modern-day society. [Game News 24] Link

🎮 The smallest Game Boy in the world can be bought on AliExpress and has emulators. [Gear Rice] Link

🎮 Discover the biggest console flops in gaming history. [Wealth of Geeks] Link

🔧 Learn about the latest advancements in portable N64 modding. [Hackaday] Link

🎮 Explore the history of gaming consoles and home entertainment systems. [EarlyGame] Link

🎮 Discover how a used Sega Genesis changed Tamoor’s life. [AOL Lifestyle] Link

🦇 Explore every Batman game in order. Link

🚀 Star Wars Arcade for Sega 32X has got it where it counts, kid. [Madras Tribune] Link

Lists & Rankings

👻 Uncover the best horror game for every year in the 90s. [GameRant] Link

🎮 Discover the best NES games of all time. [ScreenRant] Link

🕹️ Challenge yourself with the 20 hardest Sega Genesis games. [Yardbarker] Link