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Retro-Gamers.it news follows what is happening today around the games and systems of the past, including new releases for classic hardware, reissues, restorations, events, preservation projects and independent productions. We select stories with a clear connection to consoles, home computers, arcades and video game culture, adding context rather than simply repeating announcements. From new cartridges and remakes to modern peripherals and archival discoveries, this section shows how retro gaming continues to evolve through communities, research and new creative work.

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Sonic running through Green Hill Zone in the Aonic demo for Amiga 1200
Software Aug 31, 2026 Amiga 1200

Aonic brings the magic of Sonic to Amiga: Green Hill Zone demo now available

Aonic brings Green Hill Zone to an Amiga 1200 with just 2 MB of Chip RAM, turning an old 16-bit debate into something we can finally test on real hardware.

Sonic running through Green Hill Zone in the Aonic demo for Amiga 1200
News Aug 31, 2026

Aonic brings the magic of Sonic to Amiga: Green Hill Zone demo now available

Aonic brings Green Hill Zone to an Amiga 1200 with just 2 MB of Chip RAM, turning an old 16-bit debate into something we can finally test on real hardware.

News Amiga 1200
Artwork di Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns con cavalieri a cavallo e un castello sullo sfondo
Software Aug 15, 2026 Microsoft Windows

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns, the Cinemaware classic returns after forty years

Defender of the Crown returns after forty years with The Legend Returns, offering three different ways to rediscover and reinterpret the Cinemaware classic.

Artwork di Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns con cavalieri a cavallo e un castello sullo sfondo
News Aug 15, 2026

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns, the Cinemaware classic returns after forty years

Defender of the Crown returns after forty years with The Legend Returns, offering three different ways to rediscover and reinterpret the Cinemaware classic.

News Microsoft Windows
A retro gamer playing Kaboomania on an Amiga computer in a pixel art inspired scene
Software Aug 13, 2026 Amiga 500

Kaboomania arrives on Amiga with a boxed edition and new Chris Huelsbeck soundtrack

Kaboomania brings a new maze-bomber experience to Amiga with 1,000 levels, physical editions, and a new soundtrack composed by Chris Huelsbeck.

A retro gamer playing Kaboomania on an Amiga computer in a pixel art inspired scene
News Aug 13, 2026

Kaboomania arrives on Amiga with a boxed edition and new Chris Huelsbeck soundtrack

Kaboomania brings a new maze-bomber experience to Amiga with 1,000 levels, physical editions, and a new soundtrack composed by Chris Huelsbeck.

News Amiga 500
The five versions of the new Commodore TAC-2 joystick, relaunched in 2026
Hardware Aug 11, 2026 Commodore 64

Commodore brings back the TAC-2, the iconic joystick of the C64 and Amiga era

Commodore brings back the TAC-2, one of the best-known joysticks of 1980s home computing, in five new versions faithful to the Suncom original.

The five versions of the new Commodore TAC-2 joystick, relaunched in 2026
News Aug 11, 2026

Commodore brings back the TAC-2, the iconic joystick of the C64 and Amiga era

Commodore brings back the TAC-2, one of the best-known joysticks of 1980s home computing, in five new versions faithful to the Suncom original.

News Commodore 64
Title screen of ZPF, a shoot ’em up developed for Sega Mega Drive and Genesis
Console Jul 13, 2026 Mega Drive 1

ZPF: The Free Mega Drive and Genesis Demo Is Available Now

Mega Cat Studios has released a free playable ROM of ZPF. It is a technically impressive and demanding Mega Drive shoot ’em up, although its action can become visually crowded.

Title screen of ZPF, a shoot ’em up developed for Sega Mega Drive and Genesis
News Jul 13, 2026

ZPF: The Free Mega Drive and Genesis Demo Is Available Now

Mega Cat Studios has released a free playable ROM of ZPF. It is a technically impressive and demanding Mega Drive shoot ’em up, although its action can become visually crowded.

News 1 Mega Drive
Retro-Gamers.it editorial illustration with computers, joystick, notebook and the text “We’re looking for new voices”.
Editorial Jun 30, 2026

Do you have a story to tell? Retro-Gamers.it is looking for new voices

Retro-Gamers.it is looking for new voices to tell stories about games, platforms, memories and video game culture. A voluntary collaboration for people with something to say.

Retro-Gamers.it editorial illustration with computers, joystick, notebook and the text “We’re looking for new voices”.
News Jun 30, 2026

Do you have a story to tell? Retro-Gamers.it is looking for new voices

Retro-Gamers.it is looking for new voices to tell stories about games, platforms, memories and video game culture. A voluntary collaboration for people with something to say.

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Sega Channel menu screen, the subscription service for Sega Genesis launched by SEGA in the 1990s.
History Jan 14, 2026 Mega Drive

The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future

The recovery of the Sega Channel ROMs brings back one of the most fascinating chapters in video game preservation: SEGA imagined digital distribution long before the world was ready.

Sega Channel menu screen, the subscription service for Sega Genesis launched by SEGA in the 1990s.
News Jan 14, 2026

The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future

The recovery of the Sega Channel ROMs brings back one of the most fascinating chapters in video game preservation: SEGA imagined digital distribution long before the world was ready.

News Mega Drive