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Top 10 Homebrew Games Released in 2025 PART II

28 November 2025 RGN Admin

The Popularization of Retro Gaming It is a great time in history to be a retro gamer, in fact I would go so far as to say that it’s the…

Top 10 Homebrew Games Released in 2025 PART I

19 November 2025 RGN Admin

The Popularization of Retro Gaming It is a great time in history to be a retro gamer, in fact I would go so far as to say that it’s the…

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Caesar II On The Super Nintendo?

13 September 2025 RGN Admin

Not quite but probably the closest thing to it that exists on the Super Nintendo. Piko Interactive, a modern day retro game publisher which focuses’ on preserving games by releasing…

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Watermelon’s Paprium Leaked ROM Now Playable on Emulator

20 July 2025 RGN Admin

Paprium is a very controversial homebrew game, developed by Watermelon (a modern day retro console developer) it was initially announced via a kickstarter campaign way back in 2012. It took…

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New FPGA Sega Mega Drive and 32X Combination Console Being Released

5 July 2025 RGN Admin

GF-1 Neptune Combines Mega Drive and 32X Into One Console This was originally a genuine product idea that Sega meant to produce and sell in stores however the demand for…

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Early Look at a New Point and Click Adventure for Sega Mega Drive

31 May 2025 RGN Admin

The Bagman (Sega Mega Drive) There is another horror adventure game being released for the Sega Mega Drive, following the tradition of the homebrew Sacred Line duology. However this game…

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RGN April Retro Round-Up Part Two: Hardware

12 May 2025 RGN Admin

RGN Feature Article:April Round Up – Part Two: Hardware April in 2025 was a big month in retro gaming, lots of news of the hardware and especially the FPGA front.…

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New MiSTeR “Multisystem2” FPGA Console Launch is Weeks Away

6 May 2025 RGN Admin

MiSTeR Multisystem2 is a New FPGA Multi-System Console Solution Video game technology is developing, even in the field of retro video gaming there is enough interest to justify more research…

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Farming Simulator get’s a 16-Bit De-make for Sega Mega Drive

13 April 2025 RGN Admin

Images: Strictly Limited Games The very popular Farming Simulator series of simulation video games is getting an official de-make for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. It’s a limited edition…

Video Game Spotlight: BS Treasure Conflix (Satellaview)

This game is an interesting hybrid that is part adventure/RPG and part mode 7 airship-dogfighting simulation. It was available in Japan only through the Satellaview satellite streaming service in 1996. The game was developed by legendary RPG developer SquareSoft. The game follows airship pilot and treasure hunter Voice as he is hired to find a mythical treasure by a mysterious client Gilmore on the planet Walden. The game is split into several main sections: the town mode where the main character can interact with NPC's at the various bases located throughout the land for clues to the whereabouts of hidden treasure. The mode 7 overworld in which you have control over the airship and can use a scanner to search for hidden treasures after the revealing of intel from NPC's at the various bases. The other section is the airship-dogfighting battles which occur during various stages throughout the game.

In addition to the aforementioned game sections there are a couple more elements that are core to how the game works. After finding the treasures after obtaining clues to their whereabouts as intel from the hunter's office. Intel must first be purchased or obtained by talking to NPC's before it can be detected and found on the overworld map screen. When the location of a treasure is found an artifact is obtained which can then be sold at the hunter's office, to specific NPC's or to collector's at an auction. With money obtained from finding artifacts various upgrades can be made to the player's airship such as armor, engine, rudder and weapons. The more the airship is upgraded the easier future battles become, allowing you to progress through the game's story. It may sound very basic however it's executed brilliantly and the result is an excellent game as you would expect from SquareSoft during the mid 1990's.

As the game was released for the Satellaview Super Nintendo broadcast service in Japan, the game is only available in Japanese, but thanks to the efforts of fans there is an English patch available which can be applied to the ROM file. The whole game is fairly short as it was designed as a short downloadable game that was probably only meant to keep gamers busy for a week or so after which they would have finished it and moved other games that were newly available the following week. The entire game can be finished in about 4-6 hours but it's a very entertaining few hours. It would have been great if SquareSoft had developed this into a full-length game as the whole experience is over far too quickly. We highly recommend this game for fans of Super Nintendo RPGs and SquareSoft games.
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Hardware Spotlight: Hori SGB Commander

I had no idea that this controller even existed until I came across it on eBay a couple months ago. It's a controller designed specifically for the Super Game Boy. It has buttons that are specific to the Super Game Boy functions and will do nothing when playing Super Nintendo games unless it is changed to "SFC" mode using the little switch in the middle of the controller which will restore the L, R, Y and X buttons. When playing Game Boy games through the Super Game Boy you only need the B, A, Start and Select buttons which means that these buttons can be changed to specific SGB functions. The different buttons are mute, speed, color and window which are mostly all self explanatory. The window button changes the border surrounding the game screen and the color button switches between the available color palettes.

The controller is very attractive and is very reminiscent of the Game Boy and Super Game Boy aesthetic. The buttons are colored just like the original DMG Game Boy with maroon A and B buttons, while the function buttons are whitish-grey, the body color of the DMG. The d-pad is black and the start and select buttons are a dark grey. The entire controller is whitish-grey like the function buttons and all the buttons are labelled in a striking dark blue. The same color is used for the words "Super GAME BOY" which are printed right at the top and in the middle of the controller. It even has a fake grate mimicking the DMG's speaker holes in the bottom right corner. This controller is extremely attractive, robust, well made an absolute delight to use. However they are rare and command prices on eBay of around $100 (AU) or more.

Top 10 Homebrew Games Released in 2025 PART II

Top 10 Homebrew Games Released in 2025 PART I

Caesar II On The Super Nintendo?

Watermelon’s Paprium Leaked ROM Now Playable on Emulator

New FPGA Sega Mega Drive and 32X Combination Console Being Released

Early Look at a New Point and Click Adventure for Sega Mega Drive

RGN April Retro Round-Up Part Two: Hardware

New MiSTeR “Multisystem2” FPGA Console Launch is Weeks Away

Farming Simulator get’s a 16-Bit De-make for Sega Mega Drive

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