Prince of Persia - HOT NEWS as a fabulous Sega Mega Drive remaster has been released!

Another great news story for you all, as we have just been told through twitter that the all time classic platformer of 'Prince of Persia'; a game which has been released for many different systems back in 1989 by Broderbund, has finally been made available as an incredible remaster for the Sega Mega Drive by Master Linkuei! Prince of Persia is not only a game that featured lots of well designed platforming levels, but the game is full of danger as you must be careful not to fall through loose floors, get hit by sword wielding guards, crushed by gates or at worst skewered in blood on deadly spikes.

Space Harrier on the Sega Master System featuring Arcade Samples!

@matteusbeus the creator of the upcoming Crypt of Dracula is on the ball for the Sega Master System, as once again he has just tweeted us a rather special update that is sure to excite even the hardiest of Sega gamers.  Unlike the previous video we showed in relation to high fidelity audio, this one is downloadable as a patch that replaces the voice samples in Space Harrier with data taken from the original arcade game!

Ziriax 100% (Ultimate Edition) - The only full Amiga working version that exists!

In 1990 Software Business with development by The Whiz Kidz, released the side-scrolling shoot em up Ziriax for the Amiga, which was very similar to games such as R-Type or even Gradius. This game featured an action packed experience with five stages of shoot em up gameplay with each level containing an end of level boss. It's just a shame that during its many years of release not only was there not a fully working ADF of the game but according to some it has a few in game issues of its own...

A Life M36 Planet - A complete English translation for an MSX Action Adventure

Usually I'm here talking about English translations for NES games or SNES games, but this one isn't either of those but a full English translation of an Action Adventure game called ' A Life M36 Planet ' on the MSX. Now I'm going to be truthful and say I've never heard of this game before which is a shame as it looks pretty decent, especially as described by Msx.org. According to them "this game was released for the MSX system in 1987 where the player has to find out if the planet M36 is suitable for a human colony. While the game was obviously inspired by Metroid, it does deepen its formula with a lot more RPG elements added on top of it "

Castlevania 30th anniversary NES facelift patch by KYA released!

Have I got a retro gaming treat for you today, as kya199 has announced that the Castlevania 30th anniversary facelift patch, which graphically overhauls the classic NES game to that of the mobile version, with missing tiles taken from Vampire Killer, Castlevania Bloodlines, or touched up by kya199. Has been released in celebration of the original games release since 1986, that had you tasked with the defeating of the vampire Dracula!

Famicom Grand Prix II : 3D Hot Rally - An entertaining Famicom racer fully translated

Super Mario Kart wasn't the only classic Nintendo racing game that Mario and Luigi star'd in, but way before that in 1988 in Japan they also appeared in the enjoyable racing game ' Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally ', which only recently has been fully translated into English on the Famicom system by AgentOrange and team. Playing in a similar style to that of Rad Racer with a flavour of other racing games of that era, you must drive as fast as possible around each of the 3 tracks against the time limit to win the race!

Ace Combat 3 - A grand English translation released for a Playstation 1 game

Thanks to a heads up by our good friend VizionGamer via our twitter feed, we have learnt of the release of the English translation for Ace Combat 3 on the Playstation 1 by Team NEMO. You probably haven't heard of this game before, that's because the better version was released in Japan in 1999 as Ace Combat 3 : Electrosphere; an arcade air combat game by Namco. The problem was with the game and according to romhacking, the original story was altered and the characters were cut from the NTSC-U and PAL regions. Now thanks to Team Nemo the original Japanese game is back as it should be, but this time all 52+ missions are now in English!

Super Mario Bros 3 - A New Journey - 8 newly themed worlds to explore in a NES classic

Either you've been living in a cave or stuck on some far off island waiting for rescue, there's probably not one person on this Earth who hasn't heard the name Mario, or more especially the legendary classic Super Mario Bros 3 by Nintendo on the NES, released way back in 1988-1991. One of the finest platformers ever that has lasted the test of time, is once again gracing our gaming screens as an unofficial extended release in ' Super Mario Bros 3: A new Journey' by Alan Jacobs.

SEGA classic Sonic the Hedgehog on the NES as a hack gets an improvement patch

Good afternoon you lovely people have I got some great news to brighten up your day! Remember last month when I announced with a big article, SEGAs classic Sonic the Hedgehog but released on the NES as a hack by JABU. Well you'll be pleased to know after some negative feedback regarding the music, not only has there been a music improvement patch done by Ti, but there has also been a graphical enhancement done by exactly the same person.

Tails Adventure SMS Deluxe - GG2SMS patch overhauled on the Sega Master System

It's time for the Sega Master System to shine, as a user by the name of freezingicekirby is overhauling the original GG2SMS patch for the Sonic the Hedgehog game spin off 'Tails Adventure'. First released in 1995 for the Sega Game Gear with platforming and role playing elements, was later unofficially ported over to the Sega Master System via a rom patch. The problem was the game ended up looking glitchy and generally unfinished, at least until now. Welcome to Tails Adventure - SMS Deluxe.

Star Cruiser - Japanese Sega Mega Drive RPG gets a full English translation

What a great start to the week and it's just about to get so much better, as celcion, cccmar and KenshinX have released the full English translation public beta of the seriously cool action adventure RPG 'Star Cruiser' for the Sega Mega Drive. Originally this was a Japanese game developed by Arsys Software and released in Japan for the PC-88, Sharp X1, NEC PC-98 and Sharp X68000 and ported by Masaya (NCS) to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis home console in 1990.

Super Pitfall 30th Anniversary Edition : NES Super Pitfall turns 30 today and a fan has fixed it‏!

In 1986 Pony Inc released the loose remake of Pitfall II: Lost Caverns ' Super Pitfall ' for the Famicom and PC-8801. It was a scrolling platformer that also appeared in 1987 for the NES as another line up in the Pitfall series which first appeared on the Atari 2600 and published by Activision. However Super Pitfall unlike the original Atari 2600 game was not so well received with one such site saying  "Pitfall is one of the best Atari 2600 games but Super Pitfall is one of the worst NES games" (Wiki). So not really much to celebrate on that front, but along comes a professional game artist by the name of Mário Azevedo (nesrocks) who has released The Super Pitfall 30th Anniversary Edition; a fan fixed game for the NES.

Vampire Killer on the MSX2 gets a Castlevania MSX2 patch

Originally developed in 1986 for the NES, Castlevania by Konami, was a high grade for its time, action platformer, that had you tasked with the defeating of the vampire Dracula. It was a game that also appeared as a graphically impressive fan based game on the ZX Spectrum as Castlevania Spectral Interlude, developed by Sanchez . But today's news isn't so much as a fan based game or even a new game, but a MSX2 patch of the alternative MSX2 version also known as Vampire Killer, which turns the game into Castlevania. They both already share most of the background settings, enemies and music, but this goes much further.

Dizzy The Last Hero v2 - The best looking Dizzy game this year just got even better!

We've just been informed by Adam of Yolkfolk.com in our Dizzy RetroGaming Facebook group, that the latest version of the brilliant retro styled Dizzy fan game 'Dizzy The Last Hero', of which we featured recently, has just been given a very nice update. Currently coming first in the DizzyAGE Easter Competition 2015 with Sunken Castle Dizzy coming second, this is possibly one of the best looking Dizzy fan games we've seen so far.  Developed by trz & Dr. Titus and available in English and Russian, the detail is of very high standard, with a great intro tune and sound affects that might just give you the goosebumps.

WinUAE 3.1.0 Beta 19 - Amiga emulator bug fix update!

An early evening update for the Amiga emulator 'WinUAE' as Toni Wilen has released WinUAE 3.1.0 beta 19, which is more of a bug fix update than actual new features.  As is the case with every release we will list the bug fixes in a changelog and keep you informed as to when the latest version is available, which should be any week now.  Also to note, not long after this beta, Toni Wilen released a quick hotfix which apparently fixes a drive sound issue.

Silent Hill Alchemilla v1.1 - Atmospheric horror for Half-Life 2

I am a huge fan of Silent Hill, I have enjoyed both movies with it's death, creepy fog, horrifying creatures and that siren that plays as the atmosphere changes to one of total horror. But what if I told you there has been a recent release of Silent Hill: Alchemilla 1.1; a recreation of the original atmosphere of Silent Hill on the source engine. Do I have your interest now? Good. As Alchemilla is not just a remake but a completely original story designed for you the fans of SH!

WinUAE 3.1.0 Beta 14 - Toni Wilen releases the latest Amiga emulator beta

The last post for today unless something amazing comes out, is Toni Wilen's latest Amiga emulator beta release of WinUAE 3.1.0 beta 14. Once again containing more bug fixes and updates, is available as a free download and a decent upgrade to the previous final version. Regarded as one of the best Amiga emulators available, in which you can play Amiga games on your PC will be in a beta phase until we reach a more stable build. See change log for details

Half-Life 2 - Community developed update for Half-Life 2 releases tomorrow

2004's Half-Life 2 was a landmark for PC gaming and the First Person Shooter, setting the standard for immersion, animation, and physics-based play for years. But tomorrow on Steam sees the release of a completely free and extensive community developed update that will feature beautiful new lightning, countless updates, new community commentary and much more.

FreeCol - Open source colonization 0.11.3 release

Another open source game 'FreeCol'; which is based on the very popular title Colonization, has also been updated this month to version 0.11.3. Although it is not a big release unlike FreeCiv v2.5.0, this version does fix a few bugs and clean up yet more annoying problems in version 0.11.0/1/2. FreeCol is based on the highly recommended Sid Meier's Colonization (Microprose) in which the player manages the cross-Atlantic expansion of an established nation in the service of the Crown. Starting off with just a few colonists and looking for new lands, will you succeed for a new nation or be wiped out by the natives.

C64SD V3.0 Princess Tap Manager 1.0.2 is now available

It has been a couple of months now since the latest update for the C64SD V3.0 princess of which we featured in a big review, but the developer has told us you can now grab the latest Tap Manager 1.0.2 from his website. This latest PC software has been created to ease the usage of TAP files created with the C64SD Princess, see details below.