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Hacker offers a first look at a new C64 logic puzzler

TheStuffMade is seeking bug reports and GoatTracker contributions as work continues on levels, sound and difficulty options.

Oct 27, 2026

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The Addams Family’s missing Amiga backgrounds return in a new fan release

ColinOct 16, 20263 min read

Code already inside Ocean’s original game provided the starting point, while a change to Gomez’s sprite resolves a longstanding display problem.

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Dizzy retrospective: Philip Oliver on how an egg became a British gaming icon

ColinSep 28, 202630 min read

A half-day experiment with an oversized face became nearly 40 years of adventures. Philip Oliver takes us through Dizzy, the Yolkfolk, Big Red Software, lost NES games and what should come next.

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XPong48 adds cooperative paddle action to the ZX Spectrum

ColinOct 27, 20262 min read

Two paddles defend the same side against a faster computer opponent, while solo and versus matches introduce changing arena rules.

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Veins of Iron seeks backing for a boxed SNES horror shooter

ColinOct 21, 20263 min read

ModeVII’s gothic shooter uses a custom cartridge accelerator, with PAL and NTSC editions planned for original Super Nintendo hardware.

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Space Pizza brings cave-flying chaos to the ZX Spectrum Next

ColinAug 29, 20265 min read

Gary Pinkett’s Space Pizza turns interstellar takeaway delivery into a fast arcade challenge, with online leaderboards and a soundtrack from DJ H0ffman.