Amiga & Retro News

Even though I'm in my mid 40's one of my favourite Anime's of all time, just has to be the Dragonball Z series. I have seen all the episodes, all the movies and even the spin offs! You could almost say my growing up years was Dragon Ball, although you wont see me wearing any costumes, powering up or using any special moves. But what I will show you is a nod to Dragon Ball called 'Roshi's Milk >>

If you loved playing the Ultimate Play the Game classic called 'Atic Atac', then come and check out this mod release for that great game called 'Atic Atac - Wszystko Hallows Eve ' by happycodingzx for the ZX Spectrum. An exclusive ULAplus mod that the creators says, "changes the lighting in the game to be simulate the character carrying a lamp". To coincide with this news provided below is the latest >>

Only just recently I was talking to a few friends about the original David Braben's 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite, and how we've seen a few fan based remakes appear as well as improvements and ports to different 8bit systems. But this latest news may interest you, if you have an Atari XL/XE however, as reifsnyderb has released a demo of a port to the Atari XL/XE. A version of the >>

Paleto Jones 2, The Mandarin 2, Black Sea, The Mandarin 2, and many others were all created by Mananuk. A developer that likes creating different gaming styles on a multitude of systems, such as the Amstrad and ZX Spectrum. Well fast forward to today and as a double bonanza, he's released a new action game for yes you guessed it, the Amstrad and ZX Spectrum. A game whereby you play as the >>

This year has already seen a few nice titles released for the Amstrad CPC, but here is a lovely colourful homage to the Jet Set Willy/Chuckie Egg style of game, featuring the creators very own character, Novabug. Guide his likeness across many different screens to raise enough money for the "BIG C'" research while trying not to be damaged by many of the weird creatures spread throughout the >>

This week has been a little overwhelming with all the news; as soon as I'm about to say I'm done for today, along come even more games that I just had to mention. From Mixelslab's awesome Amiga game called 'Creeping Me Out Hex Night' to the recent hot news story from Norecess, with their latest game called 'Sonic the Hedgehog' for the Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad Plus. Well, I'm not done >>

When I was a youngster I had the pleasure of playing the fantastic platformer of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Megadrive. A game which featured a ring collecting blue hedgehog, that could spin, run, jump and roll about, at the fastest of speeds in a battle against a number of menacing enemies and the main antagonist Doctor Eggman. So why is this game getting an mention on IndieRetroNews? Well, >>

The last Halloween game from me today as I've just been told that Alberto Sgaggero has released the AMOS BASIC programmed game called 'Whack-A-Skull' by Alberto Sgaggero. A new Commodore Amiga game, whereby you need whack as many as Skulls as possible for a high score. So yes if you're looking for more entertainment on this spoooooky night, head on over to the link below.Caution - Does >>

Usually I do one game at a time! But with so many appearing this week I thought it would be best to feature not one, but two Amstrad games that might be worth checking out. The first one is called Dia de los Muertos by Vitop69, and the second one is called Amstrad Eterno X by Capasoft. Two very difficult platformers that you will either enjoy or tear your hair out in frustration. To coincide with >>

Even more Halloween games to get through as looking through the itch io website, we've found out that the developer of Haplo. Who was behind games such as Tenebra, Ooze: The Escape, and Nixy and the Seeds of Doom has released the Commodore 64 horror game called 'P.T'. A game that the developer describes as, an interactive teaser for the video 2014 game Silent Hills. To coincide >>

If you're at home and looking for a scary game that fits right in with Halloween, come and check out Red Zebra's ZX Spectrum game called 'Xenomaze'. A first person maze game, that will have you aiming for the exit as quick as possible, before you become food for the monster that is hunting you down. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a video that has already received feedback such >>

We have just been told a new demo has been released for the eagerly awaited Scorpion Engine developed Commodore Amiga game called 'Creeping Me Out : Hex Night by Mixelslab. A high quality game that's mixes it up with a bit of Castlevania, and hints of Addams Family. To coincide with this demo update, Saberman has also done a video showing the game in action.While Creeping Me Out Hex Night has >>

Green Beret was an action arcade game released by Konami in 1985. It is remembered for its Cold War setting and its reliance on the player using mainly a knife to dispatch enemies, although you were able to collect many different weapons to aid you in combat. Green Beret was one of the hardest games I had ever played and yet was one of the games that gave me the best memories! Sadly however if >>

As many of you know when it comes to Dizzy, that little white egg has a special place on this site. We have featured art work, collections and fan based games, but what we have for you today isn't exactly a Dizzy game, but it's a Dizzy clone called 'Dylan the Spaceman' by Camden Town Games for the Commodore Amiga. A game that was been made using the Reality game creative software with the >>

It's Commodore Amiga news time! Welcome to Elevator Action for the Amiga! A conversion by JOTD and team which has now been released as a final ECS build ( Previously released as AGA). A game that was originally released in 1983 in the arcades. Basically you are a spy who has must infiltrate a building with a ton of doors and elevators, hence the name. The important documents for the mission are >>

With the resurgence of retro gaming hardware enabling us to play old classics on big TV's with lots of built in games such as the NES Mini, SNES Mini, Playstation 1 Classic, NEO GEO Mini,PC Engine Mini and the C64 Mini/Maxi you'd be forgiven in thinking there wasn't much else to get excited about especially with all the mini's and maxi's out there in the wild. Well Retro Games Ltd have something >>

More great news this week as looking through the itch io website, we've found out that LC-Games has released the latest game of RandomPac for the Commodore 64. A game that isn't just a tribute to Pac-Man, an arcade game released by Namco in 1980. But this version of the game has procedurally generated mazes and even bonus rounds to enjoy. To coincide with this news, there's some footage of >>

In 2020 I told you of a new game that was released by RetroSouls called 'Old Tower'. A game that featured a wicked soundtrack, an awesome loading screen, and superb graphics by a worthy team of RetroSouls. Well, fast forward to today, and if you remember playing this game, will be pleased to learn that Ignacobo has released his own version of this enjoyable homebrew called 'Basic Tower' for the >>

A new Commodore 64 game has surfaced, which looks pretty decent; is Patagonia's C64 game called 'Nikolav The Vampire.' A game in which you play as Nikolav and must rescue your beloved Lunara, kidnapped by Frankenstein, driven mad by an impossible love. While the game is still in development, provided below is the latest demo that has some of the levels found in the full game, which is >>

In 1986 Sega released one of the greatest arcade racers of our time called Out Run. A game designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success, but became one of the best selling games of its time. A game that featured incredible racing graphics and fantastic music. Sadly the Amiga version wasn't all that great, and even though we had the incredible release of OutRun Amiga Edition >>

The weather has been rather grim here in the UK, so if you're also stuck in doors and wanting to check out any highlights in the C64 community, then you can do no wrong with the latest teased game called 'Bonkers'. A game in which you play as Bear Bob, that has crashed on Coconut Island and must avoid hostile creatures and deadly obstacles to reunite with his family. To coincide with this news, >>

Here on Indie Retro News, we love a good retro conversion or remake, and Mutant Monty, developed by Stephen Ancell is as retro as you can get! This is a faithful Amiga conversion of the Amstrad CPC and C64 1984 classic Mutant Monty by Artic in all its pretty psychedelic coloured goodness. The aim of this game is to collect all the gems and reach the exit on each of the games levels. Also make >>

If like me, you were addicted to games such as Arkanoid or Breakout, then come and check out this rather unique Arkanoid clone with a difference called 'CALLBACK' by PinkParrotStudio for the Commodore Amiga. A high quality Scorpion Engine developed game with relentless enemies, bigshot bosses, lasers and all the block smashing fun you could want in a game like this. To coincide with this >>

Fancy playing an MSX game that the MSXdev25 competition page says " As with any Roolandoo game, you know two things are going to happen. It is going to look good, and it is going to play hard ", then come and check out the latest release called 'Exo-Tical' by Roolandoo. An awesome game, whereby you'll be piloting a spaceship across an unexplored planet, and dealing with some pretty dangerous >>

If you haven't broken your joystick just yet, with this latest release that is very possible! As after releasing the joystick and button bashing game called Track'N'Field, JOTD has now made available the first downloadable version of Konami's arcade Olympic themed sports game called 'Hyper Sports'. A transcode and amiga port with graphics & sound conversion by JOTD and soon with music by >>