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Hamster brings Taito’s 1988 mecha-dragon shooter Syvalion, with 100+ endings, to Arcade Archives alongside a rare Taito deep cut.

A Time Extension feature profiles a DIY project that turns a Game Boy Advance into a Switch-style docked handheld for playing overlooked Japanese imports.

A homebrew developer is porting Sega’s arcade Super Monkey Ball to the Sega Dreamcast, roughly 25 years after the original cabinet debuted in 2001.

Kenji Eno once told Miyamoto that developing Super Mario 64 felt like a strict after-school sports club, missing the looser Shoshinkai demo.

Chip Tanaka recalls the Famicom’s uncertain 1983 launch, reminding retro fans that Nintendo’s dominance wasn’t always a sure thing.

Retro accessory maker 8BitDo releases a 2.4G Ultimate 3-mode controller as Xbox fans grapple with layoffs and a turbulent corporate moment.

Retroid’s Pocket Nova 4:3 handheld gets its first real gameplay footage in 10 new videos. Pre-orders are already open, so buyers finally have something to watch.

DOOM has been named to The Washington Post’s list of the 25 most influential works of American culture, representing the 1986-1995 era.

DomKid is porting Capcom’s 1991 Three Wonders run-and-gun Midnight Wanderers to the Neo Geo. A playable demo is already out for retro fans to try.

A homebrew developer is coaxing Super Mario 64 onto long-forgotten 3DO hardware. Here’s why this bizarre mashup matters to retro fans.