Shade Over Kanto is a fan-made ROM hack of Pokémon Blue, a less commonly hacked game than Emerald or FireRed. It adds a Nuzlocke mode, crude humour, and an all-star cast of characters to the original Kanto adventure. via retrododo.com
Shortly after Apple's foldable iPhone Duo launched, users adapted it to emulate the Nintendo DS, using its dual-screen form factor to mimic the handheld. The emulator used appears to be Delta iOS. via timeextension.com
Developer Technician Ted has released Deathchase 64, an unofficial, name-your-own-price Commodore 64 tribute to the ZX Spectrum classic 3D Deathchase. It recreates the original's high-speed motorcycle combat through a forest chase, and was made with AI-assisted code and graphics. via itch.io
Publisher KOMODO has released Pocket Mirror: GoldenerTraum on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. The 16-bit-inspired horror RPG, built in RPG Maker with a top-down SNES-style look, first launched on Steam in 2016 and follows a young girl uncovering repressed trauma and lost memories in a haunted mansion. via timeextension.com
A fan project has adapted Super Smash Bros, the Nintendo 64 fighting game, into a demake for the Game Boy Advance. The release is linked to Super Smash Land, an earlier fan effort based on the same concept. via retrododo.com
Fightbox has provided its new R10 Remix controller for review, a variant of the R10 Pro that drops the joystick in favor of just a spinner and trackball. Both inputs register simultaneously as a single USB mouse device. via retrorgb.com
After receiving Japan's Order of Culture award, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto commented on the rise of generative AI in video game development. He said that despite the technology's growth, there will always be a role for human creators to play. via timeextension.com
RETRO TECH QUIZ 70/80, a German-language quiz game for the Commodore 64, has been released as a $1.00 digital download. It presents 100 technology trivia questions from the 1970s and 1980s in a nostalgic C64 style. via itch.io
DroidDeck, an app for streaming PC games to Android devices, has been updated to version 0.6.0. The release expands support beyond Steam to include Xbox Game Pass and itch.io titles, along with performance improvements for running PC games on Android hardware. via retrohandhelds.gg
Developer Revive8Bit has released Let's Go for Vrouves, a name-your-own-price tower defense style game for the Commodore 64. The game is set in a Cretan village resisting corporate forces trying to destroy the local wild greens, and was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sounds and text, with English and Greek manuals included. via itch.io
Developer Technician Ted has released Zombies Ate My C64, a name-your-own-price Commodore 64 top-down action adventure with a Halloween theme. It spans ten levels of monster-filled neighbourhoods and draws inspiration from the SNES game Zombies Ate My Neighbors, with AI-assisted code and graphics. via itch.io
Developer Frogotten Games has released Farmer Jack's Pumpkin Smash, a name-your-own-price Commodore 64 shooter with a Halloween theme. Players control Farmer Jack as he fights through four levels of possessed pumpkins, with three selectable difficulty settings. The game was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
