YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-09-09
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
A fresh post from www.indieretronews.com is live now.
No Quarter - Welcome to a new Atari 2600 game from ArugulaZ
No Quarter is a newly released Atari 2600 platformer by developer ArugulaZ, starring the returning character Kid Kodiak who must traverse four levels, avoid increasingly intense acid-rain hazards, and collect $1.50 in coins to progress. The game was created from scratch with Batari BASIC and a custom sprite editor, using a vibe-coding method and without any artificial-intelligence assistance. Players who beat the notoriously hard final level are humorously promised a bear patch badge as a reward.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/no-quarter-welcome-to-new-atari-2600.html
A new article is up at www.retrododo.com.
Metal Slug Collection Brings 10 Games & Online Co-Op To Nintendo Switch 1 & 2
Author: Sebastian Santabarbara
A new Metal Slug Collection for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 will bundle ten titles-including the series-debut on consoles of the previously unreleased Metal Slug Location Test Version-along with online co-op and a gallery mode. The compilation covers Metal Slug 1 through 7, Metal Slug X, Metal Slug Advance and the test version, celebrating the franchise's 30-year history. The collection is slated for release next year.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/metal-slug-collection-brings-10-games-online-co-op-to-nintendo-switch-1-2/
www.timeextension.com dives into the news.
Sega CD Shadowrun Port Finally Receives Highly Anticipated English Fan Translation
A fan translation of the 1996 Sega CD version of *Shadowrun*-originally released only in Japan-has been completed by home-brewer MadMorigan (Erebus), providing full English menus, text and dialogue for the PAL region, with an NTSC version for U.S. hardware under development. The Sega CD port, developed by Compile, features an anime-style aesthetic and gameplay that mirrors the tabletop RPG's dice-based decision-making, differing from the darker SNES and Genesis adaptations.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/sega-cd-shadowrun-port-finally-receives-highly-anticipated-english-fan-translation