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15.03.2026 - Amiga game 'Wizznic' released
'Wizznic' is an opensource puzzle game with 160 levels which has been original created by the awesome Dusted for Windows and Linux, has now an Amiga 68K version. The game was ported to Amiga/ApolloOS so Amiga fans who have an Apollo A6000 or Apollo V4 standalone machine or other powerful Amiga devices as Pistorms/RetroPi, A600GS/A1200NG etc, so you can play it as well. It's a very demanding game so its not for a 030 or a 040 but for systems as mentioned above. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

15.03.2026 - Amiga game 'Orbital Mission' - demo version released
'Orbital Mission' is an action game for amiga (OCS/ECS) where you belong to an elite special unit known as AMIGA, part of the COMMODORE civilisation. Your callsign is A500. You are given a state-of-the-art spacecraft equipped with electronic systems ATARI could only ever dream of. Your mission is to set course for the galaxy that houses the main stronghold of the Atari forces and wipe them out completely. We wish you the very best of luck on this cosmic mission. You can get the game in current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

15.03.2026 - Video: 10 Amazing Commodore Plus/4 Facts
In this vide retro youtuber 'The Laird's Lair' looks at 10 tantalising titbits of trivia surrounding the failed 8-bit Commodore Plus/4 computer.

15.03.2026 - Video: Steel Ranger 2 Teaser #3
Sequel to Steel Ranger in development. Showing the game start menu and interactive intro, and the very beginning of actual gameplay. Rough project status: All game content including intro, gameplay and ending completed. Testing and finalizing remain. To be released when it's done!

15.03.2026 - Commodore 64 Ultimate : SPECIAL - video by 'BastichB 64K'
A massive blowout on the C64 Ultimate , the new FPGA version of the classic Commodore 64 released by the newly resurrected Commodore International. A full breakdown, review, retrospective and run through of it's most important functions.

14.03.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Randoom' released - free for download
In 'Randoom', a port of a C64 game with the same name from 2021, you play through 31 stages by catching the squares in the correct order. Sounds simple, but the fun of the game is the frantic gameplay due to the chaotic nature of the squares' movement. The game is very polished and has all the bells and whistles one could ask for.

14.03.2026 - C64 game 'Bubble Buddies' released
'Bubble Buddies' is a reimagination of Bubble Bobble, arguably on of the best C64 games ever. With 100 brand new levels designed for maximum happiness, Bubble Buddies emphasizes unique level design with a wider range of gameplay and a slightly easier playthrough with a smooth difficulty curve. All graphics have been polished to look their absolute best within the narrow constraints of the c64. Most of the sprites are made by the talented Davide Bottino for the 2025 release of Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered. This is not a rewrite, but a hack of the original game. Only the content has been changed, along with minor bug fixes. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

13.03.2026 - Bubble Buddies (C64) - the definitive Bubble Bobble hack! - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
Game showcase video of Bubble Buddies for the Commodore. Scheduled for a mid March 2026 release.

12.03.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Homo Sapiens' released - free for download
'Homo Sapiens' is an adventure game where you are the weakest living thing on your wild planet, and you must find a way to survive and rule over all the other species. This is an enhanced and English translated version of the Italian adventure Antropos: Homo Sapiens by Bonaventura Di Bello. Released as part of The BDB Project. Developed on PunyInform v6.4.1 with Ozmoo v15.5..

12.03.2026 - Plus/4 game 'Red Dwarf: Fiji Or Bust' released - free for download
'Red Dwarf: Fiji Or Bust' is a new adventure game, dedicated to Rob Grant, who recently passed away and who was starring on the British sci-fi comedy show 'Red Dwarf'. On the show, he played "Dave", whose dream was go retire on Fiji. The game explores this goal: you must find fuel for your starship, convince your crew to join, and successfully launch to Fiji!

12.03.2026 - Video: Escape From PETSCII Planet - Level Designer Demo
This video shows a level creator tool to design custom levels for the first-person shooter game Escape From PETSCII Planet for the Commodore 64. Create your own mazes, add some keys, gold, weapons, ammo, and place the enemies wherever you want them. Send the level to your friends to play, or send it to me for inclusion in a future Campaign release.

12.03.2026 - Video: Sonic on the Amiga? - Palette Panic! #1 (Dev Log Mar '26)
In this video RetroRic is helping ‪reassembler68k‬ with graphics for his Amiga Sonic project, where the goal for this build is to fit the background layer into a single 16-colour palette on the Amiga 1200. We take the original Green Hill Zone background from Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Mega Drive, analyse the colours it uses across the Mega Drive palettes, and then crunch those 20 background colours down to 16 while keeping the scene looking right. Along the way RetroRic explains how the Mega Drive palette works, which colours are locked, how to decide what can be removed, and how to fix the tiles after the palette changes so the background still looks correct.

11.03.2026 - C64 game 'Tony do it!' released
'Tony Do It!' is a small yet highly enjoyable puzzle game inspired by the classic Sokoban. Your objective is simple: place all the crates onto the spots marked with crosses. However, the mechanics offer an interesting twist - you can not only push the crates but also pull them by pressing the Fire button, adding new tactical possibilities. The levels feature additional challenges. Scorpions and wandering natives roam the chambers. They won’t kill you, but direct contact will drain your remaining time more quickly, forcing you to think and act fast. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

10.03.2026 - C64 game 'Steel Horizon' - demo version released
'Steel Horizon' is a high-performance shoot 'em up developed as the flagship project for the upcoming book: "Modern Code, Classic Steel: Engineering Professional Action Games for the C64". You can get the game in its current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. This demo is not just a game; it's a proof of concept. Every line of code (written entirely in C using the Oscar64 compiler) every hardware trick, and every optimization is explained in detail in the announced book.

09.03.2026 - New footage of WIP C64 game 'Parallaxian' (Mar. 2026)
Parallaxian by John Woods is a vertical shooter in development, that will be the first ever combining a vertical parallax effect within a horizontally scrolling parallaxed landscape. There was no news about the development for quite a while, but now the developer has uploaded a new video with the note that the game nears completion and play testers are now starting to send feedback. The video shows the latest WIP build of the technical testbed, this time showcasing planet Alpinia for a change of scenery from all that desert landscaping of previous previews.