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TheHolyCube – A rather unusual puzzler is playable as a C64 preview by la1n

Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours , we’ve been told that if you’re looking for something different to play on your C64, then make sure to check out la1n’s latest game preview of ‘TheHolyCube’; A… Continue Reading →

Hopper Boy – 17th entry in the MSXdev competition by Gamecast Entertainment

Something slightly different for your afternoon entertainment, as we have recently been contacted through Facebook, to tell you that if you love playing games inspired by Game and Watch titles, then it might be worth checking out this new game… Continue Reading →

Lots of Amiga Boxx goodness thanks to Lemming880 and team!

Lemming880 has been mentioned a number of times on Indie Retro News, as he has released a number of enjoyable games such as Boxx, Boxx 2, Boxx 3 and even Boxx 4. Well here with another Amiga news story from… Continue Reading →

Booty The Remake – A classic 1980’s game is getting an Amstrad CPC remake!

Way back in 1984 Firebird released the Pirate style Arcade Puzzle game ‘Booty’ for the Amstrad CPC, C64, Commodore Plus/4, and ZX Spectrum. In that game you played as a cabin boy that had to steal treasure from his pirate… Continue Reading →

Giana Power Edition 2023 – The Great Giana Sisters for the C64 gets 16 new levels!

We’ve certainly heard a lot about that famous platformer the Great Giana Sisters from 1987, especially as it came back to the Amiga as a Giana Special Edition by Reimagine Games and then of course the Great Giana-Sisters Construction-Set, whereby… Continue Reading →

Krogharr – Inviyya creator’s latest Commodore Amiga game looks great in this new footage

Right from the word go, we were one of the first gaming websites to give you the heads up about TIGERSKUNK’s amazing Shoot ’em up of Inviyya; a game with amazing scrolling graphics, super action, great sound effects, and a… Continue Reading →

Escape Room – An exciting maze-adventure game for the Commodore 64

Even though it’s getting really late and I’m almost falling asleep at the keyboard (old age? :p), I thought it best to give a shout out to this game that was mentioned to us many times through Twitch, and it’s… Continue Reading →

Electroman – Another early ( alpha? ) version update of Electroman for the Commodore Amiga AGA

Remember when we announced here on Indie Retro News the Amiga game of ‘Electroman’, an Alpha version of a game port that was originally released by Messrs, Janusz Pelc and Maciej Miąsik for the MS-DOS platform back in 1992? Well… Continue Reading →

The Return of Traxtor – A great 8bit game by Juan J. Martinez gets an MS-DOS conversion!

It feels like it was only just yesterday that we had the pleasure of playing Juan J. Martínez’s rather enjoyable Match 3 puzzle game of The Return of Traxtor: a game that was released for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum… Continue Reading →

Octopus Deluxe – A graphically superior version of the 1981 Game and Watch Handheld game for the Amstrad CPC 6128!

The 1980’s Game and Watch Handheld throw backs just keep on coming, especially with a multitude of games released harking back to that great era with games such as Donkey Kong Jr Game and Watch, Parachute, Fire, Baby Monkey Alba,… Continue Reading →

Sam’s Journey NES Review by Thermoptic! Will this be another HIT game?

As a kid growing up with the Nintendo, every time you got your hands on a new game, it was an exciting moment. Back then, time seemed endless, but the choices of games were limited, each game from that era… Continue Reading →

Super Monza GP 2 – This game expands on the the original for the VIC 20 32K!

VIC-20 owners we hear your cry, you want something more for your system. Well have we found the best thing for you! As of this moment you can try out the latest release of Super Monza GP 2. A new release… Continue Reading →

Invanoid – An Arkanoid and Space Invaders mix as an updated demo for the Commodore Amiga

What do you get if you mix the 1986 Arcade game of ‘Arkanoid’ and the 1987 game of ‘Space Invaders’? Probably this latest game from djpiotrs called ‘Invanoid’; a brand new Amiga game demo in which playing as a bat… Continue Reading →

Electroman – An early ( alpha? ) version of Electroman for the Commodore Amiga AGA

Another interesting news story has just hit our inbox and one I think Commodore Amiga gamers might be interested in trying out, is the recently announced Amiga game of ‘Electroman’; An Alpha version of a game port that was originally… Continue Reading →

Boxx 2 Remake – A colourful platformer for the Amiga by Lemming880 is being remade via Scorpion Engine! (Beta 0.1)

Lemming880 has been mentioned a number of times on Indie Retro News, with games appearing such as Boxx, Boxx 2, Boxx 3 and even Boxx 4. Well here with another Amiga news story from the same creator, as he has… Continue Reading →

CrazyForest – A rather challenging Arcade game released for the ZX Spectrum by Daniel Isoba

We’ve been flooded with awesome news this week, from Forest of Illusion for the Commodore Amiga, to the overhauled Mario Bros on the Amstrad and Mickey and Donald G&W for the 48k. Well once again we are going back to the ZX… Continue Reading →

Wackopac – A new Amiga Demo which came 6th in the Function 2023 game dev comp!

It wasn’t long ago now that here on Indie Retro News, we did multiple features for JOTD’s fabulous Arcade conversion of the 1980’s hit classic’s Pac-Man, a game which was released on the Amiga as Pacman 500. Well if you’re… Continue Reading →

Tenebra – An atmoshperic 8bit game by Haplo arrives on the Atari XL/XE

Another retro gaming news story for you all, as we’ve recently been informed by Saberman, that the previously released Amstrad, Amiga, C64, Plus 4 and ZX Spectrum game of Tenebra by Haplo, is now available for the Atari XL/XE. For… Continue Reading →

Ooze: The Escape – A great 8bit game by Andy Johns and Haplo gets a Commodore Amiga update!

If you have a Commodore Amiga you are going to love this news story that’s been sent to by Saberman, as if you remember our previous announcement of Ooze; a game which was released for the ZX Spectrum by Andy… Continue Reading →

Vigilante from the Sega Master System is coming to the Commodore Amiga (Yes there were other versions too!)

While many of you are still waiting for Neeso Games awesome looking Arcade platformer of ‘Super Delivery Boy’, which is due for release at some point in the near future. There’s another game you should be keep an eye on… Continue Reading →

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 →

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