c64 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Cruiser-X 79 Update

On May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

1st May – 26th May 2016While things have looked very quiet on this project. It doesn’t mean that we are not continuing with the game project. In fact, the hardest part of the game code is practically out of the way. There are 16 alien formation tables set up so […]

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 […]

We’ve played Fix It Felix Jr. for the C64 and it’s Smashing!

On April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Anotonio Savona announced today that he is putting the finishing touches to the brand new C64 version of "Fix It Felix Jr". This is a 4th unofficial port of the arcade game which was inspired by the 2012 Disney motion picture: Wreck-it-Ralph. Other ports have been made for the SEGA […]

2019 C64 Yearly Roundup and GOTY Nominees

On December 31, 2019January 1, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Hello everyone and welcome to my 2019 C64 roundup. We’ll take a look at some of my highlights for the year, some of Neil’s picks of the year, announce the Indie Retro News GOTY nominees, and as we’re about to change decades, we’ll also pick our favourite C64 game of […]

Bomb Jack DX C64 – C64 classic overhauled gets a brand new beta tease

On December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I can still remember in the late 80’s on my Amstrad CPC 464 playing the brilliant Arcade port ‘ Bomb Jack ‘. It is a game that required you the player to high jump and float about getting rid of all the bombs on the screen before they are used […]

Frostbite – Atari to C64 conversion #3 from Chopper Command team gets a release!

On November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Great news for this rather cold and frosty Sunday, as we’ve just been told by Antonio Savona, that the same team behind the Atari to C64 conversion of Chopper Command and the previously released Keystone Kapers. Has now announced the release of the next game in the trilogy line up, as […]

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 […]

MW ULTRA – Covert Bitops creators of Hessian gives us another look at their upcoming C64 game

On September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

In 2016 Covert Bitops released the brilliant action adventure game of ‘ Hessian ‘ for the C64; a game in which we said could’ve been the game of the year, spanning over 667 screens with high detail, challenging situations and enemies with skilled AI that must either be avoided or […]

Keystone Kapers – Another Atari to C64 conversion is coming from Chopper Command team!

On September 16, 2019September 17, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

While many of you had the chance to play the stonkingly good Atari to C64 conversion of Chopper Command by Antonio Savona, Steven Day, Saul Cross and Flemming Martins which was released only recently. It looks as if we will have another game to enjoy in their conversion line up, […]

Chopper Command (C64) – Final version will be released tonight

On August 21, 2019August 22, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Indie Retro News have been given the heads up that Chopper Command is currently in the process of being released, and will be available to download this evening. Final bug testing was completed this week after we helped Beta test the game live on Twitch. It was streamed on my […]

MARS – A new C64 game from Sputnik World, a mission to MARS!

On August 19, 2019August 20, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

C64 owners you might have felt a little bit left out today with all that Amiga and C16/Plus/4 news going on, but worry not! As thanks to a hearty heads up from Psytronik Software, they have announced a brand new game coming to the C64 called ‘MARS’. Yes indeed it’s […]

Berks Four – Super duper blaster for the C64

On August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

It’s the C64’s time to shine today as thanks to a heads up from our good friend Silvio Savarinoof, we’ve been told Digital Monastery has released the C64 version of ‘Berks Four’; game coded by Jon Williams who also worked on the Atari XL/XE version released back in March of […]

Watch Chopper Command (C64) Gameplay First – Live!

On August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’m Really pleased to announce that we’ve been given access to play test the BETA version of the brand new C64 Chopper Command port from Antonio Savona and Steven Day. Antonio reported yesterday that the game was feature complete, with just SFX and difficulty fine tuning left to do. With […]

The Shadow over Hawksmill – A dark C64 Cthulhu inspired game gets its first footage

On August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

The last post today and one I think you’ll agree is pretty decent, as thanks to a heads up on the Commodore 64/128 Facebook group via Icon64, we’ve been told ‘The Shadow over Hawksmill’ has just been teased with some very early footage. Yes indeed if you like a bit […]

Donkey Trolls Preview – You’ve been trolled in this new C64 game preview

On August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We don’t get many Trolls on Indie Retro News thankfully, maybe the odd one waiting to kick up a storm in the thread comments. But virtually smacking a Troll in a C64 game certainly sounds like a fun experience indeed. Yes that’s exactly what you do in this early preview […]

Soul Force – Sarah Jane Avory’s upcoming C64 Shoot em up gets new footage

On August 8, 2019August 9, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

While many of you are still eagerly awaiting Sarah Jane Avory’s upcoming RPG of Briley Witch Chronicles, you might be interested to know that the ex-SEGA game developer and author, has also released brand new footage of the upcoming game ‘ Soul Force ‘. This is a new game and second shoot […]

The Isle of the Cursed Prophet – Icon64 announces a new C64 game with footage!

On August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

If you’re looking for even more C64 games to play, then you’ve come to the right place! As we’ve just come across a new post on the Icon64 Facebook page, that they are working on a brand new game called ‘ The Isle of the Cursed Prophet ‘. Sadly we […]

Chopper Command (C64) – Exclusive WIP screenshots from Antonio Savona

On August 1, 2019August 2, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Chopper Command is an Atari 2600 exclusive title published by Activision and released in June 1982, programmed by Bob Whitehead. C64 fans can look forward to their own port currently being developed by Antonio Savona (P0 Snake, Planet Golf, L’abbaye des Morts) and graphics by Steven Day, who did loading […]

Rose’s Curry Clicker – Making hot curries on the C64

On July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I for one am not a Curry eater, not only do I not like spicy food, but give it an hour and i’d be curled up on the floor in pain from dangerous levels of heartburn. Thankfully Rose’s Curry Clicker from Cameron Davis doesn’t require anyone to eat any real […]

The Lord of Dragonspire – Previously announced C64 RPG in final testing

On July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Great news if you were a specific backer of the Zzap64 2020 annual kickstarter or a follower of the psytronik website, as we were recently told through Facebook that Icon64 will be bringing the RPG game of ‘ The Lord of Dragonspire ‘ to the C64 at some point soon. This game […]