Pokémon Definitive HeartGold is a fan-made ROM hack of HeartGold aimed at delivering an enhanced, casual-friendly experience across both Johto and Kanto. The solo developer spent over 1.5 years on the project, which has now been marked complete. via pokecommunity.com
Cyborg Unicorn Pty Ltd has released Defender Hellgate, a name-your-own-price bullet hell shooter for the ZX Spectrum Next that reworks the classic Defender formula with giant mechs and heavier enemy fire. The game was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text, and includes a downloadable soundtrack. via itch.io
A fan known as Mochi64 says they have deciphered the famously illegible text on the Star statue plaque in Princess Peach's Castle from Super Mario 64, after running millions of computations. The plaque has been a long-standing source of speculation among fans since the game's 1996 release. via timeextension.com
Sega Saturn Shiro's Under the Microscope series has profiled Phantasm, the Japanese-exclusive Saturn port of the controversial PC game Phantasmagoria. The release featured celebrity voice actors, new music, and spanned a large number of discs. via segasaturnshiro.com
A work-in-progress Amiga port of Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, titled Adventurer's Edition, has been made available as a free download. The project aims to faithfully adapt Mike Lorenzen's expanded Atari 8-bit version of David Crane's original game, running on genuine OCS hardware as well as emulators, though some content is still unfinished. via itch.io
A new mod has been released for the Commodore Amiga tie-in of Ghostbusters II, updating its graphics and sounds to more closely match scenes from the 1989 film. The project was highlighted by Ghostbusters News. via timeextension.com
A Reddit user going by fnaf10kid has posted material suggesting Halo: Combat Evolved is being ported to the Sega Dreamcast. Coverage notes the Dreamcast fan-porting scene has become very active lately, with new homebrew conversions surfacing frequently. via thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk
Developer Revive8Bit has ported Sugar Byte, a match-3 puzzle game previously released for the Commodore 64, to the ZX Spectrum. The name-your-own-price game features sixty boards and six types of candy, with 48k, 128k and tape versions available along with English and Greek manuals. via itch.io
Homebrewer "Nocturne" (Notreallyjulian) has shared TikTok clips of a fan-made Resident Evil game styled after the original PS1-era games but based on Zach Cregger's 2026 Resident Evil movie. The footage recreates the film's "Barn Scene" using a Cerberus model from the 1996 original and a retextured Chris Redfield model standing in for the movie's protagonist. via timeextension.com
Darkage Software, led by programmer Paolo "Mod3m" D'Urso and artist Christophe "TenShu" Romagnoli, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Eldemar, a new first-person fantasy RPG/action game for Amiga computers. The soundtrack is being composed by former Team17 musician Allister Brimble. via indieretronews.com
Developer basementApe is working on a fan-made conversion of Taito's 1987 arcade hack-and-slash Rastan for the Commodore Amiga 500 and above. The non-commercial passion project recreates the classic fantasy action-platformer without AI assistance. via indieretronews.com
Developer kirby2000, known for porting Kwirk to the Spectrum, has released a beta conversion of Nintendo's 1989 Game Boy platformer Super Mario Land for the ZX Spectrum 128K. The free, in-development release packs the entire game into a single load and was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
