Indie Apps & Games News

Rich Langford’s amazing inlay artwork!New homebrews for the Amiga, Amstrad, C64, so what’s next? Well it’s the ZX Spectrum’s turn for a new game announcement! As MicroChops & NORTHERN GAMES will soon release the full version of the arcade blaster… Continue Reading →

I love playing shoot ’em ups, especially games such as the fantastic classic Tyrian 2000, or the many list of Arcade titles running through home emulation or a well designed cabinet. Well thanks to another heads up from the developer… Continue Reading →

Don’t worry Commodore 64 owners I haven’t forgotten about you, as looking through the itch io website, and I’ve come across a rather cool looking Arcade game called ‘TantooMan’ for the Commodore 64 by Delta Machine. A game in which… Continue Reading →

Amstrad owners if you are feeling a little left out worry not! As looking through my inbox for new games to talk about, and Xenomorph was kind enough to let us know, that Titan has released the new Amstrad CPC… Continue Reading →

Playsoft have released a number of games over the years, from Blowsub on the Atari 5200, to the Atari 8bit hack of Donkey Kong by Darryl1970. Well it’s time for the Atari 5200 to get a new game announcement, as Playsoft is… Continue Reading →

JOTD has certainly earned a positive reputation in the Amiga scene, as he is one of the few developers willing to go the extra mile, to convert/port over some pretty fine Arcade to Amiga titles. Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Super… Continue Reading →

JOTD has certainly earned a positive reputation in the Amiga scene, as he is one of the few developers willing to go the extra mile, to convert/port over some pretty fine Arcade to Amiga titles. Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Super… Continue Reading →

At first I couldn’t understand why we had such an influx of Amiga game news in one weekend. Well it dawned on me, that the 31st of May was International Amiga Day! A day which is celebrated annually on May 31st… Continue Reading →

Fresh off the press for the Commodore Amiga community, as we’ve recently been informed by our good friend Aaron White, that the 1987 Arcade game of ‘Wardner’, is still coming to the Amiga via RetroRic and developed using Earok’s Scorpion… Continue Reading →

I have a bit of a soft spot for the Sega Mega Drive, especially with my ever growing collection of great games, such as FINK, Golden Axe, Mickey Mania and my personal favorite Comix Zone. So to find out that… Continue Reading →

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 you might like this latest Amiga news story that’s just been sent to us by Saberman…. Continue Reading →

The Atari community have spread the news far and wide, as we have been told that Dekadence has released a work in progress port of the Atari XL/XE game of ‘Yoomp’ over to the Atari ST/STE. A game in which… Continue Reading →

Here on Indie Retro News we do love writing about the Amiga, especially with fabulous games being mentioned such Ambermoon, Gyruss, and the previously released Arcade Shoot ’em up of Neonworld. Thankfully there’s no let up in this greatness however,… Continue Reading →

Ahh Centipede what a game that was! A game that was not only released as a vertical fixed shooter by Atari in 1980, but it also featured as a rather cheesy but nostalgic Pixel movie. Well here’s a nod to… Continue Reading →

Stephen Cakebread’s Geometry Wars originally started as a Project Gotham Racing Easter egg, but from then on turned into a fully fledged eye candy neon top-down multi-directional shooter, with appearances on the DS all the way up to Steam. Well… Continue Reading →

There are many different ways to create Amiga games, either through Amos, Blitz Basic, RedPill or through Backbone. But one such game engine has become the highlight of every new Amiga game feature on Indie Retro News, and that’s Earok’s… Continue Reading →

Fancy another great game to play on your ZX Spectrum, then come and check out Zero Budget’s latest release of ‘Goblinarama’. A game which is described as an exploration and platform game developed for the ZX Spectrum created using the ZxGameMaker… Continue Reading →

I’m really not sure how Gabriele Amore does it, the developer releases so many games, it almost puts other ZX Spectrum homebrewers to shame! Well once again it’s another Gabriele game and this one is called ‘ Bubble Cop ‘… Continue Reading →

A rather interesting news story for you all, as looking through the EAB forums for some games to talk about, and we’ve found out through Earok, who created the Scorpion Engine, that he has made available a basket full of… Continue Reading →

Another Scorpion Engine game has appeared, as looking through the Commodore Amiga Facebook group, I’ve come across a new demo update for the arcade shooter called ‘Rex and the Galactic Plague’ by Hoyster Games, with music by Matt McGuire. A… Continue Reading →

RETREAM are back in the news, as after releasing games on different systems such as SkillGrid, QUOD INIT EXIT IIo, ArtPazz, MAH and Ring around the World. They are now going to, at some point soon, release a game called… Continue Reading →