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Forest of Illusion – Mickey is still coming to the Commodore Amiga/CD32 and it looks super cool!

If you remember playing Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion or Mickey Mania back in the day, then you are going to love this news story we’ve come across via EAB. As we have just been told that the previously… Continue Reading →

Batmanolo Against The Mutant Attack To Weepingtown – A new ZX Spectrum 48k game from Nahell Tresal

If you’re looking for a new game to play on your speccy, then we have just been told by Saberman, that you can now play Nahell Tresals latest ZX Spectrum 48k game of ‘Batmanolo Against The Mutant Attack To Weepingtown’…. Continue Reading →

Mario Bros Overhauled – This is the BEST Amstrad CPC version by far!

In 1983 Nintendo released the classic game ‘ Mario Bros ‘ for the Arcades, with a number of ports released by other publishers in 1988 for systems such as the Atari 8bit. This very famous game created by Shigeru Miyamoto… Continue Reading →

Chaluul’s Curse – A remake of a PC adventure game originally released in 1995

We’ve mentioned lots of text adventure games on Indie Retro News, from those released on the Amstrad, to the more recent ones on the Commodore 64. Well here’s another Adventure game you might like to try that has recently appeared… Continue Reading →

Karate Champ – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game by JOTD for the Commodore Amiga gets an update!

If you remember the 1980’s game of ‘Karate Champ; An Arcade fighting game that was released in the Arcades and later the Apple II, C64, NES, Virtual Console, iOS via Data East, then you might like this latest Amiga news… Continue Reading →

Commando – A classic game gets an Atari XL/XE VBXE fix update

Thanks to an early morning heads up, we’ve been told that Shanti77 has announced that the previously released 8 level C64 to Atari XL/XE VBXE conversion of Commando, has received a small fix update. Not to be confused with the… Continue Reading →

FIZZ – An innovative platform puzzler for the Commodore 64 by fleischgemuese

Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours on this lovely sunny Sunday, we’ve been told that if you’re looking for something different to play on your C64 or via emulation, then make sure to check out… Continue Reading →

Tales of Gorluth III (Amiga) – The Third and Final Chapter is now available through itch io!

Sometime back we did a big announcement of AMIworx Action RPG of Tales of Gorluth III; A game which featured brand new monsters, traps, treasures and riddles, boss fights and an emotional story in English or German, as the third… Continue Reading →

Deadhead – A neat looking preview of a sooped up Defender style of game has been recovered! ( C64 )

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 →

Zdendazuma – 1980’s Atari 8-bit Platforming classic of Montezuma with new levels!

Even more great retro gaming news for this week, as we have just learnt that Zdenda Zubr, has released what looks to be an Atari XL/XE rom hack of ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’ called ‘Zdendazuma’ for the SillyVenture 2023 competition : A… Continue Reading →

Atic Atac Remake – A classic Utimate Play the Game title arrives on the ZX Spectrum Next!

Ultimate Play the Game released many incredible titles in the 80’s, games such as Knightlore, Jetpac, Sabre Wulf and Gunfright to name but a few. But today’s news is something special for ZX Spectrum NEXT owners, as the rather famous… Continue Reading →

Eggy’s Maze – A great MSX2 puzzle game entered into the MSXdev23 competition

We’ve just been contacted through both Facebook and Twitter that if you head on over to the latest MSXDev competition, you can download or play online the MSX 2 game of ‘Eggy’s Maze’. A game that isn’t just very challenging,… Continue Reading →

Pleiades 3D – A rather unique Commodore Amiga 1200 game by MikketX

A rather late hour Amiga announcement for you all, as we’ve recently been informed through Facebook, that a new game has been released for the Commodore Amiga 1200 called ‘Pleiades 3D’. A game in which you must help a stranded… Continue Reading →

Tony – Previously announced Amiga game by Monochrome Productions gets a new Demo

Even more news to get through, as we have recently been informed by Saberman, that a new Amiga demo is now available for the upcoming game of ‘Tony’ by Monochrome Productions! While we don’t have any information about what has… Continue Reading →

Firefighter – Put out the flames in this new Atari XL/XE beta tease!

The Atari XL/XE games just keep on coming, as thanks to another heads up earlier today from our good friend Saberman, he has told us that Bill Kendrick has made available a beta version of his new twin-stick firefighting action game… Continue Reading →

SPACE ZOT – First place winner in the Atari ST STE games competition at the SillyVenture Summer Edition 2023!

Another heads up and surprisingly it’s an Atari ST news story, as thanks to Saberman and Tom who were kind enough to contact us this week, that they have told us that Electric Dreams has made available their latest Arcade… Continue Reading →

Super Delivery Boy – NeesoGames upcoming Amiga platformer gets a demo overhaul!

A great Sunday heads up from us at Indie Retro News, as if you’ve been following all the news updates regarding NeesoGames eagerly awaited Amiga platformer of Super Delivery Boy, then we’ve just been contacted by both Per Ola and… Continue Reading →

Karate Champ – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game by JOTD for the Commodore Amiga

As we said before in our previous article : In the 1980’s Data East released the Arcade fighting game of Karate Champ; A game which established and popularized the one-on-one fighting game genre, for which it is considered one of… Continue Reading →

Space Taxi – An Iconic Commodore 64 game on the Atari XL/XE with a BIG update!

Here we are with another interesting story that’s just been sent to us by Saberman, and it’s the latest 2.5 release of the iconic C64 game ‘Space Taxi’ for the Atari XL/XE. As in the words of the email we… Continue Reading →

Flying Shark – WIP Flying Shark remake for the Commodore Amiga gets a graphical overhaul!

Another Commodore Amiga news story has appeared in our inbox, as we’ve recently found out through the EAB forums, that the previously announced game of Flying Shark; which is an upcoming Amiga remake of the 1987 Arcade game of the… Continue Reading →

ADoom – A brand new port update of a classic FPS for the Atari XL/XE!

Throughout the years we’ve featured many different types of news stories, from gaming updates, to music disks and even scene demos. Well here we are with another eye opening news story I think you’ll like, as if you have an… Continue Reading →

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