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24.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Halo Zero' - demo version for download
Halo Zero is an unofficial fan port of a classic fan game, created in the Scorpion Engine, which in turn was inspired by the series created by Bungie. The version for download is an early preview demo with only a single level, built for Amiga, Mega Drive and NeoGeo CD systems for Christmas Day release. Since this is the first release, there may be bugs and other shortcomings, which the developer plans to to come back and fix.

24.12.2025 - C64 game 'Birdle' released - free for download
Introducing Birdle the dull bird (real name actually Dullbert) with a new Wordle style game by Megastyle. This time though, you guessed it.... all words are based on birds or bird related. Play Birdle pretty much like how you play Wordle, but you are not limited to only typing valid words. You can type in any old crap.

24.12.2025 - Sabre Wulf Remastered Preview (v0.5) for C64 released for download
Sabre Wulf is an action-adventure game released by British video game developer Ultimate Play the Game for the ZX Spectrum home computer in 1984 and there was also a port for C64. This remastering project of it was started after graphic artist JonEgg redrew all the tiles for the C64 version of the game Sabre Wulf. Though there are many bugs left, Version 0.5 offers quite some updates since the V0.1 preview: - critters - so you can now actually die, - lives and score HUD, - high scores, - lots of optimizations and saved memory, - fixed the screen render (left/right side of screen), - new version of Sparkle for faster loading, - flowers (more to do here but they’re mostly done), - power up’s from the flowers (again, more to do), - lots more under the hood

23.12.2025 - 'Amiga Sonic' - Tech Demo released
RetroRic had the idea of trying to bring Sonic to the Amiga, but with news of Reassembler's new Sonic project, he realized that there wasn't much point in keeping this project alive. He couldn't quite let it die though and really wanted to see what was possible with the Scorpion Engine, so he decided just to make a tech demo out of curiosity. Then the project ballooned to an almost complete level 1 of Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog, in both 32 colour and 16 colour versions, which you can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. For Any Amiga with 2 MB chipram.

23.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Dasher' released - free for download
'Dasher' is a short four level Christmas game by Camden Town Games, where the genre is in its title. The aim is to avoid the trees and other reindeer whilst collecting the presents. The game ends after level 4 and it should work with Amiga 1200 and Amiga 500.

23.12.2025 - Amiga 3000T Restoration Part 2: Removing Battery Corrosion - video by 'Jan Beta'
Neutralizing and removing the battery leakage and corrosion from the A3000T board and the expansion cards that came with it.

23.12.2025 - Quarx Part 2 - C64 and PET versions - video by 'The 8-Bit Guy'
So, in the last video about Quarx, 'The 8-Bit Guy' covered the VIC-20 version and some of the design challenges he had with that. And then he promised to do an update on the PET and C64 versions. And so that's what we're going to look at today, along with some interesting challenges getting a VIC-20 cartridge made, and trying the game out on the new Commodore 64 Ultimate. 

23.12.2025 - C64 game 'El Chef' - full version released
In this delirious platformer, you control The Chef, a friendly cook with a big mustache and a fiery temper. Your mission: collect all the bags of flour and magic eggs before you burn the cake! But beware: the kitchen is a battlefield. Speedy rats, pesky mosquitoes, and killer knives rain down from the ceiling. And if that weren't enough, the floor is littered with spiky skewers that will turn your apron into mush! You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

22.12.2025 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - GTW64 Christmas update 2025
GTW64 ends the year with a nice set of new releases and recoveries. Besides 5 new entries and 20 updates, that were added, you can download the following stuff: complete version of ‘Sooty and Sweep 2’ – full games recovered (two versions!). ‘Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Race’ - full game recovered. ‘Paddle Mania’ – Playable advanced preview recovered. ‘Rooster Booster’ – What became ‘Bombo’, special prototype recovered. ‘Spindizzy’ prototype – recovery of a very early prototype. ‘Kick Off 2’ prototype – very early look at Anco’s football game. ‘Cyborg Mission’ – complete Hungarian SEUCK effort recovered.

21.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Invanoid' released
Invanoid is an experimental retro game for Amiga 1200 that combines classic Space Invaders and Breakout mechanics into one intense arcade battle. The player controls a paddle at the bottom of the screen, deflecting projectiles and destroying ranks of enemies who are constantly descending. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain to support the developer.

20.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Attack of the Killer Asteroids' - demo version released as free download
Attack of the Killer Asteroids is a SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis homebrew game demo that takes inspiration from the arcade game Pang and adds some 1950s America B movie style to the graphics. This Amiga version has been created using the Scorpion Engine by earok and building on the demo provided by that Engine.

19.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Santa's Present Drop 5' released
'Santa's Present Drop 5' is a LightGun game for Amiga by Rob Smith. Poor Santa, at the end of part 4 last year, Santa managed to rescue his Elfs(TM) from the Grunch(TM), but on return to the north pole found his work shop overrun with zombie rabbits! You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

18.12.2025 - Top 10 Commodore 64 Released Games 2025 - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Yearly round-up from 'BastichB 64K' with his highest-rated new C64 game releases for the year 2025. All links to the top 10 games downloads in the video description.

17.12.2025 - Amiga game 'Memory Schmemory' released - free for download
'Memory Schmemory' is a traditional Memory game for Amiga but with option for more players. The game was made using Blitz Basic (AmiBlitz3) as an entry to Phaze101's Memory Game Jam. Full source code is also available for download. Requires AGA (because of all the different game sprites with their own unique palette).

17.12.2025 - 'Carcer' - game for C64 and Plus/4 released
'Carcer' is a puzzle game by Haplo (maker of 'Shift', 'Tenebra', ''Ooze: The Escape' and 'Caim'), where your goal is to escape the dungeons, but there's a catch... each step you take, you need to drop a coin behind you. You can't move with zero coins but you can always go back and pick up the coins you have dropped. You can get the game, which is also available for 8-bit Ataris, as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.