A Singapore designer has modded a Nike Air Max 90 to house a working SNES. Powered by a Raspberry Pi and featuring HDMI output, the ‘AIR SNES’ is a playable, wearable tribute to 16-bit gaming.
A complete "Master" build of the cancelled N64 shooter Viewpoint 2064 has been dumped by Hard4Games. Dated April 2000, this final version fixes the bugs of previous prototypes and offers the full experience intended for retail.
A massive preservation project, eXoWin9x Vol. 1, has arrived, offering 662 Windows 95/98 games in a portable, pre-configured package. We examine the technical feat behind running hundreds of titles without bloat.
A new range of transparent DOS handhelds, the Pocket8086 and Pocket386, has launched with modular VGA cards and open schematics. The devices feature OPL3 audio, IPS displays, and ISA expansion capabilities.
Dolphin for Android now supports RetroAchievements in its latest development builds. The update enables achievement tracking for GameCube titles, with Wii support planned for March 2026. Users can download version 2509-503 or later to test the feature.
SkyRiver has engineered the Putapre, a scratch-built perforated tape reader using a PIC18 microcontroller. The device reads vintage data tapes at 50 bytes per second, offering a bridge between 1970s media and modern PCs.
Bandai Namco has opened a nine-storey arcade in Akihabara, Tokyo. The new facility replaces a former landmark and prioritises prize games and community spaces, signalling a shift in the district's amusement landscape.
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Moddern Castle has released the Delta Island Overclocking Kit for the N64. The board allows users to cycle CPU speeds (up to 3.0x) using the Reset button, helping to reduce lag in supported games without cutting the console shell.
Floppy Flopper is a physical game built from nine functional disk drives. Players must frantically swap colour-coded disks to match flashing LEDs in a 3x3 grid. The project, currently exhibited in Croatia, uses the physical notches on the disk casings for detection rather than magnetic data.
