Retro Video Games

November 5 is the Ocarina till. The 1998 cartridge finally got a street date.

Zelda 40th Direct stamped the Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 on November 5, 2026, with Aonuma gameplay, mic ocarina tricks, and a Zelda themed Switch 2 aisle on October 29.

Tomorrow the 1998 cartridge walks into a Direct. That is the retro product.

The Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct hits September 8 at 7 a.m. PT for about thirty minutes, promising anniversary initiatives and Ocarina of Time remake details. Eve of show only. No invented feature sheet.

Final Fantasy Resonance sold the first chapter as a demo, then taxed pride with Sephiroth.

Square Enix dropped a free HD-2D Final Fantasy Resonance demo on September 3 across major platforms, with save carryover to the October 22 launch. Sephiroth is the optional challenge with a still-secret reward.

They finished the Ninja Gaiden trilogy with a subscription button.

NES - Nintendo Classics added Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom around September 1-2, 2026, with Ikari Warriors and R.C. Pro-Am II. The classic trilogy is finally a single login, not a museum gap.

Nintendo sold a waiting room with a green half and a red half.

On September 4, 2026, Nintendo announced a Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct for September 8 and a general Nintendo Direct for September 9. The remake date is still blank. The calendar is the product.

They priced a 1987 brick breaker like lunch. The ball is the SKU, not the museum.

Arcade Archives Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh launches September 3 on Switch and PS4 for $7.99, with Arcade Archives 2 on Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series for $9.99. Hamster restocked Taito's sequel as a download, not a cabinet funeral.

Capcom restocked a PS2 oni as current hardware. The sword is the SKU, not the museum.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword launches September 4 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC. The Switch 2 demo already added the Oni Refuge and boss Daidara. This is a new Musashi on current hardware, not a PS2 relisting.

Terranigma is coming to America 31 years late. The man who designed it already told you it will not be the same.

Clear River, Square Enix, and Limited Run pulled Quintet's missing cartridge onto modern hardware for 2027. Physical copies. A 4:3 window. And a press quote that should make importers nervous.

Metal Gear Solid 4 is finally leaving the PS3. That should feel like a rescue. It also feels like a funeral.

Master Collection Vol. 2 lands August 27. The last great game trapped on dead hardware gets a new passport — and loses the ritual of the yellowing fat PS3.