Blaze Entertainment's C64 and Spectrum handhelds, now delayed to April 22, 2027, are set to feature 25 built-in games, expandable storage and a clamshell design. via console-classics.com
EmuDeck, the all-in-one application for installing and configuring emulators, bezels, hotkeys and related settings, has released version 2.7, dubbed the Armada update. via retrohandhelds.gg
A free fan-made remaster of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, originally released for the NES, has been released, offering a reworked take on the 1987 side-scrolling adventure title. via gamingbible.com
Developer Massimo Bonucchi has released Letters to Flashback, a name-your-own-price shoot 'em up for the Commodore 64 made for the FLASHBACK 2026 event in Follonica, Italy. Players shoot falling letters before they reach their ship or the ground, in a high-score-driven game with AI-assisted code and text. via itch.io
Video footage has surfaced of a Super Nintendo port of Railroad Tycoon that was never officially released, showing gameplay including menus, track building and trains running. The footage gives the first look at the 16-bit adaptation of the business simulation game in over three decades. via console-classics.com
