Indie Apps & Games News

Amstrad CPC owners I haven’t forgotten about you, as both Saberman and Xenomorph have provided two gameplay videos for the latest arcade platformer of Tarzanete for the Amstrad CPC by RetroMakes. A game in which you play as a character just… Continue Reading →

Another MSX game has made an appearance, as we have just found out through FB, that VidaExtraRetro has ported over to the MSX, the ZX Spectrum Arcade Platformer of ‘Sorcerer Kid Adventure’. A game in which you must not only guide… Continue Reading →

There’s been a lot of Puzzle games featured lately, from Catbox for the MSX 1, to Ami Robbo 2 for the Commodore Amiga. Well if you were hoping for some more challenging puzzles to keep you occupied throughout the rest of… Continue Reading →

Abu Simbel Profanation was the third in the Johnny Jones Saga and was released in 1985 for the Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and MSX. It was regarded as one of the most difficult games of Spanish Software History. Well if you… Continue Reading →

Another entry in the MSX Dev 2024 competition and one that yet again will challenge your brains, is Gamecast’s new Puzzler called Catbox: A MSX 32KB game in which your sole purpose is to guide your cat out of the… Continue Reading →

It was some time ago now that we mentioned Jonathan Woods ‘Parallaxian’; A stunning "next generation" shoot-em-up-bomb-em-up game for the Commodore 64, which sadly at the time never reach its £12,500 goal, even though it did reach a half way… Continue Reading →

If you don’t have a Commodore PET but an Amiga then this news should cheer you up. As we’ve just been told by Saberman, that tukinem has released the Commodore Amiga game of ‘Ami Robbo 2’. A game that is… Continue Reading →

It’s been some time since we’ve featured a Commodore PET news story here on Indie Retro News, so to change all that, here’s the latest update from Jimbo, his newest of creations for the Commodore PET called ‘ Escape from… Continue Reading →

As I said before in my previous article, JOTD has created some amazing conversions/ports over the years. Games such as Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Super Bagman, Galaxian500 and our personal favorite Super Xevious. Well it doesn’t look anything is going… Continue Reading →

Another game that’s worth playing on your Atari XL/XE which first appeared at the ABBUC Software Contest 2023, and is now available to download (for free) as a deluxe edition, is the rather interesting platform puzzle called ‘Time Wizard’. A… Continue Reading →

Another Scorpion Engine game has appeared, as looking through the Commodore Amiga Facebook group, I’ve come across a new work in progress arcade shooter called ‘Galactic Plague’ by Hoyster Games. A game in which the developer says" Just for the… Continue Reading →

We have a nice little game for you to play that has just been released by RobSmithDev for the festive season, and it’s Santas Present Drop 4 – Grunch’s Revenge developed using AMOS Professional. A game in which playing as Santa,… Continue Reading →

Nearly every week I’ve featured either a platformer, puzzler or shooter. So to feature something completely different for a weekends worth of entertainment, is Red Zebra’s latest game of Hafoc. A new ZX Spectrum game that as one person says,… Continue Reading →

We have just found through Saberman, that Vega and team have released the eagerly awaited BBC Micro to Atari XL/XE conversion, of the hit game of ‘Bubble Bobble’. A game that has infuriated and thrilled us in equal measure at the… Continue Reading →

Here’s another great classic that wasn’t just a movie, it had a game too! And that game, just like the movie was called The Goonies. Originally the game came out for the C64, Atari 8bit and Apple II in 1985… Continue Reading →

Electric Black Sheep is back in the news, and while they have released games such as None of Us, Drag and Drop, Project Horizon Engine, Dual, and the incredible Arcade blaster of ‘Star Dust Wars’. Today they turn their attention to… Continue Reading →

Ask anyone who’s played Mega Lo Mania, and they’d probably tell of mighty conquests across different zones, filled with voices such as ‘ The design is ready ‘ and ‘ We are running low on elements ‘. Well this classic… Continue Reading →

It was only just the other month that I featured a game called ‘Jet Set – Steamboat Willie’ by Sloanysoft: A Manic Miner / Jet Set Willy mash up for the ZX Spectrum, which starred none other than Mickey from… Continue Reading →

The last news announcement from me and boy is it a special one! As we’ve just found out through Twitter, that Jonathan Thomas has released the eagerly awaited Atari STE game of ‘FASTER’. A game that isn’t just super fast on… Continue Reading →

In the early 1980’s an Arcade game released by Williams Electronics was to become one of the most important titles of the golden age of video arcade games selling over 55,000 units. That game was Defender; a side scrolling shooter,… Continue Reading →

Christmas is just a few weeks away, so you’d expect to see lots of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that’s certainly happened this week! As another festive game to… Continue Reading →