The EGM Compendium crowdfunding campaign raised $1.8 million from close to 22,000 backers, but the book remains unreleased almost two years later. Printing problems and a lack of clear communication from EGM Media continue to delay delivery to backers. via console-classics.com
Developer Ursimon has released Labyrinth of Ur, a first-person 3D dungeon crawler for the Commodore 64 inspired by Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder. The game was built from scratch in C for unexpanded PAL machines with the help of AI, casting players as a warrior named Lance exploring a dungeon. via indieretronews.com
Developer Mjnurney has released Necrosis, a horror-themed platformer for the Commodore 64/128, available on itch.io for £1.00. The game carries Halloween and horror themes with pixel art visuals, and comes with a printed manual alongside the disk image. via itch.io
A developer has created Tatara, a new macro assembler and linker targeting Z80 and R800 processors, designed to run directly on MSX hardware. This gives MSX programmers a native development tool rather than relying on cross-assemblers on other platforms. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
Developer Psicopompo has released a patch for Super Mario Kart that removes the split-screen map display in 1-player mode, letting the race fill the entire 256x224 screen area instead of sharing it with the track map. via retrorgb.com
Galamoon, who recently ported Night Driver to the Oric, has now released a version for the Apple II. The game recreates the Atari 2600 original's night-time road racing, with players steering around markers and avoiding collisions to cover as much distance as possible before time runs out. It is distributed as a name-your-own-price disk image written natively in assembly. via itch.io
Hyperion Entertainment has begun the process of transferring trademark registrations related to Amiga over to Amiga Corporation. The move concerns ownership of Amiga branding rights previously held by Hyperion. via amiga-news.de
The Kickstarter campaign for The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, a book exploring the ZX Spectrum's history, games, creators and rivals, reached its funding goal within 98 minutes of going live. The book is planned for release in 2027 and will include coverage of collector editions. via console-classics.com
Portmax Games has released Slalom 64, a free mobile recreation of the Commodore 64 skiing arcade game, for iOS and Android. The game retains an 8-bit pixel art style with chiptune music. via itch.io
An unofficial, arcade-perfect PC port of Namco's classic light-gun shooter Time Crisis has been made available for download, roughly three decades after the game's original arcade release. via dsogaming.com
Developer Galamoon has released a free adaptation of Night Driver, the Atari 2600 racing game, for the Oric 1 and Atmos computers. The game recreates the original's night-time road driving concept, with players steering, braking and avoiding crashes to improve their score before time runs out. via itch.io
Haplo, the developer behind previous C64 games Shift and Tenebra, has released Warlock, a new action slasher for the Commodore 64. The game reimagines the atmosphere of classic first-person fantasy shooters such as Heretic but presents the action from a top-down perspective, avoiding modern procedural generation trends. via indieretronews.com
