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US Championship V’ball Amiga remake for AGA & ECS by JOTD and no9

I’ve just found out via the Amiga community, that after finishing his Arcade to Amiga conversion of a 1981 game called ‘Lock n Chase’ by Data East, he’s now released a near final AGA and ECS Amiga version of Technōs… Continue Reading →

Unofficial SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64 gets even stronger with this new release!

We’ve been told through Facebook that Jon Eggelton and Gianluca Alberico has released the final version of their previously announced Stronger Edition of the 2023 Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 unofficial hit of ‘SNK vs CAPCOM’; a C64 game that… Continue Reading →

Hammer Knight – A new action platformer by Hicks for the ZX Spectrum 128k

Hicks has released a new action platformer for the ZX Spectrum 128k called ‘Hammer Knight ‘: A new game in which playing as Tharion, you need work your way through dangerous levels to recover the Thunder Relic stolen by an evil… Continue Reading →

The Tribe – Lead a tribe into an uncertain future for the C64 by Windigo Productions/K&A PLUS TEAM

For all the developers and or publishers that are featured on IndieRetroNews, Windigo Productions stand out for their uniqueness in game creation. Rather than the usual arcade platformers or shoot em ups, they go one step beyond with notable game releases…. Continue Reading →

BOUNCY BONZO’S SPACE JOURNEY – Bounce your way through 3 unique worlds in this new Amiga game by Captain-ts

Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that’s fun for all ages? Then come and check out this new Amiga game called ‘Bouncy Bonzo’s Space Journey’ by Captain-ts. A game in which you play as Bonzo, and must go on… Continue Reading →

The Settlers 2 Gold Edition – The Settlers II coming to the Amiga (AGA), gets a new trailer!

Remember when I shouted to the roof tops that The Settlers II was coming to the Commodore Amiga AGA as of October 18th 2025. Well this game which is officially licensed by Ubisoft Entertainment and faithfully and insightfully ported by Look… Continue Reading →

Death Sector – A rather decent sci-fi themed arcade puzzler for the Commodore Plus/4 or 64K expanded C16/C116

The Commodore Plus/4 has been spoilt with gaming news this year, as not only did we have a number of recoveries such as The Bard’s Tale and Dragon Wars, but in July of this year, we also had the fantastic Donkey… Continue Reading →

Maisie Day Is Not Okay – A new ZX Spectrum 48k game inspired by Sabre Wulf.

There are many here who remember Ultimate Play the Game, a company that released many incredible titles in the 80’s, such as Knightlore, Jetpac, Sabre Wulf and Gunfright to name but a few. So to see that a developer by… Continue Reading →

Zak McDrucken Saves The Chickens – Another impressive ZX Spectrum game appears, and this one is by RetroSouls

Here we are with another rather impressive looking homebrew, and it’s ‘Zak McDruken Saves The Chickens’ from RetroSouls Team for the ZX Spectrum. A game that not only has fantastic graphics while also having a clever use of color attributes, but it’s… Continue Reading →

Elite – David Braben’s 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite gets a beta Atari XL/XE port by Rensoupp

Only just recently I was talking to a few friends about the original David Braben’s 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite, and how we’ve seen a few fan based remakes appear as well as improvements and ports to different… Continue Reading →

Tetris 1200 (AGA) – The 1988 Arcade version of Tetris for the Commodore Amiga [1.02 UPDATE]

If you remember the 1980’s hit game of Tetris then you’ll be pleased to know that as of this morning, we have been informed that JOTD has released an update to the 1988 Arcade version of Tetris for the Commodore… Continue Reading →

Farmiga – A farming simulator for the Amiga by Tukinem

If you’re looking for a peaceful life without blasting away waves of enemies or thinking how to solve that next puzzle to advance, then it might be worth checking out Tukinem’s latest game called ‘Farmiga’. A game we have mentioned… Continue Reading →

Another Pig Quest – The Last Pig – Piggy18 Team is working on another C64 game, and it looks good!

Another banger of a weekend news story for you all! As looking through the C64/C128 Facebook group earlier today, I’ve just found out that the team behind the incredible C64 game called ‘A Pig Quest’, is working on a sequel… Continue Reading →

Bad Dudes – Burger Edition – Data East’s most popular classics is getting a NEO-GEO remake

I’ve just found out by looking through the itch io website, that OzzyOuzo is currently working on a new remake of Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja (a.k.a. Dragonninja) by Data East for the NEO GEO. In fact they have stated that… Continue Reading →

OutRun PETSCII is looking rather spectacular on the C64!

The day has only just begun and already Indie Retro News is on the case with the latest news! As we have just found out through the Lemon64 forums, that aNdy_AL_C0S is working a PETSCII edition of Outrun called ‘OutRun PETSCII’… Continue Reading →

Hero Fantasy: The Kings Sword – A small dungeon roguelike for the Atari ST(e)

If you’re stuck indoors because the weather is rather grim, how about playing this new game for the Atari ST/STE called ‘Hero Fantasy: The Kings Sword’. A game where you play as a mighty knight that must traverse multiple levels… Continue Reading →

Randoom Ancient Stones – Picaro Games releases a new arcade game for your Commodore 64 [UPDATE]

Another new game to grace our retro computers, is Picaro Games newest of homebrews called ‘Randoom Ancient Stones. An Arcade game in which you must embark on an epic odyssey through sacred temples and ancient sites to claim the ten… Continue Reading →

US Championship V’ball Amiga AGA conversion is in the works via JOTD with a new alpha download!

JOTD is full steam ahead with another Amiga development, as I’ve just found out via the Amiga community, that after finishing his Arcade to Amiga conversion of a 1981 game called ‘Lock n Chase’ by Data East, he’s working on… Continue Reading →

H.E.R.O. Is Back – A homage to H.E.R.O with new levels for the C64

Sometime back we mentioned the classic game of H.E.R.O was being overhauled for the C64 as a vastly superior version of a classic game that was first released way back in the 1980’s for the Atari 800/2600, 7800, ColecoVision, C64,… Continue Reading →

Mirror – An arcade puzzle game for the Amiga with a 1.4 update

The OutRun Amiga Edition and The Gate weren’t the only additions to the Amiga this month, as we’ve just learned through Saberman that Zener has made available through itch io, an update to his previously released arcade puzzle game called… Continue Reading →

The Secret of Anubis – Another great Adventure game for the Amstrad CPC by Titan!

It feels like it was only just yesterday that I announced the release of ‘Hexapucchu’ by Titan. A game that in my opinion, was one of the nicest games that I’d seen for some time as an adventure game for… Continue Reading →

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