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Another Dizzy game hits the Atari Jaguar and is ready for pre-order now: Fantasy World Dizzy. Your objective is to rescue Daisy, but as you'll discover, there'll be a further mission should you complete that. You have three lives with which to complete your journey. Be careful in the water! Everyone knows eggs are air breathers! Don't turn into a fried egg - avoid fire! And finally, the wildlife is dangerous, and Dizzy looks good enough to eat...

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe is a video game based on a violent futuristic cyberpunk sport that draws on elements of handball and ice hockey, and rewards violent play as well as goals. The concept of the game is very reminiscent of the 1975 film Rollerball. The original game was developed by Bitmap Brothers and is one of their most successful titles. Speedball 2 is a sequel to the 1988 game Speedball.

Resistance delivered another fine Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis demo at Revision 2019. Fullscreen NICCC 2000 features 3D realtime rendering at 25fps. It's an overall wonderful tribute to the Atari STe Demo STNICCC2000.

Reading in Between the Lines is a techdemo for SNES by Molive. Released at Revision 2019. This one utilizes the rarely used Super Accelerator 1 (SA1) chip.

EasyRPG Player is an open source implementation of the RPG Maker 2000/2003 engine. Get a RPG Maker 2000/2003 game and place it in a direct subdirectory of the Player (boot.dol). After starting the Player a game browser will launch and you can pick the game. Valid games have the files "RPG_RT.ldb" and "RPG_RT.lmt". You can also launch Player in standalone mode by placing the game directly in the Player directory.

agar.gb by DJARKY is a remake of agar.io for Gameboy Color. Eat small cells and don't get eaten by bigger ones.

Soko Banana is a brand new puzzle game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This bright and colorful puzzler brings hours of fun and challenge, making your way through dozens of hand-crafted levels.

Tube Rider 3D is a free homebrew Wii game by Genesis Project and Nuance. Ride the tube, avoid obstacles - even in 3D if you own one of these odd 3D glasses. Code by Widdy, music by Andy.

The Curse of Illmoore Bay by Second Dimension is an exciting new adventure for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive currently on Kickstarter for funding. Heavily inspired by Saturday morning cartoons from the 90s. This horizontal scrolling action platformer that will take you through six different levels each with it's own monsters and bosses, with tons of items to collect and powerful abilities to acquire.

Old Towers by RetroSouls is a new homebrew game for the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis. You play as a little explorers in a towers full of deadly traps and skulls. Your only weapons to help you win: quick-thinking and skill.