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Razing Core – Master System | <mini review>
by Vladimir Vega 👾 ◆ Following the brilliant Frontier Force, the talented folks at BadComputer have delivered another fantastic title in a short span of time that won’t disappoint fans of the Master System/Mark III console. If I’m not mistaken, Razing Core was developed alongside FF, so…
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NEWSLETTER #4 | <july-september 2026>
by Vladimir Vega 👾 ◆ If you’re into Metal Slug and Contra, you’ll almost certainly dig this new modern-retro shooter. Battle Princess Overdrive is getting ready to drop on PC. ◆ Following the stellar Musketeer and Sherwood <Retrovania-X 2025 GOTY>, developer Griffonsoft, joined by Ola Zandelin <Traps’n…
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The Rivenor Relic – ZX Spectrum | <mini review>
by Almir Osmanović ◆ For years now, the homebrew scene has been proving that the Sinclair ZX Spectrum isn’t just a relic of the past, but a machine capable of delivering incredible experiences even in 2026. One of the prime examples is The Rivenor Relic, the latest…
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Glitchsist – ZX Spectrum | <mini review>
by Almir Osmanović ◆ Glitchsist was made and released by developer Tartessos Games for the ZX Spectrum 128k, running on a modified version of the well-known MK1 engine by The Mojon Twins. The creators successfully crafted a dystopian action-platformer set in a dark future drenched in neon…
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Adrian And A Friend In Need | Commodore C64 <mini review>
by Srdjan Pavlica ◆ Following up on Marcel Sásik’s Crystian And The Lost Crystals comes Adrian And A Friend In Need. Yep, Adrian saw Crystian struggling to track down those lost crystals, took pity on him, and decided to lend a hand. However, the reason behind this…
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Impossible Mission III | Commodore C64 <mini review>
by Srdjan Pavlica ◆ Oh no, the crazy old villain Elvin Atombender has somehow survived his fall from the fortress at the end of Impossible Mission II, and now he wants to destroy the world again, backed by his army of robots. Fortunately, Agent 4125 is here…
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Traps N’ Gemstones | Commodore C64 <mini review>
by Vladimir Vega ◆ Following this year’s Superstar Chefs, Last Pumpkin, and Marshi N’Phoebe, developer Ola Zandelin <Donut 80> brings us yet another new charming platformer, this time dedicated to fans of legendary classics Rick Dangerous and Montezuma’s Revenge. What sets Donut 80 titles, as well as…
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Blindwalker – ZX Spectrum | <mini review>
by Almir Osmanović ◆ In recent years, the ZX Spectrum scene has delivered a high number of quality puzzle-platformers. Emerging from the crowd is Blindwalker by Ariel Endaraues, a title inspired by the legendary Sleepwalker <Amiga, 1993, published by Ocean Software>. The game introduces a concept that…
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Shadow Fields – ZX Spectrum | <mini review>
by Almir Osmanović ◆ Almost every month, new ZX homebrew titles appear and the quality of certain releases is getting closer to commercial games from the second half of the 1980s. Shadow Fields belongs to that exact group, it is a technically solid 2D side-view shoot ’em…
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NEWSLETTER #3 | <June 2026>
by Vladimir Vega 👾 ◆ The city of London just got 7 massive murals dedicated to the legendary Sonic. What can we say except that they look absolutely unreal! More info at LINK. ◆ From Piggy 18, the developers behind the phenomenal Pig Quest, comes a brilliant…
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Tony Do It! – Commodore C64 | <mini review>
by Vladimir Vega 👾 ◆ Tony Do It! is a new game in the Tony series that at first glance looks like a so-called spin-off, but according to the authors themselves, it is actually a direct sequel to the original game Tony: Montezuma’s Gold <2024>, a rather…
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