Developer marinovic has put out an updated release of Solseed: Journey to Spring, a platformer for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K. The game features classic screen-by-screen challenges across themed areas including winter woodlands, snowy forest and thawing landscapes. via indieretronews.com
Amiga developer HooGames2017 is building Lost in the Middle Ages, an action platformer for the Amiga 500 using the Scorpion Engine. It follows a mysterious stranger hailed as a kingdom's prophesied saviour, with Wonder Boy-inspired exploration, hidden areas and an experience-based leveling system. Five levels are complete so far, with no release date set. via amiga-news.de
Rollerball CPC is a new homebrew port of HAL Laboratory's 1984 MSX pinball title, released for the Amstrad CPC. The port, made by Oldschool is beautiful with AI assistance, recreates the original's multi-screen layout, bumper mechanics, bonus lanes and scoring systems. via indieretronews.com
Tom Gun Software has released Astro Invasion, a new space shooter for Amstrad CPC, Dragon and Tandy systems. The game draws heavy inspiration from Stern's 1979 arcade classic Astro Invader, putting players in a starfighter defending against an alien mothership. via indieretronews.com
Development trio RedBug, Pulsophonic and TITAN have released Frogger Junior, a homebrew reimagining of Konami's 1981 arcade classic Frogger, built for the Amstrad GX4000 and ZX Spectrum Next. The game casts players as a young frog navigating a hazardous crossing. via indieretronews.com
Developer bufuakgames has spent two years of spare time creating a PS2-style open-world game inspired by Grand Theft Auto, set in Istanbul during the 1970s. via retrododo.com
Developer Xerra has released a free rebuild of Gloom, the classic Amiga Doom-style shooter, for macOS. The project, tagged as AI-assisted in its code, recreates the original 3D action game for modern Apple computers. via itch.io
László Rajcsányi has released a fan remake of Hustler, originally a Commodore 16 pool-themed sports game, built with GB Studio for Game Boy Color and original Game Boy. The download is a GBC ROM file bringing the four pool-style minigames to Nintendo's handheld. via itch.io
An announcement trailer has been revealed for a remake of Pokémon Dark Rising 2, the sequel to the popular fan-made ROM hack. It follows recent coverage of a remake of the original Pokémon Dark Rising, continuing the wider trend of ambitious Pokémon ROM hack projects. via retrododo.com
AYANEO's CEO held a livestreamed presentation revealing the full specifications and pricing for the KONKR Pocket Block handheld, which has now gone on sale. via retrododo.com
A homebrew project porting Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade beat-em-up to the Sega Master System remains active, filling a gap since the coin-op was never officially released on the console. A playable demo is reportedly in the works. via timeextension.com
The channel thesegaguru has posted a video titled "NEW! Grand Theft Auto port to the Sega Dreamcast", showing a fan project bringing the original Grand Theft Auto to Sega's console. via YouTube
