Developer ready64 has released Pole-Vaulting World Championships, a free sports simulation game for the Commodore 64. It is a singleplayer title focused on the pole vault event, listed under the sports and simulation genres and tagged for Commodore 64 and retro play. The release follows ready64's earlier World Championships 100-Meter Sprint game for the same platform. via itch.io
A developer has ported World of Warcraft to the Sega Dreamcast, bringing Blizzard's long-running MMORPG to the Sega console. The project arrives amid a wave of similar homebrew porting efforts for older hardware, following a separate fan port of the original Diablo to the Game Boy Advance reported around the same time. World of Warcraft originally launched for PC in 2004 and became one of the best-selling and most influential massively multiplayer online games ever made. via retrododo.com
A new static recompilation of Rare's N64 demolition game Blast Corps has been released, bringing it to Windows, macOS and Linux. The project is described as "100% gen-AI free" and reimagines the original title with modern conveniences including higher-resolution graphics, increased framerates, widescreen support and mod support. Blast Corps originally launched on the Nintendo 64 and tasked players with clearing a path for a runaway truck carrying missiles by demolishing buildings in its way. via timeextension.com
A fan developer known as LemonHaze has decompiled the original console versions of Shenmue and Shenmue II, covering the Dreamcast, Xbox and PC releases. Decompilation turns a game's compiled code back into readable source, making it possible to study, modify and port the engine to new platforms. The project opens the door to community mods, fixes and potential ports of the two Sega-published action-adventure titles beyond their original hardware. Shenmue, released by Sega for the Dreamcast, is widely regarded as a landmark open-world game. via segasaturnshiro.com
Modder Daytendo 64, a member of the Super Mario Elements community, has released version 2.0 of Better Super Mario Sunshine Online. The mod lets up to 10 players join a game of Super Mario Sunshine simultaneously online, running on a Windows setup via the Dolphin emulator. The new version adds support for Super Mario Eclipse, another fan project, along with additional playable characters. Super Mario Sunshine originally released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002. via timeextension.com
Project Bugn't, a fan-made Pokémon ROM hack and direct sequel to the creator's earlier Project Bug, has been updated to version 1.1.2 for its complete release, alongside a first alpha build of version 2.0 that adds Expansion Mod features. The hack is set in a version of Alola where Bug-type Pokémon dominate, with the Bug type itself largely removed from circulation in favour of reworked creatures such as Spidops-Unbound. It is built on the Pokémon Black 2 engine and continues the story established in the original Project Bug. via pokecommunity.com
Miyaxdev, the developer behind the Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro, has released a PC version of the cult JRPG Panzer Dragoon Saga. Titled "AZEL -PANZER DRAGOON RPG- Recompiled for PC," the project is built on Yaba Sanshiro's emulation technology and presents the original Saturn game in HD with a widescreen aspect ratio. It also removes the game's original slowdown, fixes the "wobbly polygons" common to Saturn 3D games, and adds a range of shader options. Panzer Dragoon Saga, released by Sega for the Saturn in 1998, is considered one of the system's rarest and most acclaimed titles. via timeextension.com
Argonaut Games has announced an agreement with publisher PM Studios to produce physical editions of its Croc: Legend of the Gobbos and Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos remasters. The games will arrive on disc for PS5 and Game Card for Nintendo Switch in spring 2027. This follows a string of recent Croc-related news, including the shipping of long-delayed Collector's Editions and an announced N64 physical port of the original game. via timeextension.com
Developer Juan J. Martínez has released Outpost, a new platform-adventure game for the classic ZX Spectrum 48k. The game casts players as a survivor whose spaceship has crash-landed on a hostile alien world, waking inside a medical pod within an abandoned mining outpost now overrun by aggressive creatures. It draws inspiration from the Dizzy series while incorporating modern metroidvania-style exploration and progression. The ZX Spectrum remains a popular platform for homebrew developers decades after its original release. via indieretronews.com
BBGames has released a fan-made point-and-click adventure called Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, built in the style of classic 1990s SCUMM engine games. The project was crafted with AI assistance and adapts the entire film into playable scenes, taking players from Shanghai through to the finale on the rope bridge. It follows the tradition of LucasArts-style adventure games that defined the genre on PC during the SCUMM era. via indieretronews.com
A new Knightmare video game is in development to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic children's TV show. The project is led by Ewen Watson and is officially licensed by Anglia Television with approval from show creator Tim Child. It will be a short-form point-and-click adventure released free for PC in 2027, featuring Hugo Myatt reprising his role as dungeon master Treguard. Knightmare originally aired on ITV and was known for its early use of chroma-key technology to place contestants in a virtual dungeon. via timeextension.com
An unofficial port of Lucasfilm Games' 1987 graphic adventure Maniac Mansion has been released for the ZX Spectrum 128k. The port was flagged by ElMundodelSpectrum, and is notable because the point-and-click game's size and complexity were long considered beyond the capabilities of the 8-bit Spectrum hardware. Maniac Mansion was one of the earliest games to use LucasArts' SCUMM engine, which went on to power many later graphic adventures. via indieretronews.com
