Amiga & Retro News

No sooner had I featured the hot news story of Sonic the Hedgehog coming to the Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200 than I found out through Facebook that Csabo, KiCHY, and The Sarge has released Stab'N Dash for the Commodore Plus/4. An overhauled version of Green Beret developed with top-notch coding, graphics, and high quality music. To coincide with this news, provided below is the full >>

Do we have some great retro gaming news for you, as that legendary game character Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog game series, which appeared on multiple systems such as the Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, and Sega Game Gear. Will be coming to the Commodore Amiga 500 1mb, and Commodore Amiga 1200 with the hard work of Reassembler , the same creator who released the vastly superior version >>

Submarine Attack wasn't the only game released by Camden Town Games this week, as another game they made available for the Amiga 1200 and Sega Mega Drive was called 'Tank Attack'. A 2 Player death match Tank Game that has similarities to other classics from 8bit systems such as Battle City and Combat. In light of this news, provided below is further details about the game as well as >>

If you have an Amiga or Sega Mega Drive and looking for another entertaining game to play through this weekend, then you can do no wrong by checking out Camden Town Games new Commodore Amiga and Sega Mega Drive game called 'Submarine Attack. A game that the creator says is " An update of the arcade classic game Depth Charge". To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a short >>

It's nearly Christmas! So to give you that Christmas feeling we have a nice little game for you to play that has recently been released called 'Santastic' by Tukinem for the Commodore Amiga. A game whereby you play as Santa and must deliver presents to children throughout a snowy landscape. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided some footage of the demo that can be downloaded >>

I have a soft spot for shoot 'em ups on the Amiga, especially games such as the fantastic Banshee, or my personal favorites Project-X and R-Type. Well thanks to another heads up from the developer known as Roartj(Roar Tjørhom), we've been told that the eagerly awaited WW1 Shoot 'em up called 'Wings of Fear' has come out of beta and has been released into the wild. A high quality game developed >>

While new game announcements have been in short supply these last couple of days from myself (blame ill health), I wanted to at least mention this new single screen arcade game for the C64 by Commodore Spain called 'Lunadia'. A game whereby you must avoid falling asteroids while trying to recover broken pieces of the lunar research before time runs out. If that sounds like your sort of game that >>

Another ZX Spectrum game worth checking out is the recent release of Jtpl's fast-paced first-person action game for the classic ZX Spectrum 48K called 'World of Spells'. A game that the creator says "you can watch in amazement as our silly rubber wonder pumps out a Wolfenstein 3D-like, full 360 freedom of movement action, with >50 frames per bleeding’ second. It simply has to be seen to be >>

Our good friend Tom has just given us the heads up for the updated version of the high quality Arcade Platformer called 'Max Stone : The Secret of the Great Pyramid' for the ZX Spectrum which is available to download via itch io. A nod to Indiana Jones in which you play as Maximiliano Piedra aka Max Stone, on his first adventure to reveal The Mystery of the Great Pyramid. To coincide >>

I was looking through the itch io website, and I came across a new adventure game called 'Mission2Mars' by 8080 for the Commodore Amiga. A text based adventure with some humor in deep space that was created using AmiBlitz3. Just be aware that if you want to try out this game on your Amiga however, you'll need AHI Installed, RTG 1280 x 720 Window/Fullscreen 24-bit, and a crazy minimum of CPU 300 >>

Could this November get any better? Oh yes it has! As we have just been informed via Saberman through Facebook that you can now download the latest Scorpion Engine developed experimental build of 'Streets of Rage ' for the Commodore Amiga. A downloadable build of the incredible fighting brawler that was originally released back in 1991 that spawned multiple sequels including Streets of Rage 2, >>

The Amiga news has been a bit quieter this week, but even so, one game that's worth keeping an eye on throughout next year is the action shooter called Mission Alien by Matze1887. An Assembler developed game that looks to feature detailed levels and different enemies throughout. While the game has recently been updated to itch io, the only details to go with the screenshot below, is that it's >>

We have been spoilt by some pretty decent looking games this month, from Sherwood (C64 Collector’s Edition) by Griffonsoft, to Zezito in the Glittering Caves by Iapetus. Well here with another great game to keep you occupied throughout this month, and it's Deathflood : Curse of Oak Island by WindigoProductions. A game described by the developer, as an action game full of >>

Here we are with another shout out for this classic game called Castlevania, as I have been informed through Facebook, that Thelen is still working on a pretty stunning looking Castlevania game for the Atari XL/XE VBXE called Catslevania. A new version of the game, that looks graphically superior since its first tease way back in 2022. To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a new gameplay >>

In the 1980s Ocean Software ( Imagine Label) released a fine beat 'em up for the Amstrad CPC, C64, and ZX Spectrum. It was a pretty decent title that involved you as a street fighter, fighting gangs, in order to rescue his girlfriend, who is being held captive by a mafia boss. Sadly however, when it comes to the Amiga version, it was pretty terrible! With one person on the Lemon Amiga site saying >>

Well this is brilliant news and one I didn't think would happen so soon after the recent release of MUSKETEER. As the team behind that game who we know as Griffonsoft, are now working on the next game for your Commodore 64 called 'Sherwood (C64 Collector’s Edition)'. A game whereby you play as the legendary Robin Hood, and must fight with bow and arrow after being exposed at an archery >>

Thanks to a heads up by Aladin, he has told us that not only can you still download the PC remake of Camelot Warriors from 2007, but S0Y is currently working on an Amiga AGA edition with the first footage teased below! For those of you who don't remember the game however, this was a very difficult action slasher platformer that was published in 1986 for the MSX, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad >>

In 1985 Sega released the sequel of Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns for the Arcade, which in itself was based upon Activision's two home console games Pitfall! (1982) and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984) for the Atari 2600. It was a scrolling platformer that also appeared in 1987 for the NES as another line up in the Pitfall series. Well fast forward to today and thanks to Saberman letting us know, >>

Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours , we've been told that if you're looking for something different to play on your Amiga and C64, then make sure to check out la1n's latest game release of 'The Holy Cube Deluxe'; A game in which you need to grab all the circular colours to move on to the next level! In light of this news that's been as thick as a milkshake this week, Saberman >>

Fancy playing a new Commodore 64 demo that is not only fun to play but will also have you tapping your feet listening to its great soundtrack. Then make sure to check out this upcoming Commodore 64 platformer by Bonette2020, Adrian Bonnette, Dirk Roosen, and Richard Bayllis called 'El Chef'. A game whereby you play as a friendly cook, on a personal mission to collect bags of flour and magic eggs >>

It wasn't long ago now that here on Indie Retro News, we did multiple features for JOTD's fabulous Arcade conversion of the 1980's hit classic's Pac-Man, a game which was released on the Amiga as Pacman 500. Well today's news came as a complete surprise to us and one I think you'll be pleased to hear, as thanks to another heads up by a good friend of ours, we have learnt that JOTD has released a >>

Well this is brilliant news, as I found out yesterday by a good friend of ours that the 1986 Arcade game called 'Jail Break', which was also released on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, is coming to the Amiga as an arcade conversion/port by JOTD. The same developer who also released many other games such as Elevator Action, Super Xevious 1200, Hyper >>

Another game worth checking out that was recently mentioned to us through Facebook, is the fun for all the family game called 'Zezito in the Glittering Caves' for the Commodore 64. A game that puts you in the boots of Zezito, on a personal quest to restore glittering caves to their former glory. Just be aware this wont be easy, as you'll be dealing with nasty spiked snails with their >>

Put aside your arcade platformers and shoot 'em ups as do we have a treat for you! As if you loved playing either Hired Guns or Space Hulk on the Amiga, then make sure to keep an eye out for the upcoming release of 'Cyber Blast X'. An upcoming Amiga game that will have creatures to kill, rooms to explore, puzzle solving, and the ability to destroy walls as you progress in the game. To coincide >>

While many of you were overjoyed to hear that Stunt Car Racer from the C64 had been ported over to both the Atari 8-bit, BBC micro and Commodore plus/4. There's another version that's been released which is equally special and well worth a download, and it's Stunt Car Racer for the Commodore 128. Yes that's right thanks to another heads up via Facebook, we've been told that if you want to see >>