Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (August 23rd 2026)
Golden Axe! James Pond! Zelda! Panzer Dragoon!
- Retro Recap
- Features
News The RetroTINK-6X CE Is A Powerful 1440p Scaler That Costs Just $230
Ships this coming week
- RetroTINK
News Dev Behind Zelda: BotW 3DS 'Demake' Says It "Wasn't Meant To Be Seen By Anyone"
Adds that "it was not vibe coded"
- Nintendo
- Zelda
- 3DS
- Homebrews
"I borrowed $5,000 from a friend so I could survive"
- Features
- PC
- The Making Of
'Super ROBO OH' is getting a Steam demo later this year
- News
- Steam
- PC
News Mr. Nutz Is The Next 16-Bit Character To Get A Physical Resurrection On SNES And Genesis
Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad makes its console debut after over 30 years
- Sega
- Mega Drive
- Nintendo
- SNES
News "The A1200 Is Officially An Amiga Product"
"The Amiga name has a new chapter"
- Amiga
- Commodore
- Emulation
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Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (August 23rd 2026)
Golden Axe! James Pond! Zelda! Panzer Dragoon!
- Retro Recap
- Features
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: SimCity (SNES)
Nintendo Life If we build it...
- Features
- Polls
- Box Art Brawl
- SNES
YesterdaySat, 22nd Aug 2026
News The RetroTINK-6X CE Is A Powerful 1440p Scaler That Costs Just $230
Ships this coming week
- RetroTINK
Friday21st Aug 2026
News "The A1200 Is Officially An Amiga Product"
"The Amiga name has a new chapter"
- Amiga
- Commodore
- Emulation
News Dev Behind Zelda: BotW 3DS 'Demake' Says It "Wasn't Meant To Be Seen By Anyone"
Adds that "it was not vibe coded"
- Nintendo
- Zelda
- 3DS
- Homebrews
"Not dead yet. The battle continues"
- News
- Cave
- Steam
- Shmups
Review Evercade Wireless Controller - The Perfect Interface For The Next Era Of Evercade
Cut the cable
- Reviews
- Evercade
News SimCity SNES Soundtrack Makes A Surprise Return In This Week's Nintendo Music Update
Nintendo Life Now, how about the game?
- Nintendo Switch Online
- Nintendo Music
- Nintendo
- SNES
- Updates
News Mr. Nutz Is The Next 16-Bit Character To Get A Physical Resurrection On SNES And Genesis
Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad makes its console debut after over 30 years
- Sega
- Mega Drive
- Nintendo
- SNES
"Sacrifices and cuts will have to be made"
- Sega
- Capcom
- Mega Drive
"Retro gaming culture and preservation is my life"
- UK
- The Retro Hour
- Podcasts
Includes bug fixes and movement improvements
- News
- Mega Drive
- ROM Hacks
"I borrowed $5,000 from a friend so I could survive"
- Features
- PC
- The Making Of
'Super ROBO OH' is getting a Steam demo later this year
- News
- Steam
- PC
'A Village Built On Wind' appeared on streaming sites recently
- News
- Final Fantasy
- VGM
- AI
Thursday20th Aug 2026
Update: System 3 denies GenAI usage
- James Pond
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
The new show is co-created by Mike McMahan and American Dad's Joe Chandler
- News
- Sega
- Golden Axe
News "One Of The Biggest Announcements We've Ever Made" - Atari Says Something "Big" Is Coming
"We have a vision for your game shelf"
- Atari
"These new ports were developed from the ground up for Evercade"
- Evercade
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Rare
Courtesy of a free update for the 'Super Bomberman Collection'
- News
- Bomberman
- Konami
News This Dying Street Fighter II Cart Is A Sobering Reminder That Physical Doesn't Mean Forever
"Even as a ROM cartridge, it's not immortal"
- Nintendo
- SNES
- Game Preservation
- Street Fighter
Out today on Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
- News
- RPGs
- Steam
- Final Fantasy
- Wizardry
Exclusive First Samurai Is Getting A Physical Re-Release On The SNES
33 Games also has "a major licence" it will be announcing soon
- SNES
- Nintendo
- 33 Games
Dark Castle series returns, just in time for its 40th anniversary
- News
- Mac
- Steam
Hilko Janssen's satirical sim is coming to Steam Early Access this Fall
- News
- Microprose
- Steam
Wednesday19th Aug 2026
News "The Best News Of The Year" - Panzer Dragoon Is Being Unofficially Ported To Dreamcast
Works on real hardware, too
- Homebrews
- Dreamcast
- Panzer Dragoon
"Know the track, and attack!"
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Namco
Review Mangmi Air Y - No-Frills Android-Powered Emulation For Under $100
Don't go expecting PS2 power
- Reviews
- Emulation Handhelds
- Emulation
- Mangmi
"We got source for these"
- Evercade
- Rare
- Banjo-Kazooie
Hamster's rerelease is sadly missing a full localisation, but help is at hand!
- News
- Console Archives
- PS1
News An Obscure Irem Beat 'Em Up Is Getting A Revival Later This Year, Courtesy Of City Connection
Ninja Baseball League-Man is back!
- News
- Irem
- Arcades
Could this be the unlikeliest video game revival of 2026?
- News
- ZOOM
- PC
Tuesday18th Aug 2026
Review Retroid Pocket Nova - The New Retro Emulation Handheld To Beat
Powerful enough for PS2 emulation, authentic enough for SNES
- Reviews
- Hardware Reviews
- Emulation
- Emulation Handhelds
- Retroid
News Wake Up, It Looks Like Terranigma Might Finally Be Getting A Re-Release
"All the living things in this world await your awakening"
- Quintet
- Kamui Fujiwara
- Pixel Arcadia
Pre-orders are going fast
- Polymega
You can download 'Mega Man X Regenesis' for free
- News
- Mega Man
- Fan Projects
"Charge us $15 for it, we will pay it!"
- Castlevania
- iOS
- Smartphones
- Game Preservation
News After 9 Years Of Work, GoldenEye 007 N64 Is Now 100% Decompiled
"For England, James?"
- News
- GoldenEye 007
- N64
- Recompilation
"I like to think I've helped some insanely talented people along in their careers."
- News
- Warren Spector
- Deus Ex
- Epic Mickey
Monday17th Aug 2026
News This Zelda: Ocarina Of Time ROM Hack Will Let You See Hyrule From A Whole New Perspective
"I'm remaking all of Ocarina of Time's prerenders in 3D"
- News
- Zelda
- N64
- ROM Hacks
Mini Review Project Neon (Switch) - A Capable New Neo Geo Shmup To Test Your Mettle
Nintendo Life Neon Geo
- Mini Reviews
- Switch eShop
News This New Analogue Pocket Variant Is Designed To Give You Serious FOMO
Comes in new 24K Gold-plated and custom red glossy finishes
- Analogue
- Analogue Pocket
- FPGA
News New Mod Finally Allows Sega Multi-Mega / CDX To Run CD Games From Flash Carts
...for the five people who might need it
- Sega
- Modding
- Sega CD
News Joji "Screaming Mad George" Tani, The Man Behind The PS1's Oddest Game, Has Passed Away
"Thank you for remembering him, his work, and the extraordinary world he created"
- PS1
- PlayStation
- Japan
Now available on Manga Gamer
- NSFW
- PC-98
"It seems as if people are looking at it as the debut of the character"
- News
- Disney
- Epic Mickey
- Warren Spector
News 'Panic 64' Is A New 3D-Platforming Adventure That Blends Together Sonic & Crash Bandicoot
"Panic Porcupine returns in a next-gen platformer straight out of '98."
- News
- Indies
- Steam
News F-Zero On Game Boy Color? Stranger Things Have Happened
"Working more on some demo code that might turn into the next thing"
- Game Boy Color
- Homebrews
- F-Zero
Did you fall for this one?
- Sega
- Golden Axe
- Rumours
