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.

Turns out a lot of stuff happened 20 & 30 years ago: the accidental anniversary issue

Celebrating milestones for the Sega Saturn, Nintendo DS and... Detective Conan?

The budget MiSTER Pi is back, and this time Taki Udon has a whole team behind him

Plus, we're bringing the emulation scene to Bluesky.