A hobbyist project designing a new computer in the style of a theoretical Amiga 5000 has reached its 46th design revision. The system is being developed to work with current, roughly 2026-era technology rather than simply replicating older hardware. It follows the long running interest among Amiga enthusiasts in imagining how Commodore's line might have evolved had it continued. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
Super Mario & The Rainbow Stars, a fan-made Mario game for PC by developer Starshi, has revealed more about its upcoming second chapter. The new chapter is described as standalone and takes a spooky direction, featuring haunted stages and a new ghostly companion character. It follows earlier teasers that set the second chapter for 2026 and previously introduced a character called Ralle. via console-classics.com
A developer from Diode Software has written about rediscovering an old, incomplete attempt at porting Parsec to the ZX Spectrum. Parsec was a side-scrolling shooter with speech for the TI-99/4A, and the developer recalls trying to recreate it in machine code after being inspired by its gameplay, visuals and sound. The attempt stalled due to limited time, memory and skill, leaving only a scroll routine, some ship movement code and graphics believed to have been copied from the original. The developer notes the game was rarely ported elsewhere at the time, aside from a later Coleco version. via andthemurder.com
A fan-made ROM hack titled Pokemon Enhanced HeartGold has been released on r/PokemonROMhacks. The project is based on Pokemon HeartGold, Nintendo's 2009 remake of Pokemon Gold for the Nintendo DS, which itself revisited the Johto region from the Game Boy Color originals. Enhanced HeartGold is part of the long-running tradition of community hacks that modify existing Pokemon games with new features and balance changes. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
Sven "honitos" Dröge has released version 3.14.0 of AmiBlitz, the programming language that succeeded BlitzBasic. The update's main addition is ReAction support through a new include file that re-implements helper macros for gadget classes such as textfield, radiobutton, clicktab, chooser and listbrowser. The OS includes have also been updated to the current AmigaOS NDK 3.2, and the compiler now produces smaller, more reliable code, with fixes to OPTIMIZE 1 and OPTIMIZE 8 and better removal of unused functions. The release also raises the limit on relocations a program can have and renames the former default debugger to TinyDebugger, reworked as a lighter alternative. via amiga-news.de
Andreas Wendorf, also known as Akustikrausch, has released Amigent, a tool that lets a PC or Mac remotely control a real Amiga over a home network. It works like TeamViewer or VNC, showing the Amiga's live screen in a window and letting users operate it with their own mouse and keyboard, with an on-screen sidebar for Amiga keys and shortcuts, two-way file transfer by dragging files onto the window, and a shared clipboard, all without needing a VNC server on the Amiga itself. Amigent also supports the Model Context Protocol, allowing AI agents such as Claude Code or Codex to operate the Amiga directly, executing shell commands and copying files. via amiga-news.de
Developer MAZ has released Wizard Chase, an AGA Amiga port of a game originally created by John Clark, whose source code is on GitHub. Inspired by classics like Pac-Man and Lock 'n' Chase, the arcade-style game has players control a wizard collecting gold coins in a dungeon to progress to the next level. The Amiga PAL port was coded in C and 68000 assembler, with Claude AI assisting the programming, and uses graphics from the Dungeon Tileset II by 0x72 along with sound effects from free collections. Wizard Chase is available as a free download on itch.io, with donations welcome. via amiga-news.de
Developer Edward La Barbera has released Laszlovania, an unofficial Nintendo DS game based on the FX show and film series What We Do in the Shadows. The action-adventure title is described by its creator as a homage to both the comedy franchise and early Castlevania games, and was made without AI tools. La Barbera is also known for other fan projects including Frasier Fantasy and Crazy Taxi: Tim Walz Edition. via timeextension.com
A fan developer has released Pokémon: Ghost Grey Version on PokeCommunity, a ROM hack inspired by the horror-themed creepypastas and edgy romhacks popular in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The game is set in Kanto in 2049, fifty years after the events of Gold, Silver, and Crystal, depicting the region as decayed and overrun by ghosts, ghouls, and troubled survivors. It follows an original story rather than retelling an existing Pokémon game's plot. The project joins a long tradition of fan-made Pokémon hacks that explore darker, non-canon takes on the series. via pokecommunity.com
A new trailer has been released for Pokémon Epsilon Emerald, a fan-made Pokémon ROM hack, ahead of its upcoming release. The project is notable for being made entirely by hand without AI assistance, standing out amid a wave of ROM hacks released this year. The trailer arrives just days before the hack's planned release, giving fans a look at the project before it launches. via retrododo.com
Star Wars: Fate of the Galaxy, a long-running fan-made PC mod, has been released for free download after roughly two decades in development. The project is described as one of the largest Star Wars mods in PC gaming history, reflecting the scale of work put in by its volunteer team over the years. It gives fans a chance to play a complete, independently made Star Wars project built outside of any official studio. via gamingbible.com
Update 10.0 of The Lord of the Rings: Age of the Ring, a fan-made total conversion mod, has been released for free. The update adds fifteen new missions, expanding the project's campaign content at no cost to players. Age of the Ring is built on an existing real-time strategy game engine and reworks it with Middle-earth content and lore from Tolkien's works. via gamingbible.com
