YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-10-02

www.indieretronews.com has a new write-up worth a look.

Gun Smoke - 1980's Arcade Western has arrived on the Amiga (AGA) via Modern Vintage Gamer

Modern Vintage Gamer has released an Amiga AGA port of Capcom's 1985 arcade shooter Gun.Smoke, recreating the original's vertical-scroller gameplay, ten levels, weapon pickups and boss fights with near-identical graphics and sound. The developer reverse-engineered the arcade ROM into C code, using the Amiga's dual-playfield mode and hardware sprites to deliver 50/60 fps performance on a stock A1200, along with CD32 support, automatic NTSC detection, fast-RAM utilization and high-score saving.

Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/gun-smoke-1980s-arcade-western-is.html

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A fresh post from www.retrododo.com is live now.

Four New Transparent Plastic ModRetro Chromatic Colours Shown In New Leak

Author: Sebastian Santabarbara

A recent leak reveals that ModRetro's upcoming Chromatic handheld will be offered in four transparent-plastic colors-green, red, purple, and smoke/clear-and will feature Gorilla Glass, AA-battery or Power-Core power, and bundled Tetris with link-cable support. The units are priced at ¥26,500 (about $168/£127), significantly lower than the original metal Chromatic, but no official release date or additional specifications have been announced.

Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/four-new-transparent-plastic-modretro-chromatic-colours-shown-in-new-leak/

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New coverage from www.timeextension.com.

New Book Celebrating 45 Years Of The ZX Spectrum Smashes Its Kickstarter Goal Day One

The Rubber-Keyed Wonder. Publisher Golden Slumbers Ltd.

Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/new-book-celebrating-45-years-of-the-zx-spectrum-smashes-its-kickstarter-goal-day-one