Clear River Games has announced a physical collector's edition called the Gaia Edition for the 1995 SNES RPG Terranigma, available for pre-order ahead of the game's January 2027 rerelease on PC and consoles. The Gaia Edition includes a physical copy, soundtrack CD, art book, cloth map, mechanical music box, and steelbook casing for £168, with standard and steelbook editions also available at lower prices.
Torneko's Mystery Dungeon: Classic HD, an SNES roguelike originally Japan-exclusive, is now available in English. The landmark title pioneered the Mystery Dungeon genre, spawning the Shiren franchise and inspiring Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. This HD remaster adds modern features including streamer mode with chat voting.
A developer describes using transcompilation to run games on retro hardware: first transpiling Lua to C for an SNES game that achieved 60fps, then transpiling Swift through WASM to C for Dreamcast and Wii versions of their Jinks game engine. Transcompilation proved valuable for prototyping across platforms despite unconventional compilation chains.
Mario Kart World is receiving a free update today adding ten retro courses from the original SNES Mario Kart, including classics like Choco Island and Mario Circuit. The courses were previously hidden in the game world and now feature question blocks on the ground matching the original Super Mario Kart design, plus two new routes for Knockout Tour mode.
Mario Kart World receives a free update adding 10 classic SNES courses including Mario Circuit, Ghost Valley, and Choco Island, along with new Knockout tours, Spectator Mode, and various gameplay adjustments. The update expands online play capacity to 26 players and introduces visual and balance improvements across multiple game modes.
Nintendo released a free update for Mario Kart World adding 10 classic Super Mario Kart SNES tracks and two new Knockout Tour routes. The update launched September 9, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, featuring retro item panels and new gameplay modes including Spectator Mode.
Mario Kart World receives a free update today featuring 10 classic Super Mario Kart circuits with retro SNES-style elements, plus two new Knockout Tours called Propeller and Turnip Tours for battle royale-style gameplay.