Retro News Roundup

Retro News Round Up – April 2015

This month’s episode includes a gaming celebration in Manchester, dinosaurs getting ushered away from the Game Boy Color, and Pac-Man turning on Google Maps. The little yellow scamp.

This episode’s links:

From Bedroom to Billions: The Amiga Years Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1195082866/from-bedrooms-to-billions-the-amiga-years

The second Dino Crisis title for the Game Boy Color:
http://www.unseen64.net/2015/03/09/dino-crisis-gameboy-color-cancelled/

Kickstarter to create a new ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove

Manchester Day website:
http://manchesterday.co.uk/

To play Pac-Man on Google Maps just visit the site, zoom into the map, and click the relevant icon in the bottom left of the screen:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps

Buy Boulder Dash on the Intellivision:
https://www.naberhood.com/boulder-dash-new

Stay updated about the Flashmasta Flash Cartridge for the Wonderswan:
http://www.flashmasta.com/2015/03/09/finally-some-news/

Buy Sacred Line on the Mega Drive:
http://www.sacredlinegenesis.com/

Download Doroppu on the Mega Drive:
http://repixel8.com/games/doroppu?utm=rss&rc=1

Download G-Zero on the Mega Drive:
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?29069-Mode-7-demo-for-Genesis-MD&p=707904&viewfull=1#post707904

First footage of Project Y for the Mega Drive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iR8wwBhYPM

Buy Star Versus on the NES:
http://store.dustmop.io/collections/frontpage/products/star-versus-nes-cartridge-and-manual?starversus=rc

Buy the Virtual Boy compilation cartridge:
http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=6009&rc=1&forum=13

Download the ROM for the unfinished Targa for the SNES:
http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=144109

Download the ROM for the unfinished Wildsnake for the Game Gear:
http://www.smspower.org/Games/WildSnake-GG?rc=1&utm=rss

More details on the upcoming Kraut Buster for the Neo Geo MVS and AES:
http://www.kraut-buster.com/index.html?krautbuster&rc=1&utm-source=rss

Fan translation of Vice: Project Doom for the NES:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2319/

Fan translation of Super Marou for the NES:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2323/

Fan translation of Wizardry Chronicle on the PC
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2321/

Fan translation of Wizardry Empire 2: Fukkatsu no Tsue on the Game Boy:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2322/