Wes Fenlon

I'm a journalist with 17 years of experience writing & reporting on games and technology at PC Gamer, Tested, The Wirecutter and more. Emulation coverage at Read Only Memo is my passion project!

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Quest 64 Recompiled: The "classic" RPG like you've never seen it before

by Wes Fenlon in Newsletter Jan 11, 2026 — 13 min read

Plus: some beautiful pixel art in '90s JRPG form, translated.

I'm giving away a Japanese boxed copy of Animal Crossing (Dōbutsu no Mori+) to celebrate 3,000 subscribers

by Wes Fenlon in video games Dec 27, 2025 — 7 min read

Everyone subscribed to Read Only Memo before Sunday, January 4th 2026 will be entered to win.

Dreamcast emulator DEmul returns from the void after 7 years with groundbreaking support for Sega's Hikaru arcade board

by Wes Fenlon in Newsletter Dec 14, 2025 — 14 min read

A tale of two new frontends: exoWin the best of times, iiSu the worst of times

by Wes Fenlon in Newsletter Nov 30, 2025 — 11 min read

The future of the past

by Wes Fenlon in Newsletter Nov 16, 2025 — 14 min read

Vagrant Story decompiled: A lone fan is dutifully working towards the remaster Matsuno's masterpiece deserves, one line of code at a time

by Wes Fenlon in Newsletter Nov 2, 2025 — 13 min read