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Hey there! Thanks for checking out Read Only Memo. If you enjoy my coverage of emulation, I'd deeply appreciate it if you considered tossing a few bucks my way. I've been writing ROM for free since 2023!

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If you just got to this page and aren't a regular reader, here's a quick selection of ROM issues I'm especially proud of:

Inside the 10 years it took to translate Linda Cube Again
It took 10 years to translate Linda³ Again, but almost 30 to peel back the mysticism of what this one-of-a-kind RPG is truly about.
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Interview: First details on the $99 MiSTer FPGA clone board aiming to stop “people getting screwed” on overpriced hardware
Taki Udon talks about cutting the price of the MiSTer’s DE10-Nano board in half. Plus, emulating the PS1’s weirdest controller and Tokimeki Memorial’s... arcade version?
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“It’s thinking:” a dive into Dreamcast emulation, 25 years after 9/9/99
This week, let’s just follow our rainbow.
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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!
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Why you should emulate Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, this year’s definitive summerjam
Driving into summer with a breezy retrospective on one of the all-time arcade racers.
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Whatever you're willing and able to chip in — 16 bits, 64 bits, 128 bits 🤯 — thanks a ton!

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