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The future of Indie Retro News….A bit of a rant too!

When I first created this site, I wanted it to be one of the best places for everything that is Indie and Retro game related. There are other sites out there, all with their own different styles but not many… Continue Reading →

Pyramid Escape – A thanksgiving surprise for the ZX Spectrum by IrataHack

Fancy another great game for your ‘The Spectrum’ or original ZX Spectrum, then make sure to check out ‘IrataHacks’ thanksgiving surprise of ‘Pyramid Escape’. A new game in which playing as a Knight struggling with the weight of his armor,… Continue Reading →

Master of Minefields – Check out this upcoming ‘Minesweeper’ game for the Commodore Amiga by Digital Worlds Studio

Ahh Minesweeper, a game that so many of us have played at least once! Although it wasn’t my type of game however, it certainly had its cult following. For those of you who don’t remember anything about this puzzler. Players… Continue Reading →

Monaco ’79 – A new Amiga game inspired by Sega’s classic 1979 arcade game ‘Monaco GP’

Here’s another Amiga news story for you all, as the first game we featured was a nod to a classic shooter called ‘Battle Squadron’. This game however called Monaco ’79 by No Nonsense Games, is a new Amiga game inspired by Sega’s… Continue Reading →

Battle Squadron 2 – A rather awesome nod to a brilliant Commodore Amiga shooter!

Ask anyone that has played Battle Squadron on the Amiga, and they would tell you that not only was it one of the best shooters on the system, but it made great use of the Amiga’s capabilities with power-ups, graphics… Continue Reading →

JOHNNY DANGER and The Talisman of Fire – Another cool looking ZX Spectrum platformer appears!

If you’re looking for a new homebrew game to add to your recent ‘The Spectrum’ purchase, then how about this new ZX Spectrum game that’s just been announced via TxarlyBoyGames called ‘JOHNNY DANGER and The Talisman of Fire’. A game in… Continue Reading →

Nixy and the Seeds of Doom – HOT NEWS as a ZX Spectrum hit has finally been released for the Commodore 64!

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… Continue Reading →

Santatron 2024 – A Christmas blaster from Nivrig Games for the Commodore Amiga

Prepare for more Christmas entertainment! As if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, then it might be worth checking out Nivrig Games latest addictive Christmas blaster of ‘Santatron 2024’. A game in which you play as Santa, and must evade,… Continue Reading →

Abyssal Karma – A top scrolling Shoot ’em up for the C64 by Rodrigo Yeowtch

If you’re not playing modern games such as Stalker 2, or the latest hardware release of ‘The Spectrum’, then how about this homebrew update of Rodrigo’s Commodore 64 top scrolling Shoot ’em up of ‘Abyssal Karma’:  An entertaining game which… Continue Reading →

Toki C64 Remastered gets new footage and it still looks AWESOME

Toki was an awesome arcade shooter platformer that was released way back in 1989 by a designer by the name of Akira Sakuma for systems such as the NES, Sega Mega Drive, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Amiga & Commodore 64…. Continue Reading →

Tetra Zone – A modern take on a classic WIP for the Commodore Amiga

If you’ve played the 1980’s hit game of Tetris then you’ll be pleased to know that as of this morning, we have been informed that you can now download Wei-ju Wu’s WIP Commodore Amiga game of Tetra Zone. As in the… Continue Reading →

A Very Hairy Christmas – A modern HD debut of Mr Hair for the PC by Langford Productions

We’ve just received word from our good friend Richard of Langford Productions, of a new PC game that has been released called ‘A Very Hairy Christmas’. A game which doesn’t just have nods to other classic games from the 80’s… Continue Reading →

Old Towers – RetroSouls seriously cool ZX Spectrum game arrives on the Famicom/NES with a version 1.1

If you’ve been following RetroSouls for awhile you would’ve known they have released games such as GLUF, Old Tower, Twinlight, Alter Ego, and even Tourmaline for the ZX Spectrum. Well today as thanks to a heads up via Facebook, we… Continue Reading →

Donkey Kong – A famous 80’s game has just got a rather awesome Arcade to ZX Spectrum conversion!

In the early 80’s Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was ‘ Donkey Kong ‘. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of… Continue Reading →

Fist of the North Star 2 aka Last Battle (Sega Mega Drive) is possibly coming to the Commodore Amiga

The last news story from me today unless something major comes out, as looking through both the EAB forums and Facebook, we’ve found out that the Sega Mega Drive version of Last Battle: Legend of the Final Hero, is possibly… Continue Reading →

Croco Folie – A tribute and celebration for the 40th birthday of the Amstrad CPC 464

Amstrad CPC owners if you’re feeling a little left out, then worry not! As we’ve just found out through our emails and Twitter, that AYOR61 and team, who were also behind other games such as Missile Command, Octopus 21 and Midnight Streets…. Continue Reading →

Labyrinth – A Remake of the Commodore 64 game Labyrinth for the Amiga

Even though the Caffeine hasn’t kicked in yet and I’m still half asleep, I thought I’d give quick a shout out to Kim Fastrup Larsen’s new remake of ‘Labyrinth’ for the Commodore Amiga. A game in which the developer says "is… Continue Reading →

Lord of the Orb – XaVeR adds even more levels to a classic 1985 game by Antic Software

Here on Indie Retro News we do love writing about the Atari XL/XE, I mean seriously we can’t stop featuring the latest games released for this system. Well here we are with another story sent to us by Saberman, and… Continue Reading →

Battle for Cronos – A high quality turn based wargame for the Commodore 64 by Windigo Productions!

Fancy a game that doesn’t just have a great starting soundtrack, a brilliant intro and turn based combat for up to 4 players? Then make sure to check out Windigo Productions latest Commodore 64 game of ‘Battle for Cronos’. A game… Continue Reading →

Fast Food Dizzy 2 – An unofficial sequel to Codemaster’s Fast Food Dizzy is finally here! (AGA recommended)

As we said before in our previous announcement, AcidBottle is certainly no stranger to creating quality releases for the Amiga, the Arcade to Commodore Amiga game of Breakthru and Wonder Boy are just two of the ones that stand out… Continue Reading →

CURSED CASTLE DX – A new ZX Spectrum remaster of a Ghosts ‘n Goblins inspired game released last year

In September of this year we did an announcement for a ZX spectrum game called ‘Cursed Castle 2’ by Fransouls; A game in which you played as Sir Aleron the brave knight on a mighty quest. Well if you enjoyed… Continue Reading →

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