Vespertino - This upcoming Racing Simulator for the Amstrad CPC looks incredible [UPDATE]

If you thought Alien 3 and Xevious 128k was going to be the only highlight this year, then prepare for a shock. As we've just been tweeted via a good friend of ours that the upcoming Amstrad CPC racing game called 'Vespertino World Racing", is not only still being worked on, but as of this week a new trailer has been launched showing just how good this game looks. Yes indeed from the same team who worked on the amazing Amiga to Amstrad CPC port of Pinball Dreams and through 28 years of productions for several productions, comes a new game that will apparently eclipse them all!

Stunt Car Racer NES - A brilliant classic gets an unofficial NES port by cobbpg

Cobbpg has achieved a remarkable technical feat by bringing Geoff Crammond’s legendary 3D stunt racing game, Stunt Car Racer, to the NES. This ambitious adaptation fuses the code of the original Commodore 64 release with the refined visual art style of the Amiga version. The developer heavily reworked the source material by hand to push the boundaries of the NES while utilizing the MMC3 mapper with 256K PRG-ROM, 16K CHR-RAM, and 8K WRAM. To protect players' hard-earned accomplishments, the game features WRAM write protection outside of gameplay and retains both your record track times and overall career progress on boot. Separate fine-tuned versions have been released to accommodate NTSC, PAL, and Dendy hardware configurations.

Brutal Pico Race - Another Pico-8 game comes over to the Amiga via BSzili [WIP]

Following on from our previous PICO-8 news story, as BSzili has began porting the rather enjoyable PICO-8 futurist racing game, Brutal Pico Race, over to the Commodore Amiga. Following the positive feedback of his previous fantasy console conversion, the space shooter Zepton, the talented coder has once again bridged the gap between modern retro restrictions and classic 16-bit hardware. Originally created by yourykiki, this adrenaline-fueled, split-screen racer pushes the classic Amiga chipset to its limits with high-speed pseudo-3D visuals and raw arcade gameplay. The release adds yet another impressive trophy to BSzili's growing portfolio of high-quality Amiga demakes and ports.

Neo Turbo Challenge - Lotus homage game is teased for the amiga [UPDATE]

Here's some interesting news for the weekend as German developer 'Cego' is creating "Neo Turbo Challenge," a new AGA Amiga racing game designed to be a worthy homage to the Lotus Turbo Challenge series. The project aims for 50 FPS gameplay on 68030/50MHz hardware, featuring network multiplayer, a level editor, and streaming audio. Currently in alpha, the engine Claude Codeis being fine-tuned to faithfully reproduce and improve upon the classic's driving mechanics and feel. To coincide with this news, provided below is the first alpha footage of the game viewable below.

Stunt Car Racer (Framerate Unleashed) - Unlocks the framerate to 50/60 FPS on the Amiga!

In the late 80's, Geoff Crammond released the incredible game of ' Stunt Car Racer '. It involved you the player, racing around a 3D track in a first person view using a vehicle which had boost capabilities. It was also one of the greatest racing games ever released and what made it so great was the fact that all of the tracks were like rollercoasters, with such dangerous driving and incredible heights involved it would've killed anyone if it was real life. But this month as a bit of a shock, a coder by the name of Vesuri has released an Amiga version of Stunt Car Racer that's running at a smooth 50/60fps. Something Amiga owners have been wanting for a very long time.

Flat-Lane - Another fabulous racer released for the C64!

The Commodore 64 scene continues to prove that there is still plenty of life in this legendary machine. Retro homebrew developer youki06 has just released Flat Lane, a new racing title that serves as both a nostalgic tribute and a technical "experiment-turned-reality." For youki06, the project is deeply personal. His history with the C64 dates back to 1983, when he received the computer as an 11-year-old. Like many aspiring programmers of that era, he dreamed of creating a pseudo-3D racer in the vein of the arcade classic Pole Position. While he felt he lacked the technical prowess as a child, Flat Lane—his second complete game for the platform—finally brings that vision to fruition.

Stunt Car Racer 128 - An awesome classic gets a super smooth C128 version!

While many of you were overjoyed to hear that Stunt Car Racer from the C64 had been ported over to both the Atari 8-bit, BBC micro and Commodore plus/4. There's another version that's been released which is equally special and well worth a download, and it's Stunt Car Racer for the Commodore 128. Yes that's right thanks to another heads up via Facebook, we've been told that if you want to see just how smooth Stunt Car Racer can be on the C128, then make sure to check out this version released by cobbpg.

Speed Racer - A Tron game for the Amstrad CPC by RetroPoke! [UPDATE]

Amstrad owners if you are feeling a little left out worry not! As looking through my inbox for new games to talk about, and Xenomorph was kind enough to let us know, that Titan has released the new Amstrad CPC game of 'Speed Racer' by RetroPoke. A multiplayer Tron like game, that features different rounds of fun for up to 8 players pitted against each other (4 humans and 4 computer-controlled opponents). To coincide with this news, below is the latest info from the website as well as footage from Xenomorph.

Travel Unlimited - This racing game for the ZX Spectrum by MANU & KIT looks super cool!

It's not often we get new racing games for the ZX Spectrum, but scrolling through the YRGB 2025 competition list, and I've come across a new game called 'Travel Unlimited' by MANU & KIT. A smooth racing game that will not only have you on the edge of your seat racing at break neck speeds, but you'll be racing other cars, while trying not to slide into the nearest tree. To coincide with this news, make sure to check out the latest gameplay footage, you'll be glad you did!

Nigel Mansell World Championship for the C64 has been recovered, and it's well worth checking out!

This is incredible news especially if you have a C64, as the classic racing game of 'Nigel Mansell World Championship', which was released on many different systems such as the Amiga,  Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis and ZX Spectrum, has not only been recovered, but as of today you can download the game and try it out on your Commodore 64 right now. A holy grail game, which,  according to project manager Darren Melbourne, "featured some of the most impressive road routines he’d ever seen on a C64". To coincide with this news, make sure to check out the previewed footage posted below, it does look good!

XWheels Grandslam - A PC nod to classic racing game Super Cars from the Amiga? Hell ya! [Prototype]

I'm a huge top down racer fan, but truth be told, so many are utterly rubbish. I remember playing Micro Machines, Supercars and the like, against friends and had so much fun doing so. Well we now have a new contender on the scene, with 'XWheels Grandslam' by -Corso-. And while it is just a prototype, and unsure if it will be turned into a full game, the description of "In reference to Supercars 1 & 2 on the Amiga, this could be considered a remake with more hand drawn, hand painted artwork with enhanced destructible environments and increased difficulty", caught my attention enough for an article!

Formula V20 1985 - A nod to Pitstop II and Pole position for the Commodore Vic-20 +24k [81' +16k UPDATE]

It's not often we get new racing games for the Commodore Vic-20, but searching through the itch io website earlier today, we've found out that Huffelduff has released the Commodore Vic-20 game of 'Formula V20 1985'. A new game in that the developer says is a nod to classic Commodore 64 games such as Pitstop II and Pole position.. In light of this news as ever we've got some new footage of this arcade racer which can be found below.

Speed Haste - A shareware racer gets an Amiga Port by BSzili (68040 or 68060 with an FPU)

Got yourself a high end Commodore Amiga and want to make the most of it? Then come and check out this new Amiga port that's been released as  'Speed Haste/Circuit Racer' by BSzili. A port of a shareware arcade racing game, that was originally created by NoriaWorks Entertainment for MS-DOS between 1995 and 1999. A game that allows you to race F1 or Stock Cars around a variety of circuits in either Practice, Single Race or Championship modes. As ever we've provided some new gameplay footage and further game details below.

FASTER - A super-fast and silky-smooth racing game for the Atari STE by Jonathan Thomas is coming to the Amiga!

Glorious news Amiga owners, as we've just found out through Twitter, that Jonathan Thomas will be bringing the super fast and silky smooth facing game of 'FASTER' from the Atari STE over to the Commodore Amiga at some point in the near future. As in the words of the creator about the STE version "Don't expect endless game modes, achievements, tutorials or cutscenes - this is pure, unfettered and uncomplicated 1980's-style arcade action". To coincide with this news, we've got some footage from the very first announcement direct from the twitter post.

Party Speedway Extended & The Kaufmannsgilde & Spediteur - Triple the fun in these new games for the C64 via K&A+ #25 magazine!

I'm a huge top down racing fan, from games such as Micro Machines to Supercars and Indy Heat on the Amiga. Well here's another top down racing game you might like to try that was recently released on the Commodore 64, it's 'Party Speedway Extended' via K&A plus; An enhanced version of a tiny sprite racing game that originally came 1st place at the WiLD Demo Competition at Teddy Beer C=64 Party way back in 2022. To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a new video showing the final build of the game. A game which is available as a collector’s box, a single physical release or digital download attached to the K&A+ #25 magazine.

Super GP 64 - A new racing game has been released for the Commodore 64

It's not often we get new racing games for the Commodore 64, but trawling through the itch io website today, we've found out that AJ Layden has released the Commodore 64 game of 'Super GP 64'. A new game in which the developer describes "as a simple arcade style racer, inspired by games like Pitstop and Pitstop 2, and is a port and reworking of his Super Monza GP 2 game for the VIC 20". In light of this news as ever we've got some new footage of this arcade racer which can be found below.

Stunt Car Racer - A great game from the late 1980s gets an Apple II port!

Of all the games to appear to in the late 1980's, this in my opinion was one of the best stunt style racers, it had some of the craziest tracks and the ultimate track the "Ski Jump". What made it so good was not just the feeling of speed, but the thrill of accelerating into the sky and coming back down with an almighty crack! And now thanks to a heads up by kaviolalainen through Twitter, he has released Geoff Crammond's finest game of Stunt Car Racer for the Apple II. The second port by kaviolalainen after previously releasing the game for the Commodore Plus/4.

Rally Cross 1.0 - Multiplayer top down racing game for the Amiga by Ozzyboshi and team

I'm a huge top down racing fan, from games such as Micro Machines to Supercars and Indy Heat on the Amiga. Well here's another top down racing game you might like to try that was recently updated for the Commodore Amiga, and it's 'Rally Cross 1.0' via Ozzyboshi and team; A tiny racing game that wasn't just featured as a developer diary during Phaze 101's game jam on car racing games, but also as a new release at the Flashparty 2023.

Super Monza GP 2 - This game expands on the the original for the VIC 20 32K!

VIC-20 owners we hear your cry, you want something more for your system. Well have we found the best thing for you! As of this moment you can try out the latest release of Super Monza GP 2. A new release by AJ Layden as an expanded racing game for the 32K expanded Commodore VIC 20! To coincide with this fresh news story sent to us by Liqmatrix, we have some more information about the improvements as well as a new gameplay video.

GP Cars - A C64 racing game comes #2 at WiLD Demo Competition FOReVER 2023 - ROBOT

I'm a huge top down racing fan, from games such as Micro Machines to Supercars and Indy Heat on the Amiga. Well here's another top down racing game you might like to try that was recently released on the Commodore 64, and it's 'GP Cars' by LHS; A tiny sprite racing game that came 2nd place at the WiLD Demo Competition FOReVER 2023 - ROBOT. To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a new video where he crashes around the track a lot!