And we thought we knew about all the Next games...


It's easy to guess that despite all the diligence in preparing the database, one game was missed. Or maybe more than one, I just haven't come across the others yet. Meet Super Dragon Gems from Software Amusements. The game was only announced in 2018, along with Repel All Borders. Both have since been discontinued.

Super Dragon Gems (Adrian Cumming)

This week, a new utility, .ssh by Johan Engdahl, was announced. SSH Client - is a program used to securely connect to remote computers and execute commands through an encrypted tunnel using the SSH protocol. Pretty cool, right? Just to use it, you need to connect a network cable RJ45 to the microUSB port of the NextPi accelerator. It's a tough task. I'll order a network adapter and adapters from AliExpress on Monday.

The game Shpeed arrived in my inbox, which allowed me to adjust its release dates.

I also got around to compiling and organizing all the programs written by Simon N Goodwin. It took about a day to type and verify the source code, which is available as screenshots.

Thanks to Simon, we were also able to study the Crash Annual 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 magazines and extract all the game ratings from them. Several Retro Gamer magazines were also reviewed.

Hopefully next week I'll be able to process all the remaining utilities from Simon and start exploring the games.

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