YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-09-26
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
From www.indieretronews.com comes a fresh report.
Ace of Matchball - A rather decent AI Amiga AGA Tennis game by Fliegeralarm Games
Ace of Matchball is a new tennis simulator for Amiga 1200 (AGA) systems, developed by Fliegeralarm Games and requiring a 68020-class CPU, 2 MB of Chip RAM, 2 MB of Fast RAM and a hard-drive installation (or equivalent WinUAE/FS-UAE configuration). The game offers four venues, a deep career mode with world-tour rankings, stamina-based shot accuracy, animated crowds and a Challenge the Call replay system, and has received positive early feedback from the Amiga community. It was inspired by a suggestion from Amiga streamer Amiga Bill and runs on the ACE engine, with a recent update adding 288 new animations and bug fixes.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/ace-of-matchball-rather-decent-amiga-ai.html
www.timeextension.com breaks down the latest details.
Konami is celebrating Castlevania's 40th anniversary by offering the original NES title as a free download for iOS and Android users through October 24 2026. A brief 10-second clip posted on YouTube has sparked fan speculation that the video hints at a forthcoming Castlevania 3D collection to follow the upcoming Belmont's Curse, though Konami has not confirmed details or which games will be included.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/a-new-castlevania-40th-anniversary-video-has-released-and-fans-think-they-have-spotted-a-tease-for-a-3d-collection
www.retrododo.com dives into the news.
Pokémon Snap Has Been Ported To Quest VR & It Looks Incredible
Author: Brandon Saltalamacchia
A community-made fork of the Nintendo 64 classic Pokémon Snap has been adapted for the Meta Quest 3, letting players explore the game in VR using headset tracking and the controllers to take photos, throw items and navigate menus. The port, based on JackAndBeans' Snap64Recomp and released as an ARM64 Quest APK on GitHub, targets 90 Hz rendering with OpenXR and Vulkan but may exhibit occasional frame-rate drops and other bugs typical of early-stage ports. Users can download the APK now, though they should do so cautiously and expect ongoing development to improve stability and performance.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/pokemon-snap-has-been-ported-to-quest-vr-it-looks-incredible/