YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-08-10
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
www.indieretronews.com filed a new report today.
Sky Shapers is a 50 FPS vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up for AGA Amiga computers, created by Norway's Digilicious Nibbles, featuring hand-crafted graphics, three levels, 37 enemy types, boss fights and a storyline about pollination drones turned hostile. The game earned an 88 % rating in *Amiga Addict* and has just received a v1.1 update that adds black outlines to sprites, adjusts sprite priorities so lasers no longer hide bullets, makes enemy-collision detection more forgiving, and fixes several bugs and graphical glitches. The update aims to improve visibility and fairness while preserving the original 1-hour, 9-wave gameplay experience.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/sky-shapers-amiga-vertical-scrolling.html
This just in from www.timeextension.com.
Cancelled Quake 4 Expansion 'The Awakening' Surfaces Online, With An Unbelievable Backstory To Boot
A nearly finished Quake 4 expansion titled **The Awakening,** developed by Ritual Entertainment before being cancelled by Activision in 2005, was discovered on the hard drive of a vintage PC bought on Amazon. The finder, user *jmarshall23*, uploaded the alpha build to GitHub for preservation, confirming its authenticity with gameplay footage and config files that list former developers. The release makes the long-lost, reportedly 95 % complete expansion publicly accessible for the first time.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/cancelled-quake-4-expansion-the-awakening-surfaces-online-with-an-unbelievable-backstory-to-boot
www.retrododo.com just dropped a new piece.
MelonDualDS Gets Rebranded & A Lite Version For Cheaper Android Emulators
Author: Sebastian Santabarbara
MelonDualDS has been rebranded as WatermelonDS, receiving a visual overhaul and a cleaner interface for displaying ROMs and RetroAchievements. A new lightweight variant called SeedlessDS, built on the DraStic r2.6.0.4a core, targets low-power dual-screen handhelds (especially the ANBERNIC RG DS) and promises a future Linux build. Both emulators were updated simultaneously by the same developer.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/melondualds-gets-rebranded-a-lite-version-for-cheaper-android-emulators/