#retro on 2026-10-17

1. 00:10 <Sprite> OSnews | GNOME OS moves to preview stage Thom Holwerda · 1d ago · 5 min read It’s been two years since my initial post about making GNOME OS an end-user general purpose OS. Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve hit a major milestone! TL;DR: We’re launching a new edition called “GNOME OS Preview”, which is built from the latest stable GNOME release. This means that GNOME OS is no longer just a nightly OS for GNOME developers ... Read full story
2. 12:08 <Sprite> Time Extension | Analogue 3D Receives 'Best Inventions of 2026' Award from TIME Magazine 1h ago · 1 min read GoldenEye 007 still pulling in the plaudits. TIME magazine has recognised the Analogue 3D in its end-of-year awards, presenting the humble N64 clone with a gong for "Best Inventions of 2026". Released in November 2025 (TIME's annual awards window runs November to November), the Analogue 3D replicates Nintendo's best-selling 1996 console and allows users t... Read full story
3. 13:33 <Sprite> Time Extension | Player Discovers 'Nudity Code' Hidden in the Censored Sega Genesis Port of StormLord 33m ago · 1 min read Scandinavian Scandalous. During the late-'80s and into the early-'90s, computer games got decidedly... horny. Despite the rudimentary visuals of the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, some developers still did their damndest to sneak in pixelated 8-bit nudity, while being a little more provocative with the cover art - see Barbarian (1987), Vixen (1988), and Gam... Read full story

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