Emufii is a new app for Android handhelds that sets up a private network for emulator game traffic, letting users play classic multiplayer games online and connect to revival servers for titles that originally relied on now-defunct online services. via retrododo.com
A new port of Dune II has been released for the ZX Evolution, a modern Spectrum-compatible system, adapting the Mega Drive version of the game in native Z80 code. The release includes all 27 missions along with music, sound effects and the game's strategic systems, and runs on real hardware. via console-classics.com
VBoy Color is a newly released free and open-source Virtual Boy emulator that renders games in color instead of the system's native red-only display. It supports true stereoscopic 3D through Quest VR headsets, as well as 2D and 3D modes on Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. via retrorgb.com
Moonstone Tavern has revealed the Moonstone AGA Project, an effort to remaster the brutal fantasy slasher Moonstone for Amiga's Advanced Graphics Architecture. The project is being developed by a team of community veterans with ties to both the game's fanbase and the wider industry, and involves AI-assisted techniques to enhance the classic title. via indieretronews.com
RetroRGB's latest MiSTer FPGA news roundup covers several core developments, including a new beta core for Konami's 1987 arcade game Battlantis, a Space Invaders-style shooter with boss battles. The update also mentions Wardner joining the Twin Cobra platform's Coin-Op Collection, along with other MiSTer-related work spanning Amiga 3DFx, Sega X Board and Atari Falcon systems. via retrorgb.com
Publisher New Old Pixels has confirmed it holds a license to produce faithful conversions of the 1980s Toki arcade platformer for the Commodore Amiga AGA, Sega Mega Drive and SNK Neo Geo. All three ports are currently in active development. via indieretronews.com
TjLaZer has released a fan-made Amiga AGA port of Konami's 1986 arcade shooter Lifeforce, version 1.0. It requires an AGA Amiga such as the A1200 or A4000 with a 68020 or better processor, 2MB chip RAM and fast RAM, with an accelerator recommended, and is offered as a free, name-your-own-price download with disk, hard drive and WHDLoad options. via itch.io
A project called demoscene-recomp has brought classic PC demo scene productions, including Second Reality and Unreal, to run directly in a web browser. It currently features four demos, which can be played in full or viewed section by section, with more planned for the future. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
Further details have emerged about Astra Last Light, the free OCS Amiga shoot'em'up, including its origins as an ACE engine sprite demo, its four-sector campaign with unique bosses, a tap-or-hold firing system, and persistent upgrades earned by clearing enemy waves. via amiga-news.de
Amiberry, the WinUAE-based Amiga emulator for ARM and x86 platforms, has reached version 8.4. The release greatly expands ZZ9000 hardware emulation, adds a MiniGL renderer plugin interface, supports relative media paths for portable installs, and improves native chipset frame delivery on Raspberry Pi 4. via amiga-news.de
AmiSC, a native AmigaOS 3.x port of StarCraft that runs on AGA machines or graphics card setups without emulation or an FPU, has reached version 0.8.0. The update adds full campaign support for both the original StarCraft and the Brood War expansion, including briefings, mission objectives, named saves, a restart function and separate game modes, along with fixes for three bugs found on real A1200 hardware. via amiga-news.de
GB Studio, a physical magazine dedicated to the Game Boy, is ending production after 11 issues. The news was shared as a notice to readers rather than a typical announcement. via retrododo.com
