Month: September 2018

Treasure Island Dizzy – Classic Oliver Twins game appears as a pre-order for the Atari Jaguar!

Defender of the Crown isn’t the only game to be announced as coming to the Atari Jaguar and available as a pre-order, as we’ve also found out the classic 1980’s The Oliver Twins game ‘ Treasure Island Dizzy ‘ is also making its home on this fabulous console. This game […]

Defender of the Crown – All time classic game by Cinemaware is coming to the Atari Jaguar (Pre-order!)

One game I remember so fondly is Cinemaware’s fantastic medieval game ‘ Defender of the Crown ‘ from 1986. It was released for multiple systems including the Amiga, DOS, NES, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, C64, Macintosh and the Apple IIGS in 1988 with a CD-i version much later on. A […]

L’abbaye Des Morts – Upcoming eagerly awaited C64 port gets one last sneak peak!

Some time back we announced the release of L’Abbaye des Morts; a great retro platformer in a ZX Spectrum style that was originally developed by Locomalito who is no stranger to developing fantastic games such as Maldita Castilla and Hydorah. Well you’ll be pleased to know that same game which […]

Giana-Sisters 30th Anniversary Extended Preview – A glorious C64 celebration of Giana Sisters

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 you can create your own levels. But this latest release […]

Vradark’s Sphere – Another high quality ZX Spectrum game from SancheZ!

The power of the ZX Spectrum is strong with Sanchez, as after previously releasing the incredible game of Castlevania: Spectral Interlude and of course the more recent Mighty Final Fight demake, he has now released Vradark’s Sphere, which again is for the ZX Spectrum. Unlike his previous games, this one is a […]

Shadow Switcher – A new Commodore 64 game by Dr. Wuro Industries

We’ve just been contacted through our twitter page, that DR Wuro Industries have recently launched their puzzle platformer ‘ Shadow Switcher ‘ for the Commodore 64. Now if you like your games to be challenging, have multiple levels with an inclusive editor and allow up to two players to work […]

Top 11: ZX Spectrum to Amstrad CPC Ports

During the 8-bit home computer heyday of the eighties, Amstrad fans noticed a phenomenon that continued all the way up until the CPC’s discontinuation. Many games were released that didn’t appear to be optimized for the system’s strengths and thus lots of lackluster games came to the party. This was […]

Raging Orlando – A great C64 work in progress title is teased by Warlock Entertainment

Checking the latest updates through our own Game Dev :RetroGaming Facebook group, we’ve just come across a game by Warlock Entertainment that is sure to excite many in the C64 community. Titled as ‘ Raging Orlando ‘ , this high quality game that is still at work in progress in […]

Foggy’s Quest 2 The Lost Treasure of OMK – The sequel to a fab ZX Spectrum game is announced

John Blythe looks to be taking no time out this year as after already releasing the brilliant game of ALL HALLOWS – Rise of the Pumpkin, he has just announced the first very early teaser to the sequel of Foggy’s Quest, as ‘Foggy’s Quest 2 The Lost Treasure of OMK’. […]

Night Stalker ZX – Intellivision game comes to the ZX Spectrum

Before the clock strikes midnight there’s another game worth mentioning, as thanks to a heads up by Aleisha Cuff, she has told us ‘NIGHT STALKER ZX’; A port of the classic Intellivision maze shooter for the ZX Spectrum 48k, has finally been released by AMC Games! If you’ve never heard […]