AYANEO has unveiled full specifications for its premium Pocket Vert retro handheld, featuring a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor and a sharp 3.5-inch 1600x1440 screen. The vertical design evokes classic Game Boy aesthetics while forgoing analogue sticks for a hidden touchpad.
Boston Logan Airport has installed 20 free-to-play classic arcade cabinets across three terminals, allowing travellers to enjoy legendary 1980s titles like Donkey Kong, Galaga, and Centipede.
ESP Soft has released a brand new adventure game, 'Casimiro en la Casa Encantada', for the classic Amstrad CPC platform just in time for Christmas. Players guide Casimiro through a haunted house basement filled with puzzles, featuring colourful 8-bit graphics and traditional gameplay.
A new fan-made racing game, TT-64, has arrived for the Commodore 64, channelling the spirit of Sega's classic arcade racer, Super Hang-On. Featuring multiple routes and selectable difficulty levels, this homebrew release fills a notable gap in the C64's library and demonstrates the platform's.
Two lost Commodore 64 prototypes, 'Thomas the Tank Engine 2' and 'Sooty and Sweep 2', have been preserved and released as playable ROMs by Games That Weren’t. This discovery offers a glimpse into the UK's late-era 8-bit development, allowing retro enthusiasts to experience these 'what if' games.
A technical teardown of Analogue's FPGA-based Nintendo 64 console, the Analogue 3D, has revealed it uses the open-source NimBLE Bluetooth stack. This discovery signals enhanced controller compatibility and modifiability for the retro hardware community.
Reverse-engineering legends have successfully decompiled Nintendo's classic adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. This technical breakthrough, following similar projects for Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time, could enable native PC ports and modern enhancements.
The cult PlayStation puzzle classic Intelligent Qube is making a surprise return after nearly 30 years. A new PlayStation Store listing confirms the 1995 title will launch on PS5 and PS4 on 17th April, complete with modern quality-of-life features like save states and rewind functionality.
A definitive new romhack for Final Fantasy V on Super Nintendo merges Japanese hacker Inu's legendary bug fixes with the RPGe English translation. This comprehensive patch addresses decades-old glitches and interface issues in the 1992 RPG, offering retro gamers the most polished version available.
A new romhack for the classic Game Boy title Gargoyle's Quest adds full Super Game Boy compatibility with a custom border and colour palette. The enhancement uses assets from the original NES version and SNK Vs. Capcom Chaos to align the portable adaptation more closely with its console.
