Amiga & Retro News

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 >>

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, >>