September 12th week in review

A look back at the second week of September, featuring new Switch ports for classic Japanese computer games and Retroid's latest dual-screen handhelds.

September 12th week in review
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It was a busy second week of September for retro gaming, with a heavy focus on classic Japanese computer ports and new dual-screen hardware. Here is everything we covered over the last few days.

Studio WING's 1988 horror adventure Onryou Senki is out on Switch. The PC-8801 occult detective game arrived on EGGCONSOLE today, bringing paranormal investigations to modern hardware.

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Classic arcade design and map elements.

Kogado Studio's 1991 puzzle game Sabnack hits Switch this week. The PC-9801 classic arrived on the Nintendo Switch eShop via the EGGCONSOLE lineup on September 10.

Out Run turns 30: Sega's Super Scaler racer still looks fast. Thirty years after Yu Suzuki drove a BMW across Europe for research, Sega's arcade racer remains a masterclass in sprite scaling and sound design.

Retroid's Pocket Duo and Duo Lite specs and pricing are out. Retroid has revealed the full hardware details and pre-order pricing for its upcoming dual-screen Android clamshells.

We will see what next week brings as the fall release schedule starts to pick up.

Source: Shatterhand hits the Switch on September 24