Developer mjrippe has released Hot! Potato, a name-your-own-price survival/action game for the Commodore 64. The game was written entirely in assembly language using Turbo Macro Pro, with original sound and graphics and no AI assistance. via itch.io
Aveterna is a Civilization-style strategy game for Amiga that blends ideas from the original and Civilization II, built to support online play against human opponents. It requires AGA or a graphics card, uses a large 4000x2000 tile map, and is currently in a beta test aimed at checking server performance under traffic, with placeholder graphics still to be replaced. via amiga-news.de
Slicks 'n' Slides, a 1990s DOS shareware clone of Atari's Super Sprint, has been ported to Amiga AGA. The port is distributed as an installer requiring the original DOS shareware file, and uses the same registration keyfile as the DOS version to unlock full features. via amiga-news.de
Developer Kirby2000 has released a fan conversion of Bubble Ghost, the 1990 Game Boy title, for the Amstrad CPC 6128. Players guide a soap bubble through 35 chambers of a haunted fortress as a ghost that cannot directly touch the bubble, only influence it indirectly. via indieretronews.com
Time Extension has posted an unboxing gallery of Super Fighter Team's English localisation of Vixen 357, a 1992 Career Soft tactical RPG for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The mech-focused Fire Emblem-style game had remained exclusive to Japan since its original release, with the Western version first announced back in 2019. via timeextension.com
Country Bumpkins Software has released a port of the retro platformer Odd Job Eddie for the Fred-80 fantasy console, which is tied to the Amiga Apollo V4 accelerator. The game is available as a name-your-own-price download for Windows and macOS, featuring a static meter mechanic and room-based navigation challenges. via itch.io
Developer jordi has released Next Misifu, a platformer for the ZX Spectrum Next priced at $1.00. Players control a cat navigating streets and a house while avoiding dogs, spiders and brooms, with the game still listed as in development. via itch.io
Developer roman126 has released Jumping Jim, a free in-development platformer for the ZX Spectrum Next. It is described as an AI-generated version of the classic game Jumping Jack, with code, graphics, sounds and text produced with AI assistance. via itch.io
Developer zxoblo has released O-Hole Block, a free homebrew shooter for the ZX Spectrum 48K and 128K based on the arcade game Block Hole, also known as Quarth. The game was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Super Mario Kart Deluxe, a ROM hack of the SNES classic, now has a confirmed 2026 release date. The mod adds new characters, cups, modes, mirror racing and speed classes to the original game. via console-classics.com
Classic gaming publisher New Old Pixels has signed an agreement with Microids to port the 1989 arcade game Toki to home computer platforms that never received an official conversion. The deal continues New Old Pixels' focus on bringing overlooked arcade titles to retro machines. via timeextension.com
Heliobane, a bullet hell shoot 'em up, has had its first world rebuilt for the Amiga 1200. The free, name-your-own-price release features five stages against boss-like Heralds, a shop between stages, campaign saves and a high-score table, and is distributed with Windows, macOS and Linux downloads alongside an Amiga HDF file. via itch.io
