Author: Retrolike News

Toaplan’s classic shoot ’em up Zero Wing is officially heading to the NEOGEO AES+ as a physical cartridge, although it won’t be part of the initial wave of releases. PLAION appears to have quietly revealed another game for its upcoming NEOGEO AES+ during Tokyo Game Show 2026. A physical Zero Wing cartridge showed up at the company’s booth, and further confirmation from the show now makes it clear that this wasn’t just something PLAION brought along for demonstration purposes. In a TGS video by 4amLaundry, it was again reconfirmed that Zero Wing is planned as a future AES+ cartridge release.…

505 Games and ArtPlay have released a new gameplay trailer for Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement, giving us our most extensive look yet at the upcoming prequel to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The new footage made its debut during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast and shows protagonists Leo and Alex making their way through the game’s rather familiar-looking gothic world. The Scarlet Engagement is currently scheduled for release in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. That 2027 date is a relatively recent change. The Scarlet Engagement was originally scheduled for 2026, but producer Koji Igarashi…

PLAION REPLAI has delayed the worldwide launch of the NEOGEO AES+ from November 2026 to September 16, 2027. According to the company, demand for the new hardware has significantly exceeded expectations, prompting it to expand production and its long-term plans for the platform. Basically, the original production plans have buckled under the success of the pre-orders. The NEOGEO AES+ was originally scheduled to launch on November 12 this year. PLAION REPLAI says that going ahead with that date would have resulted in severely limited worldwide availability. Global memory chip shortages, partly driven by increasing demand from AI infrastructure, are cited…

HeartLoop Games is bringing its unusual mix of one-on-one fighting and roguelike progression to Steam Early Access this October, with a demo available to play now. Montreal-based indie studio HeartLoop Games has announced that Poly Fighter will enter Steam Early Access on October 13, 2026. A new trailer accompanies the announcement, while the game will also be playable at PAX West from September 4 to 7. Poly Fighter takes the basic structure of an arcade fighting game and turns it into a single-player roguelike. Rather than working your way through a traditional roster of opponents with a fixed moveset, defeating…

Blaze Entertainment has brought one of Evercade’s earliest cartridges back from the dead. Piko Interactive Collection 1 is available again from today, returning cartridge #09 to the active Evercade line-up more than three years after it entered Legacy status. Reissues like this are not common within the Evercade ecosystem. In fact, Blaze says this is the first cartridge to officially return after previously receiving Legacy status. That designation normally means the licensing agreement has expired, production has ended and only remaining retail stock continues to be sold. Almost the Original Collection Originally released in 2020 as one of Evercade’s first…

Halberd Studios has announced that Mariachi Legends will now launch on April 27, 2027, moving the Mexican pixel art Metroidvania beyond its previously planned Q4 2026 release window. The studio shared the new date in an extensive Kickstarter update following the game’s appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026. Rather than simply announcing another delay, Halberd has been unusually open about what led to the decision. According to the Kickstarter update, the team underestimated the amount of work still required to optimize, test and prepare Mariachi Legends for release. Recent development has included addressing performance bottlenecks and memory usage as…

One of our favourite games of 2025 has made the jump to Nintendo Switch 2. PM Studios and Brazilian developer Pocket Trap have released Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo for Nintendo’s latest system, bringing several technical upgrades along with it. The self-proclaimed “yoyovania” originally launched in May 2025, combining Zelda-style top-down exploration with a surprisingly versatile yoyo mechanic. Players take control of Pippit, a young bat using his yoyo for combat, traversal and puzzle solving across a large interconnected city. We were particularly fond of it at Retrolike, awarding Pipistrello a 9/10 in our review and calling it “one of…

Evercade is going to Hell this October. Blaze Entertainment has revealed a limited DOOM Edition of its upcoming Evercade Nexus handheld, with pre-orders now open exclusively through Funstock. Only 3,000 units will be produced worldwide. The Evercade Nexus DOOM Edition takes the upcoming premium handheld and gives it a suitably demonic makeover, with a dark grey and red colour scheme and DOOM artwork covering the system. More importantly, the package also includes the newly announced DOOM Collection cartridge, bringing the original DOOM and DOOM II to Evercade alongside a sizeable selection of additional campaigns. The cartridge includes DOOM, DOOM II:…

Thirty years after Quake first introduced us to its particular brand of medieval industrial nightmare fuel, id Software’s seminal FPS has received an entirely new campaign. Dawn of the Machine is available now as a free update for the enhanced version of Quake, with MachineGames once again returning to the game that helped define the first-person shooter. Dawn of the Machine isn’t just a couple of bonus levels thrown in for Quake’s 30th birthday either. The new episode consists of 19 new maps forming a single campaign, accompanied by a new soundtrack, hidden secrets and a new Deathmatch map. MachineGames…

Hyperkin is giving one of the grandaddies of the retro handheld market, the SupaBoy, another lease on life, introducing two new versions of its portable Super Nintendo-compatible console. More importantly, 14 years after its initial North-American release the new models will mark the first official release of the SupaBoy in Europe. Rather than relying on downloaded ROMs or a built-in game library, the SupaBoy takes the old-fashioned approach: stick an actual cartridge in the back and play. The handheld is compatible with original Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridges, allowing existing collections to be played on the go. Two new…