Amiga & Retro News

When I was young I used to love playing the very latest in 16bit/32bit racers such as Outrun, Lotus or even XJ220 on the Amiga. It was a time that gave me the feeling of intense speed and near misses without driving a real car and ending up in the local clink. Thankfully if you too like games like that, or even ones with a more science fiction element to them, then make sure to keep an eye on >>

Fancy playing an enjoyable arcade platformer released for the MSX via the MSXDev competition, then come and check out 'Molotov' by Joesg! A game in which you not only have to take revenge on tobacco and gambling shops, but playing as Fernando, you must create a Molotov cocktail to use it on these establishments to put them out of business for good. To coincide with this news, >>

If you're looking for more scary goodness then you've come to right place! As after already featuring the ZX Spectrum game of 'Monster Mayhem' by Mananuk, along comes another game for the ZX Spectrum called ' Scary Things 2.0 ' by DF Design. A vertical scrolling Shoot 'em up previously released for Halloween in which you have to blast your way through a World of Horror hosted by an infamous >>

Although I'm personally not a fan of Star Wars (I blame my Ex :p). I've just found out through Earok however, that not only did the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis get a new homebrew release called 'Super Star Wars Holiday Special'. Which is an unofficial game from the cult-classic SNES Super Star Wars series, and loosely based on the outrageous The Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978. But as of >>

An early morning heads up for you all, as we've recently been informed that Rob Rafac has released the Atari XL/XE to Commodore 64 port of Schreckenstein. As in the words of the creator. "I have been working on a port of the fabulous Atari 800/XL-exclusive game Schreckenstein by Peter Finzel (not to be confused with the several C64 games with similar names), so I want to turn it loose >>

It's time for the C64 to get in on the new year fun, as we've recently found out through our emails, that Megastyle has released an updated 4k Craptastic C64 game called 'Golf Dash Extended'; A puzzle game in which you need to move a ball in the correct direction from wall to wall, until it reaches the hole. The less moves you do it in, the more constructive your judge will be towards you at the >>

If you have an Amstrad or Amiga near by, chances are you would've come across the excellent homebrew Dungeon Crawler ' The Shadows of Sergoth '; a game which blew many of us away with fast coded graphics, deadly monsters and cool loot to find throughout. Although the big boxed edition is no longer for sale, the publisher Double Sided Games has disappeared into the nether, and my boxed edition >>

I hardly ever feature flight simulators here on Indie Retro News. It's not as if I don't want to, but the chances of a developer releasing a new flight sim for a retro system is very rare. Today's news however is pretty special. As not only is it flight simulator related, but a creator by the name of Jarosław 'Roeoender' Wosik has released an update to his Atari XL/XE game of ' F-16 Falcon >>

Looking to play a charming and family friendly game over the weekend, then this game by Captain-ts might just the game for you! It's Bunnito's Feast' for the Commodore Amiga (AGA). A game in which playing as a cute Bunny that has escaped his cage, you must traverse dangerous landscapes while finding food along the way, to hopefully find your way home. To coincide with this news, we've got a brief >>

Another Amstrad CPC news story, as thanks to a recent contact in our emails, we've been told that RetroWorks has released the Amstrad CPC version of their platform puzzler called 'Dungeons of GOMILANDIA': A high quality game that was previously released for the ZX Spectrum, that was also by the same team behind one of the best 8bit homebrews 'The Sword of Ianna'. To coincide with this news, we've >>

Tetris isn't the only game that keeps appearing on IndieRetroNews, as according to both Saberman and Xenomorph, Crazy Piri has released the Pac-Man game with a twist for the Amstrad CPC, called 'Pepper Buster'. A game that doesn't just have all the dot chomping goodness you could want in a Pac-Man Arcade style game, but there's also explosive bonuses and penalties added in too! Don't believe me, >>

Another new year heads up for you all, as we've recently been told through Facebook, that Clebin Games has released the high quality ZX Spectrum 128k remake of the 1980's game of Gilligan's Gold / Bagman. A game which spawned a number of more recent versions for the Amiga and C64 such as Bagman Strikes Back, Bagman Comes Back, and Super Bagman. To coincide with this news, we've got the latest >>

Throughout 2024 I've been keeping you up to date about Golden Code's awesome looking Danmaku shooter of 'Hyperborea'. A game that doesn't just feature decent graphics, but more bullets and lasers than you can handle all running on a stock A1200 or above. Well if you're interested in the latest developments of this upcoming Amiga game which was formerly known as 'Hyperborea'. We've got some new >>

If you remember Arkanoid; an arcade game first developed by Taito in 1986, with the bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of the screen, bouncing an orb back and forth and smashing blocks for a high score, then you are going to love this latest Commodore Amiga news story that's just been sent to us. As we have been told that hexaae has released some brand new backdrops for the >>

If you loved the 1984 game of Tetris, you'll be pleased to know that as of today, you can download the very latest Tetris style game of 'Twintris Deluxe' by Trex. A far improved deluxe version of a game originally released in 2001 by Megastyle, in which the nfo states as " very spartan and still fairly immature ". To coincide with this news, we've got the full details about this release, as >>

Another day and another ZX Spectrum game on Indie Retro News, as we've recently been informed via Saberman, that if you head on over to Hicks website, not only can you download some rather enjoyable games such as Haoken, The Goblin and Akane, but as of right now, you can download his rather awesome action platformer for the ZX Spectrum called 'Skynet'. A game which you play as Kyle Reese, on >>

From the same creator who brought you the excellent 2024 Amiga game of Master Of Minefields, comes another Minesweeper clone which may take your fancy. Titled as 'Sapermania', this game created by Reborn80, is not only another Minesweeper clone. But this game was originally created back in 1993 and has only since been released as the AMOS source code has been found, finalized and made >>

If you remember playing xLand Games Boulder Dash clone of 'Heartlight', a game which was released way back in 1991 to 1993 for the Atari 8bit, Amiga and PC, then you are going to like this latest news story that's just been sent to us. As we've been told that Ralf has made available the ZX Spectrum port remake of, yes you guessed it, 'Heartlight'. A new game in which the creator has kindly shared >>

There's another game you should be keep an eye on as developments progress, and that's Vigilante: A game that was not only released sometime back as a naff port to the Commodore Amiga, but thanks to Neeso Games however, is currently getting a much better port from the Sega Master System version via the Scorpion Engine to yes, you guessed it, the Commodore Amiga! As in the words of the creator >>

The Pretzelves wasn't the only game released that anyone of any age could pick up and play, there was also this new game by Voxel Tower called 'DON'T TOUCH MY EGGS!' for the Amstrad CPC. A new game in which playing as Luis Romera, you must use your football skills to gather as many eggs as possible in the basket, while also avoiding enemies or being dropped and splattered on the ground. In light >>

Some more festive fun for our retro gaming readers, is the latest release of the family friendly arena based game from Pretzel Logic called 'The Pretzelves ' for the Commodore 64. A game in which you not only have to collect presents for a high-score, but you are in competition with another elf to collect as many presents as possible, without being knocked, or pranked hindering your progress. To >>

With the MS-DOS Gaming! Facebook group hitting a massive 54K members, it's about time we get some decent homebrew DOS games to keep them occupied. Well it looks as if I found one, as thanks to the developer contacting me in my email, I've been told that Juan J. Martínez has released the MS-DOS game of 'Alien Intruder'. A single screen jump-and-shoot arcade platformer featured in >>

Throughout the years on IndieRetroNews, most of the games we feature are either platformers or shoot 'em ups, although we do feature other genres, those two are the most dominant. So to change all that, here's something we haven't featured before, and it's a Wheel of Fortune style game for the Amstrad CPC called 'Kolotoc' by Crazy Piri. A game in which the team has said "Family category, geek >>

Another homebrew this week with more Amstrad CPC news, as we were recently informed by Saberman through Facebook, that Tartessos Games has released their latest game of 'KROOK'; a new release in which the creator says is a puzzle-action and ability game. To coincide with this news, we've got the full details about this Amstrad title as well as a short gameplay video!Here's the latest from the >>

Back in the 80's a great shoot 'em up was released in the Arcades by Capcom called 1942. A game in which you shot down enemy planes, avoided being shot out of the sky and performed awesome rolls while collecting power ups. While it was an awesome game, and can still be enjoyed by anyone today, thanks to huffelduff however, we have a new game added to itch io called Pacific Air War: A >>