Zero Wing has received an official Neo Geo release decades after it was originally passed over for the platform. The port preserves Toaplan's parallax scrolling effects and includes the game's different regional versions. via console-classics.com
Castlevania AGA, a fan-made Commodore Amiga project by independent developer Dante Retro Dev, has reached its finished 1.0 release. Rather than porting original source code from the Sharp X68000 or PlayStation versions, the developer built the game independently for the AGA Amiga chipset. via indieretronews.com
Three retro-themed games have been removed from the PlayStation Store and pulled from PS Plus without advance warning to subscribers. The games are described as holding strong nostalgic appeal for players. via gamingbible.com
Super Mario Kart Deluxe (SMKDX), a long-running SNES ROM hack first announced in 2021, now has a Christmas release date. The mod adds new characters, tracks, cups, weapons, items, music and a story mode with bosses to the original Super Mario Kart. via timeextension.com
Developer zeddy48 has released Zeddy, a free arcade game for the ZX Spectrum 48K and 128K. The game is built around sliding-block mechanics in the style of the classic arcade title Pengo, and was made with AI-assisted code, graphics and sound. via itch.io
Developer kirby2000 has released Alleyway ZX, a free name-your-own-price fan conversion of the 1989 handheld block-breaker Alleyway for the ZX Spectrum 128K. The unofficial game recreates the paddle-and-ball action across all 32 original stages, with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
An unofficial PC version of the Namco System 22 arcade racer Rave Racer has been released as part of the "namco22-decompile" project, which aims to bring System 22 arcade games to PC without needing MAME or original BIOS files. The initiative currently also supports Dirt Dash, Tokyo Wars and Prop Cycle, with support for widescreen and up to 4K resolution. via dsogaming.com
Games That Weren't reports that researcher Nicol Walder has found 11 previously missing Commodore 64 titles by comparing disk collection contents against known archives. Recovered games include Orbyte Software's French, Italian and Spanish, Rats & Cats, an incomplete Escape from Alcatraz, and Inferential Anne 1 and 3, none of which were previously catalogued in GameBase64 or similar archives. via gamesthatwerent.com
Bonnie Studios is working on a port of Team Cherry's 2017 metroidvania Hollow Knight for the original PlayStation, built with the PSoXide toolkit. The project adapts the game's sprites, text and sound assets so they can run on PS1 hardware, with a release date yet to be announced. via psxhomebrewgames.com
Blaze Entertainment's C64 and Spectrum handhelds, now delayed to April 22, 2027, are set to feature 25 built-in games, expandable storage and a clamshell design. via console-classics.com
EmuDeck, the all-in-one application for installing and configuring emulators, bezels, hotkeys and related settings, has released version 2.7, dubbed the Armada update. via retrohandhelds.gg
A free fan-made remaster of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, originally released for the NES, has been released, offering a reworked take on the 1987 side-scrolling adventure title. via gamingbible.com
