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Sticky: Big News from Retro Replay – Contests, YouTube Revenue, and Writing Opportunities

Every so often it feels right to step back and let the community know what is happening here at Retro-Replay. This site has always been about more than just nostalgia, and now we are pushing into something much bigger. From giving away pieces of my personal video game collection, to sharing YouTube revenue, to opening the doors for new writers, there are some exciting opportunities worth sticking to the top of the page. Our Ongoing Video Game Contest I have a lot of duplicate games. That is not an exaggeration. We are talking about hundreds upon hundreds of titles, everything from common favorites to surprisingly valuable gems. Instead of trying to …
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A Nightmare on Elm Street: One of the Few 4-Player NES Games
Super Mario Bros. For Lost Players SNES ROM Hack Review and Longplay
Celeste Mario’s Zap & Dash DELUXE! NES Release
Lost Archives of Otaku no Zoku: Tracing the Origins of Xbox Emulation and Homebrew
Wolfenstein 3D Was Banned in Germany
Every Controller I Have Smashed In Rage, Ranked By The Quality Of The Meltdown

Super Mario Bros. For Lost Players SNES ROM Hack Review and Longplay

A Tribute to Mario’s Origins with a Twist Super Mario Bros. For Lost Players is a standout ROM hack of Super Mario World that reimagines the platforming roots of Nintendo’s mascot while injecting fresh ideas, unexpected mechanics, and nostalgic homages. Developed by Adam, Truxton, beasteye89, lolyoshi, and rextep, the project debuted in 2021 as part of the SMW Central Hackjam contest. What started as a so-called “terrible experiment,” according to its creator, has become one of the most celebrated Mario hacks in recent years, earning praise across forums, fan communities, and retro gaming outlets. The hack begins with a surreal premise. Mario, exhausted after a long day, drifts into a dream …
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Kishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight [PCFX] Review & Longplay [1995]
Dark Wizard [Sega CD] Review & Longplay [1994]
Altered Beast [Genesis] Review & Longplay [1988]
Rayman [PS1] Review & Longplay [1995]
Mr. Gimmick [NES] Review & Longplay [1992]
Metroid rogue Dawn Review & Longplay [NES ROM hack] 2017

ChonkyStation3 Git Update (September 2, 2025)

ChonkyStation3 Git (2025/09/02) is a developing emulator for the PlayStation 3 that can boot some simple commercial games. The latest update includes various fixes and improvements: OS adds stub cellHttpClient functions, fixes for cellFsWrite and the filesystem, numerous RSX fixes including a rewrite of the vertex fetching code, and SPU support for the PUTL MFC command. Users can download the emulator from several file-sharing platforms. ChonkyStation3 Git (2025/09/02) has been compiled. ChonkyStation3 is an ongoing project aimed at creating an emulator for the PlayStation 3 system, capable of booting a select few basic commercial games. ChonkyStation3 Changelog:* OS: Stubbed cellHttpClient functions * OS: cellFsWrite, RSX: Numerous fixes * OS: Filesystem correction …
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DOSBox-Staging Git Update (September 2, 2025)
MAME Version 0.280 for Slackware
ChonkyStation3 Git Update (September 1, 2025)
ShadPS4 Preliminary (September 1, 2025)
FB Neo Git Release (September 1, 2025)
MAMEUI64 Plus! Version 0.280

Every Controller I Have Smashed In Rage, Ranked By The Quality Of The Meltdown

Every Controller I Have Smashed In Rage, Ranked By The Quality Of The Meltdown There are difficult games, and then there are the ones that melt your brain until the only solution is to weaponize the nearest controller. We tell ourselves it’s just a game, but anyone who has stared down Alma in Ninja Gaiden Black, crawled across spikes in Celeste, or been betrayed by the blue shell in Mario Kart Wii knows the truth: sometimes digital punishment drives us to madness. This is not a calm, measured history of gaming difficulty. This is a record of meltdowns. Every smashed controller, every ricochet bruise, every dent in the drywall, each one …
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Leonardo DiCaprio Refuses to Play Final Fantasy IX After It Turns 25
Nintendo Threatens Legal Action Over $20 Garage Sale Copy of Super Mario Bros. 3
Joy-Con Drift Marketed as “Immersive Gameplay Feature”
Super Mario Odyssey Re-Released at $99.99: Enhanced Price for the Collector in All of Us