https://blog.taylorcaton.com/tags/retro-games/Recent content in Retro-Games on blogHugoen-usSat, 12 Sep 2026 11:13:43 -0400https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/notable-pc-ports/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:13:43 -0400https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/notable-pc-ports/<p class="post-topic-image"> <img src="https://blog.taylorcaton.com/images/posts/notable-pc-ports/image.png" alt="Native PC Ports" /> </p> <hr> <p><strong>3D Pinball for Windows: Space Cadet</strong></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball">https://github.com/k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball</a></p> <ul> <li>A decompilation of the pinball table that came with Windows XP.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</strong></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/BlackLabelHQ/SymphonyRecomp">https://github.com/BlackLabelHQ/SymphonyRecomp</a></p> <ul> <li>SymphonyRecomp builds from the US PS1 disc.</li> <li>Still open beta but plays start to finish, and the widescreen is real widescreen, with the sprite loading and enemy activity. There&rsquo;s a built-in randomizer too.</li> <li>BlackLabelHQ makes a point of saying theirs is written entirely by hand.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Jet Moto / 2 / 3</strong></p>https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/super-mario-bros-remastered/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:14:46 -0400https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/super-mario-bros-remastered/<p class="post-topic-image"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/burutbxZoac" title="Super Mario Bros. Remastered on YouTube" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </p> <ul> <li>Source: <a href="https://github.com/JHDev2006/Super-Mario-Bros.-Remastered-Public">https://github.com/JHDev2006/Super-Mario-Bros.-Remastered-Public</a></li> <li>A remake of SMB1 in Godot by JoeMama.</li> <li>Ships with none of Nintendo&rsquo;s assets. You hand it your own NES ROM on first boot and it pulls what it needs out of that.</li> <li>SMB1, The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. Special, and All Night Nippon all in the same package, all with the same treatment.</li> <li>Widescreen, cleaned-up sprites, tighter physics, resource packs, custom characters, and a level editor.</li> </ul>https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/metroid-prime-origins/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:50:36 -0400https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/metroid-prime-origins/<p class="post-topic-image"> <img src="https://blog.taylorcaton.com/images/posts/metroid-prime-origins/image.png" alt="Zelda Dungeons of Infinity" /> </p> <ul> <li>Project Details: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Metroid/comments/1vhmcf8/metroid_prime_origins_new_fan_game_out_now/">https://www.reddit.com/r/Metroid/comments/1vhmcf8/metroid_prime_origins_new_fan_game_out_now/</a></li> <li>The team behind one of my favorite fangames ( Castlevania Revamped ) has made a 2D version of Metroid Prime Origins</li> <li><em>Love</em> these passion projects. <a href="https://metroid2remake.blogspot.com/">AM2R</a> is a similar excellent fangame</li> </ul>https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/zelda-dungeons-of-infinity/Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:45:39 -0400https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/zelda-dungeons-of-infinity/<p class="post-topic-image"> <img src="https://blog.taylorcaton.com/images/posts/zelda-dungeons-of-infinity/image.png" alt="Zelda Dungeons of Infinity" /> </p> <ul> <li>Project website: <a href="https://justinbohemier.wixsite.com/portfolio/game-design">https://justinbohemier.wixsite.com/portfolio/game-design</a></li> <li>A procedurally generated roguelike dungeon crawler built from scratch in GameMaker Studio with A Link to the Past assets. Not a ROM hack.</li> <li>I&rsquo;ve never completed it, the difficulty ramps up in the later stages.</li> </ul>https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/ridge-racer-collection/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400https://blog.taylorcaton.com/posts/ridge-racer-collection/<p class="post-topic-image"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8FoFNp7EkiM" title="Ridge Racer Collection on YouTube" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </p> <ul> <li>Project Repo: <a href="https://github.com/wanszai/Ridge-Racer-Collection">Ridge Racer Collection</a></li> <li>Runs on natively on PC.</li> <li>Supports wheels, pedals, shifters, and force feedback.</li> <li>Support the author on <a href="https://ko-fi.com/wanszai">Ko-fi</a>.</li> </ul>