Following reports that alphanu1 tried to conceal the use of Anthropic's Claude AI in their Daytona USA PC port, the developer has responded saying there was no intent to hide the tool's involvement, describing it as very useful. via timeextension.com
Solo developer Tyler Lombard has started a Kickstarter campaign for Essencelord, a new top-down RPG for the Game Boy Color. Players choose between a Warrior or Wizard class as an apprentice adventurer exploring the kingdom of Oren, dungeon-crawling and battling monsters while rivaling classmate Marty Butterblatt Jr. via timeextension.com
A fan project has recreated Kid Kirby, a cancelled SNES adventure originally developed by the team that went on to create Grand Theft Auto. The recreation uses mouse-based physics puzzles to bring the lost game back to playable form. via console-classics.com
Developer Mjnurney has released Number 10, a simulation and strategy title for the ZX Spectrum 48K, priced at £1. The game uses 2D pixel art and was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
MacAllu has released Pente, a strategy board game, for the Commodore 64, with download files including a cartridge image and disk image. An Android version is also available, and the release involved AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Developer vosges6128 has released Pedrisco, a free gem-swapping puzzle game for the ZX Spectrum, currently listed as in development. The game uses AI-assisted code, graphics and sound. via itch.io
Developer Dietmar Planitzer has released alpha version 0.9.0 of Serena OS, a modern operating system project for Amiga computers. The update adds a terminal utility and styling library called libflowterm, along with libreadline, a library for handling line-oriented text input. via amiga-news.de
BoingTube, a tool combining a native Amiga application with a home network server backend to bring YouTube to classic AmigaOS 3.2 systems, has reached version 0.4.0. The update introduces specialised players including CyberPak, which allows streaming on ECS/020+ machines with no graphics card using HAM6, HAM8 or greyscale modes, alongside support for 16- or 32-bit colour on RTG cards and a faster server-side video encoder. via amiga-news.de
Bonnie Studios has released Celeste Classic Collection, combining Celeste Classic and Celeste 2: Lani's Trek, originally made for PICO-8, as native PS1 homebrew. The games were rebuilt using the developer's own PSoXide SDK, with the original logic rewritten to run on the console, retaining features like the jump and air dash system. via psxhomebrewgames.com
Developer tuklusan has released ZX Carrom, a free homebrew game for the ZX Spectrum 48K that simulates the carrom board game with physics, four computer-controlled opponents, Queen/Due rules and 1-bit chiptune music. The game was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Developer rickyderocher has released a free conversion of Wing Commander: Secret Missions for the Commodore Amiga, adapting the original mission disk expansion. The project uses AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Developer Ursimon has released Labyrinth of Ur, a first-person 3D dungeon crawler for the Commodore 64 inspired by Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder. The game was built from scratch in C for unexpanded PAL machines with the help of AI, casting players as a warrior named Lance exploring a dungeon. via indieretronews.com
