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Retro game revival: PokéBonk for GBA, Pole-Vaulting for C64 announced

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Two retro-style video games are being developed for classic gaming consoles. PokéBonk is a Game Boy Advance title by NugKnows featuring starter Pokémon, wave-based survival, and mid-run evolutions. Pole-Vaulting World Championships is a Commodore 64 game by ready64 that includes 12 countries in its preliminary round and 8 in the final. AI

RANK_REASON These are announcements for new video games on older platforms, not core AI developments.

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Retro game revival: PokéBonk for GBA, Pole-Vaulting for C64 announced

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    PokéBonk (2026) by NugKnows for Game Boy Advance. Pick a starter, survive eight one-minute waves while attacks fire on their own, then evolve mid-run. Twelve st

    PokéBonk (2026) by NugKnows for Game Boy Advance. Pick a starter, survive eight one-minute waves while attacks fire on their own, then evolve mid-run. Twelve starters, three regions, 30 fps on original hardware. 🎁 https:// nugknows.itch.io/pokbonk-gba # ai # gba # retro # game # …

    LINKS nugknows.itch.io/pokbonk-gba
  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Pole-Vaulting World Championships (2026) by ready64 for Commodore 64. 12 countries in the preliminary round, 8 in the final. 🎁 https:// ready64.itch.io/pole-vau

    Pole-Vaulting World Championships (2026) by ready64 for Commodore 64. 12 countries in the preliminary round, 8 in the final. 🎁 https:// ready64.itch.io/pole-vaulting- world-championships # ai # commodore64 # c64 # retro # game # polevaultingworldchampionships

    LINKS ready64.itch.io/pole-vaulting-world-champ…

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