This Month In Retronauts: June 2025 edition (Patreon)

Diamond Feit here back with another community podcast just for YOU. Stuart Gipp and I heroically summarize the 457 different video game announcements made this month to give you a brief overview of the recent happenings, if you can call a two-hour podcast "brief."

Ah, I'm being silly; the reason this podcast lasts two hours is thanks to all of your wonderful feedback, including your insightful answers to last month's community question (even if Stuart has ruled that one popular response is invalid).

Specific items mentioned in this episode include:

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Gex Trilogy

"literal walking simulator" Baby Steps

Saints Row The Third

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

tellingly we discuss my history with the USPS but never mention the Postal video games because they suck

Trans-America Ultra Quiz English patch

The Contestant documentary

This American Life also tackled the topic in 2014

Jingle Cats English Patch

Misfortune: A Story of Suspicious Friendships English Patch

has a "cursed" sequel, maybe that's next?

first ever (?) localization for Milano's Odd Job Collection 

arubaito アルバイトfrom the German arbeit

Mortal Kombat II for 3DO!?

Babalities are now REALities

Street Fighter 6 has NES Bionic Commando inside??

is it called "Fight Club"? I may have misread GSK's post on Retronauts.com

Capcom says the Game Center hosts "a regularly rotating lineup of games"

GOG One-Click Mods

Bloober officially remaking Silent Hill (1)

Return to Silent Hill (SH2 movie) coming next January

in discussing the SHCU I say "game" when I mean "movie" 

Scurge: Hive coming to Steam!?

2006 GBA/DS action game by Orbital Media

R-Type Delta: HD Boosted coming to all platforms

remaster of PS1 shooter

Super Meat Boy 3D coming "early 2026"

there's no "ex" it's just 'Splosion Man & Ms. Splosion Man

Twisted Pixel DOES still exist; they're making Deadpool VR

Navinosuke:The Yo-kai Buster coming to Switch next year

cancelled GBA game with pixel art by Akio of Metal Slug fame

State of Play news:

Silent Hill f coming Sept 25

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles coming Sept 30

includes classic and enhanced modes

Lumines Arise coming in Fall

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection by Digital Eclipse

includes console and even handheld versions, all with online play!

Mortal Kombat Arcade, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear

Mortal Kombat II Arcade, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, 32X

Mortal Kombat 3 Arcade, SNES, Genesis

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Arcade, SNES

Mortal Kombat 4 Arcade

Mortal Kombat Advance Game Boy Advance

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Game Boy Advance

Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition Game Boy Advance

more details to come

Stu wants Sub-Zero and pre-MK games included

I argue NARC (1988) should make an appearance

DE also making a Golden Tee collection!?!?

Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow coming this year

Romeo Is a Dead Man by Grasshopper Manufacture (2026)

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement (2026)

Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls (2026)

Stu informs me that Ms. Marvel has starred in multiple Marvel games

PS+ Classics:

Myst & Riven out!

Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (2002 PS2 port of the original) out!

Twisted Metal 3 & 4 on July 15

Resident Evil 2 & 3 "summer 2025"

Summer Games Fest lasted two goddamn hours

Code Vein II

Lies of P Overture DLC dropped during the show

Felt That Boxing aka Muppet Punch-Out

"realistic first-person action horror game" ILL

Mina the Hollower coming Halloween

"psychological life sim" Fractured Blooms

RGG Studio's Project Century = Stranger Than Heaven

Ingrid coming to Street Fighter 6!

also Alex, Sagat, and C Viper

incredible cosplay trailer featuring Kenny Omega

Resident Evil Re9uiem coming Feb 27 2026

new lead Grace Ashcroft, daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft

Eraser (1996) is a good time

"Retronauts Versus" coming soon??

playing FF7? Get The Completely Unauthorized Final Fantasy VII Ultimate Guide

Benj Edwards' story about EarthBound

Brandish did indeed get a PSP remake with 3D graphics

Tom James (not that one, Stu) mentions Linda³

the English patch covers the PS1 version called Linda Cube Again

FFV fans, make this happen

the FF54JF is live right now!

if you haven't visited the Japanese website for カエルのために鐘は鳴る you ought to

Game musicals that I found evidence for online:

BioHazard: Voice of Gaia (2016)

The Trail to Oregon! (2014)

PERSONA3 the Weird Masquerade (2013)

Portal 2 (2017, unauthorized)

Ace Attorney Investigations: Turnabout Teleportation (2016)

I googled Johnny Vegas so you don't have to

Art & edits by Diamond (image source). Music heard in this episode:

7:36 "Lighthouse" (Dragon Quest Builders 2)

18:37 audio from Baby Steps (2025?)

28:17 audio from Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

42:17 audio from Bionic Commando (1992)

54:34 "STAGE ONE 狂機" (R-Type Delta)

1:09:23 audio from Deus Ex: The Conspiracy

1:18:55 "Split Seconds" (Resident Evil Outbreak)

1:28:57 audio from 1944: The Loop Master

1:44:12 "Welcome to the Phantasy Zone" by Christa Lee

1:55:14 "Morning Coffee" by Morning Musume

Finale: "Edge of the Knife" by JT Music