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PS1/2  This In-Car PS2 Entertainment System Is Giving Us Serious FOMO Vibes, 14 Years Too Late

"What happens when you combine the world's most popular computer entertainment system with the number one mobile video system?" asks the official page for the Advent ADV10PS2 in-car mobile entertainment module, released in 2010. "Everybody wins!" We're sure many of you will be familiar with the concept of in-car entertainment products. During the DVD era, it was common to see these all-in-one devices strapped to the back of car seats, providing unruly children with something to gawk at during dull road trips. They've since faded from memory thanks to the inexorable rise of smartphones and tablets, but back in the 2000s, some clever devil came up with the idea of fusing such a system with a PS2 – which, lest we forget, is also a DVD...
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News  GTA III Programmer Impressed By The Progress Of Its Fan-Made Sega Dreamcast Port

Obbe Vermeij, a former technical director at Rockstar North who notably worked on Grand Theft Auto III (among other GTA titles), yesterday acknowledged the recent fan effort to port Grand Theft Auto III to the Sega Dreamcast, calling the project "impressive". Responding to a tweet from @falco_girgis (one of the individuals who is contributing to the fanmade port), Vermeij said, "There is an impressive effort going on to make gta3 run on the Sega Dreamcast. The first months of development of gta3 (back in 99/00) were done on the Dreamcast. For commercial reasons we switched to ps2. At the time we did think it was technically possible to pull it off on the DC and these guys are actually doing it. Nice one." In case, you're not up to...
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ROM Hack  The Mega Drive / Genesis Racer 'Combat Cars' Has Just Got A Promising New Fan Patch

Yesterday, the ROM Hacker BillyTime!Games released a promising new fan patch for Accolade's 1994 Mega Drive / Genesis vehicular combat game Combat Cars, which aims to remove some of the frustrations from the challenging Micro Machines-Esque racer. Combat Cars, in case you've never played it, sees players selecting from one of 8 racers, with each of these individuals having their own special weapon that they can use against their enemies across the game's 24 courses. At the time of its release, it received some pretty average reviews from outlets like Computer and Video Games, Electronic Gaming Monthly, and Mean Machines Sega, with publications generally praising its music and its multiplayer mode while criticizing "its slidey control...
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News  You'll Be Able To Secure Your SuperSega FPGA Console For Just Three Bucks

The SuperSega FPGA console has made some waves since it was first announced, with many people within the industry doubting it can faithfully replicate Saturn and Dreamcast games at an agreeable price point. The team behind the console – which also runs Master System, Mega Drive and Sega CD software – has now revealed that it's moving forward at a steady pace, with prototypes of the final board expected to arrive within three weeks. It has also been conformed that a pre-launch campaign will be held in October, where customers will be able to pre-order a SuperSega for just 3€ / $3 – and get 30% off the price of the final system. You can check out renders of the SuperSega mainboard below. The discounted price is expected to be around...
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News  The Switch Remake Of Yuji Horii's 'Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsuku ni Kiyu' Is Out Today

The new remake of Yuji Horii's Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsuku ni Kiyu (localized as The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ in the West) is out today on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The Steam version of the game was released yesterday and is already available to buy and download, whereas the Nintendo Switch version is currently being offered as a pre-order (as of the time of writing), ahead of its eventual unlocking at some point in the very near future. As mentioned below, both versions will offer English language support, as well as the original Japanese and options for Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Here's an official description of the game: If you want to give it a...
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Hardware  Anbernic RG406V retro handheld pricing and launch date revealed

Anbernic recently announced its nth console of the year, the RG406V, and the company has today revealed the pricing and launch details for the retro handheld. The Anbernic RG406V will be available for sale on September 19th as from 18:00 Beijing time. The device has an MSRP of 164.99 USD but an early bird deal of 154.99 USD will be available for the first 72 hours via the official Anbernic website and AliExpress store. Specs of the RG406V can be found below:
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News  A Bunch Of Taito Arcade Archives Titles Are Currently On Sale On Nintendo Switch & PS4

Hamster Corporation — the company behind Arcade Archives — has announced a new sale lasting until September 25th in Japan, which features a 30% reduction to the price of 10 classic Taito arcade games. The news was shared by several Japanese outlets earlier today like Famitsu and ASCII Japan, with the list of games being revealed as: Alpine Ski Gun Frontier Bonze Adventure Metal Black Dinorex Liquid Kids Ben Bero Beh The Fairyland Story The Newzealand Story And Don Doko Don However, it seems that this offer will also apply to some storefronts outside of the country too. This includes the Nintendo Switch eShop in the UK where the price of each title has been decreased to just £4.40 from £6.29, and the UK PlayStation store where nine of...
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News  Toaplan's Slap Fight & Grind Stormer Are Being Reissued For Modern Consoles

Update [Tue 17th Sept, 2024 12:00 BST]: In response to our article below, Shinyuden has been in touch via email to state that "We have not made any official announcement yet on these titles and its showcasing at TGS has not been confirmed". We asked Shinyuden whether that meant reissues of Slap Fight & Grind Stormer definitely wouldn't appear at the event, and Shinyuden has confirmed the games won't be at the Tokyo Game Show, with a company spokesperson telling us" We've since asked whether Shinyuden is also denying the existence of these reissues, given the somewhat vague wording of the above statement, but have yet to hear back from the company. _____________________________________________________________________ With the Tokyo...
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News  The PS2 Shmup 'Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced' Is Coming To Nintendo Switch In Japan

Cosmo Machia has announced via a new trailer that the expanded version of the arcade shoot 'em up TriggerHeart Exelica, Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced, will be coming to Switch in Japan in early 2025 (thanks Gematsu for the spot!). Cosmo Machia previously reissued the original 2006 arcade game on Nintendo Switch in Japan back in December 2023, before releasing it on PC and in other parts of the world earlier this year. Now, though, it appears that the company also plans on bringing the 2009 enhanced PS2 port to the Nintendo machine as well. This version of the game comes with a bunch of improvements over the original game, such as the introduction of a new playable character named Faintear (Original), tweaks to existing characters...
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News  Last Ninja Collection Hits Initial Funding Goal In Just 40 Minutes

The crowdfunding campaign for System 3's Last Ninja Collection went live yesterday and remarkably managed to hit its initial funding goal of £10,000 within just 40 minutes. As of now, the total amount is currently £35,630, with the campaign still having 28 days to go before it ends. If you want to snag your own copy of the collection, there are various tiers available, which you can back, with the cheapest option being a £25 digital download for either PC or Switch that comes with 8 UHD digital wallpapers. Elsewhere, there is also a £50 physical option for Switch, which comes with a PC download, and a pricey £150 that comes with a bunch of bonuses, including limited boxed editions of the unfinished Last Ninja 4 and IK++. You can...
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News  Think PS5 Pro Is Too Much At $700? The 3DO Would Like A Word

Yesterday, Sony revealed the PS5 Pro, the next iteration of its best-selling home console. The big takeaways are that the upgraded console has a faster GPU, better ray tracing and AI-driven upscaling, all of which mean games run smoother and look better than ever before. The good news arguably ends there, as it was also revealed that the PS5 Pro will cost an eye-watering $699 / £699. Gulp. As you can imagine, the reaction to the pricing hasn't been particularly positive, which is hardly a massive shock when you consider much of the world is gripped by a cost-of-living crisis and the games industry has seen a flood of layoffs over the past year or so. Is now the right time to release a console that costs seven hundred bucks? Probably...
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News  Upcoming Book Celebrates The Pixel Art Of The GBA

Bitmap Books has revealed that it is publishing the English version of Robert Bannert, Thomas Nickel and Martin Nagel's Unofficial GBA Pixel Art book, which was previously published in Germany by Elektrospieler. Highlighting over 240 classic GBA games, the book will feature the likes of Fire Emblem, The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, Advance Wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Fusion, Gunstar Super Heroes and Mother 3. "The book, which has been meticulously translated from the German original, features a bounty of articles that delve deep into the GBA's magnificent game portfolio," says the official description on Bitmap Books' website. "It also brings together almost 4,000...
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News  8BitMods' Dreamcast "VMU Pro" Will Use A Color Screen

Update [Tue 10th Sep, 2024 20:00 BST]: It looks like 8BitMods' VMU Pro will feature a color display: Original Story [Sat 3rd Aug, 2024 19:30 BST]: If you've heard of the name 8BitMods, then you'll almost certainly be aware of the fact that the company creates an amazing line of 'new' memory card options for consoles like the PS1, PS2 and GameCube. It would seem that the company's next project is for the Dreamcast. It has shown off a PCB which has button inputs in exactly the same place as the Dreamcast's Visual Memory Unit – a memory card notable for acting as a stand-alone handheld device. This won't be the only next-gen Dreamcast VMU option on the market – we've also got the VM2, a crowdfunded VMU which is currently in the...
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News  PlayStation 5 Pro Revealed: Launches November 7, at $699.99

After a little tease late last week, Sony has officially unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro console ahead of its launch later this year. Like the PlayStation 4 Pro before it, the PlayStation 5 Pro represents a mid-life refresh for the console, which offers considerably increased capabilities — at a higher price point — for users who want more, but to run alongside the regular, more mainstream console. You'll be able to pick up the PlayStation 5 Pro for $699.99 (€799.99/£699.99). when it launches this November, just under 30 years on from the launch of the original PlayStation console. PlayStation 5 vs PlayStation 5 Pro The fundamental difference between the base console and the Pro is more power — and specifically more power to the...
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Translation  The Director Behind Cult Dreamcast RPG SEGAGAGA Wants To Translate It Into English

2001's SEGAGAGA is one of the most unique games on the Dreamcast. In it, the player is tasked with restoring the fortunes of an ailing Sega against its evil rival, DOGMA, a company which owns most of the console market (and is clearly inspired by Sony). Laced with humour and packed with Sega-related references, SEGAGAGA never saw release outside of Japan – by the time it launched in March 2001, the company had already announced it was to abandon the Dreamcast in favour of becoming a third-party publisher. Any chance of a Western release was totally off the cards. The director of the game, Tetsu "Tez" Okano, has taken to social media to urge developers to create their own SEGAGAGA. "If SEGAGAGA has a unique significance, it is that it...
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Retro  More Analogue Pocket Editions Are On The Way, And They're Based On The Game Boy Color

Analogue has produced a series of different Pocket variants and is about to launch some more – this time based on the iconic colours the Game Boy Color was sold in. The colours are Kiwi, Teal, Grape, Berry, Dandelion and Gold. The systems will cost $249.99 each and go on sale on September 12th; they will ship within 48 hours. As ever, these will be available in limited quantities – but Analogue has said that it is aiming to ensure that the standard version of the Analogue Pocket remains in stock "steadily as possible." Previously, Analogue has released special editions of the Pocket in glow-in-the-dark, Game Boy, transparent and all-metal designs. Analogue also reveals that a significant OS update will be issued on the 12th.
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Retro  New Doom Cheat Code Surfaces After 27 Years

A new cheat code for the Sega Saturn version of Doom has been found, 27 years after it originally launched on the console in 1997. The code was discovered by @memory_fallen, and allows you to make walls in the game semi-transparent. To access this feature, pause the game and then press: X, Right, B, Y, X, Right, B, Y. The Saturn port of Doom isn't thought of in especially fond terms by fans of the series, but this is a cool little bonus feature – and the fact that it has taken almost 30 years to find it is pretty remarkable.
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Hardware  PlayStation 5 Pro announced, will cost $699 / £699 / €799

It's time to see what surprise PlayStation has in store for the future, with its PS5 Technical Presentation broadcast. Will we see a PS5 Pro? Or will it be something unexpected? Find out now, because the 9-minute livestream is kicking off now. We'll be summarizing the event as it airs, to stay tuned. Cerny kicks off by going back to the PlayStation 5's launch, detailing the hardware in the system, and how it was an improvement from the PlayStation 4. Graphics, sound, haptics. Developers have been wanting more, though. Having to choose between fidelity and performance mode has been an issue. Performance mode has been 75% more popular. He casually drops PS5 Pro's announcement. A larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, AI-driven upscaling...
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Gaming  The Most Iconic Racing Games From the Early 2000s

Racing games dominated the gaming scene in the early 2000s, bringing together exciting speeds, exceptional graphics, and unforgettable music. The early 2000s were a golden era for racing games, with developers pushing the boundaries of graphics, gameplay, and realism. These years brought us some of the most iconic racing games from the 2000s that captivated gamers with thrilling races and detailed environments. Join us as we reflect on five standout titles that defined this exhilarating genre. 1. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Released in 2001, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec set new standards for realism and depth in racing games. With over 150 meticulously detailed cars and a plethora of tracks, it offered an unparalleled driving experience. The...
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Gaming  6 Ways To Improve Your Gaming Desk Setup

Once in a while, a gamer needs to update their gaming desk setup. Learn the best ways to improve your structure and make gaming fun and comfortable. An optimized gaming desk setup can significantly enhance your gaming experience. A comfortable and efficient space is critical to both performance and enjoyment. Here are six ways to improve your gaming desk setup and take your gaming sessions to the next level. 1. Ergonomics Matter Ergonomics is the first thing to consider because it determines how enjoyable each gaming session is. Check your seat's alignment; shift it if it's in a weird position. It might be time to upgrade if you can't stand sitting it in. If you must upgrade your chair, find one with lumbar support and adjustability...
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