Developer snori_strurlusson has released ABYSS: The Shadows of Elder Cities, a free first-person dungeon crawler for the 48K ZX Spectrum. The game draws on cosmic horror and Lovecraftian themes and uses wireframe visuals, with the code made with AI assistance. via itch.io
Developer thall72 has released Birth of the Phoenix for the Commodore 64, a name-your-own-price interactive fiction port of a classic Apple II text adventure. The game was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Developer MudbuG has released Castrovia Reborn, a free HTML5 strategy game that serves as an unofficial tribute to the 1987 Commodore 64 title Castrovia. The game is turn-based and supports both singleplayer and two-player modes, and was made with AI-assisted code and text. via itch.io
AYANEO has issued a shipping update covering three of its handhelds. The Pocket Advance is nearly fully shipped, the Pocket Block is moving out ahead of schedule, while the Pocket Micro 2 has been delayed. via retrohandhelds.gg
Developer BMO Studios has released S.A.I.F.T.U - I & II, a two-game homebrew shooter series for the Atari 2600 priced at $2.00. The games cast players against alien invaders from the underworld. via itch.io
Developer Galamoon has released PACMAN1D, a name-your-own-price Commodore 64 action game inspired by Pac-Man. Instead of a maze, players move left or right along a single corridor, eating pellets and using a power pellet to turn the tables on a pursuing ghost, with the corridor's two ends connected to each other. The game was made with AI-assisted code and graphics. via itch.io
Bubble Grotto is a free retro-style platformer in which players trap monsters in bubbles before popping them for points. It features 30 levels, three difficulty settings and SID-style chiptune music, with keyboard controls for movement, jumping and shooting bubbles. via itch.io
Developer ready64 has released Brush From the Carousel, a free Commodore 64 strategy game designed for the Commodore 64 Ultimate. It is a singleplayer title. via itch.io
The Oliver Twins revealed The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection, a Mega Drive/Genesis cartridge gathering Dizzy the Adventurer, Go! Dizzy Go! and Panic! Dizzy, at the Crash Live event in Coventry. The collection celebrates Dizzy's 40th anniversary ahead of a Kickstarter campaign. via timeextension.com
Developer ready64 has released Galaxy Blitz, a free Commodore 64 space shooter described as fast-paced action. via itch.io
A new 2-disc CD soundtrack for Technosoft's Hyper Duel is set for release in Japan next month, arriving 30 years after the shoot 'em up's Sega Saturn debut. Hyper Duel began as a 1993 arcade game from Thunder Force developer Technosoft before being ported to Saturn. via timeextension.com
Mike Chi has released firmware updates for the RetroTINK 6x CE, 4K CE and 4K Pro, bringing more stable Lumacode support along with general optimizations and bugfixes. The 4K Pro also received improvements to its exclusive IVTC and CRT Beam Emulation BFI features. via retrorgb.com
