April 23, 2019 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Let’s Play Stasis (Blind), Part 17 of 25: Hydroponics

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Planet Cloudius IX – 90’s inspired Commander Keen game gets a release!

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’m sure many of you remember that awesome game that is ‘ Commander Keen ‘; a game released by id Software and publishers Apogee software in the 90’s for MS-DOS as a fun platformer using EGA as a pioneer for graphics at the time! But did you know Roobar released his […]

Splat! – A ZX Spectrum game reviewed by Florinthedwarf.

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Argh! A spider! Nah, it’s our hero Zippy! (No, not that one.) SPLAT! Now that I’ve got your attention, let’s talk about this game. Maze games can be a little repetitive, left, right, right, right, left, left etc. pick something up, get stuck, turnaround, right, left – you get the […]

Excalibur: Sword of Kings – Text based adventure game remade and ready to be played online!

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Throughout the last few years we’ve featured a number of text based adventures, games such as The Pawn Remastered, The Marlo Files Remastered Edition, and Goblin Towers to name but a few. But there’s another game that might be worth a look on this lovely Tuesday afternoon, and that’s Adventuron’s online […]

Atari: A Visual History – A Visual History Compendium book about the Atari 8-bit!

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

While the crowdfunding platforms are being flooded with projects for retrocomputing greats such as the C64 or Spectrum, the scene has been a little light on products for the Humble Atari 8-bit. Seemingly unloved by people targeting the frothing hoards of retro fans of other 8bit systems which has been […]

Dark Stone Ritual: Might and Magic Jr.

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

The authors pay homage to their inspiration. As I write this, my first entry on Magic Tower I: Dark Stone Ritual has not yet posted, so I don’t know if some helpful commenter will appear with a 27-year-old manual for the game. What I do know is that a […]

MUD1: Little Specks

On April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I know that I promised that my next post would be my final one for MUD1, but I’ve only just started exploring the north-west island. It’s very mysterious and intriguing, so I’m still playing. I also don’t have much time or energy for a full post, so here are some […]

Missed Classic 66: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (1985)

On April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

By Ilmari “I have decided to be a poet. My father said that there isn’t a suitable career structure for poets and no pensions and other boring things, but I am quite decided. He tried to interest me in becoming a computer operator, but I said, ‘I need to put […]