Amiga & Retro News

As if this week couldn't get any better, as after previously announcing the update for Dave Retro Forge's graphically superior version of 'Bubble Bobble Remastered' for the Commodore 64. Along comes this new announcement from the same team that they are going to release at some point in the near future 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave'. As in the words of the creator, "For the first time in 39 years, >>

Babaliba wasn't the only classic game to be converted over to the Atari ST, as I've recently been told that the 1993 DOS game called Train, which is also very similar to another classic game called SNAKE. Has been converted over to the Atari ST by Slovak programmer Baky, with music by scener Tao. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage showing this game that >>

If you played ' Ghosts'n Goblins ' the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise on systems such as the Amstrad, Amiga, Atari, C64 and ZX Spectrum, or the more recent arcade overhaul that was released for the Plus/4. You'll be interested to know that as of just recently, JOTD has started working on Ghost's'n Goblins for the Commodore Amiga as an AGA edition. Although he does state "This >>

Here on Indie Retro News we do love writing about the Amiga, especially with all the fabulous games that have been created using Amos, Backbone, RedPill or even Scorpion Engine. Well now it's the Atari ST's turn to get a rather decent game, as carlesoriol has recently announced the release of Babaliba. A conversion of the classic Dinamic game, that he said was created just for fun as he >>

We've recently found out that Haplo, who is behind games such as Hell Beneath, Tenebra and the Amiga port of Ooze: The Escape, has released the mind bending puzzler of 'Shift' for the MSX. A game that was released during 2024 for the Atari 8bit, Amiga and Commodore 64! To coincide with this news, we've got some more information about the game, as well as a screenshot and a video from >>

In 1985 Capcom released one of the coolest Arcade games ever to grace the gaming scene, and that game was the incredible Ghosts'n Goblins which appeared on lots of different systems. It is a game that if you haven't played it, you are seriously missing out! So as a shout out to that awesome game of which I have played a lot, we have just found out through Facebook that the Plus/4 is getting an >>

Even though Mixel is still working on 'Creeping Me Out : Hex Night'; A Scorpion Engine created Action/Adventure/Platformer featuring complex levels, a story, enemies and dangerous traps to keep you company. There's another game that's worth keeping an eye and by the same developer, and that's WIZONK; A 2-4 player deathmatch wizard platformer with gameplay that's regarded as a slight mash up of >>

Way back in 2020 MegaStyle released the Commodore 64 game called 'Captain Cloudberry'. A game whereby you play as Captain Cloudberry, on mission to destroy radioactive weather balloons that have given an evil witch complete control of the atmosphere, keeping the villagers trapped in her meteorological terror. Well fast forward to today, and if you missed out on the Commodore 64 version you'll >>

Here's another great classic that wasn't just a movie, it had a game too! And that game, just like the movie was called The Goonies. Originally the game came out for the C64, Atari 8bit, Apple II, MSX, and was later ported to the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC by US Gold. This game follows very closely to the movie in the fact that many of the screens were largely inspired by actual sets and puzzles >>

When I was growing up there was a game I used to love playing with friends whereby your task was to drop bombs, and hopefully blow up other players in a maze like game screen. That game was none other than Bomberman also known as Dynablaster. A game which was actually first released way back in 1983 by Hudson Soft and then published by Konami. In fact the reason we are mentioning the game is at >>

Ladies and Gentlemen the late 80's and early 90's adventure graphical style is calling out to us once again. As Saberman informed us earlier today that the classic game called 'Police Quest III' by Sierra, has been given a graphical enhancement/remaster by SCP. The same people who are also behind the more recent Kings Quest V OCS remaster and the upcoming Space Quest IV. To coincide >>

If you're looking for a Commodore PET news story, then have we got something special for you! As thanks to a heads up by Jason Cook in our emails, we've learnt that the previously released game for the Commodore PET called 'Tower and Dragon' will at some point soon be getting a new version and kickstarter campaign. A game that the creator says "Tower And Dragon for the Commodore PET with only 8k. >>

Many years ago in the early 90's there was a classic Adventure game by Sierra called King's Quest V, which featured the first King's Quest instalment to replace the typing user interface with a point-and-click user interface. It was in my opinion one of the best games in the series, which even today sits proudly on my shelf amongst other greats by Sierra. Well if you too remember this game will >>

Want to play a new game that is getting positive feedback such as this from @AmigaFanatic1980 "Nice looking platformer with good artwork and use of I am assuming 16 colours?". Then come and check out Tedzogh's new single screen platformer called 'Pooperino' for the Commodore Amiga. A Scorpion Engine developed game that can be seen being played in this footage provided by Saberman below.Here's the >>

If you're looking for something slightly different this week, then look no further than this latest development by Deuteros called 'Spirit of Eternal Racer'. A personal experiment turned technical demo that requires a very beefy Amiga 1200 with added (PiStorm/ RTG). A tech demo that the creator says mixes retro charm with realistic driving physics and a smooth, fast-paced experience. To >>

The latest SEUCK competition entry has appeared and it's 'Jessica Steel - Bloodmonger' by Christian Siege and Richard/TND. This homebrew C64 title is an arcade action game that features side scrolling gameplay, enemy avoidance and one of the best tunes to appear in the competition. While it isn't the best game that's been added to the competition, if you have a C64 set up with some decent >>

Oh no another Pac-Man game I hear you cry, well hear me out! As this one wasn't only released for the Atari ST/STE by frgailll, but it's a very impressive arcade port of Puckman, a game which is none other than the Japanese version of Pacman. To coincide with this news which is getting great feedback such as "Wow! This is VERY VERY VERY well done." and "MG! Finally, a proper Pac-Man port on the >>

Have you ever wanted to be a bird, soaring through the sky without a care in the world? Well then come and check out this new game for the Commodore Amiga called ' GULLIVER ' by captain-ts. A simple yet charming game, in which you take over the role of Gulliver - a cheeky seagull with a special way of eliminating his enemies. So if you're not into intensive action games, and just want >>

Chikubi Ninja wasn't the only decent game to see a release over the weekend, as I've also been told to let you all know about Jhonnystorm's new game for the ZX Spectrum called 'Pulplife'. An underwater adventure, whereby you play as a little octopus on his journey to find and rescue all his little siblings before they are devoured by the numerous predators in the vast ocean. If this sounds like >>

Are those supposed to be eyes? ;)It's nearly the end of 2025 and with the competition still ongoing, we've been informed that Imanok has entered a rather decent action platformer for the MSX 2 called 'Chikubi Jinja'. A game that the MSXDev page says "it comes with a groovy PSG soundtrack, where sharp reflexes and quick decisions are key to defeating every opponent." In light of this news if you >>

Oh joy of joys, if you loved the 1984 game of Tetris or the 1989 game of Columns , you'll be pleased to know a brand new puzzle overhaul of Tetris 2 by František Fuka has been released for the ZX Spectrum. This excellent game that was originally released for the ZX Spectrum in 1990,  has not only been made more suitable for modern players who already played NES Tetris, Tetris 99 etc, but >>

As we said before, JOTD has created some amazing conversions/ports over the years. Games such as Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Tetris 1200 (AGA), Super Bagman, Galaxian500 and our personal favorite Super Xevious. Well if you've been following all of our updates of JOTD's latest Arcade to Amiga conversion of Phoenix. A 1980's Arcade fixed-screen shooter by Taito, with a later release in 1983 for >>

We've been told that Prototron and team, will at some point in the near future be releasing a much improved build of the previously released enhanced version of the 1991 US GOLD published Beat 'em up of 'Final Fight' for the Amiga; A game that when it was originally released back in the 90's, was regarded as either a failure, or just a pretty terrible game suffering the same fate as the Street >>

Every time I try to find Space Quest IV for the Amiga to add to my ever growing childhood collection, I'm always told not to bother as it's terrible. In fact one person on the Lemon Amiga site said, "they booted it up on their A1200, 'played' it for 10 minutes, vomited at the non-amiga-worthy graphics, swore at the arrogance of sierra for releasing a daft excuse for a port and almost destroyed >>

Here's another banger of a news story especially if you were a fan of the Halo games, as thanks to a heads up by Earok, developer of the Scorpion Engine, he has announced a preview download of 'Halo Zero'. An unofficial fan port of a classic fan game, which in turn was inspired by the series created by Bungie. In light of this news which was a bit of a surprise considering that I'm slowly >>