Italian police recently dismantled a significant video game trafficking ring, seizing counterfeit retro consoles and pirated games valued at approximately $50 million. The operation involved the confiscation of around 12,000 fake consoles and over 47 million pirated games.

Opening a Pokémon Snap kiosk for the first time in 25 years is a nostalgic journey back to a unique era in gaming history. These kiosks, known as Pokémon Snap Stations, were a collaboration between Nintendo and Blockbuster in the late 1990s.

A recent leak has revealed that two forgotten PlayStation 2 exclusives, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army and its sequel Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, are potentially making a return. These games, part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise, were originally released between 2006 and 2008 and have remained exclusive to the PS2, although they were later made available on the PS3 as emulated versions.

The prices for Sony’s PlayStation consoles, adjusted for inflation, provide an interesting perspective on how the cost of gaming has evolved over time.

A new cheat code for the Sega Saturn version of Doom has been discovered, 27 years after the game’s original release in 1997. This newly found cheat allows players to make walls in the game semi-transparent, offering a unique gameplay feature that was previously unknown.

Simpatico is a newly released fan-made hack of Super Mario World, created by hackers BigRedBoy and RealBChin, with additional contributions from Stivi. The project took nearly three years to complete and offers a fresh, challenging adventure within the beloved framework of the original game.

A Reddit post in the GameBoy subreddit caught some eyes. It showed a fake yellow Game Boy Pokémon cartridge displayed at a GameStop. The post received many comments, pointing out the poor quality of this bootleg Pokémon game.

A fan-made port of Duke Nukem 3D has been successfully brought to the Sega Dreamcast, impressing even the game’s original creator. This port was developed by a modder named Ivan Guber and includes several enhancements that improve the overall experience on the Dreamcast platform.

More Dreamcast goodies.

A hacker has successfully modified the Game Boy Camera to work with the Mega Duck, an obscure handheld console also known as the Cougar Boy. This project, undertaken by a hacker known as 0xbbbbbr, is part of an effort to bring parity to Mega Duck users, allowing them to experience functionalities similar to those available to Game Boy owners.

A new Prop Hunt mod is being developed for Super Mario 64, as announced by the YouTuber Drenchy. This mod is the creation of Blocky, a well-known Mario 64 modder, and was commissioned specifically for Drenchy’s YouTube channel. The mod is designed as an extension of Super Mario 64 COOP Deluxe, a multiplayer mod for the unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64. It requires a legitimate copy of the original N64 ROM to play.

With the release date now set for Suikoden I and II HD Remaster, Konami has updated the official site to provide profiles for the main characters from the first game. The five characters introduced include the four initial companions of the protagonist, who is canonically named Tir McDohl.

Been waiting forever for this game to be released.

Nape Games, a small Spanish studio, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for “Restless Anima: Engine Room,” a psychological horror game designed for the NES and Sega Dreamcast.

More Dreamcast goodies, and NES too.

The PC-98 dungeon crawler Slayers has recently received an English fan translation, allowing English-speaking players to experience the game for the first time.

Masaki Crafts successfully transformed a broken 1984 Sony Watchman into a functional Game Boy Color. The modified device features a cartridge slot, HDMI TV output, headphone jack, and a link cable port, along with an SNES controller port for HDMI use.

The Nintendo PlayStation, a prototype console resulting from a failed collaboration between Nintendo and Sony, has become a highly sought-after piece of gaming history.

A sewing machine inspired by the Game Boy Color? Indeed, such a device exists and is known as the Singer IZEK 1500. This unique sewing machine was packaged with the handheld console, featuring a built-in Link Cable and a selection of Game Boy Color cartridges designed for creating sewing patterns on garments, including designs like the Mario family.

The Dreamcast title “Birdcage of Horrors,” or “Grauen no Torikago,” has received a new fan translation led by Derek Pascarella, alongside contributors Anonymous, T_Chan, and Walnut. This Japan-exclusive murder mystery/horror “i-dra” developed by Sega and ASCII Entertainment was distributed across six GD-ROM discs through the Dreamcast Direct Online service, comprising 365 one-minute episodes.

More Dreamcast goodies.

The Nintendo 64 release of Banjo-Kazooie has been fully decompiled, which opens up significant opportunities for fan projects and potentially native PC ports.

Clock Tower: Rewind is set to launch in Fall 2024 for multiple platforms, including PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Sonic CD has been unofficially ported to the Sega Genesis as part of the 2024 Sonic Hacking Contest. This fan project aims to bring the classic game, originally released for the Sega CD, to the Genesis/Mega Drive platform.