Amiga & Retro News

AmiKit, pakiet amigowych programów i gier otrzymał nową aktualizację. Szczegółowy wykaz zmian wprowadzonych w wersji dla Windowsa, Linuksa, MacOS, jak również osobnych kompilacjach dla Raspberry Pi i PiStorm zamieszczono tutaj.... ->

Przy okazji prac nad portem silnika Dethrace dla systemu MorphOS, BSzili stworzył wersję dla systemu WarpOS. Dzięki niej możemy zagrać w grę Carmageddon wraz z dodatkiem Splatpack (obsługiwane są również dema Carmageddon, Splatpack i Splatpack Christmas) na Amidze wyposażonej w kartę procesorową PPC oraz kartę graficzną (nie jest wymagana sprzętow... ->

W dniach 29.08 - 1.09 w Łodzi odbyło się party Xenium. Goście, produkcje i pogoda dopisali, a w opinii wielu uczestników tegoroczna, siódma już edycja party uchodzi za najlepszą w historii! W Amiga demo compo wystawiono 6 produkcji, w tym slidehow, musicdisk i invitkę. Tematem przewodnim w tym roku był folk. Wyniki: Amiga Demo 1... ->

Polish Amiga Floppy Preservation Group to grupa retro pasjonatów, której celem jest archiwizacja polskiego oprogramowania na Amigę. Do tej pory udało im się nawiązać wiele owocnych kontaktów z autorami i wydawcami polskich gier, co zaowocowało odnalezieniem lub wręcz odkryciem wielu ciekawych, niedostępnych nigdy wcześniej w Internecie pozycji. Kil... ->

Ukazał się 170. numer magazynu Amiga Future. Przeczytać w nim można między innymi recenzje gier "Shift", "Geo's Quest 3 - Gateway to Nowhere", "Heretic II (2024)", "A1RL0CK", "Cecconoid", "Tony - Montezuma's Gold", "Droid Special Edition 2024", "Ninja Carnage", "Evolution Cryser", "Chopper Duel" oraz porównanie amigowej i planszowej wersji gry "Whe... ->

Dostępna jest nowa wersja dystrybucji systemu Aros One. Wnosi ona aktualizację komponentów systemowych oraz aplikacji, które wchodzą w jej skład. AROS One można pobrać w postaci obrazu ISO Live DVD lub obrazu USB Flash. Po raz pierwszy przygotowana została również aktualizacja z wersji 2.5 do wersji 2.6 bez potrzeby reinstalowania całego systemu. W... ->

Dla systemów AmigaOS 3.x oraz AmigaOS 4.x udostępniono nową wersję biblioteki AmiSSL (do pobrania również z Aminetu. Główną zmianą jest kompilacja w oparciu o OpenSSL 3.3.2 datowane na 3 września 2024 oraz aktualizacja certyfikatów.... ->

Po nieco ponad roku rozwoju projektu, ukazała się wersja 1.0 gry Untangle. To prosta, ale wciągająca gra logiczna działająca w oknie na Workbenchu. Zadaniem gracza jest uporządkowanie stosu przecinających się kresek połączonych końcami. Wersja 1.0 oferuje 150 poziomów, poczynając od łatwych, dających się rozwiązać jednym ruchem myszki, kończąc na p... ->

Artur Jarosik przygotował amigową wersję portu strategii RTS "Command & Conquer: Red Alert". Na obecną chwilę wymagania do uruchomienia gry są dosyć wysokie, bo niezbędne są karty PiStorm, Vampire V4 lub Warp1260. Niemniej jednak planowana jest także wersja dla klasycznej linii Amigi.... ->

BeWorld, przy pomocy BSzili i Papiosaura, stworzył dla systemu MorphOS port silnika Dethrace, na którym można uruchomić grę "Carmageddon" (wraz z dodatkiem "Splatpack"), czyli brutalne wyścigi samochodowe, gdzie wszystkie chwyty są dozwolone. Port oferuje możliwość uruchomienia gry na bazie oryginalnych plików (np. z platformy GOG), obsługę dźwięku... ->

Zapowiadana od dłuższego czasu gra "Roguecraft" - turowa labiryntówka podobna do "Hero Quest" czy "Legacy of Sorasil" z proceduralnie generowanymi etapami - jest już do nabycia. Od dzisiaj można kupić (jeszcze po promocyjnej cenie 7,99 dolarów + VAT, a bez promocji 9,99 dolarów + VAT) wersję cyfrową. Osoby, które nabyły wersję pudełkową w przedsprz... ->

W ofercie firmy Retronics dostępna jest do nabycia pudełkowa wersja gry "Electroman". Autorem gry jest Paweł "tukinem" Tukatsch i jest to port gry "Electro Body" - polskiej platformówki, która została stworzona przez Macieja Miąsika oraz Janusza Pelca i wydana w 1992 roku na MS-DOS przez firmę xLand. "Electroman" powstał w Blitz Basicu i do działan... ->

Timothy Deters, obecny właściciel praw do programu Final Writer, przygotował długo oczekiwaną aktualizację. Wśród zmian znalazły się funkcja eksportu do pliku PDF, lokalizacja zgodna z wytycznymi AmigaOS, możliwość drukowania przez FTP/IPP, aktualizacja obsługi formatu RTF oraz zupełnie nowy, działający w czasie rzeczywistym, mechanizm sprawdzania ... ->

Firma Airsoft Softwair przygotowała aktualizację wtyczki do programu Hollywood o nazwie RapaGUI. Jest to zestaw narzędzi do tworzenia natywnych GUI dla swoich programów tworzonych w Hollywood. Amigowe GUI tworzone jest na bazie MUI (zalecana wersja 4.0). Zmiany wprowadzone w tej wersji to głównie poprawki błędów.... ->

Jacek Piszczek przygotował aktualizację przeglądarki internetowej Wayfarer. Wersja 8.11 to między innymi aktualizacja WebKitGTK do wersji 2.44.3, aktualizacja cURL oraz udostępnienie VisualViewPort API.... ->

Na Archive.org zamieszczono, datowany na listopad 1991 roku, podręcznik użytkownika komputera Amiga 300, który jak powszechnie wiadomo do sprzedaży trafił ostatecznie jako Amiga 600. Dokument dostępny jest w kilku różnych formatach. Źródło: amiga-news.de... ->

Po dłuższej przerwie strona IntuitionBase, czyli pewnego rodzaju baza wiedzy i doświadczeń użytkowników AmigaOS 4, otrzymała sporą aktualizację. Projekt został kilkanaście lat temu zamknięty, w 2012 wrócił, lecz był bardziej blogiem nowego właściciela niż podtrzymaniem jego głównych założeń. Teraz ma się to zmienić, a wprowadzone zmiany mogą sugero... ->

W ofercie sklepu Archi-TECH dostępne są zapowiadane wcześniej produkty, czyli AmiKit w wersji dla PiStorm (w specjalnej cenie obowiązującej do 18 sierpnia 2024 do północy) oraz gra Gorky 17.... ->

If you're looking for a new indie game for your PC(Windows/Mac) with great retro vibes and chaotic blasting Arcade action, then we might have found just the game for you! As if you head on over to Pixeljam's Steam page below, you'll be able to play their latest game of 'Utopia Must Fall'; a super cool looking game in which the creator says "is a vector-flavored base-defending arcade shooter ->

This month has been fantastic for homebrew ZX Spectrum games, as not only did we have the release of CURSED CASTLE 2, but there was also The Blond, Mochilo ZX and MAX STONE El Secreto de la Gran Piramide. Well we are not finished with the ZX Spectrum just yet, as thanks to the developer contacting us, we've been told that you can download the latest ZX Spectrum version of 'Dark Knight - ->

Not satisfied with all the Amiga, Atari XL and C64 news that's been coming into our inbox day after day, then how about this new game for the speccy then called 'Cursed Castle 2' by Fransouls; A brand new ZX Spectrum game in which you play as Sir Aleron, the brave knight on a mighty quest! The sequel to Cursed Castle 1 in which he continued his journey to the cursed and monster infested Luminaris ->

Remember when we featured 'The Key' by Pakete Soft, a game in which we said was a new Amstrad CPC game with high quality visuals? Well fast forward to this month and thanks to Saberman letting us know through Facebook, we've been told this high quality Amstrad game is now available in English! A previously released Spanish point and click adventure that features different puzzles and ->

We've had another heads up via our ZX Spectrum Facebook group, that if you like action games mashed up with Cowboy TV shows and Movies, then it might be worth checking out the latest ZX Spectrum release of 'The Blond' by Tomasiano. A fabulous speccy game which is inspired by the movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". To coincide with this news if this sounds like your sort of game, then make ->

The Amiga news has been a bit on the slow side lately, so to change all that, here's a new game announcement that is sure to excite both the Amiga and the Arcade community, it's the 1980's 'Elevator Action' by Taito Corp. A new Arcade to Amiga conversion which is coming to the Commodore Amiga thanks to JOTD! The same creator behind other awesome Arcade to Amiga conversions such as Donkey Kong, ->

Within the next half hour or so, if you head on over to the website linked below, you can check out the latest release of the Commodore 64 version of 'Spelunky' by Paul Koller and Mikkel Hastrup! A game that was not only originally released by Mossmouth for the PC in 2008-2013. But the game has a similar style to the platforming classic rick dangerous, with cave exploration, treasure-hunting ->

In 2019 we did a big review of the ZX Spectrum game Nixy and the Seeds of Doom, a game which we said was not only very fun and addictive to play, but it had beautifully crafted visuals. So why is this game getting a mention again on IRN? Well if you didn't get the chance to play this game back then or the more recent C64 version (Nixy the Glade Sprite) which is also of high quality, you'll be ->

MAX STONE El Secreto de la Gran Piramide wasn't the only game with a great soundtrack released for the ZX Spectrum this week, as checking through itch io earlier today, we've come across a new game for the speccy called 'Mochilo ZX'. A game in which you play as MOCHILO, and must rescue PINCHO, GAZPACHO and KUMBA from the clutches of the evil scientist MONUS. To coincide with this ->

Our good friend Tom has just given us the heads up for the release of the high quality Arcade Platformer of 'MAX STONE El Secreto de la Gran Piramideg' for the ZX Spectrum which is available to download via itch io. A nod to Indiana Jones in which you play as Maximiliano Piedra aka Max Stone, on his first adventure to reveal The Mystery of the Great Pyramid. To coincide with this news, ->

Thanks to another heads up by Saberman who has just posted a gameplay video, he has told us that ZXdeveloper has made available the new Arcade Platformer for the ZX Spectrum called 'Bastet'. A game in which you play as a desert Cat set in Egypt, and must rescue your partner without getting into trouble. To coincide with this news, as ever we've got another screenshot from the game, as well as a ->

If you have an Amstrad CPC and fancy playing a sports game that or may not break your Joystick, then make sure to check out this rather impressive Amstrad CPC sports homebrew of Léon Marchand's Olympic Challenge. A new game in which you have to wiggle your Joystick left and right as fast as possible, with the aim to help the swimmer Léon Marchand get a gold in the Paris Olympics. To ->

I very rarely do news stories about games that have only just appeared on IndieRetroNews, but today's an exception. As we've just found out through Twitter, that the previously released game of King’s Quest VI AGI Demake - A fan-made AGI re-creation of Sierra On-Line’s King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. Has been made available for the Atari ST! An Atari ST version which was built by ->

What a fantastic year this is turning out to be for game announcements and releases, as we have just found out through Facebook, that if you remember playing the hit Adventure classic of King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow by Sierra On-Line. Then you'll be pleased to know that after 18 years worth of development, Brandon Kouri has released the King’s Quest VI AGI Demake! A ->

If you're looking for some great weekend news then you've come to the right place, as we've been told that BTCO has released the arcade ZX Spectrum game of 'NIKO AND THE MAGIC ORB'. A game in which you play as Niko the Cat and must find a magical orb to end a curse that weighs on the region and prevent the return of the evil sorcerer cat. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a game ->

Zbigniew 'Saberman' Zielinski has again contacted us, as he has told us Normal Distribution LLC has released a PC (Demo) remake of Montezuma's Revenge giving a new lease of life to this classic game. Montezuma's Revenge was an original game from the early 80's for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Sega Master System, and ZX Spectrum. It ->

Here on Indie Retro News we do love writing about the Atari XL/XE, especially with fabulous games being mentioned such as the Prince of Persia port, and the previously released Auf Wiedersehen Monty enhanced. Thankfully there's no let up in this greatness however, as thanks to another heads up from our good friend Saberman through Facebook, we've been told you can now try out the latest ->

While the other Tank game which had inspirations to Combat was released for the Commodore 64, thanks to Saberman giving us the heads up earlier today through Facebook, we've been told you can now download the top down multiplayer Tank game of TankX for the Commodore Amiga by Koobo. A new game which is an enhanced version of the 1994-1996 Commodore Amiga game called Tankk by Hippopotamus Design ( ->

Amiten Software has announced a demo tease, for their newest of creations for the Commodore Amiga called 'QuasaurusX'. A new project in which the creator has said "You must Prepare to embark on a space odyssey filled with intense action and fast-paced side scrolling battles". While the game isn't finished and there's a long way to go before it's complete, you can atleast check out the latest ->

Not satisfied with all the Amiga, Atari XL and C64 news that's been coming into our inbox day after day, then how about this new game for the speccy then called 'Cursed Castle 2' by Fransouls; A brand new ZX Spectrum game in which you play as Sir Aleron, the brave knight on a mighty quest! The sequel to Cursed Castle 1 in which he continued his journey to the cursed and monster infested Luminaris ->

Another great heads up for you all, as we've recently been told through Facebook, that Clebin Games is working on a high quality ZX Spectrum 128k remake of the 1980's game of Gilligan's Gold / Bagman. A game which spawned a number of more recent versions for the Amiga and C64 such as Bagman Strikes Back, Bagman Comes Back, and Super Bagman. To coincide with this news, we've got the ->

Way back in the 1980's Gremlin Graphics released the very first Monty Mole game in the series for the ZX Spectrum and C64. This lovable character that looked like a cross between a human and a mole, star'd in his very own adventure as ' Wanted : Monty Mole ' , which from then on spawned a number of other famous sequels such as Monty on the Run and Auf Wiedersehen Monty. But today's news is pretty ->

Another game has appeared, and rather than the usual games we've featured this month so far on Indie Retro News, this one requires only the skill of patience and timing for the ultimate of high scores. Titled as ' Technical Difficulties ', this game developed by Pecus and team, is a new Atari XL/XE game whereby playing as a dinosaur, you have to jump over every cacti and duck under every bird to ->

For those of you looking for some more Amiga news, then you may be interested to know, that the upcoming Commodore Amiga game of 'Dr.Dangerous' by HooGames2017, has been updated with a number of changes. These changes include new title music, new graphics, new levels, level changes, improved loading times, a changed home screen and so much more. To coincide with this news, we've got some ->

Throughout the years we've featured many different types of news stories such as games, scene demos and even music disks. Well here with another eye opening news story I think you'll like, as if you have a Commodore 64/C128, then it might be worth checking out the latest update of the first person Doom like game called 'Grey'; a new game which is being currently developed by Piotr Kozka and team, ->

Get ready for fast paced blasting action, as we've recently been informed by the C64 community, that TND Games had recently released their new game 'River Barrage' for the C64. A game that not only features a full colourful front end presentation, but loading bitmap artwork, independent hi scores, a full game map with plenty of action, in game background animations and much much as ->

We turn our attention away from 8bit gaming for this latest update, as if you're looking for a high quality Adventure game to keep you company via Itch io and Steam, then you may be interested in playing Julia Minamata's glorious nod to classic 80's Adventure games of 'The Crimson Diamond'; A game in which you play as amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of ->

We've featured Galaga on Indie Retro News a number of times already, there was the Atari 2600 port, the excellent demake on the Amiga by Pink and Fade One and then the more recent C64 release by Arlasoft. Well fast forward to today however and there's another Galaga game to come which I think you'll equally enjoy, and it's Galagish on the Atari XL/XE and 5200: An upcoming Arcade conversion by ->

We've recently been informed via Saberman through his Youtube channel and Tom from EAB, that you can now download the brand new Commodore Amiga game of Holy Warrior by AMITEN GAMES. A new Arcade Platformer in which playing as the holy warrior who has risen from the shadows, you must face the evil that has threatened to consume everything. To coincide with this news, we've also got some footage of ->

For those of you interested in the latest news for the in development Commodore Amiga AGA game of 'Electroman': a game port that was originally released by Messrs, Janusz Pelc and Maciej Miąsik for the MS-DOS platform back in 1992. Then we are here to let you know, that tukinem will be releasing the full version as a digital download and boxed edition 30th August. To coincide with this news, ->