Breathing Retro
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Following technical retro gaming content, homebrew, modding/ROM hacking, reverse-engineering, ports/remasters, emulation development, FPGA & demoscene
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The Homebrew in issue 279 includes Game Builder BASIC for Game Boy, Champion Coder Vega making Street Fighter II for Atari XE/XL, reviews, and a preview of Turrican 128K for Amstrad CPC
Retro Gamer 279 celebrates 20 years of the Xbox 360! The magazine also includes a 2026 Mario calendar.
Also inside: Stormbringer, Pipe Mania, Mega Man X, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, Brian Shea, Terminator games and much more.
Grab it in shops or buy it online: www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gam...
Also inside: Stormbringer, Pipe Mania, Mega Man X, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, Brian Shea, Terminator games and much more.
Grab it in shops or buy it online: www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gam...
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Homebrew in issue 279 includes Game Builder BASIC for Game Boy, Champion Coder Vega making Street Fighter II for Atari XE/XL, reviews, and a preview of Turrican 128K for Amstrad CPC
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"Sprachuhr" (Talking Clock) is a fun little Commodore PET program displaying an analog and digital clock (in BASIC) and announcing the time at full minutes (in ML).
Originally program by Heinz-E. Obermann for the 8000 series (1981), port for 40-col PETs by me (2025).
masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#sp...
Originally program by Heinz-E. Obermann for the 8000 series (1981), port for 40-col PETs by me (2025).
masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#sp...
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Sprachuhr" (Talking Clock) is a fun little Commodore PET program displaying an analog and digital clock (in BASIC) and announcing the time at full minutes (in ML).
Originally program by Heinz-E. Obermann for the 8000 series (1981), port for 40-col PETs by me (2025).
masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#sp...
Originally program by Heinz-E. Obermann for the 8000 series (1981), port for 40-col PETs by me (2025).
masswerk.at/pet/prgs/#sp...
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started a tileset for a new area in Ganymede
who says an underground lab on a moon of Jupiter can't be made of bricks
who says an underground lab on a moon of Jupiter can't be made of bricks
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
started a tileset for a new area in Ganymede
who says an underground lab on a moon of Jupiter can't be made of bricks
who says an underground lab on a moon of Jupiter can't be made of bricks
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The code of Super Mario World contains an unused translucent level mode, which causes the environment to appear ethereal and was as such possibly intended for ghost house levels. Below is footage of some ghost houses with the mode enabled.
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The code of Super Mario World contains an unused translucent level mode, which causes the environment to appear ethereal and was as such possibly intended for ghost house levels. Below is footage of some ghost houses with the mode enabled.
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Spectrum Next #Delphian progress: added a linked polygon system so that I can link surface detail to a polygon. Also added support for 5-sided polygons. Rearranged some memory too, so models are now in their own bank. Oh, and added some quick lasers too! Next step might be to make ships move...
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Spectrum Next #Delphian progress: added a linked polygon system so that I can link surface detail to a polygon. Also added support for 5-sided polygons. Rearranged some memory too, so models are now in their own bank. Oh, and added some quick lasers too! Next step might be to make ships move...
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MapleStoryDS Full English Patch Released!
15 years after the game launched and many abandoned projects later the complete EN translation is finally here.
Natural dialogue, clean grammar, full UI/graphics in English.
Huge thanks to everyone who made this possible!
Download at CDR!
15 years after the game launched and many abandoned projects later the complete EN translation is finally here.
Natural dialogue, clean grammar, full UI/graphics in English.
Huge thanks to everyone who made this possible!
Download at CDR!
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
MapleStoryDS Full English Patch Released!
15 years after the game launched and many abandoned projects later the complete EN translation is finally here.
Natural dialogue, clean grammar, full UI/graphics in English.
Huge thanks to everyone who made this possible!
Download at CDR!
15 years after the game launched and many abandoned projects later the complete EN translation is finally here.
Natural dialogue, clean grammar, full UI/graphics in English.
Huge thanks to everyone who made this possible!
Download at CDR!
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I keep forgetting to but I've wanted for weeks to talk about my thoughts on REX (that one SSBB mod that came out not too long ago), as I've been playing that on and off for about a month since I found out about its release about, a week after? maybe a day short of that?
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I keep forgetting to but I've wanted for weeks to talk about my thoughts on REX (that one SSBB mod that came out not too long ago), as I've been playing that on and off for about a month since I found out about its release about, a week after? maybe a day short of that?
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Here's a tutorial on how I make my wood textures for Quake!
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Here's a tutorial on how I make my wood textures for Quake!
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decent 3d on a zx spectrum was not really something i expected to see today, holy shit
decent 3d on a zx spectrum was not really something i expected to see today, holy shit
"Add Astra" by Joker + Arise, demo for ZX Spectrum 128K [2023]
YouTube video by wacek /arise
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November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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decent 3d on a zx spectrum was not really something i expected to see today, holy shit
decent 3d on a zx spectrum was not really something i expected to see today, holy shit
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FEX-emu – run x86 applications on ARM64 Linux devices | Discussion
FEX-Emu – A fast linux usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator
A fast linux usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator
fex-emu.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
FEX-emu – run x86 applications on ARM64 Linux devices | Discussion
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Operation Hibernation and Solar Fox II now have NABU ports. Heaven only knows why. arugulaz.itch.io
ArugulaZ
arugulaz.itch.io
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Operation Hibernation and Solar Fox II now have NABU ports. Heaven only knows why. arugulaz.itch.io
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What are some good tools for doing 1990s pixel art? Specifically sprites, but maybe some larger backgrounds. I see someone's done a JS version of DeluxePaint! Any others people really like?
Slightly heretically, I'd love one that handled alpha channels well.
Slightly heretically, I'd love one that handled alpha channels well.
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What are some good tools for doing 1990s pixel art? Specifically sprites, but maybe some larger backgrounds. I see someone's done a JS version of DeluxePaint! Any others people really like?
Slightly heretically, I'd love one that handled alpha channels well.
Slightly heretically, I'd love one that handled alpha channels well.
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Amstrad CPC game update.
Think I'll see how 6x8 sized tiles will work out, it gives me extra screen width to work with in mode 0. Also has a nice square-r aspect ratio. This is one simple character, if I can get the other prominent characters to fit nicely in this smaller size then we're good.
Think I'll see how 6x8 sized tiles will work out, it gives me extra screen width to work with in mode 0. Also has a nice square-r aspect ratio. This is one simple character, if I can get the other prominent characters to fit nicely in this smaller size then we're good.
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Amstrad CPC game update.
Think I'll see how 6x8 sized tiles will work out, it gives me extra screen width to work with in mode 0. Also has a nice square-r aspect ratio. This is one simple character, if I can get the other prominent characters to fit nicely in this smaller size then we're good.
Think I'll see how 6x8 sized tiles will work out, it gives me extra screen width to work with in mode 0. Also has a nice square-r aspect ratio. This is one simple character, if I can get the other prominent characters to fit nicely in this smaller size then we're good.
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I've opened up my Blood Money article where I talk about the multiplexor used in it. Based on the wonderful Armalyte multiplexor, it made it super flexible and quick.
#C64 #Commodore #gamedev #retrodev #DMADesign #Psygnosis
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#C64 #Commodore #gamedev #retrodev #DMADesign #Psygnosis
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C64 Blood Money – Part 3 - Sprites - THE LIFE OF A GAME DEVELOPER
In this post, we take a look at the Sprite multiplexor used in C64's Blood Money,
lemmings.info
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I've opened up my Blood Money article where I talk about the multiplexor used in it. Based on the wonderful Armalyte multiplexor, it made it super flexible and quick.
#C64 #Commodore #gamedev #retrodev #DMADesign #Psygnosis
lemmings.info/c64-blood-mo...
#C64 #Commodore #gamedev #retrodev #DMADesign #Psygnosis
lemmings.info/c64-blood-mo...
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Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
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Remember XBMC? It’s Back!
Remember XBMC? It’s Back!
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Remember XBMC? It’s Back!
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It's been a while but this milestone is huge! Skinning, Skeleton, SkinnedMesh and GLTFImport!
Here's a thread about it:
🧵 (1 / 5)
#Nintendo #GameCube #RetroGames #IndieGameDev #GameDev #threejs
Here's a thread about it:
🧵 (1 / 5)
#Nintendo #GameCube #RetroGames #IndieGameDev #GameDev #threejs
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's been a while but this milestone is huge! Skinning, Skeleton, SkinnedMesh and GLTFImport!
Here's a thread about it:
🧵 (1 / 5)
#Nintendo #GameCube #RetroGames #IndieGameDev #GameDev #threejs
Here's a thread about it:
🧵 (1 / 5)
#Nintendo #GameCube #RetroGames #IndieGameDev #GameDev #threejs
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So it is possible to do 60fps 3d on the sega megadrive by using a very exotic indexing method to simulate 2 colors + alternating lines + fast DMA. Totally interlaced my brain 🙃
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So it is possible to do 60fps 3d on the sega megadrive by using a very exotic indexing method to simulate 2 colors + alternating lines + fast DMA. Totally interlaced my brain 🙃
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My first (mini) boss!
It's simple but actually quite fun to battle. I learned a lot from programming all the different aspects. I posted a 3-part dev diary about it on my Patreon if you are curious.
www.patreon.com/c/mechazone
youtu.be/3oY2uPrjfxE
#Gilgamech #GameDev #IndieDev #SegaGenesis #SGDK
It's simple but actually quite fun to battle. I learned a lot from programming all the different aspects. I posted a 3-part dev diary about it on my Patreon if you are curious.
www.patreon.com/c/mechazone
youtu.be/3oY2uPrjfxE
#Gilgamech #GameDev #IndieDev #SegaGenesis #SGDK
Sega Genesis Game: Gilgamech - MINI BOSS
YouTube video by Mecha Zone
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My first (mini) boss!
It's simple but actually quite fun to battle. I learned a lot from programming all the different aspects. I posted a 3-part dev diary about it on my Patreon if you are curious.
www.patreon.com/c/mechazone
youtu.be/3oY2uPrjfxE
#Gilgamech #GameDev #IndieDev #SegaGenesis #SGDK
It's simple but actually quite fun to battle. I learned a lot from programming all the different aspects. I posted a 3-part dev diary about it on my Patreon if you are curious.
www.patreon.com/c/mechazone
youtu.be/3oY2uPrjfxE
#Gilgamech #GameDev #IndieDev #SegaGenesis #SGDK
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bone zone, future boss arena location in the making
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
bone zone, future boss arena location in the making
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Commander X16 Release 49 Updates Emulator and ROM
#CommanderX16 #X16Emulator #RetroComputing #X16Release49
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#CommanderX16 #X16Emulator #RetroComputing #X16Release49
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Commander X16 Release 49 Updates Emulator and ROM - The Oasis BBS
Commander X16 release 49 brings updated emulator features, ROM changes, and improved hardware accuracy. Download now for the full experience.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Commander X16 Release 49 Updates Emulator and ROM
#CommanderX16 #X16Emulator #RetroComputing #X16Release49
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#CommanderX16 #X16Emulator #RetroComputing #X16Release49
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"A Cornerstone Of Gaming History" - Microsoft, Xbox, & Activision Team Up To Make Original Zork Trilogy Open-Source.
"A Cornerstone Of Gaming History" - Microsoft, Xbox, & Activision Team Up To Make Original Zork Trilogy Open-Source
You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"A Cornerstone Of Gaming History" - Microsoft, Xbox, & Activision Team Up To Make Original Zork Trilogy Open-Source.
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News Added: SNES ROM HACK ( L – 01 ) / Inspired by a Crossover of PAC-MAN and IK+ ( International Karate )
SNES ROM HACK ( L – 01 ) / Inspired by a Crossover of PAC-MAN and IK+ ( International Karate ) - News
New SNES Super Mario World Hack is Now Available!
Inspired by a Crossover of PAC-MAN and IK+ ( International Karate )
Celebrate the 45th anniversary of PAC-MAN!
Pac-Man arrives at the dojo with a wa...
romhack.ing
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
News Added: SNES ROM HACK ( L – 01 ) / Inspired by a Crossover of PAC-MAN and IK+ ( International Karate )
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C-Drug by Agenda & Mad Team & laresistance
🎺 www.pouet.net/prod.php?whi...
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZs4...
This #atari xl demo won at Silly Venture in 2021 🏆
#demoscene 💎
#creative #8bit #programming #realtime #3d #graphics #visuals #pixels #vfx #chiptune #computerart #digitalart #art
🎺 www.pouet.net/prod.php?whi...
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZs4...
This #atari xl demo won at Silly Venture in 2021 🏆
#demoscene 💎
#creative #8bit #programming #realtime #3d #graphics #visuals #pixels #vfx #chiptune #computerart #digitalart #art
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
C-Drug by Agenda & Mad Team & laresistance
🎺 www.pouet.net/prod.php?whi...
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZs4...
This #atari xl demo won at Silly Venture in 2021 🏆
#demoscene 💎
#creative #8bit #programming #realtime #3d #graphics #visuals #pixels #vfx #chiptune #computerart #digitalart #art
🎺 www.pouet.net/prod.php?whi...
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZs4...
This #atari xl demo won at Silly Venture in 2021 🏆
#demoscene 💎
#creative #8bit #programming #realtime #3d #graphics #visuals #pixels #vfx #chiptune #computerart #digitalart #art