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Learning to be a Game Dev Part #1

4 July 2026 RGN Admin

Starting Out as an Indie Game Dev Learning to be an indie (independent) game developer is not an easy task. In fact it’s not really a task, calling it such…

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Secret of Monkey Island Coming to Commodore 64

29 March 2026 RGN Admin

Good News Everyone – Secret of Monkey Island Being Ported to C64 The Commodore 64 is an old 8-bit computer with many simple games on it due to it’s inherent…

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Top 10 Epic Super NES ROM Hacks Part 1

28 March 2026 RGN Admin

How New Games Appear on Obsolete Consoles As retro gamers, we are primarily stuck with the original library of games that were developed for the system. As such, the best…

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South Australian Government Offering Grants to Boost Local Video Game Production

24 October 2025 RGN Admin

Government of SA Decides to Invest in Video Games When I woke up this morning and checked my YouTube feed I noticed a very surprising video by local television network…

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Petscop the PlayStation Game that Didn’t Exist Until it Did

15 October 2025 RGN Admin

The Enigma that is Petscop I don’t even know where to begin starting to explain this “game”. This is probably the game that is most closely related to the interactive…

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Modder Revives the “Mega Game”, Hardware Enhanced Games for C64 and ZX Spectrum

30 September 2025 RGN Admin

Imagine Software Invents the Mega Game Back in 1984 an English based developer: Imagine Software, was struggling to remain profitable. They determined the main reason for their financial woes was…

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Spectrum Next KS3 Nearing Delivery

27 September 2025 RGN Admin

Get Ready … It’s Coming Soon! I am extremely excited because in about 2 to 3 months a ZX Spectrum Next (KS3 Rev.) will be delivered to my house! I…

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Industry Veteran Coders Team Up to Develop Urb-X Warriors for Spectrum Next

16 August 2025 RGN Admin

If you were gaming in the 90’s then it’s quite likely you have played or at least heard of Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword, Cannon Fodder and Sensible Soccer.…

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Enthusiast Creates MIDI Interface for ZX Spectrum Next

15 August 2025 RGN Admin

The ZX Spectrum Next is becoming a very attractive platform to develop games for. It has it’s own version of BASIC, it has a C programming environment, a wide range…

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BBC Republishes Video Game Documentary from 1984

25 June 2025 RGN Admin

“Commercial Breaks: The Race For Santa’s Software” Documentary Shows Game Developer Imagine Going Bust It was more than forty years ago today… When in 1984 the BBC airs a documentary…

Video Game Spotlight: Prophet’s Guile [Chrono Trigger Hack] (Super Nintendo)

Prophet's Guile faithfully continues the story from Chrono Trigger. However it does this not as a sequel or prequel but interquel! There is a point in the original game when Lavos throws Chrono’s party into the prehistoric age while Magus is sent to the time of Zeal in 12,000BC. Prophet’s Guile follow’s Magus rather than the heroes and shows the events that occur while Chrono and co are dealing with Ayla and her people.

This makes for a very interesting, but short, game. You play as Magus at level 37 who, after realizing where he is, devises a plan to attempt to take down Lavos at the source by manipulating the Queen using the knowledge of Zeal and it’s events that he acquired while living there as a child with his older sister Schala. There are a few events that happen during this short adventure which shed some light on some mysteries from the main game. As an example you find out how Dalton loses his eye, I won’t give away how you will have to play the game to find out.

The entire game is played within the realm of Zeal, the floating islands – it’s two cities, Kajar and Enhasa, the Queen’s Palace, the Mountain of Woe, Cerulean Lake, the Blackbird port and land bridges leading to the snow covered sea-bound land’s beneath. Magus also has quest’s he must complete in the land beneath Zeal however does not get to access the dwelling place of the earthbound. Unfortunately you still can’t access the North Palace in Zeal in this game either.

The whole game will only take you a couple hours to complete, maybe three if you really take your time to drink in as much of the experience as you can. There are three secret coins hidden throughout the game that grant access to the programmer’s room if you manage to collect them all. While the battles are quite few they are all very challenging and require tactics and careful thought.

The game is excellent, it’s very story-line heavy, not skimping out on the cut-scenes and there is no shortage of battles and bosses either. In summary a surprising amount of content has been packed into this short game. This top quality hack is a must play for anyone who’s finished the original game and is still craving more Chrono Trigger.

External Review

Hardware Spotlight: My-Cube Controller for GameCube

If you have a GameCube or Nintendo Wii, you know how expensive and difficult it can be to get controllers. The original Nintendo controllers are very good; however, they are often expensive to buy second-hand, and many units are no longer in great condition. There are also many cheaply made alternatives on the market which may not cost much, but the quality is often so poor that they don’t last very long at all.

After many months of searching — and spending quite a bit of money testing various brands of joysticks — I finally found one that’s actually worth buying. The My-Cube controller looks just like a standard GameCube controller, with the added bonus of a turbo function button. It can be purchased brand new at a very affordable price and is currently 30% off the standard retail price using the supplied link below.

In terms of feel, this controller is surprisingly close to a genuine Nintendo pad. It doesn’t suffer from that cheap, hollow button feel you often get with low-cost third-party options. The D-pad, A and B buttons, along with the L and R triggers, are all responsive and provide a satisfying tactile feedback during gameplay.

When I first bought this controller, I was expecting another budget substitute. However, after testing it with Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to get through the first few levels comfortably — something I’ve struggled to do with other cheaper GameCube controllers. The performance felt consistent and reliable throughout.

Aside from the added turbo button and the manufacturer’s logo printed on the controller, it performs very similarly to an original GameCube pad. If you’re in need of a replacement controller and don’t want to overpay for worn second-hand hardware, this is one worth considering — especially while the 30% discount is available.

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