Author: Paulo Garcia
When the Project Update #37 has arrived in my mailbox yesterday, I quickly opened it with my hopes up, looking for a delivery date or something on those lines. Unfortunately, the project had another setback, now with the keyboard. Henrique was waiting for new updates from the partner handling the keyboard project on Sep 22nd, but so far, the partner hasn’t…
Sort of by accident I’ve create a BASIC game for the ZX Spectrum, very simple concept and not very long. But this article is not about the game, but about the experience. To review the excellent board Dandanator from Retroshop (article will come up soon), I’ve set up a ZX Spectrum with the board, but also a cassette tape on…
Log Jammers is a new arcade sports game developed by Mega Cat Studios for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and PC. Inspired by the ’94 Windjammers, Log Jammers can be explained as an air-hockey (or even Pong!) type of game, but its implementation goes way beyond that. As the name suggests, the players stay on top of rolling logs while they throw…
The Facebook group Homebrew Gaming News is one of the best places to know first hand what is happening in the homebrew community, including, of course, new games announcements, like the brand new Shadow Switcher. Christian Gleinser’s game features a Lode Runner-inspired gameplay where the hero has to run through the platforms collecting rings to find his way out while…
The second issue of the Brazilian quarterly print magazine Clube MSX is already available for pre-order! The magazine can be purchased at the Clube MSX website for R$ 19,90 (USD 4.90) plus shipping. International orders are being accepted via PayPal. Among other articles, the new issue will bring reviews of the games Children of the Night (2018) and Ghost (2017),…
Although the game is still for sale as physical cartridge over MSX Cartridge Shop, Imanok has made the game available as a free download. The side-scroller platform featuring Tina as the hero was released last year and received a great reception. “Tina wakes up thinking it’s going to be another peaceful day in the island, but suddenly she starts feeling worried….
It is a cloudy Sunday morning here in Ottawa, and that alone sets one’s mood pretty low. Luckily, I’ve opened my emails and saw the Spectrum Next Kickstarter Update #36 in my mailbox. Suddenly, the pale skies don’t look that dull anymore! As usual, Henrique’s update is long, full or pictures and information so I will try to summarize here….
The “amiga-place-to-be” English Amiga Board (EAB) has announced a new game development competition, and it is offering more than €500 in prizes! The competition will run from September 1st, 2018 and the deadline is on February 28th, 2019 at 23:59 UTC, so the contestants will have six months to come up with the next great Amiga game. The entries have to be brand…
If you are an Apple ][ fan, or even if you think Atari or Commodore are better, you probably know about Kansasfest, a multiday encounter that happens every year in Kansas City, Missouri. The length of the conference is at the same time a blessing for those who are able to attend and a curse for those who cannot afford…
March/2019: Check also https://www.vitno.org/retroshop-rolling-out-mister-fpga-special-bundle/ RetroShop, a well known retro-hardware provider, has announced on its page on Facebook the immediate availability of MiSTer, a re-implementation of the original classic computer hardware in FPGA. MiSTer is a port of the MiST project to a larger FPGA and faster ARM. MiSTer provides modern video output through HDMI (VGA and analog audio are still available…
