YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-08-01
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
www.indieretronews.com just dropped a new piece.
Astronaut Jet Pac - A Jet Pac inspiration for the Commodore Amiga by Rozsoft
Rozsoft has released **Astronaut Jet Pac**, an Amiga remake of the ZX Spectrum classic Jet Pac. The game puts players in a stranded astronaut's boots, tasking them with dodging alien enemies, collecting fuel canisters and loading a rocket across five looping levels, with extra lives awarded every 500 points. It was developed with the High Amiga Assembler (HAS) and its source code is publicly available on GitHub, having been tested on both an Amiga 600 and the WinUAE emulator.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/astronaut-jet-pac-jet-pac-inspiration.html
www.retrododo.com filed a new report today.
"We will make a GBA SP" AYANEO Are Working On A Clamshell Handheld
Author: Brandon Saltalamacchia
AYANEO's CEO Arthur Zhang announced during a livestream that the company is developing a new clamshell handheld inspired by the Game Boy Advance SP, which will be released under the budget-friendly KONKR brand alongside their Pocket Advance line. The device is still in the early design stage, with the team facing technical hurdles such as hinge durability and component sourcing, and no launch date has been set. Further details are expected later in the year.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/we-will-make-a-gba-sp-ayaneo-are-working-on-a-clamshell-handheld/
www.timeextension.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
Hands On: Taki Udon's Console Mode Finally Gives MiSTer FPGA the Accessibility I've Always Craved
Taki Udon's new Console Mode, released alongside the SuperStation One, replaces MiSTer FPGA's minimalist menu with a console-style UI that can scrape and display box art, screenshots and customizable colour schemes, making game browsing far more visual and user-friendly. It is installed by copying a few files to the SD card and running a script, works on any MiSTer-based system (including the MiSTer Pi), and supports OTA updates, though early users have reported occasional Wi-Fi UI crashes and longer boot times on the SuperStation One.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/features/hands-on-taki-udons-console-mode-finally-gives-mister-fpga-the-accessibility-ive-always-craved