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Homebrew Side Quests #2: Sentient Inhalers
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Retro Roundup: Sentient Inhalers, Skyblivion, and the Unkillable Spirit of Homebrew
Old hardware isn’t just nostalgic—it’s resilient. This week’s homebrew scene proves that if you’ve got enough stubbornness (and caffeine), even 1980s silicon can pull off wizardry.
💡 Arcade Perfection, Finally
JOTD’s AGA Ghosts’n Goblins for the Amiga is shaping up to be the definitive home version—typo and all—including interrupt-driven blitting for those massive, corkscrew-scrolling levels. Meanwhile, RCampeador’s Super Pang Genesis port hits v0.2 with machine guns and two-player chaos, while Bob’s Stuff resurrects Lock’n’Chase on the ZX Spectrum with AY sound that’ll make your 48K weep.
🚀 Retro Reinvention
- Rogue 7800: A roguelike on the Atari 7800? Yes. Procedural dungeons on a machine that barely ran After Burner.
- FamiDash: Geometry Dash on NES? Timing jumps, spikes, and momentum—compressed into 64KB of pure madness.
- Wheeze!: A Game Boy platformer starring Pumpy, a sentient inhaler battling pollution and cigar-wielding execs. Because why not?
🌌 The Big Leagues
Skyblivion—yes, that Oblivion remade in Skyrim’s engine—is now pushing 223 quests, original lockpicking, and atmospheric Ayleid ruins. It’s a mod by technical definition… but when your team rivals AAA studios in scope and polish? Homebrew in spirit, at least.
Bonus: Gobliiins 6 is a real, modern release with retro DNA—and Kula World is finally coming to the 32X. Because why let a crippled 3D accelerator stop greatness?
Bottom line: Retro gaming isn’t dead. It’s just getting weirder.