Developer Arlasoft has released Arlasoft Soccer, an unofficial Commodore 64 homage to the classic Sensible Soccer. The project took five years of planning, with the biggest challenge being replicating the original's distinctive physics and player movement rather than its visuals. via indieretronews.com
Developer zeddy48 has released Zeddy Goes Full Blast, a free shoot 'em up for the ZX Spectrum 128K running at 50fps. The game draws inspiration from nine classic arcade shooters and was made with AI-assisted code, graphics and sound. via itch.io
Developer roman126 has released Reel Deal, a free simulation game for the ZX Spectrum Next that recreates four fruit machines in the style of casino slot machines. The game's code, graphics, sounds and text were produced with AI assistance. via itch.io
Vespertino World Racing, a racing simulator being developed for the Amstrad CPC, has a new trailer showing off its visuals. The game is still in development, with the trailer shared this week to demonstrate its progress. via indieretronews.com
Retroware has released a new gameplay trailer for Toxic Crusaders as part of The MIX Fall Online Showcase. The game is described as a coin-op-inspired brawler drawing on classic 1990s arcade beat-em-ups, featuring characters Toxie, Nozone, Junkyard and Major. via oldschoolgamermagazine.com
Pokémon TCG Recall is a hack of the Game Boy Pokémon Trading Card Game that lets Evolved Pokémon use attacks and Pokémon Powers inherited from their previous stages through new menu buttons. Version 2.1 keeps the original card set while improving mechanics, quality of life, and AI awareness of the new system. via pokecommunity.com
Software Amusements has released Dungeonette: The New Adventure, a fantasy action adventure dungeon crawler for the ZX Spectrum Next. The game is purchasable for $5.99 or more and supports keyboard or joystick input, with an average play session of about half an hour. via itch.io
Developer ready64 has released Royal Chess, a free chess game for the Commodore 64 designed for the Commodore 64 Ultimate. It is a strategy title bringing the classic board game to the platform. via itch.io
Pokémon Enigmatic Emerald, a fan-made ROM hack based on Pokémon Emerald, has been released in its complete version 1.0 form. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
Developer 7TowersoftGames has released Equilibrium Spectre, a name-your-own-price tile-matching puzzle game for the Amiga. The board sits on a pivot, so clearing matches shifts its weight and tilts the beam, causing remaining tiles to slide diagonally and rearranging the puzzle after every move. via itch.io
A fan-made 'Backgrounds Edition' has been released for Ocean Software's 1992 Commodore Amiga port of The Addams Family, adding the detailed level backgrounds that were absent from the original release, which instead used a black void behind the action. Other versions of the game, including SNES, Atari ST and Mega Drive, had included these backgrounds at the time. via timeextension.com
Creator Bo Made It has detailed how a Game Boy fitted with an e-paper display was made to run at 30fps. After noticing greyscale artifacts while experimenting with refresh methods, they wrote a custom driver that produces greyscale levels and refreshes comfortably at 30fps, far faster than the original driver's one refresh per 300ms. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
