Amiga & Retro News

RobSmithDev seems to have a thing for bunnies, especially with his other games he's released for the amiga such as Hop to the Top, and Bunny's Boing Ball Bounty. Well here we are with another bunny game from this developer, as he has released the on-rails shooter called 'The House of The Dead Bunnies'. A game in which he states is "Probably the only Amiga LightGun game worth playing!". To >>

Stunt Car Racer was one of the best stunt style racers for the Amiga, and one of Geoff Crammonds finest games. Yet what made it so good was not just the feeling of speed, but the thrill of accelerating into the sky and coming back down with an almighty crack, especially if you ended up missing the track altogether such as on the Ski Jump. So you can probably see why I'm just that little bit >>

Fancy playing a charming little platformer that's fun for all ages, then it might be worth downloading Donut80's new game for the Commodore 64 called 'Egg Fued'. A Jumpman Junior, Bounty Bob Strikes Back, and Lode Runner inspired game, whereby you need to collect all the eggs while avoiding the nasty foxes. To coincide with this news, the developer has posted about the game from our Facebook >>

Throughout this year Camden Town Games has either released or teased a number of games for the Amiga, games such as Dylan the Spaceman, Submarine Attack, and Tank Attack. Well here we are with another teased game, as the developer has made available a work in progress demo for the upcoming Scorpion Engine developed game called 'Cat and Mouse'. A Pac-Man like game whereby you need to >>

Something slightly different for todays retro heads up, as if you are a huge fan of Dungeon Crawlers, especially games such as Eye of the Beholder or Lands of Lore. Then you may be interested to know that Captain DarkN3m0 is still working on a new Dungeon Crawler for the Amiga called 'The Cthulhu Project'; A horror like RPG which the creator says "is being developed using AMOS PRO as a 3D old >>

Mutant Monty, Street Fighter II and Hyper Sports weren't the only games to see ports to different computers this week, as I've been informed through Facebook that Fregarni has ported the 8bit classic of 'Three Weeks in Paradise' over to the MSX. A port of the classic Spectrum and Amstrad CPC title that shockingly wasn't released for MSX back in the day. To coincide with this news, >>

Throughout this year our good friend Zooperdan has been creating lots of Puzzle games for the Amiga. Games such as Blok, WordZ and YEET. Well after constantly badgering him to do something different ( I'm just not a puzzle fan :p ), he's now released a Christmas themed arcade shooter called 'Mad Santa'. A Scorpion Engine developed game, that was made in 4 days so it can be added to Amiga >>

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 >>

Throughout this year IndieRetroNews Youtubber Saberman has been keeping you up to date with the latest developments of the impressive looking homebrew remake of Street Fighter II for the Atari XL/XE. Well this game which originally appeared on the Arcades, and was then ported to pretty much every system you could think of, has finally been converted over to the Atari XL/XE thanks to  >>

With Christmas just a few weeks away, Mixelslab, who is behind the eagerly awaited Scorpion Engine developed Commodore Amiga game called 'Creeping Me Out : Hex Night. Has released a small festive tease of the game, as a special demo called Christmas Me Out. An arcade platformer now featuring 2 short levels, Anna (not Francis) as the protagonist, one devious boss fight, Ice blocks, ridiculous >>

Growing up I used to collect a lot of Amiga PD games, especially as dad took me to boot fairs and markets and was happy to scan through the latest catalogue of PD games. Well one such PD game that has made an appearance for the Amiga, albeit enhanced, is Wheelchair Gladiators Championship Edition. The long awaited AGA follow up to the Amiga original from 1994. It's faster, has more weapons, >>

In the 1980s Ocean Software ( Imagine Label) released a fine beat 'em up for many different 8bit systems. It was a game 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 it's "pure crap." Well, >>

Shock!! This isn't a JOTD Arcade to Amiga port! As I've found out from Walter Mamo that Modern Vintage Gamer is working on an Arcade to Amiga port of the top down racing game called 'Zippy Race', also known as MotoRace USA in the states. A game in which the player controls a racer who must travel on a motorcycle from Los Angeles to New York City. To coincide with this news, MVG has >>

I haven't featured a SEUCK Competition entry for some time, so to change all that here's a new game released for the Commodore 64, it's Puppix - The Cabbage Forest by Pinov Vox, Fabs, and Richard Bayliss, A Halloween themed action game created using the Sideways Scrolling SEUCK Left 2008 version. To coincide with this news, the full story and gameplay video have been provided >>

The 1987 hit adventure game of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards by Sierra, has been used as a showcast for a new WiC64 feature for the Commodore 64 called WiC64mex. Which enables games to trigger music, speech and sound effects over the internet via the WiC64 hardware. Do be aware however, even though this is pretty impressive, it's still only a showcast by RetroBytes. Larry: >>

In 1987 Hewson released ' Exolon ' for the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad CPC, with a later conversion to the Enterprise 128, Amiga and Atari ST. In the game, you played as a sci-fi soldier across multiple screens blasting away enemies and defending yourself against gun defences as well as homing missiles. Well if you remember this fine game then make sure to check out Space-Time Games latest >>

If you're feeling festive and want to play some Christmas games then come and check out the newest of releases from Langford Productions called 'The Snowman'. ​A PC remake of the 1980's game by Quicksilva based on the book by Raymond Briggs and probably the cartoon on which Aled Jones sung. To coincide with this news, we've got some gameplay footage from Rowland Reviews and the full details >>

I've just had some fantastic news in my inbox, as that all time classic Amstrad game called ' Oh Mummy ' from 1984, has been remade by Blazon for the Commodore 64. A game originally developed by Gem Software and published by Amsoft. Oh Mummy was one of the best games from my childhood, it had fun gameplay revealing lost Egyptian treasures, deadly mummies that needed to be avoided, and a >>

I've recently found out from Saberman, that the Arcade to Amiga conversion of Irem's classic 1982 scrolling shooter of 'Moon Patrol' by both JOTD and no9(music), has now been updated with a new AGA enhanced, ECS and OCS build for you to try! Basically for those of you who were complaining about games created with just AGA in mind, you can now try lower end builds of the game all created as a >>

The last news story from me unless something major comes out, as the previously announced Amiga shooter of 'Hyper Wings' by Geldo79, has hit the big 2.50 with a number of improvements!  An Asteroids and Star Control mash up which was developed in ASM. To coincide with this news, while we did feature the game before, you can at least check out the full up to date details, as well as a >>

If you remember playing the 1987 game called Mr Weems and the She Vampires by RamJam Corporation, a game that was loosely based upon the 1985 Atari Games arcade title Gauntlet. Then come and check out typhonsoft's new work in progress game called Reginald and the She Vampires. An Amstrad CPC Remake/reboot of, and sequel to that 1987 game. To coincide with this news, we've got >>

A challenging yet high quality game has made appearance for the ZX Spectrum 128k called 'FloppyVerse' by JuanGM. A game in which you need to not only transfer recovered floppy disks spread throughout many different levels to your spaceship, but you have a limited amount of moves to do this, while also avoiding enemies within the allotted time. To coincide with this news, provided below is the >>

Over the past few years we've had a number of quality releases by JOTD for the Amiga. We've had games such as Ms Pacman, Hyper Sports, Elevator Action, US Championship V'ball, Tetris 1200, Lock'N'Chase, and even my personal favourite Xevious 1200. Well while we wait for the upcoming Jail Break conversion that is soon to be finished, JOTD has announced he is now working on >>

With all the games I've featured you'd think the news would slow down, but not so! As after already featuring a number of games for the ZX Spectrum since last week, along comes 'Ziona Quest 2 (Part 2)' by IAMAI Creation to keep you company. A frantic platformer where skill, strategy and quick reactions are essential if you are to complete your mission! To coincide with this news, thanks as always >>

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 >>