Retro Gaming Weekly News #0204
From RetroShell, this week’s weekly news roundup brings together the biggest retro gaming stories doing the rounds, with a mix of classic hardware, remakes, homebrew, and new releases. If you follow retro gaming from the UK or beyond, there is plenty here to keep an eye on.
We have also added a few useful source links throughout, and you can keep up with more updates on our news tag page.
News
Sonic the Hedgehog has been ported to the Spectrum Next by dave18, bringing the classic platformer to retro computing hardware. Indie Retro News
Resident Evil: Veronica has been announced at Summer Game Fest, with a 2027 release planned for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2. Eurogamer
Delta iOS now supports physical Game Boy and SNES cartridges through Epilogue’s GB Operator and SN Operator, adding original hardware compatibility to iPhone and iPad. RetroShell
Studio MDHR has announced Mighty Cuphead Adventure, a new 8-bit platformer for the Sega Master System alongside the hand-animated sequel. RetroDodo
The Adventure of Node is a native adventure Zelda-like game in development for the Commodore Amiga. Indie Retro News
Yooka-Laylee returns in Super Yooka-Laylee Kart, a SNES-style kart racer from developers including members who worked on Diddy Kong Racing. Eurogamer
Atari has confirmed a GameCube Godzilla remaster and a 16-game Barbie collection, both developed by Digital Eclipse as part of a stronger focus on licensed retro IP. RetroShell
Final Fight 64 arrives via Felipe64, a new N64 development tool that could change the homebrew scene with visual interface creation tools. RetroDodo
Wonder Boy Remake for the Amstrad 128K is being teased again with fresh demo footage, showing off the latest progress on the project. Indie Retro News
Rayman Legends is being remade in 3D and bundled with the leaked Rayman Origins remaster, giving the 2013 platformer a new look. Eurogamer
Creative Assembly and Sega have shown the first proper trailer for Alien: Isolation 2, confirming the sequel is set on a fog-shrouded planet. Rock Paper Shotgun
BitBeamCannon’s Metro Siege beat ’em up has surpassed its Kickstarter goal, with the 16-bit title planned for Amiga, Neo Geo and PC and 28 days left in the campaign. RetroShell
Universal Dreamcast Patcher has had a complete rewrite and remains free and open-source under GPLv3. RetroRGB
Pre-orders for the $199 Morph 2K upscaler are now open, offering video upscaling for retro consoles and original hardware. RetroDodo
Rumour suggests Sega may release a new cartridge-based retro handheld aimed at 2D indie games rather than basic emulation. Retro Handhelds
Duskfade, a Kingdom Hearts and Jak & Daxter-inspired 3D action-platformer, has been confirmed for Switch 2 with a 2026 release window. Nintendo Life
That is this week’s roundup. For more retro gaming news as it lands, keep an eye on our news tag page.
