Pokemon Crippling Medical Debt Edition is a fan-made decompilation hack of Pokemon Emerald with a custom story and region, casting the player as an uninsured trainer trying to pay off debt from a truck accident. The difficulty is set above normal games but below Kaizo-level hacks. via pokecommunity.com
A fan-made beta hack called Pokémon FireRed Duo lets two players run their own copies of the game, connected through a small server, so every trainer battle becomes a cooperative two-on-two fight against duplicated trainers. The project adds Soul Link and randomizer features to support a shared Nuzlocke-style playthrough. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
Pokemon Emerald Adventure is a romhack of Pokemon Emerald built by two siblings over several years. Rather than focusing on a single gimmick like increased difficulty, it aims to bring modern quality of life improvements to recreate what a contemporary remake of the game might look like. via pokecommunity.com
A newly released emulator for PC and Meta Quest is dedicated to Nintendo's Virtual Boy and can render its games in full colour rather than the system's native red-only visuals. via retrododo.com
A homebrew effort has ported Super Mario 64 so that it runs on the Microsoft Zune, the portable media player that was discontinued after failing to compete with Apple's iPod. via hackaday.com
Hamster Corporation has revealed that Taito's 1987 horizontal shoot 'em up Exzisus will join the Arcade Archives series on November 5, releasing for PlayStation, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch. The game casts players as a mech pilot able to transform between a humanoid and ship form. via timeextension.com
A fan-made ROM hack of Pokémon FireRed replaces the usual overworld movement with Snake-style gameplay, using Pokémon sprites to form the moving tail. The project is described as a short experience rather than a full-length hack. via retrododo.com
A report on Anbernic's newly announced RG DDS dual-screen handheld describes it as the company's most powerful dual-screen device yet, built around a Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chipset and dual 3x-scaled displays reminiscent of the Nintendo 3DS. The piece frames the device as a potential rival to the upcoming Retroid Pocket Duo. via retrohandhelds.gg
Hamster has added Sunsoft's Ripple Island, a 1988 Famicom picture-book adventure, to its Console Archives series. The game follows adventurer Kyle on an icon-driven quest to rescue Princess Nasarell from a castle, and had previously only been available in Japan. via timeextension.com
Kanto Tactics is a fan-made game that places Pokémon characters into grid-based, auto-battler style combat similar to Teamfight Tactics or Fire Emblem. It reimagines the Kanto setting around tactical team battles rather than traditional turn-based encounters. via retrododo.com
Anbernic has announced the RG DDS ("Dream Dual-Screen"), a new handheld with a dual-screen design reminiscent of the Nintendo 3DS but without 3D functionality. It features custom IPS screens with what Anbernic calls a "perfect aspect ratio" and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chipset. via timeextension.com
ModRetro's transparent Chromatic handheld is priced at $149.99. It plays original Game Boy cartridges and features a see-through shell that exposes its circuitry alongside tactile controls in a retro-styled design. via console-classics.com
