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A curated collection of frameworks designed to streamline development for retro and classic systems. These frameworks abstract low-level hardware complexity while preserving the constraints and aesthetics of vintage platforms. This section covers cross-platform retro frameworks, libraries for classic consoles and home computers, modern toolchains targeting old hardware, and engines that enable developers to create authentic retro experiences using contemporary development workflows.

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  • Arcade Game Designer icon
    Arcade Game Designer
    Arcade Game Designer is a tool for creating ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC464 games
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  • Arcade Game Studio icon
    Arcade Game Studio
    Arcade Game Studio is a engine that can make classic 80's retro game. It offers many tools to build games that look and feel like 80's games. Add your own stuff, very lightweight, able to be played in almost all windows games and build in editor. No coding required, you can make a game under an hour.
    Link visits: 5 Date: 2025-12-16 17:19:26
  • Bladecoder Adventure Engine icon
    Bladecoder Adventure Engine
    The Bladecoder Adventure Engine is a set of tools to create interactive graphic adventures (classical point and click games).
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  • CPCBasicator icon
    CPCBasicator
    CPCBasicator has been created to help develop in BASIC from PC on Amstrad CPC machines.
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  • CPCtelera icon
    CPCtelera
    CPCtelera is an integrated development framework for creating Amstrad CPC games and content
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  • MegaZeux icon
    MegaZeux
    MegaZeux is a game creation system originally released in 1994 and still being developed today. At DigitalMZX you'll find an enormous collection of MegaZeux games and a forum inhabited by friendly MegaZeux veterans. In-depth community info can be found in the MZX Wiki.
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  • Morpheus icon
    Morpheus
    Morpheus is an experimental 2D game engine written in modern C++ supporting both the Nintendo DS and the Game Boy Advance, tested on real hardware when possible.
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  • Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer icon
    Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer
    Simply put, the most powerful user-friendly tool there is for creating games for 8-bit computers. Supported formats include the ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC, BBC Model B, Dragon 32/64, Acorn Atom, Enterprise and VZ200 with more on the way
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  • S.E.U.C.K. - Shoot Em Up Construction Kit icon
    S.E.U.C.K. - Shoot Em Up Construction Kit
    This is a remake of the C64 version of SEUCK (Win32, Linux and Mac OSX)
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