MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Funstock has announced a range of (legally dubious) retro games cartridges that work with original console hardware. It offers products for Sega’s Mega Drive, GameGear and Master System as well as Nintendo’s N64, SNES and NES, and the PC Engine. It works by allowing users to download ROMs onto a …
Read More »EarthBound debuts in Europe on Wii U
After a 19 year wait, European fans will finally get their hands on acclaimed RPG EarthBound. Nintendo boss Satoru Shibata made the announcement during the firm’s Nintendo Direct Mini presentation earlier today. Available from today via the Nintendo eShop, the cult SNES RPG makes its debut within Europe on the …
Read More »UPDATED: GAME actively promoting Ouya’s SNES emulation
Retailer GAME has chosen to highlight Ouya’s emulation functionality as part of its promotion for the console. GAME’s Ouya splash page features, amongst other things, the logo for popular SNES emulator Super GNES. The free software allows users to run any game for which they have downloaded a ROM (a …
Read More »RetroN 5 adds Famicom to Nintendo and Sega cartridge slots
Hyperkin’s RetroN 4 console reveal earlier this month turned out to be only part of the story. The company today unveiled the RetronN 5, which adds an additional cartridge slot for Japanese Famicom games. That’s in addition to the previously confirmed slots for NES, SNES, GBA, and Sega Genesis cartridges. …
Read More »SNES and NES emulators being readied for Ouya launch
Upcoming Android console Ouya will likely have SNES and NES emulators ready for day one, reports claim. CVG reckons that signals within the emulation community” point to a NES emulator being up and running for the console’s launch. Work on a SNES emulator is also progressing fast. Emulation could possibly …
Read More »RetroN 4 console revealed, plays Nintendo and Sega cartridges
Video game peripherals company Hyperkin has announced the RetroN 4, a console that allows you to play NES, SNES, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis cartridges on a television through HDMI. The RetroN 4 will pack cartridge slots for each of the aforementioned systems, two controller ports for each console, …
Read More »Play SNES and Mega Drive carts on your PC
Questionable legality aside, a new accessory is on the horizon that will allow gamers to play their old SNES and Mega Drive cartridges on their PC. Called the Retrode 2, the USB device plugs into a PC and allows users to then plug both their cartridges and old controllers into …
Read More »Snes9x emulator pulled from Android Market
Google has removed a popular software emulator that allows Android users to play illegal copies of SNES games on their handsets from the Android Marketplace. Pocket Gamer reports that Google said the download violated the Developer Content policy”. Furthermore, its developer Ex Plus Alpha risks a permanent ban from the …
Read More »More emulators pulled from Android Market
Google has removed a series of console emulators by developer Yong Zhang from the Android Market, while also revoking his developer privileges. The apps includeNesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, N64oid, Ataroid, Gearoid and Gameboid,some of which had been riding high in the Android Market charts for months as paid apps. According to …
Read More »Wii SNES pad arrives to UK
Keen Nintendo enthusiasts will be pleased with the latest addition to the UK arm of the Club Nintendo store – a Wii compatible version of the SNES joypad. A variant on the already available Classic Controller, the peripheral first made an appearance on the Japanese version of the Club Nintendo …
Read More »