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ZPF – preview of upcoming Mega Drive shooter

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We've been excited seeing the updates for ZPF, the upcoming Mega Drive shooter from retro publisher Mega Cat Studios. The crowdfunding campaign has already amassed over £110k, is still gaining pre-orders, and has a couple of weeks to go. Fusion has been sent a prototype cart to try out and we'll give our findings in this preview. Of course, this is a sneak preview of the current build and not
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ZPF – Mega Drive pew pew seeks funding

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Earlier this month we brought you news of the incoming ZDF crowdfunding campaign. A new update from retro publisher Mega Cat Studios, confirms that the crowdfunding campaign for its latest Mega Drive release is officially live with pledges already in. So far the project has amassed over £90,000 in funding. Early backers and supporters of the campaign will have the chance to win a prototype copy of ZPF to celebrate
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ZPF – Kickstarter date confirmed as more details emerge

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In November last year, we brought you the news that the upcoming Mega Drive shmup ZPF was gearing up for its crowdfunding campaign. A demo of the game has been available to play for some time but since then, shooter fans have eagerly awaited further news on what we can expect from the game. Mega Cat Studios, which is publishing ZPF, has sent a press release to get us right
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Gleylancer and Gynoug: Classic Shmups Pack out now

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Gleylancer and Gynoug: Classic Shmups Pack, a new double-pack release from publisher Ratalaika Games, is out today on Switch, Xbox and PlayStation. Both were originally released in 1992 for the Mega Drive and now include improved modes available with accessibility features and modern controls. Both titles were developed by NCS Corporation and are still regarded as quality shooters for the Mega Drive. They play differently, however, with Gleylancer focused more
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Rocket Panda – New Mega Drive title starts crowdfunding campaign

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Retro publisher Mega Cat Studio has started to become quite prolific in releasing new games for old consoles. Another game, this time a Mega Drive title called Rocket Panda, has gone up for crowdfunding and is well on its way to hitting its target. There is a barrage of options to pre-order including digital, physical and deluxe versions. The crowdfunding page describes Rocket Panda's story as the "evil Biscuit Head
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Final Fight – Mega Drive fan remake may be getting official treatment

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Mauro Xavier, the retro developer behind Final Fight MD, has confirmed he is in discussions with Capcom that may lead to the fan-made port being an official release. He didn't give too much away but this is exciting news about the title as it shows great promise from the demos we've played. The announcement was made via Mauro's Patreon page where you can keep up to date with the excellent
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WIP Build of Final Fight MD Puching its Way onto Mega Drives this Saturday

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We previously reported on the release of a demo of Final Fight MD, a fan remake of Capcom’s popular side-scrolling brawler for the Mega Drive, and this week sees a significant update to the project. Subscribers to the developer Mauro Xavier’s Patreon have already had the chance to play a work-in-progress build of the game, featuring the complete game from rounds 1 to 3, with Time Attack and Survivor modes,
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Hyperkin Mega 95 Reinvents Sega Nomad for the Modern Age

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The Hyperkin Mega 95 is a new handheld console from third-party peripheral manufacturer Hyperkin that will run any Mega Drive or Genesis cartridge, much like Sega’s own much-coveted Nomad from 1995, though unlike the Nomad, he Hyperkin 95 can also connect to TVs, via a dock, making it a kind of Nintendo Switch for Mega Drive cartridges.A release date for the Hyperkin Mega 95 is yet to be announced, so
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Modder Runs Mega Drive Homebrew via Wifi

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1743064342529294595 As spotted by Fusion’s very own Alan Hammerton, via a Tweet (or X post) from Brandon Sheffield, a modder has developed a way to pull Mega Drive homebrew ROMs from a server into Mega Drive hardware via Wifi!Here at Fusion R Gamer, we love seeing modern technology being used to make old hardware do things that could never have been imagined at the time of its release, as we
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Extremely Rare Mega Drive game Eliminate Down is getting re-issued 

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One of the rarest and most collectable games on the SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis is finally getting a physical re-release from Retro-Bit and Strictly Limited Games. The game was originally developed by Aprinet and published by Soft Vision in 1993 but was only ever released in Japan and Korea. Currently on eBay, a Japanese version is listed for nearly £1,500, and a copy of the Korean version for an
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