Atari 8bit – The Retro Gaming Treasury

The Rescue Expedition – Upcoming Atari 8bit action platformer accepting pre-orders

On August 20, 2019August 21, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Putting aside the Amiga and C64 news now, as thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours, we’ve been told Gorgh and Retronics Publishing action packed platformer of ‘ The Rescue Expedition ‘, is now ready for pre-orders priced at PLN 149 (EUR 39, USD 49) for a […]

Great Green Adventure 2: Prologue – A very chippy Atari 8bit game comes 1st at Lost Party 2019

On July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

If you’re looking for a nice game to play with a very cool soundtrack, then you might be interested in playing Dely and Zlews latest Atari 8bit game ‘ Great Green Adventure 2: Prologue ‘. which came first in the Lost Party 2019 Wild Competition. This game according to the detailed info, puts […]

Yamo Revenge – Action platformer featuring the protagonist from Bruce Lee (WIP)

On July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We’ve certainly featured the 1984 game of Bruce Lee more than a few times this year, especially with games such as Eel Ecurb announced for the Atari XL/XE. But now we look towards something slightly different for our retro kicks, as Yaron Nir has released an early work in progress version of […]

Eel Ecurb – Bruce Lee playable in reverse on the Atari 8bit

On June 24, 2019June 25, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

In 1984 Datasoft released a brilliant arcade platformer called ‘Bruce Lee’ which was based on the famous motion picture martial artist. It was and still is a highly regarded platformer that is still loved to this day and can be played by anyone. But boy do we have something unusual […]

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 […]

Bosconian – 1980’s multi-directional scrolling shooter gets a great Atari 8bit 64KB port!

On January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 By Neil G

It’s the Atari’s time to shine as another game has been given the port treatment and it’s the Arcade game ‘ Bosconian ‘ developed by Namco all the way back in 1981. Currently available as a 64KB final version 1.2f for the Atari 8bit by shanti77. Bosconian is a multi-directional […]

Rodman Special Edition – It’s kinda like Pac-Man but it blows things up!

On December 23, 2018December 24, 2018 By Neil G

If you’re not into those festive games but still want to buy a damn fine game for Christmas then look no further than Misfit’s ‘ Rodman ‘, a super duper Pac-Man style game with some very cool yet unique differences. This game released in multi-format for the VIC-20,C64,C16,ZX Spectrum,Atari 8bit,Oric,MSX and […]

Donkey Kong – Atari 8-bit Arcade HACK has finally been released for all to enjoy!

On December 1, 2018December 2, 2018 By Neil G

Way back in 2016 we mentioned Darryl1970’s Atari 8-bit Arcade hack of Nintendo’s 1981 original classic ‘ Donkey Kong ‘, in which you played as Mario that must avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a damsel in distress from a giant […]

Flimbo’s Quest – A fun filled platformer is coming to the Atari XL/XE (Alpha Available)

On November 4, 2018November 5, 2018 By Neil G

This weekend has just got even better as solo/ng has announced that the Alpha conversion of ‘ Flimbo’s Quest ‘ for the Atari XL/XE, has been released via a New Generation for Silly Venture 2018! A game that was first released by System 3 for the C64, Amiga, Atari ST and Amstrad […]

Total Eclipse – 3D adventure game ported over to the Atari XL/XE

On October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 By Neil G

The weather outside is awful with lashing rain and cold winds, but alteast we have a new conversion to play on the Atari XL/XE! It’s Total Eclipse, a new conversion from the C64 to the Atari 8bit which was originally released in 1988 by Incentive Software for a mutltitude of computers […]

Dungeon Hunt II – A new dungeon crawler gets an Atari 8bit preview

On October 3, 2018October 4, 2018 By Neil G

Our love of Dungeon Crawlers is strong, from the days of Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder, to the more modern tone of Grimrock and Aeon of Sands. But there’s another crawler that’s coming and this one is an Atari 8bit homebrew which has not only been anounced with […]