Games That Weren't has added three previously unpreserved Commodore 64 games from 1983 to its archive, crediting Håvar Bruvold Hojem for supplying the files. The recovered titles are Stargate 64 by Tec Software, Amphibian by Syrinx Software, and X-Bert by Computer Education Center. The site says more recoveries may follow. via gamesthatwerent.com
Preservation site gamesthatwerent.com has published a feature on Dallas Petrol, an obscure Commodore 64 game from Turkey. The game dates from around 1985 and was reportedly created by Alp Kaan Akal, with the find credited to Tanaydin Sirin. Dallas Petrol was a Turkish-language strategy title, and the writeup serves as an update on its preservation after its rediscovery in 2018. The Commodore 64 had a notable following in Turkey during the 1980s, making surviving examples of local software rare finds for collectors and historians. via gamesthatwerent.com
Preservationist Allan Pinkerton has continued his work saving lesser-known Commodore 64 educational software, recently uploading Word Games from Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation (MECC). This brings his total of preserved MECC titles to four, with Friendly Computer expected to follow once a copy arrives from the UK. He has also found Ducks, a title that appears to be missing from the GameBase64 database, and Glass Computer, which also saw release on the Commodore 128. via gamesthatwerent.com
Playmaji, maker of the modular Polymega console, has posted a cryptic message on its X account hinting at upcoming support for Sega's Master System, Mark III and Game Gear. The post uses flowery, riddle-like language about a city built over a hidden "cobalt river" and a "mark of its heritage awaiting rediscovery," widely read as a teaser rather than a confirmed announcement. No specific module, release date or pricing was given. Polymega is known for its swappable module system that lets a single console read original game discs and cartridges from multiple retro platforms. via timeextension.com
Nagoshi Studio, the Tokyo-based developer founded by Yakuza and Super Monkey Ball creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has officially been dissolved. A notice in Japan's government gazette Kanpo states the studio was dissolved through a shareholders' resolution on October 31, with the filing published November 2. The studio was established in November 2021 under NetEase Games. Its closure casts doubt over the future of GANG OF DRAGON, a game it had announced, which now seems unlikely to ever release. via segabits.com
AYN has released new official images giving a closer look at its upcoming Odin 3 Portal handheld. Alongside the pictures, the company confirmed a change to the device's charging specification, with the previously stated 60W fast charging now lowered to 45W ahead of shipping. The Odin 3 Portal is part of AYN's Odin line of Android-based retro gaming handhelds. via retrohandhelds.gg
A remastered version of Llamasoft's Minotaur Project has been released. The project comes from Jeff Minter's Llamasoft, a studio known for its distinctive abstract shoot-'em-ups and visualizers dating back to the 1980s home computer era. The remaster brings the original title to a new release. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
A native Amiga port of LucasArts' 1993 adventure game Day of the Tentacle has been detailed, offering both 32-color and 256-color versions to suit different Amiga setups. The port runs natively on Motorola 68000 hardware and is compatible with the Amiga 1200, and it supports Roland MT-32 audio. The project aims to bring the classic point-and-click adventure, a sequel to Maniac Mansion, properly to Commodore's platform. via console-classics.com
Modern Vintage Gamer is working on an improved version of the 1989 Amiga port of Capcom's arcade classic Ghouls 'n Ghosts. The original port, developed by Software Creations and published by U.S. Gold, was considered a decent effort at the time but was criticised for not making use of the Amiga's custom chipset, a common shortcoming among ports of that era. The new project aims to address that shortfall and bring the conversion closer to taking advantage of the Amiga's hardware capabilities. via indieretronews.com
Developer Furillo Productions has released They Called Him El Pollito (The Legend of the Little Chicken), a new shoot 'em up for the ZX Spectrum with a Spaghetti Western theme. The game is set in the lawless Bernard Valley and casts players as a vigilante chicken known as "The Chick," who sets out after the local schoolteacher and love interest, Rosita, is put in danger. The title leans into genre tropes, blending Western atmosphere with arcade-style shooting action. via indieretronews.com
Anthropic has quietly added a new instruction to its Claude Code AI assistant aimed at stopping it from being used to clone, reverse-engineer or decompile existing games. Spotted by users on Twitter/X, the rule, internally labelled "tengu_heron_brook" on line 2397, tells Claude to build original games, genre entries or designs based on a user's own assets, but not to recreate a specific existing game even under a different name. The change appears to be a direct response to growing use of AI coding tools for game cloning and decompilation projects. via timeextension.com
Mike Chi has released new firmware updates for the RetroTINK 6x and 4K video processors. The update adds CRT curvature simulation, bezel overlay options and the ability to emulate composite video for all 15KHz sources. A shared screenshot shows an HDR example with all of these effects combined. The update also includes several smaller changes alongside the headline CRT features. RetroTINK devices are widely used by retro gaming enthusiasts to upscale and process video output from older consoles and computers for modern displays. via retrorgb.com
