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New Neo Geo Shmup “Project Neon” in Early Development

A developer who goes under the screen name Coin feeder on the arcade-projects forums has recently revealed that he is developing a new “tate” style shmup game for the Neo Geo MVS. I had the opportunity to video chat with him, and during our conversation he demonstrated a very early version of this new game running […]

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Mega Man: The Wily Wars will Finally get its U.S. Release on the Sega Genesis

Over two decades after its releases in Japan and Europe, the Genesis version of Mega Man: The Wily Wars will finally see a physical release in North America courtesy of Retro-Bit.  The game, which is a compilation of the first three NES Mega Man games souped up with 16-bit graphics, only saw a limited software […]

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Libretro Goes After Polymega with RetroArch Disc Project and Run Ahead Modes

Never a collective that minces words, the Libretro team has announced the RetroArch Disc Project; a software initiative that will allow for gamers to use their physical discs with their emulation cores.  Judging from their blog and the following tweet, it’s VERY clear that this initiative is going after Polymega: Unveiling the RetroArch Disc Project! It's […]

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SolSeraph is a Modern Actraiser inspired Game that Literally Came out of Nowhere

Full disclosure: I am a HUGE fan of the original Actraiser for the SNES and have always wished for it to receive a true successor.  From the amazing soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro to the mixed genre gameplay, there has never been anything that really resembled or played like the original Actraiser.  The game is a […]

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ONE PUNCH MAN: A HERO NOBODY KNOWS is Coming to the PS4, X1, & PC

I’m going to sidestep the “retro” part of RetroRGB for a moment because this news was just too interesting for me to pass up, although it is still gaming related. Bandai Namco announced that the incredibly popular One Punch Man series will be getting its very own 3-vs-3 fighter.  That said, fighting games usually thrive […]

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Arkagis Revolution – New MODE 7 Style Shmup for the Genesis / Mega Drive

If you’re familiar with Sikthehedgehog’s  (Miniplanets, Project MD, ect.) work, then you’ll be happy to know that this incredibly talented developer has announced Arkagis Revolution, a “Mode 7” styled shooter for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. For those unfamiliar with Mode 7, it was a hardware feature that allowed for background scaling and rotation […]