Dear visitors,

As you all know PDRoms is a non profit homebrew resource. Our server is having some issues which I can’t solve on my own as I don’t really have in depth knowledge with Debian-Linux.

If you consider yourself a Linux geek and would like to help out on a regular base, please get in touch with Kojote (see Main Menu/Contact).

Thanks in advance!

The Giana’s Return Team is currently on a creativity break, which actually means they are working on another project. The project picked up is “SQRXZ”, which is a damn hard to play and aged action-platform-puzzle game known from DOS and Gameboy Color.

Today the team released a brand new screenshot with the “deluxe” graphic set to the public. Seems nice, doesn’t it?

The game will be available for multiple platforms across old and new systems!

http://www.gianas-return.de/?p=781

Retrogaming Times Monthly #71 is available. RTM is a retro magazine, sometimes with focus on homebrew things.

Content of this issue:

ATTRACT MODE
* Press Fire To Begin
* Retrogaming News

THE RETROWORKS
* The Cybernet Society 1995-1997 R.I.P.

THE GAME REVIEW H.Q.
* Vectrexenstein – Pole Position
* Apple II Incider – Mario Bros.
* NES’Cade – 720 Degrees
* All Eyes On… Super Hang-On
* Dual Perspective – Final Fight
Mutated Output: Patsies, Pioneers, and Politics
* The Homebrew Sleuth: Atari 2600 Cave In
* Modern Retro – Spyro The Dragon
* A Pixelated 21st Century!

POWERING DOWN
* Arcade Memories
* The Gaming Post
* Game Over

http://www.retrogamingtimes.com/rtm71/

Dear all,

While I try my very best to keep PDRoms running as free and hopefully informative news source, my energy level is now at a level where it’s time for a battery refill – if a refill is possible at all.

I’ve been forcing myself the past weeks to keep things in the way they are, but they are just an additional load of things to do. For my very own sake and the sake of my family I’ve to pull the emergency break now.

PDRoms has two valuable helping hands, Kedo and Celeth, who will hopefully help out with news and further develop and improve the page itself.

Regards
Kojote

Retrogaming Times Monthly #70 is available. RTM is a retro magazine, sometimes with focus on homebrew things.

Content of this issue:

ATTRACT MODE
* Press Fire To Begin
* Retrogaming News

THE RETROWORKS
* Lunch With Howard Kistler
* Press Play On Tape – Today Fiumaccio, Tomorrow Atlantis!
* Retro What If…?
* A Pixilated Commentary

THE GAME REVIEW H.Q.
* Passing On The Crown For The Many Faces Of…
* The Many Faces Of…Gauntlet
* 8-Bit Face Off: Gauntlet
* Vectrexenstein – Solar Quest
* Mutated Output: The Harlequin Romances Of Retro Programming
* The Homebrew Sleuth: Colecovision Cosmo Fighter 2
* Modern Retro – Space Invaders Anniversary
* A Pixilated 21st Century!

POWERING DOWN
* Video Game Tattler
* The Gaming Post
* Game Over

http://www.retrogamingtimes.com/rtm70/

Official Wiz Firmware, for english devices!

Retrogaming Times Monthly #69 is available. RTM is a retro magazine, sometimes with focus on homebrew things.

Content of this issue:

ATTRACT MODE
* Press Fire To Begin
* Retrogaming News

THE RETROWORKS
* Apple II Incider – A Tribute To Joe Kohn
* Press Play On Tape – Please Wait 10 Minutes

THE GAME REVIEW H.Q.
* The Homebrew Sleuth: Atari 2600 Seawolf
* Mutated Output: Third CoCo The Charm?
* All Eyes On…Columns
* Dual Perspective – Street Fighter II
* Modern Retro – Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
* A Pixilated 21st Century!

POWERING DOWN
* The Gaming Post
* Game Over

http://www.retrogamingtimes.com/rtm69/

Retrogaming Times Monthly #68 is available. RTM is a retro magazine, sometimes with focus on homebrew things.

Content of this issue:

ATTRACT MODE
* Press Fire To Begin
* Retrogaming News

THE RETROWORKS
* What’s On Tap? Rec.Games.Video.Classic Is!
* Press Play On Tape: Denial Collection 3

THE GAME REVIEW H.Q.
* Apple II Incider – Thexder
* Obscure Output: The Rainbow Goes Digital
* Dual Perspective – Sonic The Hedgehog
* Modern Retro – Vagrant Story
* Old Wine in New Bottles: Pinball Edition
* A Pixilated 21st Century!

POWERING DOWN
* Video Game Tattler
* Gaming Advertisements
* Game Over

http://www.retrogamingtimes.com/rtm68/

Today, Brakkan announced that tehskeen.com is closed. We at PDRoms.de wish him all the best!

Quote:

Dear Skeeners,

Due to circumstances out of my control I have no choice, but to inform you of the bad news. TehSkeen is lost. Therefore, due to internal and external reasons I am leaving the “scene”. It.s been a hell of a ride and five years is a long time to work on something you enjoy to have it just vanish. TehSkeen had a vision and I hope someday someone else will follow this vision. I.m not giving up just moving on. I hope you all can understand this and if you can’t I’m sorry. There are other sites out there with similar morals and content that you can be a part of. Farewell.

Kind Regards,

Brakken

http://www.tehskeen.com/

drunkencoders.com announced their 5th Annual Wintery Game Coding Competition. Entries can be submitted till March 19, 2010.

Quote:

Create a Nintendo DS or GBA game with a winter or holiday theme. Be it Wack-a-Santa or nuclear snowball fights with diminutive elves we want to see your wintery creations.

Now accepting Wii and Gamecube entries (judged by the same criteria but awarded prizes from a seperate prize pool).

Thanks to www.nintendomax.com / www.tehskeen.com for the news.

http://drunkencoders.com/2009-winter-game-programming-competition/