Developer Spike2026 has released Torre Aracno, a free-to-name-your-price arcade action game in the style of Commodore 64 releases, playable via HTML5. The Portuguese-language game casts players as a web-slinging climber avoiding thrown pots while scaling a tower with only three lives, with a planned v2.0 update adding more floors and new enemies. via itch.io
The Game Boy Museum curator has built a physical cartridge that compresses 25 years of collection data into a searchable database, complete with QR code linking. The project turns the unofficial museum's catalog into a self-contained exhibit that runs on original Game Boy hardware. via retrohandhelds.gg
Memoria Pixel, an indie studio based in Brazil, has revealed new information about Kid Racers, a homebrew racing title it is developing for the Sega Saturn. via segasaturnshiro.com
OM64, a fan-made custom firmware for ModRetro's M64 handheld, has been released as the device's first unofficial firmware. It provides a custom operating system with enhanced video output and Wi-Fi capabilities. via retrohandhelds.gg
A Kickstarter campaign is underway for a physical boxset called The Matthew Smith Collection, bringing together the ZX Spectrum classics Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy and Styx. via kickstarter.com
Blaze has secured a deal with long-running studio System 3 to bring its games to Evercade for the first time. Two collections, the Last Ninja & IK Collection and the James Pond Collection, are set for release on 4th December at £24.99 each. via gamesasylum.com
Hamster has released the NES version of Karate Champ as part of its Console Archives lineup. The 1986 port adapted Data East's popular 1984 arcade fighter, considered one of the earliest one-on-one fighting games. via timeextension.com
Analogue has released firmware version 1.5.1 for its Analogue 3D FPGA console, which lets players toggle overclocking directly within a game. The update also adds the ability to customise how unknown cartridges appear in the console's library. via timeextension.com
Homebrewer Clint Thomson has created an operating system running on Atari Jaguar hardware that reimagines the Atari Painter, an unreleased CD-based home computer concept from the early 1990s meant to succeed the ST and Falcon lines. The original design was sketched out by Richard Miller's R&D team decades ago but never reached production. via timeextension.com
Bitmap Books has confirmed that its new book The Arcade 1971-1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their Creators, written by Paul Drury, goes on sale October 1st. A pre-order window is also expected to open ahead of release. via oldschoolgamermagazine.com
RetroRGB has added a website section detailing how to load and configure Lumacode profiles on the OSSC Pro, including pre-made profiles for NES, SMS and Atari 2600. More console profiles are planned as further Lumacode-modded systems are tested, and the original OSSC has also been updated. via retrorgb.com
Dan from Ringer Keys / The Brewing Academy is now selling a 3D printed case designed for the newest version of the OSSC Pro's Extra AV-Out add-on. The case has openings for the board's Composite and S-Video outputs and ships with screws to mount the board inside. via retrorgb.com
