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Zeta Wing II – Sarah Jane Avory’s C64 Parallax Shoot ’em up sequel has been released!

Another cool news story for the C64 community as we’ve just been told by both Sarah Jane Avory and Saberman, that the sequel to Zeta Wing which is a Indie Retro News 2020 Game of the Year, has been made… Continue Reading →

Scorch – A Scorched Earth clone for the Atari XL/XE gets a single player final version.

This game might not look like much, with its bare backgrounds and tiny coloured objects, but this is actually a new Atari XL/XE release that comes across very much like Scorched Tanks on the Amiga and the MS-DOS game Scorched… Continue Reading →

Rogue Declan: Zero (Amiga) – Nivrig is developing another addictive looking game!

Here’s a great news story for you all, especially if you have a Commodore Amiga close by, as we’ve recently been informed via our good friend Nivrig Games , who also designed the highly enjoyable game of ‘Turbo Tomato’. That… Continue Reading →

A Blast From The Past – A modern Galaxian remake that looks pretty decent! (Sega Mega Drive WIP too)

Galaxian has appeared on Indie Retro News many times over the years, especially as it is one particular Arcade classic that homebrew developers love making clones of with special effects and bonus power ups. Well here’s a news update that… Continue Reading →

DJ Puff – A 1990’s game published by Codemasters gets a ZX Spectrum enhancement

Ever since the creation of Indie Retro News, we’ve always tried to keep you up to date on the latest game news, as and when they appear in our inbox. Well here’s another 8bit game that many of you will… Continue Reading →

LASKA Piję Activię – A 1st place winner for the ZX Spectrum at Grawitacja 8bit Jam

Another ZX Spectrum game has appeared this week, as we’ve recently been informed via Saberman through Facebook, that if you head on over to the Grawitacja 8bit Jam page below, you can play Hellboj, Yerzmyey, Kaz, and Utz’s new ZX Spectrum… Continue Reading →

International Karate RCX/RC 2023 – Remake and new scenarios by Homesoft for the Atari XL/XE

Yet another Saberman heads up and no not an Amiga, C64 or ZX Spectrum game, is the Atari XL/XE karate remake called ‘ International Karate RCX/RC 2023 ‘ by Homesoft; a game which pits you against the computer or another… Continue Reading →

Sly Spy (Secret Agent) – An enhanced version of a classic Ocean game for the CPC!

The Amstrad CPC has certainly had its fair share of fun games announced this year, especially with so many available to download such as MR.WONG, Cracky, Renegade Reloaded, and even our personal favourite Revenge of Trasmoz! Well here’s another Amstrad news story… Continue Reading →

CyberPunks 2 is coming 5th May 2023 and it looks very good indeed!

Mutation Software has done rather well over the years, selling a number of copies and digital downloads of their latest game Wiz – Quest for the Magic Lantern; a previously released game that features lovely music, well designed levels and… Continue Reading →

Zeta Wing II – Sarah Jane Avory’s upcoming C64 Parallax Shoot ’em up shown off in new trailer!

Sarah Jane Avory has created some fabulous C64 games throughout the last couple of years, from the amazing Soul Force to Zeta Wing and even Briley Witch Chronicles. Well here we are with another Zeta Wing II news update, as… Continue Reading →

Dungeon and Souls – A dungeon crawling roguelike for your ZX Spectrum

If you have a ZX Spectrum you are sure to like this latest news update, as we’ve recently been informed by Saberman through Facebook. That HSE has released the Dungeon Crawling Roguelike of ‘Dungeon and Souls’ for the ZX Spectrum;… Continue Reading →

PC DOS game Death Rally as an Amiga port by BSzili!

BSzili has been mentioned a number of times on Indie Retro News, as not only did he release the Amiga port of Blake Stone Aliens of Gold, but he also made available Exhumed / Powerslave, Wolfenstein 3D, BLOOD and even… Continue Reading →

Mad House – A new MSX2 Platformer by Gamecast Entertainment via MSXdev23!

Another MSX news story to keep you company, as thanks to Tom contacting us this morning, we’ve been told that a brand new game for the MSX2 called ‘Mad House’, has been made available to download and play. This game… Continue Reading →

Tenebra – An atmoshperic 8bit game by Haplo arrives on the Commodore Amiga

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

Kick of the Spear – Fast-paced 1 and 2 player fighting game for the Commodore 64

We’ve featured a number of fighting games on the C64, from the previously previewed Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition to Monstro Giganto. Well here we are with another fighting game mention, as thanks to Saberman who gave us the shout… Continue Reading →

Adventure 1 – A love letter to ‘AVVENTURA 1’ a fantasy adventure game for the C64

We’ve mentioned a number of text based adventure games on Indie Retro News, from games such as Venganza and Spooky Adventure, to Knight Orc and Masquerade. But now another game has appeared which will appeal to gamers who like those… Continue Reading →

NewsStand v1.0.1 – A lovely looking game for your C64 by AGPX and Phobos

What a news story we have for you all this morning, as thanks to a heads up from our good friend Saberman, we’ve just been informed that AGPX and Phobos has released the latest version of his lovely looking Commodore… Continue Reading →

NewsStand v1.0.1 – A lovely looking game for your C64 by AGPX

What a news story we have for you all this morning, as thanks to a heads up from our good friend Saberman, we’ve just been informed that AGPX has released the latest version of his lovely looking Commodore 64 game… Continue Reading →

Jack Dragon – An all new arcade experience for the ZX Spectrum home computer!

Not to be left behind with all the latest Amiga and C64 titles we’ve featured lately, it’s time for the ZX Spectrum to get in on the retro gaming fun, as we’ve recently found out through Facebook, that PsychicParrot has… Continue Reading →

SBOT – Yet another ZX Spectrum 128k game to be enjoyed!

The ZX Spectrum goodness just keeps on coming, as thanks to Saberman who has done many of our retro gaming videos throughout the years, he has told us that if you head on over to the xavisan page linked below, you… Continue Reading →

Karate Champ – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game that’s coming to the Amiga gets a new WIP update

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 the most influential games of all time. Well fast forward to today… Continue Reading →

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