Sophie writes about the British and European home-computing boom — the Spectrum vs C64 playground wars, the BBC Micro in every school, the strange brilliance of the Acorn Archimedes, and the bedroom-coder culture that built half the games industry.
Games That Werent has documented Streetbeat, a 1990s art project that looked like a 1984 Commodore 64 breakdance arcade game. It was built as a final exam piece in Stockholm, complete with a cabinet, manual and box art.
A new ZX Spectrum homebrew sequel has arrived, with Flopping’s Max Stone Two: In the Count’s Castle now available. It offers two difficulty settings and a chiptune soundtrack that makes full use of the machine’s AY chip.
A significant new entry in the beloved Impossible Mission series has launched for the Commodore 64, a collaborative effort bringing Agent 4125 back to the screen.
A new homebrew title, Tower 48, brings complex skyscraper management to the ZX Spectrum, drawing inspiration from Maxis's SimTower.
Independent developer bwldrbst has released Ecliptic, a turn-based tactical combat and role-playing game for the Commodore Amiga, blending classic mechanics with a retro-futuristic sci-fi aesthetic.
New evidence from period magazines and advertisements suggests Mastertronic may have planned a Commodore 16 and Plus/4 conversion of Los Angeles S.W.A.T., a game previously only known on the C64.
TND Games has released Duo Tanx, a new Commodore 64 programme focused purely on local two-player arena combat, harking back to shared screen rivalries.
Nigel Alderton's 1980s platforming classic, Chucky Egg, arrives on SymbOS, showing off a new GUI-based sprite engine for the Amstrad CPC and other systems.
Eleanor Burns' Dantalion, a flip-screen platform puzzler for the Commodore 64, has made its digital debut via The New Dimension, bypassing a delayed cover tape release.
JOTD, known for his faithful arcade ports, is set to release an Amiga version of Konami's 1982 classic, Pooyan, with new music by no9.
