Pokemon Banana Version, a fan-made ROM hack built on Pokémon FireRed (US v1.0) for the Game Boy Advance, has been updated to version 1.3. Created by Jace.of.Hearts, the complete hack is premised on all Pokémon having mysteriously turned into bananas. The project is available through Hackdex, continuing a long line of FireRed-based fan hacks that rework the original's premise and content. via pokecommunity.com
Gaboo Arts Entertainment has ported Tiltrune, its puzzle game originally made for the Commodore 64, to Amiga computers with 1 MB of RAM. The game challenges players to clear over 80 rooms hidden inside a mountain, collecting gems to reach a treasure chamber, without jumping or climbing. Instead, players move crates and rotate entire rooms by 90 degrees, causing objects to fall into new positions, with the goal of gathering every gem and reaching the exit. The game was built with AI assistance and sells for USD 7.49, with a free demo covering the first ten rooms. via amiga-news.de
Developer Neo Retro, working with promoter Outernet Venue, has announced a launch party for its reimagined Vectrex Mini hardware ahead of a planned "late 2026" release. The free-to-attend event takes place on Saturday, November 21, at The Lower Third in London, starting at 10:00 A.M. It will include a gallery of Vectrex Mini test units, a showcase of developers building games for the platform, and a talk on the history and future of Vectrex hosted by project lead David Oghia. The party will also feature live music from DJ Remute, along with complimentary drinks and goody bags. The original Vectrex was a vector-graphics home console released by GCE in 1982. via timeextension.com
A new "Under the Microscope" feature examines Treasure's Sega Genesis game Dynamite Headdy and finds a hidden "baca" code (B-A-C-A) embedded in it. Treasure founder Masato Maegawa had previously recalled inserting a "baka" code into McDonald's Treasureland Adventure out of frustration with the McDonald's licensing deal, but no such code was ever found in that game. The investigation raises the question of whether Maegawa misremembered which Treasure title actually contained the code, since it turned up instead in Dynamite Headdy, the studio's following Genesis release. via segabits.com
Developer Craig A. Leslie has released The Brothers In Arms, a name-your-own-price Commodore 64 game styled after Cannon Fodder. It features 25 levels, a squad of up to three soldiers, a jungle setting, and pickups like grenades and rockets. via itch.io
Developer dlfrsilver, previously behind AGA ports of Monkey Island 2 and Fate of Atlantis, has released Puzzle Bobble AGA for the Amiga 1200. Written natively in 680x0 assembly with AI assistance, it is described as the first direct port of a Neo Geo or Taito System B game to the A1200, adapting Taito's arcade puzzler. via indieretronews.com
Magic Pockets, the 1991 Amiga platformer by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade, has been ported to the Amstrad CPC 6128 by Lake Software with AI assistance. The game has players guide the Bitmap Kid through four worlds, The Cave, The Jungle, The Lake and The Mountain, to recover stolen toys. via indieretronews.com
Developer Alberto (BCO) Sgaggero has released Gotcha Ghost!, a name-your-own-price Commodore 64 reflex game with a Halloween theme. Players try to catch a ghost before it vanishes, and the game was written in BASIC V2 with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Developer Frogotten Games has released 100m Sprinter, a name-your-own-price button-bashing sports game for the ZX Spectrum 128k. It features a career mode that takes a young runner from college tracks through national trials toward the Olympic stadium, with AI-assisted code used in development. via itch.io
Developer flunkyretro has released an updated version of their ZX Spectrum remake of Tapper, fixing an issue where customers would push past each other. Customers now queue up one at a time as intended. The game is free and uses AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Developer flunkyretro has released Full Throttle Enhanced, a free modded version of Micromega's 1984 ZX Spectrum racing game Full Throttle. The update removes the original's sprite flicker and adds QAOP control support, with the code made using AI assistance. via itch.io
Developer roommush has released Stoned, a free puzzle game built for OCS Amiga hardware, featuring pixel art visuals. It is available now through itch.io. via itch.io
