🕹️ Sonic Turns 35, Wild Guns, and a Free Download Inside!
Gamesboro Newsletter – Issue 02 –
NEO GEO news, Sonic turns 35 and a freebie inside
ISSUE 02
JULY 2026
PLAYERS: 32
Hey guys,
Welcome to Gamesboro Newsletter Issue 2! Your source for what’s happening in the retro gaming world.
A HUGE shoutout to our big winner of the Fatal Fury 2 MVS giveaway last month, Flavio!
For July, we are going to be giving away a Neo Geo X USB controller, perfect for use on PC! One of you will be randomly selected on 7/15/2026 and notified by email. I’ll ship this bad boy to you personally. Winner will be announced next month.
Also this week – Sonic the Hedgehog turns 35! I still remember the first time I saw that game running on a TV at Software Etc. I was completely blown away. That was the exact moment I decided to start saving up for Sega’s 16-bitter. No going back after that.
🚨 NEO GEO AES+ Ultimate Edition Update: After 2.5 months of being unavailable, pre-orders are now open again on Plaion’s website – but only in select states. Here’s what we know so far:
CAN ORDER ✅
New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia
CANNOT ORDER ❌
California, Washington, Florida
17 states are impacted overall; feedback is still coming in on the rest. Use code WELCOME5 at checkout to get 5% off. Canada is also currently unable to order. Check the Reddit thread for the latest updates.
-Britt
STAGE 1
NEW ON THE CHANNEL
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MVS Games on Neo Geo AES+: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late!
Think the AES+ only plays AES carts? Think again. I break down why MVS arcade carts are the smartest way to grow your AES+ library, and why original AES prices are getting completely out of hand. If you’ve been priced out of AES collecting, this is the workaround you need to see.
Retroid Pocket Nova handheld is now available for pre-order, $229 with an AMOLED 960p@120Hz display and pre-order bonuses (free bumped back shell + screen protector). Shipments start end of July. Retroid Pocket.
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The Path of the Warrior: Art of Fighting 3 R is coming soon to Steam with two new characters, King and Yuri. Man, this one was unexpected! SNK.
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Visco Arcade 1 and 2 announced for Evercade, sixteen titles across two cartridges including Neo Drift Out and Ganryu. Releases August 28th, pre-orders open now. Evercade.
STAGE 3
FREE PLAY
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FREE DOWNLOAD
The Gamesboro Theme
This is the Gamesboro Theme music, don’t say I never gave you nothin’!
Wild Guns by Natsume is exactly that. Wild. When you first start playing you will think, “Oh, it has an aesthetic like Sunset Riders”, and then immediately robots start pouring onto the screen. This one has simple yet addictive gameplay. As you can see from the screenshot it’s a gallery shooter, but you control the protagonist as well so you have to dodge incoming attacks. Also has 2 player co-op!
BONUS STAGE
Name That Game
Last issue’s answer: 3 Count Bout (also known as Fire Suplex in Japan) No winner for last month. Shockingly, nobody got it right!
Think you know it? Hit reply with the name of the game and YOUR name (or username) so we can give you proper credit. Correct answers get a shout-out in Issue 3!
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