The Game Boy Museum curator has built a physical cartridge that compresses 25 years of collection data into a searchable database, complete with QR code linking. The project turns the unofficial museum's catalog into a self-contained exhibit that runs on original Game Boy hardware. via retrohandhelds.gg
Hamster has released the NES version of Karate Champ as part of its Console Archives lineup. The 1986 port adapted Data East's popular 1984 arcade fighter, considered one of the earliest one-on-one fighting games. via timeextension.com
Analogue has released firmware version 1.5.1 for its Analogue 3D FPGA console, which lets players toggle overclocking directly within a game. The update also adds the ability to customise how unknown cartridges appear in the console's library. via timeextension.com
RetroRGB has added a website section detailing how to load and configure Lumacode profiles on the OSSC Pro, including pre-made profiles for NES, SMS and Atari 2600. More console profiles are planned as further Lumacode-modded systems are tested, and the original OSSC has also been updated. via retrorgb.com
Homebrewer Astronaut_M has created Kid Icarus DX, a fan-made Game Boy Color update to the original Kid Icarus, giving the game the color treatment Nintendo never gave it back in 1998. It follows the pattern set by official GBC remasters of other classic Nintendo franchises. via timeextension.com
David Bone Gill, a developer who worked at Software Creations and later Cloud Imperium Games, has died from cancer at age 51. He began as a tester building SNES dev kits before contributing to games including Wetrix, Project Gotham Racing and Star Citizen, as well as the unreleased Barbie: Vacation Adventure. via timeextension.com
A new fan-made ROM hack, Pokémon Wishes of Tomorrow, has been revealed, featuring 60 shadow Pokémon. It joins a growing wave of recent Pokémon ROM hacks circulating among fans. via retrododo.com
A previously unreleased Nintendo 64 title, Kaminari no Gotoku: Choukousoku Igo, has been discovered and preserved. The game, based on the board game Go, was in development at Japanese company SETA Corporation but never saw release. via timeextension.com
Analogue has released a new firmware update for its Analogue 3D FPGA console that introduces an in-game overclocking feature. The update continues the ongoing competition between Analogue and ModRetro to offer the best FPGA-based Nintendo 64 hardware. via retrododo.com
Developer EstebanPdN has released version 1.0 of Legend of Doom for the Nintendo 3DS, a homebrew port that adapts the original Legend of Zelda into a first-person, ray-casting reimagining using the Doom engine. The port is based on the existing project by DeTwelve Games and brings it to the 3DS's dual-screen format. via retrorgb.com
Developer Zhou Yichen has made a Game Boy game dedicated to his grandmother, who recently passed away, as a personal tribute. A limited edition physical metal cartridge release is set to launch on Kickstarter this week. via timeextension.com
Homebrewer Josh_7774 has released GoldenEye 007 Plus, a mod for Rare's 1997 N64 classic that switches the game from first-person to a third-person, over-the-shoulder perspective. Footage shown running on Analogue 3D covers three stages: Silo, Bunker I, and Surface I. via timeextension.com
