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BrewOtaku Issue 10 - Printed Version
BrewOtaku Issue 10 delivers 92 pages packed with new games, detailed reviews and fascinating stories from the international homebrew scene – professionally printed in a large A4 format!
- More than 140 freshly released homebrew titles for classic systems
- 24 pages of homebrew news from the international development scene
- 36 detailed reviews of current homebrew releases
- Fascinating features about Pyrite64, LSD: Dream Emulator, Ikari Warriors and ZSNES
- Interview with Nico Barbat and Steffen Häuser
- 92 pages in A4 format, with only five pages of advertising
- High-quality English-language print edition for homebrew and retro gaming fans
92 pages of new homebrew games, reviews and retro gaming stories
The tenth issue of BrewOtaku magazine is here, once again demonstrating just how active and creative the homebrew scene for classic computers and consoles continues to be. Across 92 large-format A4 pages, you will find new releases, detailed reviews, interviews and fascinating background stories from the world of independent retro game development. Only five pages of the entire magazine contain advertising, leaving the rest packed with editorial content.
The impressive range of featured platforms stretches from the Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 to the Game Boy, Mega Drive, Dreamcast, SNES and Nintendo 64. The entire magazine is written in English and is aimed at everyone who not only enjoys playing new games on classic systems, but also wants to learn more about the people and stories behind them.
24 pages of news featuring more than 140 new homebrew titles
Across 24 packed pages, BrewOtaku’s extensive News Corner presents more than 140 newly released or announced homebrew games. Alongside a huge selection of new Game Boy, Atari and ZX Spectrum titles, you will also discover current projects for the Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, SNES, Mega Drive, Dreamcast, MSX, Jaguar, DOS and many other systems.
Featured titles include Alice Sisters for Dreamcast, Hobo Albo’s Halloween Adventure for NES, Angelsong for SNES, AmiDuke for Amiga AGA, P-47 II for Mega Drive and a huge number of new Game Boy and Game Boy Color releases. With such an enormous variety of games, Issue 10 once again offers plenty of projects that even dedicated homebrew fans may not have encountered before.
Show the complete list of featured homebrew releases
Four or More (C64), Attack (ZXS), Cindy Block (ZXS), Hyper Hive (C64), DS. Bodyguard (ZXS), Escape from the Twilight Castle (ZXS), Frostland (ZXS), Galacic Nexus (ZXS), Generals (ZXS), Gunman Messiah (ZXS), Kubanoid (ZXS), Night Train Deluxe (ZXS), Runaway Nose (ZXS), SibCity (ZXS), Travel Unlimited (ZXS), Nishiyama (LNX), Wolf & Eggs (ST), Hexfall Jumper (XLXE), XEBYZ (XLXE), Miner 256 (XLXE), Timberman (XLXE), Shadows Of Dimensions (XLXE), Alice Sisters (DC), Q-Dash Mission (GB), Yopaz IceStar (DC), Hop ‘n’ Revoke (GB), Yap and the Enchanted Bubbles (GBC), AmiKlotski (OCS), Danger Ranger (GBC), Two Ships (GEN), Mega Platform Countdown (GEN), Dr. Franky and the Monster (GBC), Ms. Paku (TRS80), OrmBlok (GBC), King & Balloon (GEN), Frontrooms: Normalities (GBC), Pyrotoad (GBC), Beer Rescue (C64), Go For Money 2 (ZXS), Greeny (ZXS), Slow Manic Willy (ZXS), Collect the Things (ZXS), Return to Freakonia (ZXS), Rebearded Fantasy (ZXS), Arena 3000 ZX (GBC), The Cat Game (A2600), Run Cat, Run (A2600), 10-Pin (ZXS), Mars Defender (A2600), Hobo Albo’s Halloween Adventure (NES), Honey Heist (NES), Golfanalia 2 (GEN), Stamina (ZXS), Boni 2 – Return to Bat Hell (ZXS), Potion Panic (GBC), JURL (JAG), Feed IT Souls: DUAL (GBC), CartBound – The GB Hardware Quest (GBC), FATAL eRRoR Jazz (GBC), Umi Bombs (C64), Hit the Fan (ZXS), In the Dark 2 (GBC), Ningami 2 (GB), Day of the Breach (GBC), Sheep Split (GBC), Cosmoctopus (GBC), Mount Crymore (GBC), Mega Mall Debt Simulator (GB), Droll Ball (NES), The Elder Scrolls Travels: Morrowind (GBC), Hearts and Heroes (GBC), Archaea (GBC), Enkidu (GBC), Colônia (GBC), PuzzleBoy: Logic Quest (GB), PocketWare (GBC), qulqy (GBC), BunkerBoy (GB), Void Stranger (GB), Submachine (GB), Polar Peril (GBC), Desertion (GBC), Legally Distinct Archeologist (GBC), Temporal Light: Prelude to Hyperion (GBC), Abyss (GB), Bomb Tracker (GB), Game Boy Hero II (GB), God Destroyer 2 (GBC), Scoundrel (GB), GbBBS95 (GBC), Boot the Birds (ZXS), The Oath Under the Stars (MSX), Stop die Glocke (A2600), The Secret of Anubis (CPC), Hero Fantasy: The King’s Sword (ST), Pitchfork (GB), Space Bros 128K (ZXS), Dinosaur Game (GEN), Super Quarti (NES), Snake Eyes (NES), Thunderturds (GBC), Dives Gone By (GBA), Angelsong (SNES), US Championship V’ball (ECS), Puzzle Invaders (ZXS), Dodge These Balls (OCS), Ecclesia (ZXS), Fetch Quest: Pet Sim (GB), Game of Life Kuzushi (GB), Zxpider (ZXS), Basic Block Breaker 2 (MSX2), ZXInvasion (ZXS), Super Cozy Panda (SNES), Doctor Hell Invasion (C64), J*ust-1K (ZX81), Space Ghost (A2600), Disc Match (A2600), Hostile Armada (A2600), Speed Maze Rabbit (C64), Solar Fox 2: Space Evaders (CV), Numeral Munchers (NES), Bat Attack (A2600), Florida Man Saves the World (C64), Bell of the Dragon (A2600), Zak McDrucken Saves The Chickens (ZXS), Stone Grabber (DOS), Gnasher (GBC), Beam me up you Bastard (ZXS), …BOOOM!!! (ZXS), …BOOOM!!! Next (ZXS), BriscoBasic (C64), Moo Juice (WII), Tower of Mystery (ZXS), Maisie Day Is Not Okay (ZXS), Deep Space Freight (GBC), Tombstones (OCS), Urok Remaster (ZXS), Ground Force Zero (GBC), YEET (OCS), Bouncy Bonzo’s Space Journey (AGA), Or Maybe This Is the Perfect Life: Spiriting Away (GEN), Galactor (NES), 3’s The Magic Number (C64), Tarik (A2600), Solar Fox II: Space Evaders (MSX), Ski and Roll (MSX), Car Pull 2177 (MSX), Brain Teaser (MSX), Twin Pics (MSX2), Bobby is still going Home (MSX), Frontiers Balloon (A2600), Steamboat and Biplane: Battle of Machines (A2600), Box in the Sky (A2600), The Survivor (A2600), P-47 II (GEN), Red (LNX), Zxetris (MSX), Saal (MSX), The Fate of the Pirate (ZXS), Dodger (A2600), Fuel Craze (A2600), B1KER (ZX81), K1ck-Off (ZX81), Astero1ds (ZX81), Roid Rage! (NES), AmiDuke (AGA), Spider Attack (A2600), Project G.E.A.R. (GBC), Rescue the Ooleans! (XLXE), Hexapucchu (CPC), Zodiac Deluxe (PLUS4), Speed Racer (CPC), Mars Attack (A2600), Frog Swamp (A2600), Svellas (PLUS4), Mountain Rescue (ZXS), Oops! (GBC), Dreizehn Katzen (GB), Apply Yourself (GB), Augury (GB), Bastet dans New York (GB), Unlucky: The Broken Mirror (GB), Rexy (GB), A Missed Fortune (GB), Lucky Number 7 (GB), Zack Scrubbs in Grime Time (GBC), Oxygen Leak (GB), Zephyr Express (GB), Color Jumper (GEN), Painter (GBC), Attack of the Empire (DOS), Flappy Bird 2600 (A2600), Full Circle Rocketeer – Caravan Edition (JAG), Gatonho: Quest 4 Rings (A2600), Grail of the Gods (SMS), The Green Knight (GBC), Exorcist (GBC) and TankMage (GBC).
36 detailed reviews of current homebrew releases
Issue 10 also offers an exceptionally varied review section. A total of 36 current homebrew releases are examined and reviewed in detail. The selection ranges from ambitious ports and enhanced versions of familiar classics to entirely new games created for hardware that is several decades old.
Reviewed games include The Settlers II Gold Edition for Amiga AGA, Train! Train! and Tower of Shlasca for NES, Zoryad for Game Boy Color, Rex and the Galactic Plague for Amiga OCS, Mario Kart 64 for Dreamcast, Celeste for SNES and SNK vs CAPCOM: Stronger Edition for Commodore 64.
Show all 36 reviewed games
The Settlers II Gold Edition (AGA), Train! Train! (NES), Tower of Shlasca (NES), Zoryad (GBC), Forest Escape (SMS), Rex and the Galactic Plague (OCS), Mario Kart 64 (DC), Danger Dennis (C64), Pyramid Escape (SMS), Der Wanderknecht (SNES), Musketeer (C64), Lock’n’Chase (OCS), Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (SNES), Rick Dangerous DX (GEN), El Hobbit: Vah-ka’s Cut (ZXS/CPC), Guzzler (MSX), Mute Crimson (DC), Hammer Knight (ZXS), Celeste (SNES), Asymmetry (ZXS), Cubix (ZXS), Tribe (C64), Venture (TI99), Goose Hunt (A2600), Death Sector (PLUS4), SNK vs CAPCOM: Stronger Edition (C64), Labyrinth of the Dragon (GBC), Obelisk (GB), Operation Hibernation (CV/MSX), Ultima I (VIC20), Quod Init Exit IIo (C64), Perfect Diamond (NES), Judy’s Adventure DX (GBC), Porklike (GBC), Wee Ninja (A5200) and H6-24 (A2600).
Pyrite64, LSD, Ikari Warriors and the story of ZSNES
The feature articles in this issue go far beyond ordinary game presentations. One article takes a closer look at Pyrite64, an engine and editor designed for developing Nintendo 64 games under Windows and Linux. Another explores the unusual PlayStation cult title LSD: Dream Emulator.
BrewOtaku also examines the Ikari Warriors series on the NES. The story section is completed by an article explaining how the ZSNES emulator made history and helped change the way classic SNES games could be experienced on modern computers.
Interview with Nico Barbat and Steffen Häuser
This issue’s major interview features Nico Barbat and Steffen Häuser. They discuss their work, their experiences within the homebrew scene and the challenges involved in developing and publishing new games for classic platforms. The interview once again provides personal insights directly from the people who continue to supply decades-old systems with brand-new games.
English-language print edition in a large A4 format
BrewOtaku Issue 10 is a professionally printed A4 magazine shipped directly from Germany. With 92 pages of content, it offers plenty to read, discover and refer back to, making it an excellent addition to any homebrew or retro gaming collection.
The entire magazine is written in English. A digital PDF edition is also available separately. With a BrewOtaku subscription, the digital edition is automatically included free of charge with your printed copy.
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