The Wall Street Journal has once again claimed that Nintendo will be launching an update to the Switch console this year. The latest rumor suggests that parts suppliers with access to a prototype have leaked information on not one, but two new versions of the switch. The first will supposedly have the vibration controls removed to save […]
There’s a new Nintendo Virtual Boy platformer in the works, Capitan Sevilla 3D. The VUEngine project aims to rebuild the award-winning Capitan Sevilla 2 demo from the ground-up, turning it into a fully-fledged game. It’s being built using the Virtual Boy Development Engine, and will be complete with stereoscopic 3D separation. Consider backing VUEngine’s Patreon […]
Devil Engine by Dangen Entertainment is a beautiful new 2D Shoot ’em Up for the Nintendo Switch and Steam. It could be considered as a spiritual successor or genre-piece tribute to the Thunder Force series, at least if their marketing motto “Lightning Strikes Again” is any sign (Thunder Force/Lightening Force reference). My Life in Gaming […]
Thunderstruck has released an English translation of Innsmouth Mansion [インスマウスの館] for the Nintendo Virtual Boy. VB hacks/homebrew/translations/protos, and new releases are rare, and any new English game significantly expands the consoles small library. Pre-patched ROM and screenshots are available at https://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7285&forum=2
Last week, Nintendo detailed their upcoming releases. Some highlights were as follows: Link’s Awakening Switch remake coming “in 2019” Super Mario Maker 2 being released in June. Tetris 99 available now to Switch Online subscribers Personally, I’m excited to see Link’s Awakening and hope t will lead to remakes of all the other handheld Game Boy […]
Sega is once again releasing their Genesis Classics collection, this time on the Switch “this winter”. I used to get excited about these releases, hoping for new features or enhancements, but it’s usually just the same stuff, re-released on every new platform. I guess it’s a decent solution for people who have no other way […]
FirebrandX’s custom NES palettes are coming to MiSTer thanks to Rysha’s new release, and they load straight from the menu. Rysha has provided a test build of the NES core with the new palettes, FDS support, and nearest-neighbor scaling.
MiSTer’s NES core is getting Nintendo Famicom Disk System (FDS) support care of GreyRogue, making it the first FPGA system that natively supports FDS without needing additional hardware to load ROMs. The same update also adds expansion audio for VRC6 and Sunsoft-5B mapper games (Gimmick, Akumajou Dracula, etc). For a first release, it’s relatively mature. […]
Dark Horse Comics has just released the Super Mario Encyclopedia on hardcover and digital. It’s a colorful guide of everything Super Mario related and has info from all the games and spinoffs. More information can be found here and a link to purchase the hardcover book is below: https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/10/23/check-out-an-exclusive-trailer-for-the-super-mario-bros-encyclopedia Watch the trailer for the Super Mario Bros. […]
Dan just announced that the Wii Dual kits will arrive next week! The first sales will be for completed units with kits installed, then kit sales will be open to everyone. For more information, check out the store: https://shop.dansprojects.com WiiDuals will arrive on Monday via DHL. The first sales will be for kits + my personal […]
