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NewsAug 10, 2026Harvest Moon 64 is now a dual-screen handheld game, and no emulator is involvedAn Android build of the Harvest Moon 64 recompilation turns a second screen into a live farm dashboard drawn with the game's own sprites. It is improving fast.→

NewsAug 6, 2026Mangmi prices the Air Y and Air Y Pro, and the cheap one walked into a bad weekPre-orders open August 12 at $89.99 for the Air Y and $145.99 for the Pro. The Snapdragon 865 Pro is the interesting one, and the 662 model has a problem.→

NewsAug 6, 2026MagicX shows off the Mini Dream’s renders, and the number that stands out is the chipMagicX says the Mini Dream's design renders are finished: a 3.3in OLED, four variants, and an $80 entry model reportedly running an RK3566.→

NewsAug 4, 2026The Pocket Nova goes to $239, and Qualcomm’s price hike has not even landed yetThe 8GB Pocket Nova goes to $239 on August 6, about a week after it started shipping. Qualcomm's double-digit chip increase does not take effect until September 1.→

NewsJul 30, 2026Ocarina of Time gets its first native iOS port with HarkinianPadHarkinianPad is a free native iOS port of Ocarina of Time built on Ship of Harkinian by Chris Sotraidis, running at 60fps with widescreen and touch support.→

NewsJul 27, 2026A Free 90s Football Manager Just Added a Country Builder, and It Runs in Your BrowserWhistle1, a solo-developed retro football manager, adds a full country editor with 78 templates and Brazil as a playable nation. Still free, still in a browser tab.→

NewsJul 19, 2026Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Shutting Down September 30, Global Version CancelledTencent and Square Enix are shutting down Final Fantasy XIV Mobile's Chinese servers on September 30, 2026, and the global version has been cancelled. Player data will be deleted, leaving…→

NewsJul 15, 2026RomM 5.0 Lands With a Ground-Up Redesign and Cross-Device Save SyncRomM, the self-hosted library manager for retro game collections, hits 5.0 with a full redesign, a new cross-device save sync engine, and past 10K GitHub stars.→

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