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A fan translation of Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special has been released, making the game’s story mode accessible to English-speaking players for the first time. Originally developed by Human Entertainment and released in 1994 for the Super Famicom, this title holds a unique place in gaming history due to
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If you grew up gaming in the West, there’s one phrase that likely still haunts you: Japan-exclusive. Nothing was more frustrating than seeing a game teased in Nintendo Power or mentioned in a gaming magazine, only to realise it would never be localised. Thankfully, the dedicated ROM-hacking community has
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Reddit is an amazing place, what was once the domain of bulletin boards, is now combined into a single platform we all know and (mostly) love. It has a Reddit for everything and is a great place to see what is going on in the retro world, so we have
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Square Enix has announced the release of three Super Mario RPG soundtrack products, set to launch on April 9, 2025. These will feature music from both the Nintendo Switch remake and the original 1996 Super Famicom version. The flagship release, so far only announced for Japan - the Super Mario
Retro Gaming News
Issue #71 - In 1971 Nintendo launched a copying machine called the Copilas. In this week’s edition we cover the return of Turok, remembering the Philips Cdi, a giant Game Boy - and much more. News 🎮 Konami's Rare 1988 NES Game Prototype "Battle Choice" Goes
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Issue #70 - The PowKiddy X70 is a retro gaming console that kind of looks like a Switch. In this week’s edition we cover a the Zelda film has been announced, unknown Japanese RPG’s gets a new port, forgotten Star Wars games - and much more. News Heritage
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Issue #69 - World 6-9 is the ninth main level of Super Mario Bros. 3. In this week’s edition we cover a new Tetris world champion, Perfect Dark gets a new port, a wooden Game Boy - and much more. News Pre orders are now live for the Atari
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Issue #68 - I literally found nothing related to the number 68 in retro gaming, sorry! 😂 In this week’s edition we cover more new Game Boy Colour releases, the birth of Capcom, the hardest games ever - and much more. News 🎶 Megami Tensei Composer Launches Kickstarter for Rearrangement Album
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Issue #66 - The term "video game" was coined in 1967 by Ralph Baer, the inventor of the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, which was released in 1972. In this week’s edition we cover lots about the new Analogue N64, lists galore, working at
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Issue #66 - In the original "Pac-Man" arcade game, there are a total of 66 unique maze patterns that the player encounters as they progress through levels. In this week’s edition, we cover horrific Genesis games, Mr Tuff, gaming world records - and much more. In sad
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Issue #65 - The Commodore 65, also known as the C65, was a prototype computer developed by Commodore International in the late 1980s. It was intended to be a successor to the popular Commodore 64 but was never released to the public. In this week’s edition, we cover Taylor
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Issue #64 - it goes without saying what number in retro gaming is synonymous with retro gaming, so this edition is to celebrate the legendary (and I do not use that phrase lightly) Nintendo 64. In this weeks newsletter we cover organising Zelda, a cancelled Pokemon game resurfaces, free Capcom