Read Only Memo

Home
Emulation 101
The Gallery
Archive
About
Hilltop Works: Next translation after Boku no Natsuyasumi 2, an obscure PS2 RPG, is "The most exciting game I've ever worked on"
Plus, the emulation handheld scene heats up to boiling with Ayaneo's new "Remake" series.
 • 
Wes Fenlon
7
New
Top
Community
A summer vacation in November
Long-awaited fan translation Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 is here at last, and it's glorious. Also: an unreleased Daredevil PS2 game is preserved and playable.
 • 
Wes Fenlon
Analogue hypes up groundbreaking N64 console (while quietly shoving openFPGA into the corner)
Also in this issue: a lovely Fire Emblem fan event full of cool romhacks, and a photograph of a videogame cartridge I recently paid a man $50 for.
 • 
Wes Fenlon
5
Bonus ROM: How an emulator can add multiplayer to a singleplayer game
An interview with Rich Whitehouse about a wild new feature in Atari Jaguar emulator BigPEmu.
 • 
Wes Fenlon
The DuckStation interview & Intel's new FPGA plans, analyzed
DuckStation developer Stenzek talks new and upcoming features, while Intel makes moves that could shape the future of MiSTer and hardware emulation.
 • 
Wes Fenlon
3
Get hyped for PCSX2 2.0 — and learn to spot a fake emulator scam
Longtime PCSX2 dev talks about the upcoming stable release, 3 years in the making.
 • 
Wes Fenlon
A Playdate with the N64 MiSTer core (aka the 'I'm on a boat' issue)
A new interview with the dev behind the MiSTer's most-anticipated core, and an overview of the Playdate's emulation scene.
 • 
Wes Fenlon
Dogs baying, Mars FPGAing: This is the future retro gamers want
Loads of patch notes and fan translation updates this week, plus a new guest column about a groundbreaking '90s work of RPG Maker interactive fiction!
 • 
Wes Fenlon
 and 
Baxter
Read Only Memo
Read Only Memo
Emulators: They're rad. This digest touches all things videogame emulation, from the latest MiSTer cores and emulator breakthroughs to fan translations and HD texture projects. Two top stories + quick hits every other Sunday.
Recommendations
David Lebovitz Newsletter
David Lebovitz Newsletter
David Lebovitz
Crossplay
Crossplay
Patrick Klepek
The GameDiscoverCo newsletter
The GameDiscoverCo newsletter
Simon Carless
Tsundoku Diving
Tsundoku Diving
Baxter
H
Hit Points by Nathan Brown
Nathan Brown

Read Only Memo

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2023 Wes Fenlon
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing