What is Retro Gameforce?

Retro Gameforce is an independent retro gaming publication, platform encyclopedia, and modern cassette publisher covering classic video games, original vintage computer and console hardware, cycle-accurate FPGA implementations (such as MiSTer), homebrew software, and physical release verification for legacy systems.

What platforms and classic computers does Retro Gameforce cover?

Retro Gameforce documents 209 vintage systems across the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, specializing in 8-bit and 16-bit home computers and consoles including the Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, NES, SNES, Sega Mega Drive, Game Boy, MSX, PC DOS, and MiSTer FPGA cores.

How does Retro Gameforce score retro game reviews?

Every game review features a 100-point composite scorecard evaluating Graphics, Sound, Gameplay, and Fun Factor on authentic hardware or cycle-accurate FPGA chips, providing honest critiques without nostalgia bias.

Where can I find modern physical cassette editions for Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum?

Fire Dragon Interactive publishes brand new physical cassette tape releases and digital packages (PRG, D64, D81, TAP) verified on authentic Datasettes and hardware, available in the Retro Gameforce Store.

Which languages are supported on Retro Gameforce?

Retro Gameforce supports 13 major languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Korean, Dutch, Polish, and Arabic (with right-to-left layout support).

Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment Come to Accelerated 68K Amigas Through GemRB

Steffen Häuser ports the GemRB Infinity Engine interpreter to 68K Amiga, running classic Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment on PiStorm and Vampire accelerators.

Developer Steffen Häuser has released a Motorola 68000-family version of the GemRB role-playing game engine for Amiga systems, bringing several legendary computer RPGs to hardware that never officially received their original commercial releases. Announced on October 10, the package supports the classic editions of Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment, including their supported expansions. The games themselves are not included. Users must supply legally obtained original data files, which can be installed from suitable discs or digital distributions. The package includes an installer intended to simplify that process, although some Windows-based digital releases may still require preliminary extraction on another computer. Performance depends heavily on acceleration hardware. Häuser reports that Baldur's Gate running on a PiStorm CM4 can achieve approximately two to three times the speed of the existing AmigaOS 4 version on an AmigaOne X1000. Typical scenes reportedly reach around 60 frames per second at 1024x768 on suitable Raspberry Pi 4-based configurations. Raspberry Pi 3 systems perform more modestly, while Vampire hardware generally requires lower resolutions. The developer identifies Vampire V4 as the minimum practical configuration, with PiStorm-based acceleration recommended. A conventional 68060 is currently considered too slow for comfortable gameplay. The release is commercially distributed through Amiga Shop and should not be mistaken for a free collection of the original games. This is a remarkable development for Amiga enthusiasts because the Infinity Engine RPGs represent some of the finest computer role-playing experiences of the late 1990s. The Amiga missed them during its commercial decline. Nearly three decades later, its increasingly powerful descendants are finally catching up.