YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-09-19
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
From www.retrododo.com comes a fresh report.
Dead Space Gets Reimagined As A Nokia 3310 Game In This Retro Demake
Author: Sebastian Santabarbara
A fan-made demake of the survival-horror game Dead Space has been recreated as a Nokia 3310-style title for the Nokia 3310 Jam, and an updated version is now available for Windows download on itch.io. The side-scroller uses the phone's tiny monochrome, two-color screen and simple keyboard controls (arrow keys for movement, Z to aim, X to shoot or stomp, C for heal/stasis). The project showcases how classic games can be reinterpreted for retro hardware despite the original's far more advanced graphics and audio.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/dead-space-gets-reimagined-as-a-nokia-3310-game-in-this-retro-demake/
From www.indieretronews.com comes a fresh report.
Cuthbert in Castle Wolfenstein - A First Person Shooter has arrived on the Plus/4!
A homebrew title called **Cuthbert in Castle Wolfenstein** demonstrates that a true first-person shooter can run on the Commodore Plus/4. The game places the classic Cuthbert in a 1943 Nazi fortress, where after an initial 2-D intro the view switches to a pseudo-3D perspective and players must navigate ten maze-like levels, collect all treasure chests and reach the exit. It was programmed specifically for the Plus/4 by Proky and Csabo, with the source code publicly available.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/cuthbert-in-castle-wolfenstein-first.html
www.timeextension.com dives into the news.
Edia has confirmed that the PC Engine CD-ROM² versions of Nihon Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I and II will be rereleased worldwide next year on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The announcement, made at the Tokyo Game Show where the games were demoed for the first time, notes that the original titles-first launched on the NEC PC-8801 in 1989 and 1992 and later ported to the PC Engine CD-ROM²-will retain the voice-acted scenes from the CD releases. Edia secured the rights to the reissues in a 2023 press release that also listed other Falcom classics such as Ys I-IV and The Legend of Xanadu.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/nihon-falcom-pc-engine-cd-roms-rpgs-dragon-slayer-the-legend-of-heroes-i-and-ii-coming-to-pc-and-consoles-next-year