Tag: Retrogaming

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX – Alex Kidd in Miracle World remake is coming Q1 2021!

In 1987 Sega released the great side-scrolling platform game ‘ Alex Kidd ‘ for the Sega Master System console. Although it was first released in Japan in 1986 but internationally in 1987, it was one of the most well known games as it was also built into most Master System […]

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

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!

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 […]

Bagman – An Arcade classic gets an early Alpha Amiga remake

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 […]

Toki – In dev Amstrad version of an Arcade classic gets an early beta demo

As we said before this year has been incredible for the Amstrad! Especially with the hit classic of Pinball Dreams coming over to the Amstrad CPC from the Commodore Amiga, with smooth scrolling, great graphics, and a fantastic soundtrack to make it the hightlight of this year and the years […]

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

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 […]

Wing Commander Privateer – Cola Powered Gamer reviews an adventure space flight simulation classic!

After the success of Wing Commander II, the franchise received its first spin-off game. Wing Commander: Privateer or simply Privateer. It can be looked at as Origin Systems take on open-ended gameplay, and their take on the legendary Elite (1984). Released in the Fall of 1993, Privateer had an interesting […]

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

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!

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 […]

The FUSION 2020 Annual – Bi-monthly FUSION magazine in the form of a fantastic annual!

From the early part of last year, we have been giving you multiple heads up regarding a great gaming magazine called ‘ Fusion ‘, which is a magazine which features not just gaming news from Indie and Retro but also Handhelds and even Table Tops ( Bit like us really […]

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

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 […]