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What changed in retro gaming today: emulator releases, new homebrew for the old consoles, and the headlines from the sites that cover them. Updated through the day.

Headlines

From Time Extension, Retro Dodo, RetroRGB and the libretro blog. Each links to the story on its own site.

Emulator updates

The last releases among the 18 emulators we follow.

EmulatorLatest releaseReleasedPlays
shadPS4shadps4-emu/shadPS4Development build6 h agoPlayStation 4 (early)
PCSX2PCSX2/pcsx2v2.9.15110 h agoPlayStation 2
DuckStationstenzek/duckstationDevelopment build13 h agoPlayStation
Vita3KVita3K/Vita3KDevelopment build14 h agoPlayStation Vita
xemuxemu-project/xemuDevelopment build4 days agoOriginal Xbox
Azaharazahar-emu/azaharAzahar 2127.0 Alpha 315 days agoNintendo 3DS
Dolphindolphin-emu/dolphin2609a24 days agoGameCube, Wii
aresares-emulator/aresDevelopment build38 days agoMulti-system, accuracy-first
All 18 emulators →

New homebrew

New games for the Game Boy, NES, Mega Drive and Master System.

BARRIO BRAVOBARRIO BRAVONES$2.99 · 5 h ago · mrtiagosanv1Twenty-to-TwentyTwenty-to-TwentyGame BoyFree · 5 h ago · smokingjacketCRACKCITY – THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN BEMBELCRACKCITY – THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN BEMBELMega DriveFree · 1 day ago · 8-bit-gottDress the KillerDress the KillerGame BoyFree · 1 day ago · musisoleteGhostbusters Deluxe and Ghostbusters CD (for the Sega Mega Drive!)Ghostbusters Deluxe and Ghostbusters CD (for the Sega Mega Drive!)Mega DriveFree · 2 days ago · doubledragonorgP.O.D. – Proof of Destruction (Sega Master System)P.O.D. – Proof of Destruction (Sega Master System)Master SystemFree · 2 days ago · fandenivoldskRIPN BOARDERSRIPN BOARDERSNESFree · 3 days ago · retrobrogamingCORTEX ZEROCORTEX ZERONESFree · 3 days ago · mrtiagosanv1
Every new release, by console →

New fan translations & romhacks

Patches you apply to your own copy of a game. Bezel applies them for you when it launches the game.

Every new translation and hack →

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Emulator releases from each project’s GitHub; homebrew from itch.io; translations and romhacks from Romhack Plaza; headlines from the sites named, each linking to the original. Bezel is not affiliated with any of them.

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