Amiga & Retro News

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 >>

Well this is a bit of a shocker and one I didn't think I'd be writing up on Christmas Eve. As that legendary game character Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog, which appeared on multiple systems, has appeared as a pretty impressive tech demo by RetroRic for the Commodore Amiga. An almost complete level 1 of Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog, in both 32 colour and 16 colour versions requiring any Amiga >>

We've recently been informed via Saberman, that you can now download the latest Super Hang-On like racing game for the Commodore 64 called 'TT-64'. A game that is getting positive feedback such as "It's like Turbo and Outrun had a child and that child is amazing!!! I can't believe how well this actually plays as a game" - CoffeeCupArcade. To coincide with this news story, and the last one as I'm >>

Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible retro games such as the silky-smooth arcade racing overhaul of Outrun for the Amiga, the vastly superior version of Green Beret for the Commodore Plus/4, to Griffonsoft's amazing platformer on the Commodore 64, and the many Arcade ports done by JOTD for the Commodore Amiga.  I mean seriously I could >>

It's the most wonderful tiiiiiiiiiimee...of the year, and what better way to celebrate it than with a very family friendly game from Camden Town Games called 'Dasher'. A game whereby you play as Dasher, and must collect presents while avoiding obstacles and other Reindeer. Seriously if you have very young kids in the family then this game by Camden will be perfect for them. In light of this >>

If you have an Amstrad CPC, then we are pleased to tell you that if you head on over to the link below, you can check out Ezzon's latest Amstrad CPC game called 'Machu Picchu Battle'. A top down action game where-by you play as Pizarro and must put a stop the Inca Empire from sacrificing your own son as a way to preserve the power of the Inca leader Atahualpa. In light of this news, >>

Fancy playing a new ZX Spectrum game that features some pretty decent levels, and large punchable sprites, then come and check out RetroBensoft's new ZX Spectrum 128k game called 'Perseus'. A game in which you play as Perseus entrusted by Polydectes to go on an impossible mission to find Medusa's lair and kill her. To coincide with this news, as always we've got the latest footage and game >>

A new game has surfaced for the Commodore 64, as we have just found out thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours, that the8bitguy, who is behind games such as Planet X16 and Petscii Robots, is currently working on a game with Piotr Radecki and Moelle Aman called 'Quarx'. A high quality Match 'em up, whereby you need to move pieces falling from the top to form >>

If you've got an Amiga or an Amstrad CPC or just remember playing both of these systems growing up, then this piece of news is sure to blow your mind! As the 1991 Amiga Mindscape classic ' Moonstone : A Hard Days Knight ' has been teased on the Amstrad CPC as a preview. Titled as just ' Moonstone ' and made available by Jean-Marie, this is a very early dev port of the most incredible and gorish >>

What do you get if you mix the 1986 Arcade game of 'Arkanoid' and the 1987 game of 'Space Invaders'? Probably this latest game from djpiotrs called 'Invanoid'; a brand new Amiga game in which playing as a bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of the screen, you must bounce an orb back and forth while destroying waves of enemy ships that slowly traverse towards you. To coincide >>

Camden Town Games is back in the news, as after previously teasing the Pac-Man like game called Cat and Mouse, they've now released a new Commodore Amiga demo called 'Attack of the Killer Asteriods '. A sci-fi Pang clone whereby you need to wipe out a number of asteroids to move on to the next level while also hoping to take out the UFO for an extra life. In light of this news, Saberman has >>

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 >>