Jumpin’Claus (2026) by aitsch for VIC-20.
A Christmas platformer written in pure Basic — collect gifts, dodge enemies, all on a stock console.
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BlackJack (2026) by Gimmee99 for Atari XL/XE.
A card demo that grew into a playable blackjack mini-game, built in Antic Mode 4 for colour-accurate suits and face cards. Can you beat the dealer?
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Castle Smash (2026) by MilaSoft for VIC-20.
Four castles, one screen, pure 6502 machine code. Catch fireballs on your shield, but holding them eats your own wall. Release for a screaming shot with spin. Up to three balls in play. Drones track with velocity lead and fight dirty. Last castle wins.
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Blitz (2026) by Atarius Maximus for Atari 2600.
A 4K deathmatch where you jump, shoot, and dodge a moving barrier wall. One-player mode has an AI opponent that ignores the wall; two-player removes friendly collision but keeps the hazard. First to 10 wins.
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Geo’s Adventures (2026) by G W I for Amiga AGA.
This prologue gives you 30 rooms across 2 worlds of a long-lost platformer, resurrected from 1998 on the original Backbone engine. Curious to see what Episode One teased in 2027 might hold?
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Urchin (2026) by furroy for Commodore 64.
You’re a street kid in 1920s London, light on your feet and lighter in the pocket. Eleven treasures to lift, a pawnshop that never asks — survive the winter through wit alone.
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Snake Temple (2026) by Steven Don for Commodore 64.
A maze-based adventure inspired by an Oric BASIC game. Originally built in 190 lines of BASIC, this version is a full 6502 assembly port running over 100 times faster.
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Ashen Relics (2026) by Mikebloke for Game Boy Advance.
A match-3 puzzle where you channel Dark Souls while matching tiles as Sir Cael. Free ROM or play online.
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Dino Jump (2026) by Animated ALex for ZX Spectrum.
Press M to jump cacti or duck pterodactyls. A coffee-break dino dash with no frills.
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Goomba Invaders (2026) by BriG78cx for Nintendo Entertainment System.
The Goombas are done being stomped — now they invade. You play as the BROS with unlimited ammo across 8 levels. Extra points for shooting the Koopa mother ship. Happy blasting, BROS.
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