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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 →

Ooze: The Escape – A great 8bit game by Andy Johns and Haplo arrives on the Commodore Amiga!

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

RogueCraft – An awesome looking Amiga roguelike from Badger Punch Games gets a demo update

A late hour news story for you all and one I think that is well worth a mention, as we’ve recently been informed by Badger Punch Games, who were behind the amazing Commodore 64 roguelike of ‘Rogue64’. That they have… Continue Reading →

Batman – A great MSX2 remake of a classic Isometric game by Ocean Software

There are a lot of readers on our site that remember the 1980’s Isometric games of Batman and Head Over Heels by Ocean Software: two great games for systems such as the Amstrad, ZX Spectrum, MSX1 and Amstrad PCW! So here’s a… Continue Reading →

Stunt Car Racer – This awesome game from back in the day gets a Commodore Plus/4 port and it’s AMAZING!

While many of you were overjoyed to hear that Stunt Car Racer from the C64 had been ported over to both the Atari 8-bit and the BBC micro. There’s another version that’s just been released which is equally special and… Continue Reading →

Laser World – A Polish game has been found, recovered and made available for all to enjoy for the Amiga!

Another news story that’s worth a write up, as Saberman contacted us earlier today, about an interesting looking game called Laser World for the Commodore Amiga: A Polish game that has been found, recovered and made available for all to… Continue Reading →

Mickey and Donald G&W for the ZX Spectrum 48k

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 →

Karate Champ – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game that’s coming to the Amiga gets a new alpha build!

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 →

Frogger500 – A 1:1 arcade port is coming to the Commodore Amiga via RMJ & JoeJoe (+Beta Download)

While you can still play the awesome remade version of Frogger for the C64 called ‘ Frogger Arcade ‘ by Hokuto Force (Digital Monastery). There’s another version that’s being created which you may be interested in playing when it’s finished,… Continue Reading →

Kielbasa Empire – A high quality C64 game from Ordered Chaos Design is in development!

The news just keeps on coming, as just moments ago we were informed by our good friend and Youtubber Saberman, that Ordered Chaos Design has teased a new C64 game via their itch io called ‘Kielbasa Empire’; A rather cool… Continue Reading →

Boxx 3 Remake – Another colourful platformer for the Amiga by Lemming880!

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 which was released earlier this year. Well here with another Amiga news story from the… Continue Reading →

Thalimar: Land of Chaos – An unreleased Amiga/PC dungeon crawler that’s worth checking out

Year after year we usually go on about the latest games and unreleased titles seeing the light of day for the very first time, well here are with another unreleased game for you to "play test" , as thanks to… Continue Reading →

Bomberbot – A fun for all the family Arcade game for the ZX Spectrum by Gabriele Amore

Gabriele Amore is certainly no stranger to us and the homebrew scene, as throughout the years of features on Indie Retro News he has released many brilliant ZX Spectrum games that range from highly challenging to pick up and play… Continue Reading →

Stunt Car Racer – This awesome game from back in the day could be coming to the Commodore Plus/4!

While many of you were overjoyed to hear that Stunt Car Racer from the C64 had been ported over to both the Atari 8-bit and the BBC micro, you probably didn’t know that the Commodore Plus/4 was also getting in… Continue Reading →

PSSST – A classic Ultimate Play the Game as a 40 year tribute for the Commodore 64

In 1983 Ultimate Play the Game released a rather unusual game called "Pssst" for the ZX Spectrum; a game in which you played as Robbie the Robot on a personal struggle to stop deadly garden pests from swarming and eating… Continue Reading →

TRAX – This Chaos Engine inspiration looks incredible on the Atari XL/XE! (WIP)

The original Chaos Engine was an incredible game released in 1993, and developed by the very famous Bitmap Brothers. It was a well known title that at its core, was for the Amiga in which one or two players battled… Continue Reading →

A new 1:1 Colonization recreation project in development by David P. Sicilia for the PC!

If you loved playing Sid Meier’s Colonization back in the day, and have tried out many of the clones or remakes that have been released over the years such as FreeCol, then make sure to keep an eye on developments… Continue Reading →

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Game Boy Adventure arrives on the C64 and it’s super cool!

Funnily enough during today I’ve been trying my utmost to find my original Gameboy which was given over to my Brother some years ago. Sadly I haven’t been able to find it, but at least this latest release by Roman… Continue Reading →

Banger Management – A fabulous Arcade Puzzler from Jonathan Cauldwell for the ZX Spectrum

With all the games I’ve featured you’d think the news would slow down, but not so! As after already featuring a number of games for a multitude of systems since Monday, along comes the ZX Spectrum game of ‘Banger Management’… Continue Reading →

Block’Em Sock’Em – A puzzle platformer by darryl1970 for the Atari 7800 gets a new demo!

Another cool looking game to sink your retro teeth into on this rather hot Thursday morning, as Liqmatrix was kind enough to let us know that if you head on over to the link below, you can check out the… Continue Reading →

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