Songbird Productions, the studio behind Old Towers and Wings of Death, is developing Star Streak, a new Atari Jaguar shmup inspired by Asteroids. The game puts players in a single ship fighting off rotary-style asteroid onslaughts, with a 2027 release planned. via timeextension.com
Developer Vesuri is porting Alone in the Dark to the Commodore Amiga by directly running the 68k code from the 1994 Macintosh version rather than rebuilding the game from scratch. The approach works as a compatibility layer that translates the original Mac system services, such as memory allocation and event handling, for the Amiga. via indieretronews.com
AYN has announced that pre-orders for its Odin 3 Portal handheld open on October 22, with Base, Pro, and Max models available in three colour variants starting at $399. via timeextension.com
Developer ABG has released version 1.0 of Battle Squadron CD32 Remix, an unofficial fan conversion of the 1989 vertically scrolling shooter for the Amiga CD32. The original was designed by Cope-Com and published by Innerprise Software as a sequel to Hybris, known for its fast action and detailed explosion animations. via indieretronews.com
A YouTube video from channel boonx covers IsoDoom v0.2.0, a project that transforms the classic DOOM into an isometric-style game. via YouTube
Developer Mario Latzig has released ToB 2026, a free 3D remake of Pete Cooke's 1989 puzzle game Tower of Babel, originally released on Amiga and Atari. Built with Java and jMonkeyEngine, the remake is available for Windows and Linux and uses AI-assisted code and text. via itch.io
Gamesthatwerent.com has documented Springclean, an unreleased game from PAL Developments that was due to be published by Virgin Mastertronic around 1989. Developer Rich Stevenson revealed that completed master disks for both the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC versions survive in his personal archive, with the game, starring a character called Mrs. Mopp, loosely inspired by Ultimate's Cookie. via gamesthatwerent.com
Hamster is bringing Namco's 1996 F1-themed arcade racer Ace Driver Victory Lap to consoles for the first time this week as part of Arcade Archives. The game, a sequel to 1994's Ace Driver which Hamster released earlier this year, ran on Namco's System 22 hardware and supported eight-player linked multiplayer in arcades. via timeextension.com
Xbox has hinted at bringing back its iconic Xbox 360 dashboard designs, referencing the earlier Blades and NXE interfaces that defined the console's look and feel. via retrododo.com
Raspberry Pi has released a dedicated guide to retro gaming on its devices, covering emulation of classic consoles and computers, building portable retro gaming machines and arcade cabinets, and running setups on CRT TVs. via raspberrypi.com
Resident Evil: Medical Courier is a fan-made game that reimagines a scene from the 2026 Resident Evil film as a low-poly survival-horror title in the style of the original PlayStation games. via console-classics.com
A hobbyist who previously built a laptop-style case for the ZX Spectrum Next dev board has created a new version, aiming to address problems encountered with the first design. via dorchester3d.com
