Zx Spectrum – Page 4 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

SimCity – DarkwyndPT takes a look at multiple versions of Sim City in this BIG review!

On January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 By Neil G

And again we’re going to take a look at not just a true classic game, but also a highly influential title that helped define an entire genre, spawned several clones and influenced several other titles. I’m talking about the one and only SimCity. SimCity is a simulation/managerial game developed by […]

Alley Cat – Atari/DOS cat classic as a 128k ZX Spectrum demake, gets a fab alpha update!

On January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 By Neil G

It’s time for even more ZX Spectrum news as we have just been told that Jordi has released an alpha update to his in-development Alley Cat Demake, which is coming to the ZX Spectrum via the ZX-Dev MIA remake competition. This game was originally released on the Atari 8bit in […]

The Last Ninja Ninjakul 2 – A fabulous platformer makes its way onto the ZX Spectrum 128k

On January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 By Neil G

The ZX Spectrum is doing very well so far, as not only do we have Melkhior’s Mansion (Atic Atac Remake ) coming to the PC and ZX Spectrum next, but we also have some fabulous art work from the ZX Spectrum shown on the C64 as a nod to that famous […]

ZX Art C64 – A tribute to the ZX Spectrum on the C64

On January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 By Neil G

When Andy Green contacts us it’s usually about his ZX Spectrum art work that he has done for the latest homebrew game, or much older ZX Spectrum titles that needed a damn good touch up. But not this time! As earlier today he contacted us, to let us know Hokuto […]

Mike The Guitar – The Shooter addition appears on the ZX Spectrum!

On January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 By Neil G

Bit of a late heads up on this one as we weren’t expecting it to be released so soon, but thanks to a friendly email we were told Sebastian Braunert and team’s SEUD developed title ‘ Mike The Guitar – The Shooter ‘, has finally made an appearance on the […]

Mike The Guitar – Shooter edition coming to the ZX Spectrum

On January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By Neil G

Mike The Guitar is back in action for the ZX Spectrum, but this time instead of being a platformer which appeared on both the Amstrad and the ZX, he’s blasting badies in an upcoming shooter! Yes indeed welcome to ‘ Mike The Guitar – The Shooter ‘, the very latest […]

Captain MaCaw – A ZX Spectrum Inspired Retro Platformer hits Steam!

On January 17, 2019January 18, 2019 By Neil G

Earlier today we were contacted by Auld Games that their ZX Spectrum inspired title of ‘Captain MaCaw’, had finally made an appearance on Steam. This game announced previously by us last week, is heavily inspired by ZX Spectrum classics such as Dizzy and Seymour, while having its own story of pirates, […]

Jatpack Jaxx – ZX Spectrum inspired action platformer hits Android and Windows!

On January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 By Neil G

Just as I was about to go to bed, I get an update in our Game Dev : RetroGaming Facebook group, of a brand new game that not only has the look of a ZX Spectrum title, but instead was developed for both Android and Windows. This game titled as […]

GLUF – RetroSouls releases a fabulous ZX Spectrum game

On January 11, 2019January 12, 2019 By Neil G

If you’re looking for fresh ZX Spectrum news then look no further. As thanks to a heads up via our twitter page, we’ve been told that a new game called ‘ GLUF ‘, which is a high quality Arcade puzzle game by RetroSouls, has been released for the ZX Spectrum […]

The Malignant Gore – Horror game released for the ZX Spectrum

On January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 By Neil G

What do you get if you mix the shooting style of that classic Codemasters game Ghost Hunters, with a blend of a puzzle platformer and the movie ‘The Thing’? Most likely you’ll end up with this fine looking game released by Sanctum Games ‘ The Malignant Gore’. This game is […]

Captain MaCaw – A ZX Spectrum Inspired Retro Platformer Coming Soon to Steam

On January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 By Neil G

Captain MaCaw is the first commercial PC release from Auld-Games, an old school platform adventure in the style of the ZX Spectrum classics. The graphical style closely resembles but not 100% emulates the ZX spectrum resolution and palette. Expected release date is on or after February 18th, 2019. Captain MaCaw […]

Droid Buster – C64 ‘Mandroid’ released on the ZX Spectrum

On January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 By Neil G

The games just keep on coming, as after already mentioning Sardonic, Log Cabin Dizzy and Mister Kung Fu as being released on the the ZX Spectrum, we are here to shout out that the C64 version of ‘Mandroid’ has been remade as ‘ Droid Buster ‘ for, as you guessed […]

Sardonic – Another PC game comes over to the ZX Spectrum

On January 3, 2019January 4, 2019 By Neil G

We are not finished with the ZX Spectrum news yet! As moments ago we were told that *ahem* Penisoft had released their ZX Spectrum game of ‘ Sardonic ‘, which looks to be a remake of a PC game they released way back in 2003. Now unlike the Dizzy adventure […]

Log Cabin Dizzy (ZX Spectrum Edition) – ZX Spectrum remake of Jamie Douglas’s PC version

On January 3, 2019January 4, 2019 By Neil G

If you are a fan of the Dizzy games by the Oliver Twins or want a fun little adventure to play, then come and check out Verm-V’s new Dizzy game called ‘ Log Cabin Dizzy (ZX Spectrum Edition)’, which was released over the Christmas period for the ZX Spectrum. This […]

Survival ZX – Try to survive the Zombie horde in this new ZX Spectrum game

On December 31, 2018January 1, 2019 By Neil G

If you’re not feeling festive and really don’t care for the new year, then you’ll probably be more interested in playing Mr Rancio’s Zombie Fest game ‘ Survival ZX ‘, which has recently been released for the ZX Spectrum 128k as an action slasher! This game featuring multiple areas to visit […]

Mister Kung Fu – A kick ass Kung Fu Master conversion via ZX-Dev-MIA-Remakes compo

On December 30, 2018December 31, 2018 By Neil G

With the end of the year fast approaching, you would be forgiven for thinking there wouldn’t be anymore fantastic games released, especially as the Christmas rush had ended and New Years Eve is only tomorrow. Well boy do we have surprise for you! As if you followed our previous write […]

A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Indie Retro News

On December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 By Neil G

Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible indie games, new homebrews, and lots of retro specials that have amazed even our own writers! From C64 games such as Aviator Arcade II, Portal, L’Abbaye des Morts 64, Caren Thank You Edition 2018, Organism, Limbo, […]

Aliens: Neoplasma – Aliens are coming to the ZX Spectrum in 2019!

On December 24, 2018December 25, 2018 By Neil G

Everything so far this week during this festive season has been rather cute and charming, but if you’re not into all that cute stuff, then you’ll be pleased to know Sanchez crew (Russian Federation) will be releasing Aliens: Neoplasma on the ZX Spectrum at some point in 2019. Although not much is […]

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 […]

Highway Encounter – 80’s retro shooter comes over to the Atari XL/XE!

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

In 1985 Vortex Software released the puzzle shooting game ‘ Highway Encounter ‘ for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64. It was voted in the top 100 ZX Spectrum games of all time and featured not just personal lives that look like Dalek’s, but the use of […]