A list has been published to track decompilation and recompilation projects that are human-made, intended to help fans filter out the increasing number of AI-generated decomps and recomps appearing online. via retrododo.com
Upic Racer is a new endless top-down racer made for the Ultimate 64 Elite and Elite II, using a 16-colour-per-pixel graphics mode. Players race through changing scenery including countryside, forest, desert and city settings while dodging traffic, shooting obstacles and avoiding police. via itch.io
GB Test Lab is a diagnostic tool designed to check the health and performance of an original Game Boy, helping owners verify that aging hardware is still functioning properly as the handheld approaches its 40th anniversary. via retrododo.com
PlayStation recompilation community BlackLabelHQ has released a first beta of its native PC port of MediEvil, the 1998 PS1 action-adventure game. The project, built from a recompilation of the original code, adds widescreen support, a draw distance regulator, FPS control, improved terrain and frame interpolation. via timeextension.com
Steve Higgins has released X-Sector, a puzzle game for the Commodore Amiga built using AMOS. It pays tribute to the X-Copy disk-copying utility by having players fill grid squares as though reading a floppy disk sector by sector, and it runs on any Amiga with 1 MB of RAM. via amiga-news.de
Developer zxoblo has released O-Cman, a free Pac-Man clone for the ZX Spectrum 48K and 128K. The game is listed under the survival genre and was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
A fan submission on LEGO Ideas proposes a buildable set themed around The Secret of Monkey Island, the classic point-and-click adventure game. The project is seeking support on the LEGO Ideas platform, where fan-made concepts can be considered for official production. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
Hamster has released the Famicom version of Taito's Chack'n Pop as part of its Console Archives series. The platformer originally arrived in arcades in 1984 and was later ported to various Japanese computers and consoles including MSX, FM-7, NEC machines, Famicom and SG-1000. via timeextension.com
Dougan.io has released Sam Spade for the ZX Spectrum Next, a text-mode adventure using basic ASCII graphics in which players take on the role of private detective Sam Spade. The game challenges players to solve a crime within limited time and money, and is offered as a name-your-own-price download. It uses AI-assisted code and is still in development. via itch.io
Software Amusements has released Doody Calls: Turd World War for the Amiga 1200 with AGA support, a top-down squad shooter parodying World War I combat. The game is based on an earlier browser version and has been rebuilt from scratch for the platform, offered on a name-your-own-price basis. via itch.io
A fan translation has been released for Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Exorcist With A Nice Body, a Super Famicom game based on the Japanese manga and anime series that never left Japan originally. The patch brings the Japan-exclusive SNES title into English for the first time. via timeextension.com
Developer kirby2000 has released a free, name-your-own-price fan remake of Bubble Ghost for the ZX Spectrum 128K. The game recreates all 35 halls of the original, tasking players with blowing a soap bubble past candles, spikes and fans without popping it, and was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
