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Arlasoft creates version of mobile game, 2048, for a 1966 Apollo Guidance Computer

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Nick Sherman of Arlasoft has created a version of the mobile game, 2048, for the computer that provided computation and electronic interfaces for guidance, navigation, and control of the Apollo spacecraft. Sherman says, “The game is written in AGC assembly, just like the Command Module and Lunar Lander software from the Apollo missions, and takes … Arlasoft creates version of mobile game, 2048, for a 1966 Apollo Guidance Computer

Manic Miner comes to Playdate

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Eighties-8-bit legend, Manic Miner has been converted to Panic’s Playdate handheld. Manic Miner was originally launched on the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith in 1983. In the platform game, you play as Miner Willy and have to go through twenty caverns, where you need to collect all the objects before moving to the next cavern. … Manic Miner comes to Playdate

Augmented-Reality Space Invaders game comes to mobile phones

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Square Enix and Taito, in collaboration with Google, have launched Space Invaders: World Defense which incorporates Google’s Streetscape Geometry API. In the new mobile game, you can earn points by exploring your neighborhood and defeating the Invaders you encounter. Players can unlock special power-ups, participate in area-specific rankings, and share gameplay images and AR selfies … Augmented-Reality Space Invaders game comes to mobile phones

TFW8bit’s Penultimate+2 cartridge for VIC-20 available to pre-order

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The Future was 8-bit are launching an update to their popular VIC-20 cartridge, the Penultimate. Features include: 0-35K Configurable RAM Expansion Games, lots of them! The entire TFW8b VIC collection plus many more. Including some exclusives titles and classics. With 200ish built in games listed by A-Z & Category – (SHIFT+LETTER is your friend!) Spoilt … TFW8bit’s Penultimate+2 cartridge for VIC-20 available to pre-order

1nvader gets Oric port by raxiss

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1nvader, the one button game inspired by Space Invaders has been ported to the Oric, by raxiss (part of the team who produced the excellent Wizard’s Lair) The game, which was originally coded by Darren Foulds on the Commodore 64, has also been ported to the Atari 8-bits, Arduboy, Channel F and Intellivision. You can see a video of the gameplay … 1nvader gets Oric port by raxiss

Amiga gets two new unofficial Arcade ports: Tapper and Galaxian

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The Amiga has been blessed with some top quality arcade ports in recent months (as an example, take a look at Xevious), and now we’ve got a few more with the classic shooter, Galaxian and bartender simulator, Tapper. Galaxian 500​ Like Xevious, Galaxian was transcoded, which means that the original code was disassembled and reverse-engineered, … Amiga gets two new unofficial Arcade ports: Tapper and Galaxian