Developer László Rajcsányi has released a free Game Boy Color remake of Hit Man, originally a ZX Spectrum action game from Scorpio Gamesworld. Built with GB Studio, the game has players take contract hits, tracking down and eliminating targets before escaping. The ROM is available as a free download. via itch.io
Krikzz has added savestate functionality to the EverDrive-64 Pro flash cart, accessible through an in-game menu that requires the expansion pak. The update also lets owners of original 64DD hardware launch disks directly from the main menu. via retrorgb.com
Modder BudFolk has created an early build of Super Mario 64 running on the Atari Jaguar, rewriting code from the original N64 ROM directly in assembly. A video shows the game's Princess Peach's Castle hub world running on the Jaguar's RISC processors, albeit with rough visuals. via timeextension.com
A homebrew developer has ported Super Mario 64 to run on the Vectrex, the 1980s vector-graphics console, demonstrating the game on hardware vastly less capable than the original Nintendo 64. via retrododo.com
Publisher Ratalaika Games has announced it will release a cancelled SNES racing game from Software Creations, the studio behind Plok! and Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball. The unreleased title, an Excitebike-style motorcycle racer, is decades old and follows news earlier this year that the studio's cancelled Barbie game is also being released commercially. via timeextension.com
Taki Udon, founder of RetroRemake, has posted in-game footage of the FPGA SP, a clamshell handheld modeled on the Game Boy Advance SP that uses FPGA hardware to play original GBA cartridges. The clip shows a clear blue prototype running a Pokémon game, and Udon describes it as a passion project while aiming for a price around $100. via timeextension.com
A modder has created a free fan project that brings Dark Souls style gameplay into The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The mod reworks the game's mechanics to resemble Dark Souls rather than relying on AI tools. via gamingbible.com
The ModRetro Chromatic handheld has added wireless connectivity for both local and online play, removing the need for a physical link cable. The feature was demonstrated by trading Pokémon between devices, similar to the classic Game Boy link cable experience. via retrododo.com
Pokémon Mirror Gold is a difficulty hack of HeartGold built on the hg-engine, converting all trainer battles into double battles with smarter custom AI. It also features a fully rebalanced roster spanning Generations 1 through 9, aiming to make every Pokémon viable in the Johto adventure. via pokecommunity.com
A trailer has revealed a new static recompilation of Super Smash Bros. for the N64, positioned as a non-AI-generated alternative to an earlier AI-assisted port called Battleship. The project promises high frame rate support, low input lag, ultrawide UI scaling, and day-one mod and texture support through N64Recomp, including compatibility with the Smash Remix mod. via timeextension.com
Daily Red is a fan-made Pokémon ROM hack built around a single recurring challenge: beating the champion Red every day. Each attempt uses a randomly generated team, so players face a different fight each time they take it on. via retrododo.com
The F-Zero GX community has uncovered a new set of cheat codes granting shortcuts to unlock parts, courses and machines in the 2003 racer. The codes work on both the original GameCube version and the Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Classics edition, though some require multiple controllers and several people to input simultaneously. via timeextension.com
