Starshi, developer of the fan-made Mario game Super Mario & The Rainbow Stars, has announced that a second chapter is coming in 2026. The announcement follows two years of teasers and previews for the project. The new chapter introduces a character called Ralle. The game itself is a PC fangame that has been in development for several years and has built up a following among Mario fans. via timeextension.com
Homebrew developer Kaffeeware has released a playable v0.1 demo of a SNES port of Konami's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, originally released in 1997 on PlayStation and Saturn. The developer says the conversion is being done "by eye" without AI assistance, though they are looking at decompilation sources to improve accuracy. Kaffeeware intends to keep native SNES specs but expects to need a larger ROM size to fit the full game. The demo has drawn attention online for how polished it already looks at this early stage. via timeextension.com
Simone "saimo" Bevilacqua of Retream has released Guitreacks, an album of seven guitar-centered music pieces designed for playback on an AGA Amiga. Six of the tracks previously appeared in other Retream productions, while the seventh, "Mind over Hear", is new. The release notes that no AI was used in creating the music. via amiga-news.de
Pokémon: Repurpled Edition, a fan-made ROM hack, has reached version 1.0.0, as announced on PokeCommunity. The project reimagines the original Generation 1 games, exploring how Pokémon Red and Blue's gameplay systems and engine might have developed under a different design philosophy. Alongside cosmetic and quality-of-life improvements, the creator has made substantial non-canon changes to moves, types, Pokémon and maps, while aiming to preserve much of the original game's feel. via pokecommunity.com
Paweł 'Stefkos' Stefański has released version 3.1 of Titler, a 3D text and animation program for MorphOS used for titling, video editing and presentations. The update adds per-letter animation styles such as Fade, Typewriter, Drop, Spin and Scatter, along with text-along-a-path options, outlines, soft shadows and colour gradients available in every renderer. It also introduces 3D text shaping controls for multiple lines, tracking and slant, plus a Presentation Wizard that builds animated slideshows from text, images, video and 3D models using entry and exit effects, motion presets and full scene undo/redo. via amiga-news.de
Paweł 'Stefkos' Stefański has released version 1.3 of Cameleon, a layer-based painting and image-editing program for MorphOS. The software offers a live preview on the workspace, layer masks, tone curves, effects and plugins, along with configurable keyboard shortcuts that can switch between an Amiga-style scheme and a Photoshop-style one. It includes a Photoshop-style layers panel with thumbnails, masks and drag-to-reorder support, plus layer groups, adjustment layers, layer styles, paths and warp tools. A single-window layout is now the default, combining the options bar, tools, image tabs and panels, and undo now covers whole-document changes such as layer edits, crop, canvas and image resizing, flips and free transform. via amiga-news.de
Paweł 'Stefkos' Stefański has released version 1.0 of Koliber, a presentation program for MorphOS. Instead of a linear slide deck, it places all content on a single unlimited canvas and moves between selected points with smooth zoom, pan and rotate transitions, similar to Prezi on other platforms. Presentations are saved as a single .koliberx package containing fonts, clips, fills and music, and the interface supports eight languages. The software also includes a GREXX scripting port with 37 commands, speaker notes exportable to PowerPoint, and an HTML export option that preserves shadows, glow, outlines and custom fonts. via amiga-news.de
Developer Vesa_Hei has released Sid Chipsytip and The Muzzled Music, a free platformer for the Commodore 64. The game casts players as Sid Chipsytip, tasked with bringing colour back to the drab world of Gloomland across 24 levels spread over 8 worlds. It was made with AI assistance from Claude, covering code, graphics, sound and text, and is distributed as a name-your-own-price title on itch.io, free to share but not for sale. via itch.io
Developer VCR games has released FATE, a name-your-own-price adventure game for the Atari 2600. The game is set in 1590, during the historical period when imperial regent Hideyoshi was consolidating power across Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu after defeating the Hojo clan, and casts players in a samurai story tied to that setting. The project's description notes it was made with AI assistance. It is available as a free download. via itch.io
Developer Megastyle has created Lost Souls, an atmospheric arcade horror game for the Commodore 64, now available for preorder as a boxed edition through publisher Bitmap Soft. The game sets players in a forgotten, whisper-filled graveyard, tasking them with saving a spirit trapped between worlds by braving a haunted path to light 25 lanterns resting on ancient gravestones. The Halloween-timed release adds to a growing catalogue of horror-themed games on the Commodore 64. via indieretronews.com
The New Dimension (TND) has released Big Ball Back Breaker, a new arcade game for the Commodore 64 developed by Richard Bayliss. The game is a run, jump and collect title spanning 16 levels built around dodging bouncing balls. It continues Bayliss's long-running output of original C64 titles through TND. via indieretronews.com
Developer Amigos Retro Gaming has released a name-your-own-price Amiga port inspired by Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, the classic NES boxing game. The release, distributed via WHDLoad, casts the player as Little Mitchy fighting through a roster of familiar opponents to eventually face Iron Mike. It requires an Amiga 1200 with 2MB of Fast RAM to run. The original Punch-Out was a Nintendo arcade and NES franchise, and this marks an unofficial bid to bring the boxing gameplay to Commodore's Amiga platform. via itch.io
