The NES Classic DuckTales Has Been Ported To The SNES
The classic retro video game DuckTales for the NES has been ported over to the SNES by a skilled romhacker. The particular romhacker in question is one that should be familiar to Retro Dodo readers. It is our friend Infidelity NES, who brought us the amazing Super Mario Bros 3+ project. And it would seem […]
Grid Studio Releases A New Framed Super Famicom Controller Edition
Grid Studio has just announced a brand new product to their line of framed technology, this time the beautiful Super Famicom controller. Retro Fans will surely agree that this is one of the most beautiful and perfect pieces of gaming hardware ever created. I have hundreds of hours logged on the SNES controller playing some […]
Anbernic Surprises Us All With The New RG353PS
Anbernic just surprised us all with a ghost drop of their latest horizontal format emulation device, the Anbernic RG353PS. Those familiar with Anbernic’s lineup would recognize the form factor from one of last year’s entries, the RG353P. Anbernic’s take on the SNES controller or the PocketGO S30 wasn’t all that bad. It’s mostly comfortable and […]
EarthBound Plush Set Landing Back On Earth For Valentines Day
Just in time for Valentines Day, a restock of the adorable EarthBound Plush Set will be made available once again. And you’re not gonna want to miss them this time around! The initial run of the ‘Chosen Four Plush Set’ that released back in May of 2022 had sold out very quickly. And we were […]
7 Best Star Wars Games on Nintendo Wii
It’s time to draw your blaster and shoot Greedo first as we take a look at the best Star Wars games on Nintendo Wii! Star Wars has been a genuine cultural phenomenon since launching way back in 1977, transforming the way that films are made, released and even marketed. Floods of toys and tie-in items […]
12 Best Capcom Games of All Time
Time to practice those hadoukens and even get some monster hunting done – as we check out the best Capcom games of all time! We recently put the call out on Twitter to find out what everyone’s favourite Capcom game was. Unsurprisingly – considering Capcom’s long history of excellent games – there was quite an […]
5 Best 2.5D Role Playing Games Of All Time
Besides the incredible aesthetics, I just think 2.5D role playing games are a really unique way to experience video games. Octopath Traveler may not be the first to use a 2.5d graphic style, but it was certainly a beautiful example of a way it can be used to speak to oldschool JRPGs and also modern […]
All SNES Manuals Now Freely Available Online Thanks To One Retro Gamer
The SNES was home to some of the very best manuals of all time – not to mention some of the best games of all time (check out our list of the best selling SNES games here!) – and seeing these wonderful booklets now creates a real sense of nostalgia, as well as some sadness […]
New Sega Genesis Horror Game: ‘Sacred Line II’ Due For Physical Release in 2022
The retro scene has truly blossomed over the last decade or so, to the extent that it’s now more accessible than ever to legally obtain and play games from long-thought dead consoles of yesteryear – Genesis game ‘Sacred Line II’ is one of the latest, but let’s take a quick look at the current state […]
Classic 90s RPG ‘Dragon View’ To Be Re-Released On SNES
Back when Blockbuster Video was still around in the early 90s, one of the very small number of SNES games my local branch had was Drakkhen, a part-side view, part pseudo-3D RPG with a massive and impressively ambitious open overworld for its day. Though the learning curve was high, it was an immersive and compelling […]