Developer cb-fgc has released a version of Strategic Simulations' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons RPG Pool of Radiance for the Atari ST, using AI assistance to adapt the game decades after an originally announced ST release never materialized. The story also notes an expanded version of the game for the Sega Mega Drive. via indieretronews.com
Cyborg Unicorn Pty Ltd has released The Grid, a name-your-own-price shooter for the ZX Spectrum Next. Players destroy marching chains of enemy droids on a glowing grid battlefield, shooting down pods they leave behind before those pods burst. The game was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text. via itch.io
Developer Cyborg Unicorn Pty Ltd has released Seoul Life, a free, name-your-own-price life simulation game for the ZX Spectrum Next and a sequel to Seoul Mates. It follows married life year by year, from the wedding night to divorce or death, with the goal of building a net worth of 3 billion won through career progression. via itch.io
An AI-assisted English fan translation for Xing's 1999 PlayStation 1 RPG Meremanoid was released by pzappzap, but a group of fan translators and hackers is urging players to skip it. They say they are working on an "all human-made" translation that will arrive soon. via timeextension.com
Pokémon Definitive HeartGold is a fan-made ROM hack of HeartGold aimed at delivering an enhanced, casual-friendly experience across both Johto and Kanto. The solo developer spent over 1.5 years on the project, which has now been marked complete. via pokecommunity.com
Cyborg Unicorn Pty Ltd has released Defender Hellgate, a name-your-own-price bullet hell shooter for the ZX Spectrum Next that reworks the classic Defender formula with giant mechs and heavier enemy fire. The game was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text, and includes a downloadable soundtrack. via itch.io
A fan known as Mochi64 says they have deciphered the famously illegible text on the Star statue plaque in Princess Peach's Castle from Super Mario 64, after running millions of computations. The plaque has been a long-standing source of speculation among fans since the game's 1996 release. via timeextension.com
Sega Saturn Shiro's Under the Microscope series has profiled Phantasm, the Japanese-exclusive Saturn port of the controversial PC game Phantasmagoria. The release featured celebrity voice actors, new music, and spanned a large number of discs. via segasaturnshiro.com
A work-in-progress Amiga port of Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, titled Adventurer's Edition, has been made available as a free download. The project aims to faithfully adapt Mike Lorenzen's expanded Atari 8-bit version of David Crane's original game, running on genuine OCS hardware as well as emulators, though some content is still unfinished. via itch.io
A new mod has been released for the Commodore Amiga tie-in of Ghostbusters II, updating its graphics and sounds to more closely match scenes from the 1989 film. The project was highlighted by Ghostbusters News. via timeextension.com
A Reddit user going by fnaf10kid has posted material suggesting Halo: Combat Evolved is being ported to the Sega Dreamcast. Coverage notes the Dreamcast fan-porting scene has become very active lately, with new homebrew conversions surfacing frequently. via thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk
Developer Revive8Bit has ported Sugar Byte, a match-3 puzzle game previously released for the Commodore 64, to the ZX Spectrum. The name-your-own-price game features sixty boards and six types of candy, with 48k, 128k and tape versions available along with English and Greek manuals. via itch.io
