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How the Famicom’s ultimate “legendary shitty game” got translated after 36 years
And another fan translation: the much less shitty Samurai Shodown RPG is playable in English after 26 years, itself!
Dec 3
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Wes Fenlon
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November 2023
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.
Nov 19
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Wes Fenlon
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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.
Nov 5
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Wes Fenlon
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October 2023
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.
Oct 22
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Wes Fenlon
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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.
Oct 13
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Wes Fenlon
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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.
Oct 8
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Wes Fenlon
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September 2023
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.
Sep 24
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Wes Fenlon
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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.
Sep 10
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Wes Fenlon
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August 2023
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!
Aug 27
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I'm giving away a boxed copy of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War to celebrate 1,000 subscribers
Everyone subscribed on Saturday, August 26th will be entered to win.
Aug 17
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Wes Fenlon
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Listen up, MiSTer Simpson: In this town we respect the Atari Jaguar
NBD, just emulating a '90s VR headset that doesn't exist. Plus a big update to the MiSTer's Saturn core and a Death Note fan translation.
Aug 13
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Wes Fenlon
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Listen up, MiSTer Simpson: In this town we respect the Atari Jaguar
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July 2023
2000's wackiest rhythm game gets an English translation while 1987's coolest console gets a Game Boy emulator
Plus: Wii U emulator Cemu can hang out with Miis now. Remember those lil guys?
Jul 30
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Wes Fenlon
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2000's wackiest rhythm game gets an English translation while 1987's coolest console gets a Game Boy emulator
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