Wonder Boy Gets New Amiga and Mega Drive Ports
ShinobiZ has rebuilt the 1986 arcade classic in 68000 assembly for Amiga and Sega Mega Drive, with arcade-speed play, hardware-specific audio and several modern conveniences.
Search Archive — Checkpoint Retro
Discover deep dives, news, and history across vintage video games. Full-text search through Checkpoint Retro archive.
Retro Handheld Guide Explains Shaders, Overlays and Scaling
A Retro Game Corps guide explores how scaling, color options, filters, shaders and overlays can improve retro games on handheld screens. It focuses on common 640×480 displays while also covering other resolutions and operating systems.
New Revelations on the Canceled Sonic X-treme Project
Former STI developers share footage of the lost Saturn platformer running on the proprietary engine.
Demoscene Coders Reverse-Engineer Legendary YM2612 Direct PCM Sound Driver
Low-level Z80 assembly code for artifact-free 32 kHz PCM playback on Sega Genesis hardware released to the public.
Rare Vampire Killer Sample Cartridge Discovered with Uncut Audio Tracks
Archivists dump a January 1994 Konami review sample containing alternate Michiru Yamane compositions and uncut gore.
