RSS Feed
Twitter
The Nintendo Virtual Boy was one of Nintendo’s few failures in gaming- it was completely mishandled by the marketing team for one thing, among others. For retrogaming fans that means there is a smaller amount of titles to collect and, ultimately, enjoy. This lack of software makes it easy for completest collector’s to purchase every […]
Posts Tagged ‘japanese’
Virtual Fishing on Nintendo Virtual Boy is the last Japanese Exclusive to be translated to English
November 5th, 2015 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo, Portables 
Tags: 3d, english, exclusive, fan translation, fishing, japan, japanese, nintendo, Planet Virtual Boy, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, VB, video game, videogame, virtual boy 
No Comments »
Phantasy Star I and II for Playstation 2 Translated into English by Fans
October 24th, 2015 Carl Williams Okay, these fan translations are getting better and better. The most recently released title, that most people reading this would actually care about, is Phantasy Star II. Okay, you may be thinking, we got Phantasy Star II in English already on the Sega Genesis, um, a few decades ago. You are right, we did. This […]
Share this:
Posted in News, Sega, Sony Tags: D3 Publisher, exclusive, fan translation, japanese, Phantasy Star II, retro, retrogaming, sega, Sega Ages No Comments »
Targa aka Rendering Ranger ROM for Super Nintendo Released
March 17th, 2015 Carl Williams Back in November we covered the looming release of Targa, aka Rendering Ranger, for the Super Nintendo. For those that don’t remember Targa was a Japanese exclusive and a prototype of the English version was found and purchased. NintendoAge released a, very, limited run of cartridges (150 to be exact) after which the new ROM […]
Share this:
Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: action, Bill's Tomato Game, japanese, Manfred Trenz, nintendoage, Nolan brothers, reproduction, retro, retro game, retrogaming, rom, shooter, snes, super nintendo, Targa, turrican, unreleased No Comments » Unreleased: Spiritual Successor to Turrican, Targa aka Rendering Ranger, to See Limited Cartridge Release on Super Nintendo
November 25th, 2014 Carl Williams Take your pick on the name, Rendering Ranger or Targa, either way, this is a phenomenal looking title for the Super Nintendo. The interesting thing about this title is that it was, for the longest time, a Japanese exclusive. The Japanese version is quite pricey and one that not many gamers have seen in the […]
Share this:
Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: action, Bill's Tomato Game, japanese, Manfred Trenz, nintendoage, Nolan brothers, reproduction, retro, retro game, retrogaming, shooter, snes, super nintendo, Targa, turrican, unreleased 1 Comment »
Thunder Force II Brings Arcade Quality Scrolling Shooter Action to Sega Genesis – August 14, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 14th, 2014 Carl Williams Scrolling shooter fans were well served with the Sega Genesis and right out of the gate they got Thunder Force II from Sega/Technosoft. Thunder Force II would have been at home in the arcades if it was released there. Interestingly, Sega really covered several genres with the launch of the Genesis. The only missed obvious […]
Share this:
Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: action, alien, aliens, arcade, carl williams, genesis, japan, japanese, overhead, playstation, really good, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, saturn, sega, Sharp, shooter, side scrolling, space, stuff blows up real good, Technos, Thunder Force II, x68000 No Comments »
Retro Gaming Magazine Issue #2 Released
April 28th, 2014 Carl Williams It is a little over a week late but here is the second issue of Retro Gaming Magazine. This issue features the debut of the “Game Hacks” column, the return of the “Post Mortem” column and an exclusive interview with Artemio Urbina of Junker HQ (hint, if you are playing Policenauts in English, it is […]
Share this:
Posted in Comp, Console, NEC, News, Nintendo, Reviews, Sega, Sony Tags: 2d retroperspectives, artemio urbina, bubblegum crash, carl williams, castlevania, cm punk, collectorvision, digital comics, dreamcast, game hack, god of war, japan, japanese, jesus, knight sabers 2034, michael crisman, msx2, nintendo, play novel, post mortem gaming, pro wrestling, radical dreamers, reblobed, retro gaming magazine, retrogame, retrogaming, sega, sharp x68000, silent hill, snatcher, sonic winter adventure, sony, sydney hunter and the mayan's revenge, wwe wrestling 2 Comments »
Fan Translation: Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku (Glory of Heracles 3) Released in English
January 19th, 2014 Carl Williams Anyone that has been reading Retro Gaming Magazine for any length of time knows, fan translations rule the roost around here. Discovering newly translated games and being able to bring news about them to our readers is nothing but fun times. This post is about another fan translation, Glory of Heracles 3 (Heracles no Eikou […]
Share this:
Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: carl williams, classic, fan translation, glory of heracles 3, heracles, Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku, hercules, japanese, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrogame, retrogaming, rgm, role playing game, romhacking.net, rpg, snes, super famicom, super nes, triverse 1 Comment »
Fan Translation: Royal Stone Released for Sega Game Gear
January 4th, 2014 Carl Williams There are not too terribly many Game Gear titles that are Japan exclusives that require extensive knowledge of the language to play. One more title, Royal Stone, has been taken off of that list and is now available in English thanks to Aeon Genesis for providing this fan translation.
Share this:
Posted in News, Portables, Sega Tags: aeon genesis, classic, creatures, fan translation, game gear, japan, japanese, retro, retro gaming magazine, retro gaming news, role playing game, royal stone, rpg, sega, strategy 1 Comment »
Fan Translation: Samurai Lord Musashi Now Available in English for Nintendo NES and Game Boy
January 2nd, 2014 Carl Williams Fan translations of titles that we never got in North America are quite cool and interesting because these are, for the most part, new games to enjoy. Here, gamers get two games, one for the NES and one for the Game Boy both based on the same historical figure in new re-imagined adventures.
Share this:
Posted in News, Nintendo, Portables Tags: carl williams, classic, famicom, fan translation, game boy, japan, japanese, legend of zelda, link's awakening, mystical ninja goemon, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, samuria lord musashi, triverse No Comments »
Y’s V – Kefin, Lost City of Sand For SNES/SFAM Translated in English
December 5th, 2013 Carl Williams Fan translations are not new but the games that are getting translated are, at least to people that didn’t speak the original language. Here we have Y’s V: Kefin, Lost Kingdom of Sand on the Super Nintendo/Super Famicom (depending on your geographic location). Up till now, Y’s V was a Japan exclusive from 1995 but […]
Share this:
Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: aeon genesis, carl williams, console, fan translation, japanese, kingdom of sand, lost kefin, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrogame, retrogaming, sfam, snes, super famicom, triverse, y's v No Comments »
