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New Mega Drive Rogue-Like ‘Planet B’ in Development | Fan Scene

Monday, March 20th, 2023

Developed by independent studio Overrated Future, Planet B is a brand new Mega Drive game that offers something a little different. The game is promising procedurally generated worlds and rogue-like action, which is something very unique when it comes to Mega Drive games. You can watch the game’s reveal trailer below:

Planet B by Overrated Future is currently set to be releasing, “in a near future”. The game will be getting a physical release but it is not currently available to pre-order at the moment. We hope to share more about Planet B as further information becomes available.

[Source: Fabrice Fernandez on Twitter]

Unreal Being Ported to SEGA Saturn, First Demo Now Available

Tuesday, December 27th, 2022

Another fascinating homebrew development has come to light! XL2 and Corvusdeux are working on a port of Unreal to the SEGA Saturn and the work they’ve already done on it is nothing short of incredible.

The demo features 2 maps plus a bonus one and the most remarkable achievement is in the game’s draw distance. Unreal famously has some incredibly large map designs and the Saturn is managing to draw them with ease in this first release. You can check out gameplay footage via the embed below:

You can download the first demo of XL2 and Corvusdeak’s Unreal port by heading over to SEGA Xtreme. Click here to be taken there directly.

First Demo of Final Fight Homebrew Mega Drive Port Now Available

Tuesday, December 27th, 2022

Developed by Mauro Xavier AKA CFX, the first playable demo of his Final Fight MD port is now available to download. It’s quite a generous first offering that allows you to play up to the boss fight with Sodom/Katana.

Final Fight MD can be played on real hardware using a flash device or under emulation. The Mega Drive infamously never received a port of Final Fight, but a version was released in 1993 on the Mega CD called Final Fight CD.

Click here to download the demo directly from Mauro Xavier’s Twitter. You can watch gameplay of the demo via the embed below:

Dreamcast Homebrew Version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection Now Available

Tuesday, December 27th, 2022

Thanks to the amazing programming talent of Ian Michael and artist Adam Burrell, we now have an unofficial Dreamcast collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games that aims to be the Dreamcast equivalent of the recently released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. This Dreamcast version compiles all the SNES, NES, Game Boy and Mega Drive titles together with surprisingly great emulation. The only games it doesn’t feature are the original arcade ports for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Turtles in Time.

Also included are the Spectrum ports of the first TMNT console game and the arcade conversion which goes above and beyond the scope of the official compilation. We also get ROM hacks of Streets of Rage 2 that include the turtles as playable characters, alongside 2 Beats of Rage games themed around TMNT. There’s also an extensive video gallery which allows you to watch 2 full episodes of the original 1987 animated show, alongside some really deep cuts like the making of feature for the Coming Out of Their Shells tour amongst other videos.

You can download the TMNT Cowabunga Collection by IMRTech from the Dreamcast Talk forums. Click here to go there right now.

[Source: The Dreamcast Junkyard]

New Homebrew Drawing Software ‘Lizardpaint’ Now Available for Mega Drive | YouTube Channel

Wednesday, May 18th, 2022

Indie developer Lizardrive has released a brand new paint application for the Mega Drive called Lizardpaint. Lizardpaint also has support for the SEGA Mouse and we’ve taken a detailed look at the latest version in the below video. Click the embed to watch and hear our thoughts:

Lizardpaint can be downloaded from the Lizardrive itch page by clicking here.

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8-Bit Sonic the Hedgehog is Now on the Commodore 64 Thanks to Homebrew Developer | YouTube Channel

Thursday, May 12th, 2022

Released in December 2021, Mr. SID has released a complete port of the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog and in our latest video we take a look at it and see how it compares to the Master System original. Click the embed below to start the video:

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Sequel to Mega Drive Homebrew Horror Game ‘Sacred Line Genesis’ Available Now, Video Review of Sacred Line II Demo Inside | Fan Scene

Monday, May 9th, 2022

Sasha Darko is back with the follow-up to 2015 Mega Drive horror game Sacred Line Genesis. Originally published by Watermelon Games, Sacred Line II is available now digitally through the official Sasha Darko website and Mega Cat Studios will be publishing a boxed version of the game later in 2022.

A demo is also available right now and we’ve played and reviewed it. Click the embed below to see our thoughts:

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SMS/GG Sonic 1 Coming to Commodore 64 Courtesy of Mr. Sid | Fan Scene

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

A homebrew developer under the name of Mr. Sid is releasing a Commodore 64 port of the Master System/Game Gear version of Sonic the Hedgehog very soon. Playable on real hardware through the use of RAM expansion units, this is a remarkable development that is simply jaw-dropping to see in action. Check out the reveal trailer below:

Mr. Sid will release his homebrew port of Sonic 1 for Commodore 64 very soon. The exact date will be revealed shortly on his thread on the Lemon64 forums. The thread also contains exact details on the system specs needed to run the game on real hardware.

Puyo Puyo Chronicle English Translation Patch Released | Fan Scene

Sunday, November 7th, 2021

The fan translation group Precise Museum have released a full, English-translated patch of Puyo Puyo Chronicle for the 3DS. Puyo Puyo Chronicle is a hybrid puzzle/RPG title that was released in Japan only for the series’s 25th anniversary back in December 2016. You can check out the launch trailer below:

The English language patch for Puyo Puyo Chronicle can be downloaded by clicking here. Instructions on how to patch 3DS games on a jail-broken 3DS can be found by clicking here.

New Japanese Mega Drive Game ‘Repair Chan’s Repair Strategy’ Now Available to Order

Saturday, October 23rd, 2021

Habit Soft have produced a new Mega Drive version of their Game Boy Color game Repair Chan’s Repair Strategy and the game is available to order now. Unfortunately, the game is entirely Japan exclusive at the time of writing and will only ship to Japanese addresses.

Repair Chan’s Repair Strategy is a puzzle game where you must fly Repair Chan to various platforms around a stage and charge them up to beat the stage. The game has an interestingly flying mechanic where you need to flap Repair Chan’s 2 pigtails independently in order to control her in the air. You can check out some footage of the game in action via the embed below:

You can order the game from Game Impact’s webstore by clicking here.

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