A rare ACT800 computer, described as PET-compatible, has come up for auction. The system is an all-in-one desktop unit housed in a cream and black casing, combining an integral CRT monitor and keyboard in a single enclosure, a design approach common among early personal computers. Its rarity has drawn attention from collectors of vintage computing hardware. via the-saleroom.com
Wizball Enhanced Edition is a fan-made update to Ocean Software's 1987 ZX Spectrum platformer Wizball. The release brings the Spectrum version's visuals, music, gameplay balance, menus and collision detection closer to those of the original Commodore 64 edition. Wizball was known for its colourful bubble-popping gameplay and was one of Ocean's more technically ambitious Spectrum titles of its era. via console-classics.com
Developer TCKSOFT has released a free remake of Mind Trap, Mastertronic's 1989 ZX Spectrum dice puzzler, for Windows and HTML5. The game challenges players to turn cogs and sort dice across 100 levels before time runs out, playable in-browser including on mobile or as a Windows download. It was originally created in 2014 as part of the #1GAME/One Game a Month challenge. TCKSOFT has previously remade other classic 8-bit games including Aquaplane and Anarchy for modern platforms. via itch.io
Retro Song Bird is a new device that turns Game Boy cartridges into a music player. It plays back music and sound effects stored on original cartridges and can export the audio as WAV files. The device can also create mixcarts, back up save data, and works with the Game Boy Camera cartridge. It joins a growing field of homebrew accessories built around classic Game Boy hardware. via console-classics.com
Developer 8bitSquad has released Escape from London, a name-your-own-price text adventure for the Commodore 64 and Plus/4. The game originally appeared on the C64 in 2013 but was shelved, and has now been rebuilt more than a decade later using Daz's ALF adventure engine. It casts players in a chaotic London where the trains have stopped and the Army has taken over the Tube, tasking them with finding their wife and catching the last evacuation train. The project uses AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text. via itch.io
Developer Sunteam has released Cauldron Scare Attack, a fast-paced single-level score attack shooter for Windows. The game is built as a modern homage to Palace Software's classic Cauldron, drawing direct inspiration from the original title created by Steve Brown, Tony Barber and Simon Dunstan. Cauldron was originally released in 1985 for 8-bit home computers including the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, and became known for its witch-themed shoot-em-up and platform gameplay. via indieretronews.com
Sega Saturn Shiro's #BestOfSaturn series has featured Phantasmagoria, known in Japan as Phantasm, a 1995 Sierra On-Line PC horror adventure game that received a Japan-exclusive Saturn port in 1997. The spotlight notes it is best experienced using the Shuttle or NetLink peripherals. Phantasmagoria was notable in its original PC release for its extensive use of full-motion video and live-action actors. via segasaturnshiro.com
Developer Darasco has released a new fan port of LucasArts' 1993 adventure game Day of the Tentacle for the Commodore Amiga, created with the help of AI tools. The game, a sequel to Ron Gilbert's Maniac Mansion, follows three friends trying to stop an evil mutated tentacle from taking over the world using time travel. Despite its acclaim, Day of the Tentacle was never given an official Amiga release at the time, making this an unofficial attempt to bring the point-and-click classic to the platform decades later. via indieretronews.com
A new fan translation has been released for Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de…, a 1991 Famicom Disk System game co-developed by Nintendo and Pax Softnica. The patch, made without AI tools, allows English-speaking players to experience the title for the first time in their own language. Time Twist is considered one of Nintendo's strangest releases, written and directed by Keiji Terui and seen as a last major title for the Famicom Disk System. The Famicom Disk System was an add-on peripheral for the original Famicom that used proprietary floppy disks instead of cartridges. via timeextension.com
Sega Amusements' new VR arcade title House of the Dead: Reawakened has been further detailed ahead of its demo at IAAPA 2026 in November. The game is described as a two-player, attendant-free horror attraction housed in a theme park-inspired manor cabinet, marking the franchise's most ambitious build yet. It arrives as House of the Dead marks its thirtieth anniversary in arcades, continuing Sega's long-running light gun series. via segabits.com
A project has begun recreating the long-rumored Halo DS demo, a build that has only ever been known through images that circulated online since the 2000s. The original demo was never officially released, and details about it have mostly existed as chatter and speculation among fans over the years. This recreation effort aims to bring that elusive piece of Nintendo DS history back as a playable experience. via retrododo.com
Homebrewer Leigh "Gravious" Ashton has released Wizball: Enhanced Edition, an updated version of Ocean Software's 1987 ZX Spectrum platformer. The project received a major assist from Mark R. Jones, the original game's Ocean graphics artist. The enhanced edition brings improved visuals, gameplay and music to the original title, which was a best-seller known for its difficulty and memorable marketing featuring its green protagonist. via timeextension.com
