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Fantasy Foundry DOS Tools Pack (misc)

Fantasy Foundry Retro Lab just rolled out a quirky bundle of MS-DOS utilities!

Fantasy Foundry Retro Lab DOS Tools

This initial public rollout is bound to have some bugs, but it is perfect for anyone chasing an authentic command-line workflow or messing around in DOSBox. The package lets you piece together things like custom Grand Prix 2D maps and pixel art. Grab the download and share whatever wild retro creations you manage to build with the toolkit!

The tools pack includes:

  • PIXEDIT โ€” pixel graphics editor
  • PIXVIEW โ€” raw image viewer
  • PIXSPR โ€” sprite editor
  • MAPEDIT โ€” map editor
  • TILEEDIT โ€” tile editor
  • RAW2BMP โ€” raw graphics to BMP converter
  • SNDEDIT โ€” simple sound editor
  • SNDPLAY โ€” sound playback utility

https://fantasyfoundryretrolab.netlify.app/

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BrewOtaku #010 โ€“ The Homebrew Gaming Magazine (misc)

BrewOtaku is a retro homebrew gaming magazine where new games keep old systems alive. We cover fresh games for old consoles, handhelds, and computers. Dealing with limitations of very old systems is a passion and an art in itself, and still, coders out there can get the most out of the least and release fresh games regular!

With some delay, another new issue is out. Print: โ‚ฌ7.99 / Digital โ‚ฌ3.50 โ€“ so literally this will cost you the equivalent of two or one coffee(s). Support PDRoms and get your copy today. It’s the most massive issue ever, 92 pages strong.

If you happen to be a developer and your software is featured in this magazine, you can even request a free copy via the BrewOtaku homepage. Another nice thing: if you are short of money and cannot afford it, just ask โ€“ no questions asked โ€“ and you will get the digital issue for free as well.

BrewOtaku #010 โ€“ The Homebrew Gaming Magazine

BrewOtaku #010 โ€“ The Homebrew Gaming Magazine

Content:

News-Corner: 30+ pages of Homebrew-Headlines! Mentioning over 180 fresh released titles!

Four or More (C64), Attack (ZXS), Cindy Block (ZXS), Hyper Hive (C64), DS. Bodyguard (ZXS), Escape from the Twilight Castle (ZXS), Frostland (ZXS), Galacic Nexus (ZXS), Generals (ZXS), Gunman Messiah (ZXS), Kubanoid (ZXS), Night Train Deluxe (ZXS), Runaway Nose (ZXS), SibCity (ZXS), Travel Unlimited (ZXS), Nishiyama (LNX), Wolf & Eggs (ST), Hexfall Jumper (XLXE), XEBYZ (XLXE), Miner 256 (XLXE), Timberman (XLXE), Shadows Of Dimensions (XLXE), Alice Sisters (DC), Q-Dash Mission (GB), Yopaz IceStar (DC), Hop ‘n’ Revoke (GB), Yap and the Enchanted Bubbles (GBC), AmiKlotski (OCS), Danger Ranger (GBC), Two Ships (GEN), Mega Platform Countdown (GEN), Dr. Franky and the Monster (GBC), Ms. Paku (TRS80), OrmBlok (GBC), King & Balloon (GEN), Frontrooms: Normalities (GBC), Pyrotoad (GBC), Beer Rescue (C64), Go For Money 2 (ZXS), Greeny (ZXS), Slow Manic Willy (ZXS), Collect the Things (ZXS), Return to Freakonia (ZXS), Rebearded Fantasy (ZXS), Arena 3000 ZX (GBC), The Cat Game (A2600), Run Cat, Run (A2600), 10-Pin (ZXS), Mars Defender (A2600), Hobo Albo’s Halloween Adventure (NES), Honey Heist (NES), Golfanalia 2 (GEN), Stamina (ZXS), Boni 2 – Return to Bat Hell (ZXS), Potion Panic (GBC), JURL (JAG), Feed IT Souls: DUAL (GBC), CartBound – The GB Hardware Quest (GBC), FATAL eRRoR Jazz (GBC), Umi Bombs (C64), Hit the Fan (ZXS), In the Dark 2 (GBC), Ningami 2 (GB), Day of the Breach (GBC), Sheep Split (GBC), Cosmoctopus (GBC), Mount Crymore (GBC), Mega Mall Debt Simulator (GB), Droll Ball (NES), The Elder Scrolls Travels: Morrowind (GBC), Hearts and Heroes (GBC), Archaea (GBC), Enkidu (GBC), Colรดnia (GBC), PuzzleBoy: Logic Quest (GB), PocketWare (GBC), qulqy (GBC), BunkerBoy (GB), Void Stranger (GB), Submachine (GB), Polar Peril (GBC), Desertion (GBC), Legally Distinct Archeologist (GBC), Temporal Light: Prelude to Hyperion (GBC), Abyss (GB), Bomb Tracker (GB), Game Boy Hero II (GB), God Destroyer 2 (GBC), Scoundrel (GB), GbBBS95 (GBC), Boot the Birds (ZXS), The Oath Under the Stars (MSX), Stop die Glocke (A2600), The Secret of Anubis (CPC), Hero Fantasy: The King’s Sword (ST), Pitchfork (GB), Space Bros 128K (ZXS), Dinosaur Game (GEN), Super Quarti (NES), Snake Eyes (NES), Thunderturds (GBC), Dives Gone By (GBA), Angelsong (SNES), US Championship V’ball (ECS), Puzzle Invaders (ZXS), Dodge These Balls (OCS), Ecclesia (ZXS), Fetch Quest: Pet Sim (GB), Game of Life Kuzushi (GB), Zxpider (ZXS), Basic Block Breaker 2 (MSX2), ZXInvasion (ZXS), Super Cozy Panda (SNES), Doctor Hell Invasion (C64), J*ust-1K (ZX81), Space Ghost (A2600), Disc Match (A2600), Hostile Armada (A2600), Speed Maze Rabbit (C64), Solar Fox 2: Space Evaders (CV), Numeral Munchers (NES), Bat Attack (A2600), Florida Man Saves the World (C64), Bell of the Dragon (A2600), Zak McDrucken Saves The Chickens (ZXS), Stone Grabber (DOS), Gnasher (GBC), Beam me up you Bastard (ZXS), …BOOOM!!! (ZXS), …BOOOM!!! Next (ZXS), BriscoBasic (C64), Moo Juice (WII), Tower of Mystery (ZXS), Maisie Day Is Not Okay (ZXS), Deep Space Freight (GBC), Tombstones (OCS), Urok (Remaster) (ZXS), Ground Force Zero (GBC), YEET (OCS), Bouncy Bonzoโ€™s Space Journey (AGA), Or Maybe This Is the Perfect Life: Spiriting Away (GEN), Galactor (NES), 3’s The Magic Number (C64), Tarik (A2600), Solar Fox II: Space Evaders (MSX), Ski and Roll (MSX), Car Pull 2177 (MSX), Brain Teaser (MSX), Twin Pics (MSX2), Bobby is still going Home (MSX), Frontiers Balloon (A2600), Steamboat and Biplane: Battle of Machines (A2600), Box in the Sky (A2600), The Survivor (A2600), P-47 II (GEN), Red (LNX), Zxetris (MSX), Saal (MSX), The Fate of the Pirate (ZXS), Dodger (A2600), Fuel Craze (A2600), B1KER (ZX81), K1ck-Off (ZX81), Astero1ds (ZX81), Roid Rage! (NES), AmiDuke (AGA), Spider Attack (A2600), Project G.E.A.R. (GBC), Rescue the Ooleans! (XLXE), Hexapucchu (CPC), Zodiac Deluxe (PLUS4), Speed Racer (CPC), Mars Attack (A2600), Frog Swamp (A2600), Svellas (PLUS4), Mountain Rescue (ZXS), Oops! (GBC), Dreizehn Katzen (GB), Apply Yourself (GB), Augury (GB), Bastet dans New York (GB), Unlucky: The Broken Mirror (GB), Rexy (GB), A Missed Fortune (GB), Lucky Number 7 (GB), Zack Scrubbs in Grime Time (GBC), Oxygen Leak (GB), Zephyr Express (GB), Color Jumper (GEN), Painter (GBC), Attack of the Empire (DOS), Flappy Bird 2600 (A2600), Full Circle Rocketeer (Caravan Edition) (JAG), Gatonho: Quest 4 Rings (A2600), Grail of the Gods (SMS), The Green Knight (GBC), Exorcist (GBC) & TankMage (GBC).

Homebrew Reviews: The Settlers II Gold Edition (AGA), Train! Train! (NES), Tower of Shlasca (NES), Zoryad (GBC), Forest Escape (SMS), Rex and the Galactic Plague (OCS), Mario Kart 64 (DC), Danger Dennis (C64), Pyramid Escape (SMS), Der Wanderknecht (SNES), Musketeer (C64), Lock’n’Chase (OCS), Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (SNES), Rick Dangerous DX (GEN), El Hobbit: Vah-ka’s Cut (ZXS/CPC), Guzzler (MSX), Mute Crimson (DC), Hammer Knight (ZSX), Celeste (SNES), Asymmetry (ZSX), Cubix (ZXS), Tribe (C64), Venture (TI99), Goose Hunt (A2600), Death Sector (PLUS4), SNK vs CAPCOM: Stronger Edition (C64), Labyrinth of the Dragon (GBC), Obelisk (GB), Operation Hibernation (CV/MSX), Ultima I (VIC20), Quod Init Exit IIo (C64), Perfect Diamond (NES), Judy’s Adventure DX (GBC), Porklike (GBC) & Wee Ninja (A5200) & H6-24 (A2600).

Stories: Pyrite64 – N64 Engine and Editor (WIN/LINUX), LSD: Dream Emulator (PSX), Ikari Warriors Series (NES) & How ZSNES made History.

Interview: Interview with Nico Barbat & Steffen Hรคuser.

https://www.brewotaku.com/2026/05/brewotaku-010-august-september25/

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Story of Eastern Underground (Nintendo Entertainment System)

S.O.E.U. (2026) for NES/Famicom by tboddy.

Story of Eastern Underground by tboddy for Nintendo Entertainment System

This Touhou Project fan game for the NES features a six-stage adventure set in the New York City subway system… and plenty of bullets!

Release notes:

06.14.26 ver 1.0 final release

new stuff:
– game completely rewritten/rebalanced with 2-player mode
– new versus mode with cpu and 2-player
– 2-minute score attack caravan mode
– new music and sfx
– new graphics

https://tboddy.itch.io/soeu

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Magazine: Freeze64 #85

The June 2026 issue of the printed C64 fanzine Freeze64 covers everything from classic game hacks to exclusive developer interviews.

Freeze Issue #85

Freeze Issue #85

Game Hacks and Hidden Code
The cover story looks back at the 1987 budget shooter Land of Neverwhere, complete with practical cheats. The issue also digs into the original code of Dynamite Dux, Rasterscan, and Hunter Patrol to reveal hidden programming elements that went unnoticed for decades.

Developer Interviews

  • John Palmer: The pixel artist talks about creating graphics for classics like Target Renegade, Dragon Ninja, WEC Le Mans, and Rastan
  • Stacy Bates: The programmer discusses his new homebrew high-score game, WaiterWaiter!.
  • Chris Stanley: A new diary entry details his work on the upcoming game Operation Vostoka.

Music and Reviews
The magazine uncovers hidden SID music tracks in old sports games like Barry McGuigan’s Championship Boxing and World Class Rugby. It also wraps up a series on historically poorly rated games, explaining what went wrong with Surfchamp, Scooby Doo, Breakthru, and Xeno.

The issue finishes with a look at the 1983 game Cataclysm and a tour of a reader’s private hardware collection.

https://freeze64.com/freeze64-issue-85/

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Video: Master of Light (NES) (2026) BrewOtaku Quick Gameplay

BrewOtaku gameplay of the NES game ‘Master of Light’ by baardbi.

Embark on getting back the light, stolen by the not so friendly wizard ‘Dark Lucius’.

Download: https://baardbi.itch.io/master-of-light

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtEtecpYdGc

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