August 15th week in review
A look back at the week in retro gaming, featuring a new Apple IIgs port of Pitfall, Sacred 2 on Switch, and fresh FPGA arcade cores.
It has been a busy mid-August for retro enthusiasts and hardware tinkerers alike. Between fresh homebrew ports and modern remasters of massive RPGs, there is plenty to catch up on. Here is a look at what happened over the last few days.
Pitfall! gets a 60 FPS port for the Apple IIgs. A new homebrew release brings David Crane's 1982 Atari 2600 platformer to Apple's 16-bit hardware. The port runs with smooth animation and native sound.
Sacred 2 Remaster is out now on Nintendo Switch. The massive 2008 action RPG completes its modern platform tour with this release. It is now available as a new Switch port.
Jotego adds Rainbow Islands and Thunder Force II to his FPGA arcade cores. The latest JTCORES update brings hardware-accurate support for Technosoft's classic shooter and Taito's platformer. Both cores are ready for MiSTer and Analogue Pocket.
The original Star Fox programmer is building a new rail shooter. Giles Goddard helped define the 3D rail shooter in 1993. Now, Chuhai Labs is explaining how they recreated that exact arcade feel for Wild Blue Skies.
We will see what next week brings as the summer announcements continue to roll in.
Source: 5 Highlights from Xbox's August 10 Weekly Game Slate
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