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2018 – what a year in retro gaming! We look back on some of our favourite moments of the show from the last 12 months, from the backstory on Mortal Monday to the history of Activision, THIS is our best of 2018!

vhzc currently works on his Atari 2600 / Atari VCS game Peril. Take over a helicopter and guide it intact to the next screen.

Release notes:

* New Beta
* 20 screens
* New boss fight

JNKPlat 2018 by Jayenkai has been released, and is available for Windows, Linux and Nintendo 3DS.
JNKPlat is a retro-styled puzzle platform game.

vhzc currently works on his Atari 2600 / Atari VCS game Peril. Take over a helicopter and guide it intact to the next screen.

Release notes:

Now includes 17 screens and use the 2 playerscores minikernel instead the 6lives in order to show the lives AND the current level/screen. I have changed some sprites and the mechanics for some screens (bigger bullets, slower movement in the eye screen…). Still I have no harmony cart or similar, so I look for testers.

Monkey King by Coolcrab is an endless runner with a strategic twist. Made for one or two players, played with the joystick controllers.

Dino’s Offline Adventure is an open source Game Boy game by gaming monsters. The game is a rewrite of the modern classic built into Chrome, the web browser. Play a Dinosaur, but don’t let him run into a cactus. Jump early enough to avoid a painful experience.

Japanese Genesis developer Rael / Nendo will pull tears in your eyes right now. Omega Blast is a solid and fresh bullet hell shooter for the Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive. If you adore such games, get started and shoot yourself to the top position.

Minima is a PICO-8 game by Feneric. It’s an old-school 8-bit Ultima homage, such as they were found on the C128.

Family Picross by Second Dimension is a brand new puzzle game for the NES. It features more than 100 puzzles for hours of entertainment, and an easy password system to let you continue if you only have a few minutes to play.

‏The game is 100% FINISHED. and this campaign is to raise funds for a full production run of physical copies! The risk things go wrong is very little with this Kickstarter.

Need a good feeling? Keep the servers running and donate a few spare cents! Thanks in advance.

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Thanks & Regards
Kojote & Team

Donators in November 2018: Douglas Barry
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Donators in June 2018: Douglas Barry
Donators in May 2018: Robert Lischke
Donators in April 2018: Herve Piton and Douglas Barry!
Donators in March 2018: Ringo and Douglas Barry!

Thanks everyone!