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AYANEO Is Showing Off Two Game Boy-Style Handhelds This Week -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

Taking inspiration from the legendary vertical handheld consoles, AYANEO Pocket DMG marks a return to the roots of handheld gaming aspirations," says the company. The system has only been seen in close-up images so far, but appears to be based on the Game Boy...

Portal 64 Dev Shows Off New N64 RPG, Spellcraft -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"James Lambert is aiming for a full physical release..."

New Open-Source N64 Flash Cart Imitates 64DD -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"The big selling point is that 64DD hardware support is baked into the cartridge. Other N64 flash carts already offer this functionality but require a custom OS to be installed – SummerCart64 will offer 64DD support right out of the box..."

Anyone know any games similar to the Spyro GBA ones? Isometric collectathons? I need more like this. (kbin.social)

I wrote an article about the 3 games and just how good they are. Imo, they're extremely underrated. I really wanna play more games similar to it but I can't find much in the way of isometric collectathons(?) at all. Looking for any suggestions. Apologies if this isn't the right spot. GBA is retro right?...

The Cost Of Owning A MiSTer FPGA Is About To Come Down Dramatically -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"As reported by Taki Udon, new clone boards are coming out of the Far East which offer the same performance as the 'legit' DE10 at a fraction of the cost..."

GUIDE: All Analogue Pocket OpenFPGA Cores And Where To Download Them -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"The Analogue Pocket is a high-end handheld retro gaming system that uses FPGA technology to replicate the performance of classic gaming platforms on a hardware (rather than software) level, which means it's incredibly accurate. The machine runs physical cartridges for systems like the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance...

The Source Code To Star Fighter 3DO Has Been Released Online -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"The source code to yet another classic video game has just been released online, thanks to a combined effort between 3DO fans and the original developers....

This N64 Controller Can Play The Entire Game Boy Library -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"The modder has taken a broken N64 controller and given it a new purpose: playing Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games. We're talking physical carts here, too – this pad contains a fully-functional GBA console, and isn't based on emulation...."

Fanmade Sonic 3 Remaster 'Angel Island Revisited' Now Playable On PlayStation Vita -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"The popular Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles fan remaster Angel Island Revisited has been ported to the PSVita, after almost three years of development..."

New Game Boy Title 'Song Of Morus' Is A Boss Rush Shoot 'Em Up With Game Boy Printer Functionality -- Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)

"Song Of Morus - Gala Of Battle is a new homebrew title for the Game Boy that incorporates Game Boy Printer functionality..."

Anniversary: The Game Boy Is 35 Years Old Today -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"Released in Japan on April 21st, 1989, this monochrome handheld would quickly become one of the hottest consumer products of the early '90s..."

35 Years Later, Prince Of Persia Has Just Got An (Unofficial) Port For The Vic-20 -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

"The port was inspired by Nicodim's unofficial ZX Spectrum port"

Cheaper Evercade retro consoles will arrive in July -- endgadget (www.engadget.com)

"Cheaper versions of Evercade's retro game consoles are on the way. The first three Tomb Raider games will be bundled with the EXP-R and VS-R..."

Modder Creates PlayStation Handheld From PS1 Which Uses No Emulation -- Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)

"Say hello to the PS Hanami, a modded handheld that uses the motherboard of a PS1 folded in half to allow for portable play!"

Descent 3 source code released on github, after 25 years (github.com)

The github repo is owned by one of the original developers, Kevin Bentley. Includes the unreleased 1.5 patch....

Mortal Kombat Is Getting A Fanmade Jaguar Port Over 30 Years Later (www.timeextension.com)

"TRU FUN Games has released a pre-alpha version of its fanmade port of Mortal Kombat to members of its Patreon..."

Retro Game Emulators Are Finally Heading To The App Store -- Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)

"Retro game emulators on the app store is becoming a reality in a move that has iPhone users dreaming of revisiting nostalgic titles on the go!.."

Atari 2600 vs other Second Generation video game consoles (dfarq.homeip.net)

"In the second generation, almost everyone made video game consoles. In this blog post, we look at who won, who lost, and what might have been..."

Game Boy Color Now Has A (DIY) "OLED Model" (www.timeextension.com)

"This offers a dramatic improvement over the already excellent IPS panels we're used to seeing on modded Game Boy consoles..."

Lara Croft Crowned Most Iconic Video Games Character of All Time, According to BAFTA Poll (www.bafta.org)

"BAFTA has revealed the results of its landmark players’ poll to establish the Most Iconic Video Games Character of All Time. Launched to celebrate the 20th BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday 11 April, the poll was engaged with by over 4,000 players from all over the world..."

Anniversary: Final Fantasy VI Is 30 Years Old (www.timeextension.com)

"How did you first experience the classic RPG?"

Mighty Street Fighter - Upcoming 'Street Fighter' fangame for the Amstrad 128k gets a final trailer (www.indieretronews.com)

"Mighty Street Fighter - Upcoming 'Street Fighter' for the Amstrad 128k gets a final trailer..."

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