Amiga & Retro News

Something for everyone this week, and to continue the 8bit fun. I've recently been informed of a new ZX Spectrum that's worth checking out called Jogos 80 em: Cadê os Artigos by Teknamic Software. A new game in which playing as Eduardo Luccas or Marcus Garrett, you must collect special items and chase down the eight rebellious editors of the Jogos 80 magazine across several Brazilian >>

A bit of a short news story for this one, as trawling through Facebook, we've found out through Earok who created the Scorpion Engine, that Basement Ape is working on what looks to be a new beat 'em up platformer for the Commodore Amiga, using yes you guessed it, the Scorpion Engine. While there is very little to go on, and the game doesn't even have a name yet, you can at least check out the >>

Another challenging puzzler has graced our C64 screens today, as thanks to Saberman letting us know through Facebook, he has told us that if you head on over to the itch.io website linked below, you can download the latest release of 'Kye' by cobbpg ; A C64 port of Colin Garbutt's puzzle game from 1992, Kye. In light of this news, especially if you like Puzzle games then make sure to >>

With another double heads up from both Xenomorph and Xyphoe, we've been told if you like the classic 1980's game of Sokoban. Then David Programa has you covered with the new Amstrad CPC game of 'SkillTeam'. A game which is not only based on the mechanics of the famous Sokoban, but according to the developer, is a remade for the Amstrad CPC (464/664/6128) from the ZX Spectrum. To coincide with >>

Dizzy fans it's time to really celebrate Dizzy in a really big way, as a very special Dizzy redux of ' Crystal Kingdom Dizzy ' on the ZX Spectrum, has only moments ago just appeared in our news feed. The original CKD was first released in 1992 on a multitude of systems in a completely different graphical pallet than we were used to and some say worse than most of the other 8-bit Dizzy games of >>

Some more Amiga news for you all, as we've just been given the heads up, that JOTD who was behind great conversions such as Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Super Bagman, Galaxian500, Pooyan, Super Xevious, and the upcoming Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja, has now turned his attention to the 1982 game of Burger Time. A new Amiga conversion which was originally released back in the day for the >>

Looking through the latest TND SEUCK Compo 2025 entries to see if there's anything new to play, and we've just found out, that Rodrigo Yeowtch, who is a newcomer to the SEUCK competition, has entered his new Commodore 64 game of 'Poltergeist Hellschool'. A game in which playing as Toshiba, you must take out ghosts and bullies that have been possessed by evil, with only your books in hand! To >>

Something for everyone this week and it continues with the latest release of the Fishing game of ' Fish Tycoon ' by Tooizzi. A new Commodore 64 game that the creator says isn't about action, chaos and all that stuff, but is instead a relaxing, handcrafted fishing journey that will keep fishing fans hooked on their 8bit computer. To coincide with this news, as always we've got the full details of >>

Bubble in Trouble and Driar wasn't the only games released this week for the speccy, as thanks to the developer letting us know through our emails, we've been told you can check out his latest ZX Spectrum game of 'The Last Bullet'. A new game which was developed using the MojonTwins MK engine. To coincide with this news, we've got the full story of the game, as well as some gameplay footage >>

Fancy playing not one but TWO ZX Spectrum games released by Bitmagine Studio? Then come and check out Bubble in Trouble and Driar released through itch io. Whereas in one game you play as Bobbly Bubble that has screwed up and must traverse through 26 colorful rooms without getting popped, in another game which was originally created for NES in 2012 by Stefan Adolfsson & David >>

Apogee Software released some great games in the 90's, games such as Monster Bash, Bio Menace and even our personal favorite Duke Nukem. Well one game that's going to get the remaster treatment, and a game that many of us still remember to this day, is the 90's game of 'BioMenace'. Yes indeed for those who loved playing this game back in the 90's, will pleased to know that Rigel Gameworks, a >>

If you're looking for a new NES game to try and want one to satisfy your retro gaming needs, then look no further than this work in progress Zelda like game of 'Knight on the Moon' by Kn56k. A game which when finished, will not only features 8 directional movement, but there's 6 Large bosses, 5 main "dungeons", puzzle solving , exploration and weapons pickups and hidden secrets. To coincide with >>

We've mentioned many Space Invader variants over the years, from Havie's Blitz Basic version of the game on the Amiga, to our personal favorite from Pink/Abyss called 'Tiny Invaders'. Well yet again we've been sent another version of Space Invaders for you to download and try, and it's LC-Games full C64 conversion of the famous arcade game created by Tomohiro Nishikado in 1978. To coincide with >>

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 the Commodore Amiga! As in the words of the creator "This is my attempt to >>

Toki was an awesome arcade shooter platformer that was released way back in 1989 by a designer by the name of Akira Sakuma for systems such as the NES, Sega Mega Drive, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Amiga & Commodore 64. In it you played as an enhanced Ape transformed from a Human that could shoot energy balls from his mouth defeating strange creatures and finally an evil Wizard. Well If you remember >>

We have just been informed by both Saberman and Xenomorph, that The Mojon Twins has released their latest Amstrad CPC game of 'Phantomas en el Museo'.  An Arcade platformer, which isn't just a high quality game in a series of Phantomas titles, but playing as the most famous thief from the 80s, you are sent to retrieve 5 magnificant pieces of art for the museum that has been infested by >>

There's nothing more satisfying than playing top down scrolling shoot 'em ups, games I remember fondly stand out such as the fantastic classic Tyrian 2000, or the many list of Arcade titles running through home emulation or a well designed cabinet. Well thanks to a heads up from the developer, we've been told at some point soon, Roar Tjørhom will be releasing a demo of his little shoot 'em >>

When it comes to games developed using the SEUCK engine, they are usually Shoot 'em ups that vary in quality, with some feeling a bit boring and rather samey. Thankfully 'Thunder Bird' by Eleanor Burns is an exception. As not only is it a Western themed action six shooter platformer, but you'll have fun blasting different enemies with gun in hand such as snakes and nasty miners. To coincide with >>

Listen up Commodore 64 owners as we have a special treat for you! As trawling through Twitter looking for some decent retro news, we have just found out that, thanks to the developer @joeyvc64 letting us know, we've been told you can play the latest port of 'Super Amok' for the Commodore 64! A C64 port of the VIC-20 Berzerk clone of Super Amok by Roger Merritt from 1983! To coincide with this >>

I was checking the latest releases and came across this pretty damn fine Amiga game that blends a bit of dungeon crawling with some roguelike fun. Titled as 'Sir Redford Knights Adventure', this upcoming Commodore Amiga game by Juen, Koyot1222 and JMD, not only came 1st place at the RAM#3 compo, but word on the street is the game is still being worked on, with a demo for you to try >>

A weekend heads up for all of our Amiga readers , as we've recently found out through the EAB forums, that Tukinem together with Retronics, is not only still working on bringing the Polish point and click adventure game of 'Sołtys' over to the Commodore Amiga 1200 with an English release date of May 23, 2025. But as of today you can try out the latest demo featuring English, German, Spanish, >>

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 >>

Another announcement has just arrived from Saberman, as he has just told us a previous Amiga game that was teased with demos called 'AMIner', has been updated with a final build of 25.3.30, which features a number of improvements making it a worthy game to play. If you've not heard of this game before, AMiner is an Arcade title that is not only based on a Motherload flash game, but also looks >>

BSzili is certainly no stranger to the Amiga scene, as not only did he release the Amiga port of Blake Stone Aliens of Gold, but there was also ports done of Exhumed / Powerslave, Wolfenstein 3D, BLOOD and even my personal favourite Shadow Warrior. Well it looks as if BSzili isn't done with the Amiga scene just yet, as he has released a proof of concept 'Tomb Raider' for the Commodore Amiga >>

Another Plus/4 announcement of which RPG genre fans might enjoy reading about, is the fact that Synergy has released the Ultima like CPRG of The Tale for the Commodore Plus/4. A full-fledged entry in the BASIC category of the Commodore Plus/4 játékfejlesztői verseny Plus/4 GameDev competition . A game that features rather large PETSCII graphics during the story. To coincide with this news, >>