This month, I took the time to look back at my most-played games of 2025 and discuss the gaming industry as a whole, including the rise of retro gaming and emulation. Show some love on my YouTube video! - youtu.be/4R2sBjGE6C4 Thumbnail made by me :)

Episode 2 of Patch Notes⁶⁴ is live! It’s a news segment where I break down everything that’s happened in #retrogaming over the past two weeks. If I missed anything, or there’s other news worth mentioning, drop it in the comments! youtu.be/5MdwCX4HrUA

I love the small form factor of the SP, but I can't lie, it's a pain for long-term use! I decided to buy one of those grips off Etsy and it works wonders 🔥

#Hytale is peak so far!

PATCH NOTES 64 RECAP — 12/22/2025 to 01/06/2026 🚨 FIRST RECAP EPISODE DROPPING TONIGHT ON YOUTUBE 🚨

The first episode of Patch Notes⁶⁴ is now live on YouTube! It's roughly 30 minutes of commentary from @reticenty2k.bsky.social of some of the biggest surprises and hidden gems that happened in the last two weeks within the #retrogaming space. 🔗 youtu.be/67WIBokyd4M #emulation #gaming #romhacks

Go watch my first episode of @patchnotes64.bsky.social! Please let me know what you think and how I can improve in the second one 😄

What are your Top 3 in terms of potential announcements? For me, it's: - Dragon Quest - Sonic the Hedgehog - Persona

Games I bought during some New Year sales! I'm starting 2026 with a #retro and #Indie bang 💥 - Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 + 2 - Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 - Mega Man 11 - PsiloSybil 🧵 (1/2)

Yesterday, VRified Games released their trailer for Silent Hill VR, a modification of the PS1 game fully playable with positional tracking.

bquenin and contributors on GitHub have updated Interpreter to V2.0.0, an offline screen translator for Japanese retro games/RPGs. It captures text from any window and displays subtitles in a floating overlay. 🔗 github.com/bquenin/inte...

@StormslayerDev on Twitter/X has updated the #decompiled build of Perfect Dark to include Netplay/full multiplayer support for New Years Eve! They'll be running games today on stream and their Discord server. Instructions and setup included with source link: 🔗 x.com/StormslayerD... #N64 #Nintendo

Emerald Dragon for the TurboGrafx-CD has been fully translated to English today by Supper. It's a 1994 RPG with flashy visuals, voice acting, and music. 🔗 www.romhacking.net/translations...

Two SEGA English translations were released yesterday, December 25th: ▫️ Macross M3: Dreamcast game that's a 3D arcade-style shooter that has an appealing story. ▫️ Delisoba Deluxe: Saturn game where you race through the streets of Japan on a motorcycle to deliver soba noodles.

A port of Alisa: The Director's Cut is now available on the PS Vita. It's an indie horror game inspired by Resident Evil and other classics. This was done by @Rinnegatamante and @patnos_d, and Steam game files are required to get it running. 🔗 www.rinnegatamante.eu/vitadb/#/inf...

You can now clone the Wii U gamepad using a work-in-progress alpha software called "Vanilla." Devices currently supported: ▫️Steam Deck ▫️Linux ▫️Switch ▫️Android ▫️Windows ▫️Raspberry Pi ▫️iOS Coming Soon 🔗 github.com/vanilla-wiiu...

If any of you are interested in going back in time and looking at how gaming and tech was back then, I highly recommend checking out the "This Week In Gaming" page on YouTube and Facebook! They upload old archives daily and it's a fun watch. 🔗 www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekInG...

In case you missed it yesterday, Epilogue revealed their new product: the SN Operator, a small piece of hardware that plays and manages #SNES cartridges on your computer, backup saves, co-op play, and more. Pre-orders launch December 30th and ship out April 2026. 🔗 www.epilogue.co/product/sn-o...

@UNIQLO is set to release their Pokémon collection in late March 2026 to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary. Their collection of graphic tees for adults and kids will feature original watercolor artwork; and will be priced at ¥1,990 JPY. 🔗 www.uniqlo.com/eu-at/en/spl...

"Kagayaku Kisetsu e Trial Edition" for PS1 is now released in English thanks to Ciox, Sep7, Kotomi, and others. DuckStation and Gamma on iOS are recommended, and has been tested to work on a Japanese PS1. Full PS1 version coming, but it'll take a while. 🔗 patches.tsukimiya.moe/kagayakukise...

Yesterday, @mattw77777 on Romhacking.net released a ROM hack for the SEGA Genesis titled "Mega Man: The Wily Wars - Mega Hack". It includes the best features from other ROM hacks over the past few years, plus a few that worked only on the PAL version. 🔗 www.romhacking.net/hacks/9281/

In case you missed it, the SEGA Saturn RPG "Airs Adventure", is now available to play in English! The translation was released December 19th, 2025, with an official trailer on @snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games's YouTube channel.

Marc Max (@marcrobledo.com ) with the help of @NiO107 has just released/premiered their colorized version of Ninja Gaiden Shadow DX! Works on both real hardware and emulators. 🔗 Download Here: www.marcrobledo.com/game-boy/nin...

An SNES homebrew game released yesterday titled "B - 01" made by SUPER-J11BIT. This was made to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Monkey Island series of adventure games; but also serves as a play on the"Insert Disk 22" running gag. 🔗 super-j11bit.my.canva.site

Super Mario Elements, a group of Sunshine enthusiasts have released Super Mario Tropical Freeze today. It's a mod of Super Mario Sunshine that turns Isle Delfino into a winter wonderland; filled with new assets and enemies. Help Mario slip n' slide through each mission to retrieve the Shine Sprites!

UPCOMING KICKSTARTER PROJECTS — PART 1 There are currently two Game Boy Color-inspired Kickstarters that have about 2 weeks left: ▫️ Pocket Empires - Kickstarter Edition: A Civ game containing exclusive content. ▫️ Lunar Mystery 2103: A new Sci-Fi adventure game with complicated puzzles.

Today, Shadow501announced their working on an English translation for the SEGA Saturn version of Genso Suikoden. ▫️ All text in-game will be in uppercase. ▫️ Translation will remain accurate to the original script. ▫️ More updates and progress coming soon.

In case you missed it yesterday, Harvest Moon 64 is now 100% decompiled thanks to harvestwhisperer. This means that the game has turned into readable code so others can study it for possible ports or mods in the future. More work will be done to the decomp repo in the future.

Phaneropterinae (@Phantonomy) over on Reddit today has showcased their ROM hack titled Pokémon Ultra Eclipse. It'll serve as a faithful/loyal Alolan demake. So far only the title sequence is revealed. Join the Discord server for more info: discord.gg/5KaesJHx9e

In case you missed it 5 days ago, Darcy Rayner (@FengShuiAvenger) released a GBA fan game demo titled Crash Bandicoot Twisted. It's inspired by the other Crash games, Huge Adventure and N-Tranced. ▫️ Approx. 10 min. ▫️ Creator might "return to it eventually." ▫️ Graphics made in Aseprite

The SM64COOPDX team revealed yesterday that Sonic the Hedgehog is their final character for their "Extra Characters" modpack. This mod releases Early 2026 and includes a moveset from Sonic CD and Sonic Adventure.

Yesterday on Christmas Eve, two games received English translations: ▫️ Magical Date: Operation Heart-Throb: A mix of Dating Sim and Party Game for the PS1. ▫️ Ys 1: The first game ever in the franchise for the PC-88. Completed six years ago, but creator decided to release it now.

From Fantastic_Kangaroo_5 on Reddit: New commit on the Duckstation Github adds the option to show graphics from the older PS1 GPU (SCPH-1002) 🔗 www.reddit.com/r/emulation/...

Game of Tobi over on YouTube shares his progress on his Mario Maker demake for the GBA. The video showcases a Super Mario 63 style, hidden blocks, and customizable pipes. A Nintendo DS version is also teased. 🔗 youtu.be/VWwUwzXWxak?...

To commemorate the announcement of Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Capcom will be uploading the English version of the anime on their YouTube channel for free for a limited time. New episodes every Wednesday 1:00 AM PST; Episode 2 out now. 🔗 YouTube Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The biggest downside to getting those free games on Twitch is getting spammed in your email for every game redeemed lol

Sooner or later we're going to be getting Jump Force mods for FighterZ 😂 - youtu.be/TaqmUXzipyg?...

So who at @YouTube thought it was a good idea to mix the default search results with Shorts? 🫩

Does anyone know if there's a wiki or archive of every PSP game that plays music before starting up a game?

Welcome to Patch Notes⁶⁴ - a news hub for all things retro gaming, including ROM hacks, Kickstarters and Indies! Follow for content coming soon.

I know I haven’t been posting much retro gaming news lately, but that’s because I’ve been focused on building the @patchnotes64.bsky.social account! Follow me over there for that type of content instead. 🤙🏼

The Steam Winter Sale went live today, so I picked up a few games to add on to the never-ending log lol

My gaming handheld tetralogy 🎮

My Christmas gift to myself arrived earlier than expected! I got a modded GBA SP with HDMI-out, Type-C charging, an IPS LCD, and many more mods. The SP was my favorite handheld growing up, so owning one again after all these years (albeit more modernized) feels so right. 🧡

My Steam Replay of 2025! What's yours looking like? #SteamReplay 🎮

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Pinterest, don't do me like that right now 😭

I managed to get the game and its DLC through Plutonium and its servers for a better online experience!