YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-07-31
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
www.retrododo.com filed a new report today.
Super Mario Sunshine Is Heading To Nintendo Switch Online In August
Author: Sebastian Santabarbara
Super Mario Sunshine will join the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack library on August 13, alongside The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/super-mario-sunshine-is-heading-to-nintendo-switch-online-in-august/
www.indieretronews.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
Shinobi - A proof of concept for the Amiga, as the original version was graphically terrible!
A proof-of-concept port of the 1989 arcade game **Shinobi** to the Commodore Amiga 500 has been released by developer **Str1der**, who originally experimented with recolouring assets from the Sega Master System version. The demo features fully animated player movements and an 8-way scrolling map, running at around 50 fps with four to five enemy sprites on screen, showcasing the A500's capability to handle fast-paced action. The project remains a work in progress, with builds available through the EAB repository.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/07/shinobi-proof-of-concept-for-amiga-as.html
www.timeextension.com just dropped a new piece.
Zelda: Link To The Past Gets A Dual-Screen Port On 3DS, With Help From AI
A fan developer (EstebanPdN) has released a dual-screen Nintendo 3DS port of *The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past*, built on open-source reverse-engineered Zelda 3 code, an Android port, and a dual-screen Android branch. The project was created with AI assistance-specifically OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude, which are credited on the GitHub repository. The release highlights both the technical achievement of adapting the classic game to 3DS features (touch controls, widescreen) and the ongoing debate over AI-generated code in game development.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/zelda-link-to-the-past-gets-a-dual-screen-port-on-3ds-with-help-from-ai