YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-10-17
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
www.indieretronews.com has a new write-up worth a look.
Arlasoft Soccer - A Sensible Soccer game has arrived on the C64 and it's GOOD!
Arlasoft has completed a five-year effort to port the classic Sensible Soccer to the Commodore 64, delivering a faithful recreation of the original's gameplay despite the C64's 1 MHz 6502 CPU and 64 KB memory limit. By using lookup tables, frame-alternating movement, and tile-based calculations, the team preserved the distinctive physics and controls, though features such as career mode and licensed player names were omitted; the final version includes human-CPU matches, a 16-team cup, penalties, multiple difficulty levels, formations and pitch types, with C128 users able to boost performance via border raster tricks. Minor slowdowns can still occur in crowded goalmouths, mirroring the original Amiga version.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/10/arlasoft-soccer-sensible-soccer-game.html
www.retrododo.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
You Can Now Pre-Order The ANBERNIC RG DDS
Author: Brandon Saltalamacchia
ANBERNIC has opened pre-orders for its flagship dual-screen handheld, the RG DDS, priced from $299 and available in Basalt Black, Glacier White and Phantom Blue, with 8 GB + 128 GB or 12 GB + 256 GB RAM/storage configurations. The device runs Android 16 on a Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 (SG6275P) processor, features a 4.7-inch top IPS display (1200×720) and a 4-inch bottom IPS display (960×720), a 6000 mAh battery, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, dual speakers, a 3.5 mm jack, 6-axis gyro and an integrated stylus. It is marketed as capable of emulating PS2, Xbox, 3DS and even PS3 games.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/you-can-now-pre-order-the-anbernic-rg-dds/
www.timeextension.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
More than 30 Years Later, Addams Family Amiga's Biggest Flaw Has Finally Been Fixed
Addams Family 'Backgrounds Edition' is available now. If you happened to play Ocean Software's 1992 port of The Addams Family for the Commodore Amiga back in the day, you'll know that it came with a pretty big compromise.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/more-than-30-years-later-addams-family-amigas-biggest-flaw-has-finally-been-fixed