Retro News Roundup

Retro News Round-Up – August 2014

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Retro News Round-Up, with this episode covering the big screen outing of an irritated video game critic, a return to the wonderful land of Oddworld, and a Game Boy Advance roughly the size of your head.

More information on the Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie:
More details on Video Games: The Movie:
https://www.facebook.com/VideoGamesTheMovie
Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman:
http://www.memoirsofavirtualcaveman.net/
Pre-order a Mega Drive Transformer:
http://ebten.jp/p/7015014070703/
Kickstarter aiming to release a set of Mega Drive cartridge action figures:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/185624469/mega-bit-figures-inspired-by-sega-genesis

Super Mario Bros inspired aquarium:
http://www.thepixelist.net/blog/my-blog-super-mario-brothers-aquairum

Game cart soaps:
http://tinyurl.com/ok5k4na

The MP32C64 add-on for the Commodore 64:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MP32C64-COMMODORE-Datassette-emulator-with-play-pause-control-for-ANDROID-IPHONE-/321466711086?

Where you can buy an NES30 Gamepad:
http://www.nes30.com/

More information on the making of the BigBoy Advance:
http://www.bacman.co.uk/bacforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4555

Rose Coloured Gaming’s Super Famicom inspired Game Boy Advances:
http://www.rosecoloredgaming.com/index.html

The Left Turn Only Intellivision Flash Card:
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/227859-project-l/page-11#entry3036661

The online auction for the Virtual Boy link cable:
http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e146815828

EzeeCube Media Centre’s Indie GoGo page:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ezeecube-stackable-media-center-to-store-and-manage-all-your-content

Games from the BITBIT Jam 2014 coding competition:
http://bitbitjam.com/

Sega Master System Brawl for the Mega Drive:
http://shinobiman.proboards.com/thread/9707

Cartridge release of Knight’s Chance for the Neo Geo AES:
http://www.neobitz.com/KnightsChance

Space based platformer Kyd Kadet 3 for the ZX Spectrum:
http://www.randomkak.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/kyd-cadet-iii-spectrum.html

Tornado Blast for the Atari 2600:
http://www.romhacking.net/homebrew/63/

It Came From The Desert for the Mega Drive:
http://desert.cinemaware.com/index.htm

Duke Nukem 3D on the Mega Drive:
http://pikointeractive.com/blog/steam-and-genesis-games/

Completed version of the Windy Valley stage from Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast:
http://www.sonicretro.org/2014/07/sega-channel-retro-windy-valley-mod-for-sadx-featuring-corviddude/

Direct download link for the unreleased prototype of SNES title Buck Rogers:
http://t.co/0hqkmhgook

Japanese version of Monster Party for the NES – which is titled Parody World: Monster Party:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4f5kdjyHmF-WmYzaEdud2pSNlU/edit
Super Mario Bros and The Lost Levels hack which recreates the games with the New Super Mario Bros engine:
http://skjmin.org/nsmbo/download/
Streets of Rage 2, Outrun, and Golden Axe colour enhancements:
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2084/
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2083/
Leisure Suit Larry for the NES trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYwdtGO4Yvk
Mahou Kishi Rayearth 2nd: The Missing Colors fan translation:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2170/
Wizardry Gaiden 3: Yama no Seiten fan translation:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2252/
4 Nin Uchi Mahjong fan translation:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2249/

Daiva Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia fan translation:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2253/

Hi no Tori Hououhen: Gaou no Bouken fan translation:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1486/

Moorhun 2: Die Jagd Geht Weiter fan translation:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2246/