Raw Thrills has announced a new environmental version of its arcade title Godzilla Kaiju Wars ahead of IAAPA 2026. The company revealed the new cabinet model for what it calls its flagship game, confirming one of the titles it plans to show at the trade show. Details were shared as part of a wider round of reveals from arcade manufacturers preparing for the event. via arcadeheroes.com
Atari and Pipeworks Studios are releasing a remaster of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee for Steam on November 3. The original brawler launched on GameCube 24 years ago and became a cult favorite among fans of its kaiju combat. The remastered version is said to bring improved visuals along with other additions. Destroy All Monsters Melee let players battle as Godzilla and other famous movie monsters across destructible city environments. via oldschoolgamermagazine.com
Hamster has added Rhapsody Marl Jong!! to its Console Archives series, bringing the obscure Japan-only PlayStation title to modern platforms. The game originally released in 1995 as a mahjong game featuring cute character designs. It joins a growing lineup of lesser-known PS1 games Hamster has been preserving through its emulation-focused Console Archives label, following the recent addition of Raiden Project. via timeextension.com
Developer Søren Trautner Madsen and his team have released Awesome SlamSibs Infinite, a new fighting game for the Commodore 64. The title is described by its creator as a nostalgic love letter to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, blending iconic characters, classic games and vintage music into a chaotic multiplayer brawler. It was made as a passion project bringing the modern platform fighter style to the C64's hardware. via indieretronews.com
Pokémon Monomyth, a long-anticipated fan-made Pokémon project, has been released. The news was shared by fans on the r/PokemonROMhacks subreddit, celebrating the game finally reaching launch after previously only a trailer had been shown. Community reaction suggests the project had been in development for a considerable time before this release. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
Two fan-made ROM hacks, FireRed Complete and Emerald Complete, have been released on r/PokemonROMhacks. Both aim to let players complete the full National Dex without needing to trade with other games or players, and add a genuine post-game beyond the original campaigns. They are built on the Game Boy Advance titles Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon Emerald, part of the long-running tradition of ROM hacks that expand or rebalance the original Generation 3 games. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
AYANEO has announced AYASpace 2, a new version of its handheld launcher software described as turning a device into a "pocket museum." The update adopts a skeuomorphic retro visual style and adds built-in emulation, automatic game recognition, a rewind feature, library syncing and save backup tools. AYASpace is AYANEO's custom interface layered on top of Windows for its handheld gaming PCs, aimed at making emulation and game library management easier on the devices. via retrohandhelds.gg
The Pokémon Monomyth channel has released a launch trailer for the fan-made Pokémon project. via YouTube
A figure credited as the father of PlayStation has disputed the widely told story that Sony created the console purely out of revenge against Nintendo. The familiar narrative holds that Sony, after being dropped by Nintendo from the SNES CD add-on project, turned its work into a standalone rival system that went on to outsell the Nintendo 64. In a new interview, he says he was not aiming to crush Nintendo, pushing back on the idea that spite drove the project. The PlayStation launched in the 1990s and became Sony's entry into the console market, eventually making it Nintendo's biggest home console rival. via timeextension.com
The team behind the BrickBoy kit has revealed BrickStation, an unofficial mod that turns the recently-released Lego PlayStation set into a functioning console. It connects to a TV via HDMI, runs PS1 games under emulation, and supports wireless Bluetooth or USB controllers. Games load from a MicroSD card, and the kit also supports ripping original discs and reading old memory cards. The project follows BrickBoy, which did the same for the Lego Game Boy and raised over one million euros on Kickstarter from more than 5,600 backers. via timeextension.com
The SGBC, an independent FPGA console built to play original Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges, has been detailed further following its initial reveal. It was designed by Thomas Sanfourche, a French electronic engineer currently studying in Taiwan. The console offers what is described as pixel-perfect 1080p upscaling for modern displays, along with speed modes and Link Cable connectivity. FPGA hardware recreates the original chips of classic systems in programmable logic rather than relying on software emulation. via timeextension.com
RetroRGB has published a teardown of the FPGB Mini, a new FPGA-based handheld from FunnyPlaying that was sent to the site for testing. The device measures 64 by 113mm, making it only slightly larger than a standard Game Boy cartridge. The teardown disassembles the unit to examine its internal hardware and construction. FunnyPlaying is known for producing FPGA and modding hardware for classic handhelds. via retrorgb.com
