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Bitmap Bureau’s Xenocrisis coming to N64 and GameCube, plus news of PS1 and GBA versions

1up | 7 April 2023 | Comments

Top down shooter, Xenocrisis, which began life on the Mega Drive, is getting released on the N64 and GameCube. As well as the Mega Drive, the game is also available on Dreamcast, Neo Geo, Evercade, Xbox One and X|S, MacOS, Steam, Switch and PS4. On the Nintendo conversions, Bitmap Bureau say “The N64’s supported resolutions … Bitmap Bureau’s Xenocrisis coming to N64 and GameCube, plus news of PS1 and GBA versions

You can now play Tetris – the Electronika 60 version – on the Tetris website

1up | 6 April 2023 | Comments

In celebration of Apple’s Tetris movie, the Tetris company have put a version of the very first Tetris game to play on their website. The Tetris game was originally created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 on an Electronika 60 computer. Due to the limitations of the device at the time, there weren’t graphic capabilities so … You can now play Tetris – the Electronika 60 version – on the Tetris website

Evercade Game of the Month returns – first up is Donut Dodo

1up | 6 April 2023 | Comments

Blaze have relaunched their Evercade Game of the Month series, where owners of Evercade VS and Evercade EXP systems can download a free game every month between April and December. You can play the full version of each game without limits for a month, at which point it will be replaced with a brand new … Evercade Game of the Month returns – first up is Donut Dodo

Developer, Mark Moxon, has recreated every Acornsoft box screenshot by hand

1up | 4 April 2023 | Comments

Mark Moxon, a UK-based web developer, has recreated every Acornsoft box screen shot by hand. Moxon says, “I hand-crafted these images during the lockdown of 2020. It was a surprisingly therapeutic experience, and I had plenty of time to devote to making these shots as pixel-perfect as possible. That said, the original box screenshots were … Developer, Mark Moxon, has recreated every Acornsoft box screenshot by hand

Point-and-click, The Big Red Adventure, gets released as freeware

1up | 4 April 2023 | Comments

The Big Red Adventure by Italian sofware house Dynabyte has been released as freeware. Released in 1995, the game was a sequel to Nippon Safes Inc. The player takes on the role of three different characters, Doug Nuts, Dino Fagioli and Donna Fatale, who accidentally become embroiled in a plot to restore communism. The game … Point-and-click, The Big Red Adventure, gets released as freeware

Lastest edition of Amstrad magazine, Amtix available now

1up | 3 April 2023 | Comments

The latest issue of Amstrad mag, Amtix, is available now. The new issues features reviews of Juan J Martinez’ shoot-em-up Hyperdrive, as well as Tenebra, Darkula 64, Missile Command for the GX, Guntus, Panda Raid II and Ramiro IV. The issue also features an interview with Sakis Kaffesakis, who had made several CPC text adventures … Lastest edition of Amstrad magazine, Amtix available now

BBC Micro gets unofficial Pitfall port

1up | 3 April 2023 | Comments

Classic Activision game, Pitfall, has been recreated for the BBC Micro by Shaun Lindsley. The game is compatible with BBC Micro Model B, B+ and BBC Master series computers. Pitfall was originally released in 1982 for the Atari 2600 console. It was designed and programmed by David Crane, who was a developer at Activision … BBC Micro gets unofficial Pitfall port

Limited edition ZX Spectrum Deluxe Collectors Box released ahead of new Speccy Doc

1up | 3 April 2023 | Comments

Ahead of a new documentary on the ZX Spectrum, comes a limited edition Deluxe Collectors box, featuring a copy of the film, and various other pieces of Speccy merch. The new film, The Rubber-Keyed Wonder: 40 Years of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, is being made by Anthony and Nicola Caulfield who are the duo behind … Limited edition ZX Spectrum Deluxe Collectors Box released ahead of new Speccy Doc

You can now play Vic-20 Cartridges on your Sam Coupé

1up | 3 April 2023 | Comments

Sam Coupé developer, Colin Piggot (aka Quazar) has been working on a device that allows you to play Vic-20 cartridges on the Sam. Piggot said “My interface allows the SAM to read in the cartridge ROM code which is then fed to a tweaked version of a VIC-20 emulator that was written many years ago … You can now play Vic-20 Cartridges on your Sam Coupé

Atari 2600 homebrew action game, Jurl, gets release on modern platforms.

1up | 24 March 2023 | Comments

Jurl was originally released on the Atari 2600 in 2020, and is an simple action game where you need to collect space diamonds and avoid aliens and obstacles. The game has now been made available for modern platforms by the author. The author of the game is Johnny Blanchard, who you may know as the … Atari 2600 homebrew action game, Jurl, gets release on modern platforms.