Time Extension has published an interview with marc_max, lead hacker behind a colourisation ROM hack of Donkey Kong '94 for Game Boy Color, who worked alongside collaborators Kensu and Jorge. The interview discusses the nearly four-year development process and the hacker's earlier work on smaller projects before taking on this one. via timeextension.com
CS-Lab has published the final version 2.296 of the firmware for its Warp line of 68060-based Amiga turbo cards, following an earlier preview release. via amiga-news.de
TetrISO Puzzle is a Commodore 64 release that reimagines falling-block puzzle gameplay on a 4x4 isometric tower board, featuring rotation mechanics, combo scoring and fast-paced timing inspired by Tetris. via console-classics.com
Developer zxoblo has released O-Trix, a free Tetris clone puzzle game for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was made using AI-assisted code. via itch.io
A list has been published to track decompilation and recompilation projects that are human-made, intended to help fans filter out the increasing number of AI-generated decomps and recomps appearing online. via retrododo.com
Upic Racer is a new endless top-down racer made for the Ultimate 64 Elite and Elite II, using a 16-colour-per-pixel graphics mode. Players race through changing scenery including countryside, forest, desert and city settings while dodging traffic, shooting obstacles and avoiding police. via itch.io
GB Test Lab is a diagnostic tool designed to check the health and performance of an original Game Boy, helping owners verify that aging hardware is still functioning properly as the handheld approaches its 40th anniversary. via retrododo.com
PlayStation recompilation community BlackLabelHQ has released a first beta of its native PC port of MediEvil, the 1998 PS1 action-adventure game. The project, built from a recompilation of the original code, adds widescreen support, a draw distance regulator, FPS control, improved terrain and frame interpolation. via timeextension.com
Steve Higgins has released X-Sector, a puzzle game for the Commodore Amiga built using AMOS. It pays tribute to the X-Copy disk-copying utility by having players fill grid squares as though reading a floppy disk sector by sector, and it runs on any Amiga with 1 MB of RAM. via amiga-news.de
Developer zxoblo has released O-Cman, a free Pac-Man clone for the ZX Spectrum 48K and 128K. The game is listed under the survival genre and was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
A fan submission on LEGO Ideas proposes a buildable set themed around The Secret of Monkey Island, the classic point-and-click adventure game. The project is seeking support on the LEGO Ideas platform, where fan-made concepts can be considered for official production. via reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
Hamster has released the Famicom version of Taito's Chack'n Pop as part of its Console Archives series. The platformer originally arrived in arcades in 1984 and was later ported to various Japanese computers and consoles including MSX, FM-7, NEC machines, Famicom and SG-1000. via timeextension.com
