Video Games
YouTuber Creates Homebrew Nintendo Switch Version of ‘Diablo’
Last year, a coder managed to reverse-engineer the original Diablo source code, opening up not only options for modders, but also the potential to port the game to systems which were never intended to play the game. Of course, you know that there would be those fans who would try the latter.
That’s what’s happened with YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer, who managed to get a version of Blizzard’s classic CRPG on his homebrewed Nintendo Switch! As a bonus, he made a video about it. The video also goes through the aforementioned history of reverse-engineering the Diablo source code, which oddly involved the Japanese version of the PS1 port of Diablo. It’s obviously not for everyone, but it’s certainly fascinating to check out.
While we’re not advocating using homebrew techniques on your Switch (since you could potentially brick your console, or Nintendo could ban it from going online), if you’re morbidly curious, you can find the reverse-engineered source code to create your own Switch version here.
Four years after its initial launch into Early Access, Platonic Partnership and Coyote Time Publishing have announced the 1.0 release of their gritty, first-person “Retro-Puncher”, Voltage High Society. Available now on Steam with a 30% launch discount, Voltage High Society fuses 90s cyberpunk horror with the exploration-driven depth of a Metroidvania.
Inspired by the visceral body-horror of the movie Tetsuo: The Iron Man, players step into the role of a nameless prisoner who is discarded like trash onto the sprawling island of cybernetic nightmares known as Nemo Ultra. To survive, players must do more than fight; they must evolve. The game challenges players to scavenge weapons, unlock reality-bending abilities, and tear through the metal and meat of their captors.
“With VHS, I really want to dig back into that old mod vibe: working spontaneously, swinging hard, and creating things that are genuinely surprising,” says Game Director Henri Tervapuro, who began his journey in game development in the Half-Life modding community. “Thanks to modern tools and our team’s professional experience, we can cut the overhead and focus entirely on the creative joy. It’s a project with immense potential.”
Voltage High Society features a unique “Retro-Puncher” combat system that feels heavy, visceral, and rewarding. Combat starts with your bare hands. Every new weapon and ability you find changes how you fight and where you can go. Melee-focused first-person combat rewards aggression and positioning, not camping behind cover.
As mentioned, you’ll evolve your body through new cybernetic upgrades and weapons to unlock new areas on the island. Every power you gain reopens areas you’ve already explored, revealing hidden routes and secrets you missed the first time through.
Complimenting the gameplay are the retro PS1 visuals that capture the raw, “shaky-cam” energy of 90s underground cinema, meshed with modern lighting and creature design. The monsters are grotesque, the atmosphere is thick, and the world feels like a place that existed long before you arrived.