Yrion’s Crusade Released as Free ZX Spectrum Platformer
Developer krappygamez has released Yrion's Crusade, a free platformer for the ZX Spectrum. The game tasks players with helping the character Yrion destroy a series of evil devices. via itch.io
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Atari 2600’s Getaway Demade in Pico-8 for PC
Developer Levster has released Getaway Classic Demake, a Pico-8 reworking of an obscure Atari 2600 action game, priced at one dollar. It is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. via itch.io
Final Fantasy 1 Fan Port Playable on Sega Saturn
Developer TrekkiesUnite118 has shown new progress on a work-in-progress Sega Saturn port of the original Final Fantasy, built using the NES version as its base. The project, started in 2020, was demonstrated as playable in an update shared on the SegaXtreme forum. via segasaturnshiro.com
Dawn of the Terrorbots Released for ZX Spectrum and Next
Developer 7TowersoftGames has released Dawn of the Terrorbots, a $3.99 action game available as a double pack for the ZX Spectrum 128k and ZX Spectrum Next. Players must manage limited power, fight off Terrorbots, defeat the Warden and escape a space station before it explodes. via itch.io
3D Deathchase Remade as Free Commodore 64 Game
Developer Technician Ted has released Deathchase 64, an unofficial, name-your-own-price Commodore 64 tribute to the ZX Spectrum classic 3D Deathchase. It recreates the original's high-speed motorcycle combat through a forest chase, and was made with AI-assisted code and graphics. via itch.io
Super Smash Bros Fan Demake Hits Game Boy Advance
A fan project has adapted Super Smash Bros, the Nintendo 64 fighting game, into a demake for the Game Boy Advance. The release is linked to Super Smash Land, an earlier fan effort based on the same concept. via retrododo.com
RETRO TECH QUIZ 70/80 Released for Commodore 64
RETRO TECH QUIZ 70/80, a German-language quiz game for the Commodore 64, has been released as a $1.00 digital download. It presents 100 technology trivia questions from the 1970s and 1980s in a nostalgic C64 style. via itch.io
Let’s Go for Vrouves Released as Free C64 Tower Defense Game
Developer Revive8Bit has released Let's Go for Vrouves, a name-your-own-price tower defense style game for the Commodore 64. The game is set in a Cretan village resisting corporate forces trying to destroy the local wild greens, and was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sounds and text, with English and Greek manuals included. via itch.io
Zombies Ate My C64 Released as Free Halloween Adventure
Developer Technician Ted has released Zombies Ate My C64, a name-your-own-price Commodore 64 top-down action adventure with a Halloween theme. It spans ten levels of monster-filled neighbourhoods and draws inspiration from the SNES game Zombies Ate My Neighbors, with AI-assisted code and graphics. via itch.io
Farmer Jack’s Pumpkin Smash Released as Free C64 Shooter
Developer Frogotten Games has released Farmer Jack's Pumpkin Smash, a name-your-own-price Commodore 64 shooter with a Halloween theme. Players control Farmer Jack as he fights through four levels of possessed pumpkins, with three selectable difficulty settings. The game was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
NEON//88 Part 2 Released as Free C64 Platformer
Developer ready64 has released NEON//88 part 2, a free Commodore 64 platformer adventure set in a cybercity. It is a different game from the earlier NEON//88 text adventure, offering platforming action in the same setting. via itch.io
Two Rare Game Boy Games Added to Switch Online
Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy library has expanded with two titles that are notoriously expensive to collect physically, each fetching around $199, alongside a classic pinball game. via retrododo.com