NESWORLD is now viewable on a phone, there's still work to be done, but at least it works now :-)
So I needed to show someone something today and I finally realized how bad it was when browsing the site on a phone and it turns out that the code only needed some minor tweaks to make it work - yes there's still some issues left that needs to be ironed out, but hey now it at least works (for pages that have been moved to the "newer" non-boxy layout).
An ebay auction is currently active, an auction featuring a N64 prototype of an unreleased "Go" game by Seta, supposedly - I say supposedly as the auction has no images of the game running. Anyway, click here to read more about Kaminari no Gotoku: Choukousoku Igo.
M64 bios version 1.24.4 has been released, download it here or through Wi-Fi download directly from the console.
Looks like I had missed that ModRetrohad released yet another firmware update shortly after 1.24.1 and this new 1.24.3 installs quite fast (over WiFi). The M64.BIN is still available from the ModRetro tools section.
From the Changelog when updating over WiFi, the following was written.
- Hotfix: Add global wireless rumble override
- Add: Wireless rumble support for M64 Pro Controller
- Add: 50Hz and 60Hz resolutions can be chosen directly for supported displays
- Improved: Audio compatibility for various displays
- Fix: Removal of a wired controller would not be detected in some circumstances
- Fix: Wireless controllers would not be forgotten in some circumstances
- Fix: Controller pairing animation would not disappear in some circumstances
- Fix: Network scanning page would render incorrectly in some circumstances
ModRetro has released the first firmware update, since launch, for the M64. It's mainly about some audio fixes, controller updates including wireless rumble, which they decided to prioritize over virtual controller paks? There is still room for improvements to be made for sure, it's nice to see some progress though!
The M64 review is finally ready and you can find it right here.
It looks like Evercade also wants a piece of the N64 hype going on at the moment, with the release of both the Analogue3D and the M64. Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie are both coming to the Evercade on October 30th 2026 and they can be played on any Evercade console/handheld released to this day. I will be picking up this one myself, but my biggest concern is that this should be played with an analog stick like on the N64, in fact I fail to see how it maps out to the Evercade controller, except for the new Evercade Nexus handheld which features analog sticks, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see - cool none the less to see Banjo back on a "new" cartridge.
If you haven't heard it yet, the N64 compatible console, M64 by ModRetro is available to order today, along with 4 games - of which 2 are "new" and the other two are rereleases of classic N64 games.
Click here to read a little intro I have made for a future review :-)
By now it is likely no secret to anyone that Sony is to cease production of PlayStation discs by January 2028. Right now there is a lot of debacle about the numbers shared by Sony to justify their decision to cease disc production. Whether those number are correct or not, I can’t really say and I guess no one really knows for sure, not even Sony maybe.
Click here to read my two cents about what's going on.
I was looking around on youtube today and this one appeared in my feed. I am beyond excited to see N64 homebrew finally happening, sure it has been for a long time, but the developments lately have blown my mind. Anyway check out the video and if you have an N64 flash cart, you can download the latest version of the game at https://github.com/Boxingbruin/Pandemonium/releases
