RetroGameTalk
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Retro Gaming preservation society.
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Growlanser 1 for PlayStation demo translation is out. Both discs are fully translated and the game is playable from begging to end right now.
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#psx #playstation
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#psx #playstation
Growlanser I PS1 English Fan Translation Beta Demo
YouTube video by RetroGameTalk
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October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Growlanser 1 for PlayStation demo translation is out. Both discs are fully translated and the game is playable from begging to end right now.
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#psx #playstation
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#psx #playstation
The fan translation for Chou Kousoku Gran Doll [Hyper Speed GranDoll] for the PlayStation 1 is now available on our site's Repo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAPC...
#playstation #retrogaming #translation
#playstation #retrogaming #translation
Chou Kousoku Gran Doll (English Translation) PlayStation 1 [Hyper Speed GranDoll]
YouTube video by RetroGameTalk
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October 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The fan translation for Chou Kousoku Gran Doll [Hyper Speed GranDoll] for the PlayStation 1 is now available on our site's Repo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAPC...
#playstation #retrogaming #translation
#playstation #retrogaming #translation
“DQ3 is possibly my all-time favorite RPG. The sheer customizability of it lends you what I feel is still one of the most authentic D&D-like experiences.”
Check out Yousef’s new article!
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#retrogaming
Check out Yousef’s new article!
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#retrogaming
RGT Newsletter #10: My Favorite 9th Gen Games So Far and What I’m Excited About
Heyo! Been a bit, hasn’t it? Some re-introductions are in order. Good evening and welcome to the RGT Newsletter! This site’s very own magazine style newsletter series of mini-articles, managed…
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September 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“DQ3 is possibly my all-time favorite RPG. The sheer customizability of it lends you what I feel is still one of the most authentic D&D-like experiences.”
Check out Yousef’s new article!
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#retrogaming
Check out Yousef’s new article!
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#retrogaming
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Reposted by RetroGameTalk
Like Cowboy Bebop? Did you know there was a PS2 game only released in Japan? Did you know I released a full English translation of it that you can play now? Check it out here: github.com/SONICMAN69/B...
GitHub - SONICMAN69/Bebop-PS2-English: A full (fanmade) English translation for Cowboy Bebop - Tsuioku no Serenade for the PlayStation 2
A full (fanmade) English translation for Cowboy Bebop - Tsuioku no Serenade for the PlayStation 2 - SONICMAN69/Bebop-PS2-English
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August 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Like Cowboy Bebop? Did you know there was a PS2 game only released in Japan? Did you know I released a full English translation of it that you can play now? Check it out here: github.com/SONICMAN69/B...
“…despite its disuse being predictable as new hardware allowed for an escalation in creating more realistic worlds in real-time, the charm and sense of nostalgia of many of these scenes remain remembered to this day.”
WesternYokai’s new article!
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#retrogaming
WesternYokai’s new article!
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#retrogaming
Pre-Rendered Backgrounds: A look at the art and beauty of the traditional technique
One of the most used resources in game development, pre-rendered scenarios are a tool that allowed designers to fully explore the capabilities of consoles at a time when brute force for graphics…
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May 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“…despite its disuse being predictable as new hardware allowed for an escalation in creating more realistic worlds in real-time, the charm and sense of nostalgia of many of these scenes remain remembered to this day.”
WesternYokai’s new article!
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#retrogaming
WesternYokai’s new article!
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#retrogaming
“Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak makes for a very cozy and chill experience because of all of this, so it’s a great game for when you feel stressed or anxious.”
Aziamuth goes down memory lane in his Hamtaro game review!
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#retrogaming #review #hamtaro
Aziamuth goes down memory lane in his Hamtaro game review!
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#retrogaming #review #hamtaro
May 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak makes for a very cozy and chill experience because of all of this, so it’s a great game for when you feel stressed or anxious.”
Aziamuth goes down memory lane in his Hamtaro game review!
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#retrogaming #review #hamtaro
Aziamuth goes down memory lane in his Hamtaro game review!
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#retrogaming #review #hamtaro
“…the game's good speed makes it so it doesn’t feel like it takes forever to take them out. And all of this is also balanced by the fact that the four different characters are very lethal once you get into the flow of things.”
Octopus’s favorite Beat ‘em ups!
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Octopus’s favorite Beat ‘em ups!
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May 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“…the game's good speed makes it so it doesn’t feel like it takes forever to take them out. And all of this is also balanced by the fact that the four different characters are very lethal once you get into the flow of things.”
Octopus’s favorite Beat ‘em ups!
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Octopus’s favorite Beat ‘em ups!
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“…and so we could get pissed drunk while playing Metal Slug and other classics while underage, sort of mastering the ancient art of balancing a greasy…”
Join Waffles as he reminisces on childhood memories!
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#article #retrogaming
Join Waffles as he reminisces on childhood memories!
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#article #retrogaming
May 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“…and so we could get pissed drunk while playing Metal Slug and other classics while underage, sort of mastering the ancient art of balancing a greasy…”
Join Waffles as he reminisces on childhood memories!
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#article #retrogaming
Join Waffles as he reminisces on childhood memories!
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#article #retrogaming
“Have you ever played a game where you could sense its untapped potential and wished it had a better development budget? For me, The Caligula Effect: Overdose is that game.”
Revisit TheWanderer’s exploration of The Caligula Effect: Overdose!
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#JRPG
Revisit TheWanderer’s exploration of The Caligula Effect: Overdose!
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#JRPG
May 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Have you ever played a game where you could sense its untapped potential and wished it had a better development budget? For me, The Caligula Effect: Overdose is that game.”
Revisit TheWanderer’s exploration of The Caligula Effect: Overdose!
retrogametalk.com/threads/the-...
#JRPG
Revisit TheWanderer’s exploration of The Caligula Effect: Overdose!
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#JRPG
“Despite being a mess from a hardware perspective, it holds a special place in my heart because it was there during one of the lowest points in my life”
Join Aziamuth as he dives into his PS3 collection!
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#ps3 #article
Join Aziamuth as he dives into his PS3 collection!
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#ps3 #article
May 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Despite being a mess from a hardware perspective, it holds a special place in my heart because it was there during one of the lowest points in my life”
Join Aziamuth as he dives into his PS3 collection!
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#ps3 #article
Join Aziamuth as he dives into his PS3 collection!
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#ps3 #article
“The same year, a PS2 version was released by Rockstar Canada handling the porting work which means the PS2 version is technically a Canadian product. You're welcome, rest of the world.”
Octopus dives into Oni!
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#retrogaming #review
Octopus dives into Oni!
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#retrogaming #review
May 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“The same year, a PS2 version was released by Rockstar Canada handling the porting work which means the PS2 version is technically a Canadian product. You're welcome, rest of the world.”
Octopus dives into Oni!
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#retrogaming #review
Octopus dives into Oni!
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#retrogaming #review
“Basically, Megaman is a Run ‘n Gun platformer, but the goal isn’t to mindlessly navigate the levels and just “get gud”, the games ask a certain level of observational skills on your part.”
Yousef starts reviewing the NES Mega Man games!
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#megaman
Yousef starts reviewing the NES Mega Man games!
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#megaman
May 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“Basically, Megaman is a Run ‘n Gun platformer, but the goal isn’t to mindlessly navigate the levels and just “get gud”, the games ask a certain level of observational skills on your part.”
Yousef starts reviewing the NES Mega Man games!
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#megaman
Yousef starts reviewing the NES Mega Man games!
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#megaman
“I’m solely here to express genuine appreciation for a game I just happen to think is neat.“
Yousef and Gorse review Sonic 1!
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#sonicthehedgehog #retrogaming #megadrive
Yousef and Gorse review Sonic 1!
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#sonicthehedgehog #retrogaming #megadrive
May 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
“I’m solely here to express genuine appreciation for a game I just happen to think is neat.“
Yousef and Gorse review Sonic 1!
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#sonicthehedgehog #retrogaming #megadrive
Yousef and Gorse review Sonic 1!
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#sonicthehedgehog #retrogaming #megadrive
“The first thing you notice is the fact that the whip is rigid, if your last Classicvania was Super Castlevania IV where you could control it freely it comes as a letdown”
Bakuma1997 reviews Circle of the Moon!
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#castlevania #retrogaming
Bakuma1997 reviews Circle of the Moon!
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#castlevania #retrogaming
May 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“The first thing you notice is the fact that the whip is rigid, if your last Classicvania was Super Castlevania IV where you could control it freely it comes as a letdown”
Bakuma1997 reviews Circle of the Moon!
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#castlevania #retrogaming
Bakuma1997 reviews Circle of the Moon!
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#castlevania #retrogaming
“Eventually, as computers evolved, so did Homebrew schemes, eventually leading to ZUN creating a phenomenon that nowadays still holds: Touhou, AKA the most notorious Indie franchise.”
Bakuma1997 discusses indies in their first article!
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#indie #retro
Bakuma1997 discusses indies in their first article!
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#indie #retro
INDIES: GAMING IS DYING BECAUSE OF YOU... BUT ALSO THRIVES BECAUSE OF YOU
The awful truth is that Big companies are not exactly as respectable as they used to be. Xbox came into fire for closing studios and almost killing Hi-Fi Rush’s chance of being a franchise, Sony’s…
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May 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“Eventually, as computers evolved, so did Homebrew schemes, eventually leading to ZUN creating a phenomenon that nowadays still holds: Touhou, AKA the most notorious Indie franchise.”
Bakuma1997 discusses indies in their first article!
retrogametalk.com/threads/indi...
#indie #retro
Bakuma1997 discusses indies in their first article!
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#indie #retro
“Among its most successful titles was Castlevania, the game that was a tribute to the classic horror films of Universal and Hammer Studios released during the first half of the last century.”
WesternYokai highlights many great female composers.
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#music #retro
WesternYokai highlights many great female composers.
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#music #retro
May 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“Among its most successful titles was Castlevania, the game that was a tribute to the classic horror films of Universal and Hammer Studios released during the first half of the last century.”
WesternYokai highlights many great female composers.
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#music #retro
WesternYokai highlights many great female composers.
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#music #retro
“There was so much text for the time, with all the talks and ending possibilities if someone made it to the end alive, to the point where Nintendo had to make a new chip for the cartridges.”
Sacred Stones review by Aziamuth and Yuu Suzuki.
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#FireEmblem
Sacred Stones review by Aziamuth and Yuu Suzuki.
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#FireEmblem
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - My Baby's First RPG (+ some retrospective on the franchise)
Guten morgen! It's me again, after years of retirement. Been a while since I published something, and since I've been so busy with university and stuff, I figured I'd kick back and take off some…
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May 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“There was so much text for the time, with all the talks and ending possibilities if someone made it to the end alive, to the point where Nintendo had to make a new chip for the cartridges.”
Sacred Stones review by Aziamuth and Yuu Suzuki.
retrogametalk.com/threads/fire...
#FireEmblem
Sacred Stones review by Aziamuth and Yuu Suzuki.
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#FireEmblem
“There’s this implied promise of mentally enriching adventures that gaming can offer, which taps into this sense of technological utopia of the early 2000s of self improvement through technology.”
Andubandu’s first article on RGT!
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#retrogaming #article
Andubandu’s first article on RGT!
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#retrogaming #article
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“There’s this implied promise of mentally enriching adventures that gaming can offer, which taps into this sense of technological utopia of the early 2000s of self improvement through technology.”
Andubandu’s first article on RGT!
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#retrogaming #article
Andubandu’s first article on RGT!
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#retrogaming #article
“This is also the era of Activision, with this now (in)famous company getting exclusive publishing rights of Spider-Man and X-Men games in 1998, but also publishing essentially every other Marvel game even outside of those characters.”
Read Octopus’s new article!
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Read Octopus’s new article!
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May 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“This is also the era of Activision, with this now (in)famous company getting exclusive publishing rights of Spider-Man and X-Men games in 1998, but also publishing essentially every other Marvel game even outside of those characters.”
Read Octopus’s new article!
retrogametalk.com/threads/marv...
Read Octopus’s new article!
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“Concluding the trilogy of Capcom articles, we’ve got this last top list. This time we would like to feature user feedback! Giving this piece a bit more zest.”
Megaman Robot Masters countdown by Yousef featuring user feedback!
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#megaman
Megaman Robot Masters countdown by Yousef featuring user feedback!
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#megaman
May 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Concluding the trilogy of Capcom articles, we’ve got this last top list. This time we would like to feature user feedback! Giving this piece a bit more zest.”
Megaman Robot Masters countdown by Yousef featuring user feedback!
retrogametalk.com/threads/top-...
#megaman
Megaman Robot Masters countdown by Yousef featuring user feedback!
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#megaman
“I loved Carmen San Diego because it wasn't quite as loud as other games we played, but it made us no less proud.”
Join Waffles as he takes us down memory lane in his new on article on Carmen Sandiego!
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#retrogaming #retrospective
Join Waffles as he takes us down memory lane in his new on article on Carmen Sandiego!
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#retrogaming #retrospective
May 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“I loved Carmen San Diego because it wasn't quite as loud as other games we played, but it made us no less proud.”
Join Waffles as he takes us down memory lane in his new on article on Carmen Sandiego!
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#retrogaming #retrospective
Join Waffles as he takes us down memory lane in his new on article on Carmen Sandiego!
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#retrogaming #retrospective
“It wouldn’t take long for Nihon Falcom to strike gold. In 1984, they released Dragon Slayer, one of the most important and overlooked games of all time, because it pioneered the Action RPG genre.”
Check out Aziamuth’s retrospective Ys series!
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#Ys #retrogaming
Check out Aziamuth’s retrospective Ys series!
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#Ys #retrogaming
May 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“It wouldn’t take long for Nihon Falcom to strike gold. In 1984, they released Dragon Slayer, one of the most important and overlooked games of all time, because it pioneered the Action RPG genre.”
Check out Aziamuth’s retrospective Ys series!
retrogametalk.com/threads/a-re...
#Ys #retrogaming
Check out Aziamuth’s retrospective Ys series!
retrogametalk.com/threads/a-re...
#Ys #retrogaming
March 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM