Interview: 15 years after the servers shut down, FromSoft's singular mech game Chromehounds is back online
The PvP mech battler is finally playable online in Xbox 360 emulator Xenia, and I talked to the modder making it happen.
Dinosaur Planet Recompiled is the perfect game to kick off a new era of N64 archaeology
You can now play an unreleased N64 game on your PC at 4K and that rules. Plus: a new Sega Saturn emulator and a Puyo Puyo roguelike!?
Inside the long-awaited fan translation of Sega Saturn masterpiece Sakura Wars 2
Sakura Wars translation crew: Interviewed. Plus this issue, Princess Crown for the Saturn, 120 fps GameCube games(!?) and more.
The big Gundam game emulation special
Walking Gundam encyclopedia Tom Aznable takes us on a tour of 4 underrated Gundam greats from the '90s and 2000s.
N64 Recompilation is about to have a big 2025
Get ready for N64 Recompiled to make its grand re-debut with mod support and more game ports on the way. Plus: a once-lost Mega Man Legends spin-off, saved and translated.
So Nintendo's really gonna just keep on DMCAing Switch emulator forks, huh?
Plus: PS3 emulation on Android makes impressive progress and two cult classics get English translations.
Democratizing retro(arch) shaders for emulators and beyond
Meet ShaderGlass, the new king of convenient post-processing. Plus, a new benchmark for static recompilation and some very nice hot air balloons.
What 'RT' and 'HDR' have to do with fixing obscure graphical issues in 20-year-old PS2 games
A deep dive into some very specific PCSX2 improvements, plus news on the MiSTer's Sega Saturn core and a dash of Kamen Rider.
SegaNet for 2025: Dreamcast emulator Flycast introduces a new way to play online
Also this issue: Truly playable Bloodborne in ShadPS4 (and clearing up the confusion on that 60 fps patch DMCA).
The fan translation extravaganza: Tales of Rebirth, Team Innocent and 6 more games you can now play in English
Including a re-translation of SNES classic Illusion of Gaia and a Saturn Bomberman. Plus, the MiSTer's getting a 3DO core and a new Taki Udon FPGA console.
I'm giving away a boxed copy of Front Mission to celebrate 2,100 subscribers
Everyone subscribed to Read Only Memo on Saturday, January 4th 2025 will be entered to win.
The Before Crisis crisis: How hackers are rebuilding the lost Final Fantasy VII mobile game piece by tiny piece
Plus RPCS3 turning a Raspberry Pi 5 into a PSP-esque PS3, a new feature for the Sega Saturn MiSTer core, and some fan translations due in 2025.