amiga – The Retro Gaming Treasury

The long lost Tilt conversion (Commodore Amiga)

On June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 By fgasking

Many of you growing up with Codemaster’s 8-bit budget games may remember a quirky title called Tilt, where you control a 3D maze and rotate it in various directions to guide a ball to an exit point, whilst avoiding a … Continue reading →

Raid Over Moscow – An all time classic has finally arrived on the Amiga!

On April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

April is going all out with the great news, as if you think Fix It Felix Jr. for the C64 was a rather special announcement, then Raid Over Moscow on the Amiga will have your jaws hitting the floor. Yes indeed this amazing 8bit game of which we have announced as […]

Swidron – Wanted Team presents an unreleased Amiga game from 1994!

On April 18, 2020April 19, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

We’ve certainly featured the 1984 Boulder Dash game a lot these last few years, what with the release of Boulder Dash Junior II The Final Dig and Boulder Dash Senior to name but a few for the C64. But what if you could play a Boulder Dash style game that […]

Redbeard’s Revenge (Amiga)

On March 30, 2020March 31, 2020 By fgasking

Thanks to Dasse Evertsson for the heads up, but at the end of the fantastic Amiga game Traps ‘n Treasures, there is a little hint of a sequel with “Redbeard’s Revenge”. Due for release it seems in 1996, we are … Continue reading →

Lemmings 2: The Tribes

On March 20, 2020March 21, 2020 By Jimmy Maher

When the lads at DMA Design started making the original Lemmings, they envisioned that it would allow you to bestow about twenty different “skills” upon your charges. But as they continued working on the game, they threw more and more of the skills out, both to make the programming task […]

The 68000 Wars, Part 6: The Unraveling

On March 6, 2020March 7, 2020 By Jimmy Maher

Commodore International’s roots are in manufacturing, not computing. They’re used to making and selling all kinds of things, from calculators to watches to office furniture. Computers just happen to be a profitable sideline they stumbled into. Commodore International isn’t really a computer company; they’re a company that happens to make […]

Bagman – An Arcade classic gets an early Alpha Amiga remake

On December 22, 2019December 23, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We’ve certainly had our fair share of Arcade games mentioned this year, from Donkey Kong, to Kung Fu Master, and even Rygar. But another game has just caught our attention, and that’s Jotd’s Amiga remake of ‘Bagman’; a classic 1982 game that has since received a new alpha update making it […]

Blastaway – An addictive arena shooter released from RETREAM!

On November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Are you looking for an enjoyable game to play that is inspired by the classic Wizard of Wor game from the 1980’s, then look no further than ‘Blastaway’ from RETREAM; a brand new game for Amiga OS 4.1 and Windows, that the developer says "is a highly playable and entertaining […]

R.E.R.O – Amiga H.E.R.O remake gets an early demo tease

On November 9, 2019November 10, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Sometime back we mentioned the classic game of H.E.R.O, which was first released way back in the 1980’s for the Atari 800/2600, ColecoVision, C64, C128, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Was not only being at some point overhauled for the C64 but was also coming to modern systems as an inspired […]

Fix-It Felix Jr on the Commodore Amiga? Crazy stuff!

On November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’m sure many of you by now have seen Disney Animation’s Wreck It Ralph; a cartoon which follows the journey of a villain from an old 1980’s arcade game that at the time in reality never actually existed. Well you may or may not know, that not only did it […]

Under The Radar: Cyberpunk Games – Part 1 by Cola Powered Gamer

On October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Cyberpunk was covered extensively in film, TV and of course video games. The games covered here will be those that you probably haven’t heard of or have simply gone under your radar. So here’s a personal selection from me, Cola Powered Gamer! Gemini Rue Released in 2011 and developed by […]

Pirates! – DarkwyndPT’s BIGGEST retro gaming review yet!

On September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Ahoy there mateys! Welcome back to Retro Freak Reviews. And before ye all send me down to Davy Jones’ locker for not posting a review during the entire summer, let me redeem my sinner soul by offering ye this fine review in this finest of International Talk Like a Pirate […]

Syndicate – Action/strategy classic by Bullfrog gets a DarkwyndPT review

On September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Well, this retrospective sure is going slow, isn’t it? Sorry for taking so long, but because of recent work issues, I no longer have a lot of free time. And it happened all of a sudden, without notice, so I couldn’t cancel anything or plan around it. Anyway, today’s review […]

Vegetables – A fabulous C64 Match 3 game being ported to the Amiga

On August 30, 2019August 31, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

It’s once again the Amigas time to shine, as we’ve just been given the heads up through our email, that Mike Richmond’s Vegetables will hopefully be coming to a Commodore Amiga you at some in the near future. Yes indeed if you’ve heard of this game before, that’s because it was originally […]

Metro Siege – HOT NEWS as an incredible Amiga brawler is announced! (Exclusive screenshots/footage!)

On August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Indie Retro News has been flooded with Amiga announcements this year, with incredible games to come, such as Inviyya, Rygar AGA, Kung Fu Master and yes even Wonder Girl in Monster Place. But now thanks to an exclusive heads up reveal. We’ve been told that Pixelglass and the team behind ‘Worthy’ […]

Formula Fun – Indy Heat inspired game in dev for the Commodore Amiga

On August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Before we get to the BIG exclusive reveal, there’s another game that might take your fancy, and that’s Spider Horace’s upcoming Arcade racing game ‘ Formula Fun ‘. Yes take a look at the screen shot above, as if you remember playing the Amiga game ‘ Indy Heat ‘, then you’ll […]

Beneath a Steel Sky – A great sci-fi Adventure from 1994 reviewed by Cola Powered Gamer

On August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Beneath a Steel Sky is a second game made by Revolution Software, after the decent success of their first game Lure of the Temptress. For this game Revolution Software really put the effort and love in this game. Writers Cecil Charles and Dave Cummins goal was to find a mix […]

Project Horizon – Alien blaster announced for the Commodore Amiga

On August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

While we wait for that exclusive Amiga game reveal through Amiga Bill and Indie Retro News ;), we’ve also been told by our good friend Solo, of a new game coming called ‘ Project Horizon ‘. This game announced just recently, is a brand new game that according to the […]

Rygar AGA – An upcoming Amiga conversion of a great Arcade game gets a long play exclusive!

On August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

You’d think the Rygar AGA news would take a break by now, considering how many times we’ve featured it and it’s not coming till October. But as of today thanks to our good friend Graeme Cowie of Bomb Jack Beer Edition, he has shared with us a brand new footage […]

Inviyya – Even more footage for this fabulous looking Amiga shoot em up

On August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Even though we weren’t expecting any more updates regarding the upcoming ‘ Inviyya ‘ for the Commodore Amiga, it looks as if the developer wants to surpise once again. As thanks to a hearty heads up in our Facebook group, a new footage tease been released showing the first level […]