September 2018 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Reformation 3 Amiga/C64 Soundtrack Remakes – Follow up album Kickstarter to Matt Gray’s previous hit release

On September 30, 2018September 30, 2018 By Neil G

Some of you are probably having a nice sleep in on this chilly Sunday, but we’ve just heard from Matt Gray that he has now launched a new Kickstarter crowd funding campaign for his upcoming album ‘ Reformation 3 ‘. This album is the third in the series of albums after […]

Citrouille – A new retro style game coming soon to Steam and itch.io!

On September 29, 2018September 30, 2018 By Neil G

If you are a fan of classic one-screen platform arcade games like Bubble Bobble or Lode Runner then you you should take a look at the upcoming game Citrouille! The basis of the game is to plant flowers of each of the grassy platforms by running over them, when all […]

Die Dunkle Dimension: Won! (with Summary and Rating)

On September 29, 2018September 30, 2018 By CRPG Addict

The end screen suggests a sequel that probably never came. Die Dunkle Dimension“The Dark Dimension” GermanyGerman Design Group (developer and publisher)Released in 1989 for Commodore 64Date Started: 29 August 2018 Date Ended: 28 September 2018Total Hours: 35Difficulty: Moderate-Hard (3.5/5)Final Rating: (to come later)Ranking at time of posting: (to come […]

Missed Classic: The Worm in Paradise – A Golden Handshake

On September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Ilmari At the end of my last post I planned to try gathering enough money for the more expensive items. After that I noticed that the price of dagget (a mechanical dog) had come down in a couple of days – indeed, it appeared to have lost 100 creds […]

Skyrim Day 088 – Re-Enlisting

On September 28, 2018September 29, 2018 By Raifield

19 Sun’s Dusk, 4E201 Solitude ~~~ I discovered this morning that I had indeed forgotten something: to take a curative or two after the battle at Volkihar Keep. I was already starting to show signs of the disease this morning, the symptoms having started quite early, or so I thought.Angeline’s Aromatics […]

LGR – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Review

On September 28, 2018September 29, 2018 By LGR

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (or, Of Movies and Games and Whether the Twain Shall Meet)

On September 28, 2018September 29, 2018 By Jimmy Maher

You ask why there are movements in movie history. Why all of a sudden there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films, or whatever. And it’s usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other. — Francis Ford Coppola Over the course […]

8-Bit Symphony Concert – A symphonic celebration of 8-bit Computer music 15th June 2019!

On September 28, 2018September 29, 2018 By Neil G

If your diary is fully booked then cancel all appointments for the 15th June 2019, as we’ve recently been informed via our email that Hull College with support by C64Audio.com, will be hosting the 8-Bit Symphony concert; a celebration of the music of 8-bit British home computing with the Hull […]

Captain Disaster in Death Has A Million Stomping Boots – Retro inspired adventure with a demo!

On September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 By Neil G

I’ve always been an Adventure gamer on both my Amiga and PC, and have such fond memories of games such as The Secret of Monkey Island, Simon the Sorcerer, Fable, Kings Quest and even the Quest for Glory series. So to hear our good friend CaptainD has made an Adventure game […]

Reformation 3 Amiga/C64 Soundtrack Remakes – Follow up album Kickstarter to Matt Gray’s previous hit release

On September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 By Neil G

There is going to be a great Kickstarter launch this sunday as we’ve just heard from Matt Gray that he is going to launch a new Kickstarter crowd funding campaign for his upcoming album ‘ Reformation 3 ‘. This album is the third in the series of albums after two goal […]

Montezuma Again! – 1980’s Atari 8-bit Platforming classic, now with 72 NEW rooms!

On September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 By Neil G

Even more great retro gaming finds for this week, as we have just learnt José Tomás Parga has released a rom hack of Montezuma’s Revenge and added 72 new rooms, giving a new lease of life to this classic game which was released in the early 80’s for the Atari […]

Unsung Warriors Prologue – 2D action adventure playable in co-op! ( Demo )

On September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 By Neil G

Just a short write up before I return tomorrow, but if you’ve got nothing to play this evening then how about playing the latest demo of ‘ Unsung Warriors – The Prologue ‘, which is available for PC, MAC and Linux. This game is a 2D action adventure set in […]

Fly the Unfriendly Skies for Free!

On September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 By Rampant Coyote

Okay. Just in case you wanted to see what a modern, hardcore-realism jet combat simulator was like, Eagle Dynamics is offering a “free weekend” to play two (and a half) of their newest products: The F/A-18C Hornet and the Persian Gulf map (both of which are still in “early access” […]

Alone in the Dark – Final Rating

On September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro As I said in the introduction, this game not only brought 3D elements into game design in a new and interesting way, but also paved the way for what we now consider an entire genre. How well did it succeed? And how well does it perform as […]

Crusaders of the Dark Savant: Gorn and Scumbles

On September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 By CRPG Addict

As I arrive in a new dungeon,the game again tells me my own thoughts. My trip to the Holy City of Munkharama didn’t last very long. I mapped the small temple area, but my progress was impeded by a series of doors that had cups attached to them–they clearly […]

Timespinner – A lovely platformer with retro aesthetics is launched!

On September 25, 2018September 26, 2018 By Neil G

Moments ago thanks to a heads up on Facebook, we have just been told Lunar Ray Games with publishing rights by Chucklefish, has now launched their eagerly awaited action platformer game ‘ Timespinner ‘ for the PC, Mac, Linux, PS4 & PS Vita. This game which has been in our wishlist for sometime […]

Birthday Break – Two day time out!

On September 25, 2018September 26, 2018 By Neil G

Here on Indie Retro News we try to keep you up to date with the latest gaming news from around the world from the Amstrad CPC and Amiga, to the C64 and to the ZX Spectrum. But after writing for nearly every day for way too many years ;), it’s […]

Foggy’s Quest 2 The Lost Treasure of OMK – John Blythe’s latest game gets new images!

On September 25, 2018September 26, 2018 By Neil G

John Blythe has created some fantastic games over the years, games such as ALL HALLOWS – Rise of the Pumpkin and even The Incredible Shrinking Professor to name but a few. But there’s another one of his games that would be worth your time keeping an eye on, and that’s […]

Spellcasting 301 – Sand castles in the sand

On September 25, 2018September 28, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Deimar Ernie Eaglebeak’s Journal #3: Beating the GLYs is proving to be harder than we anticipated. Of course, we had already beat them at weight lifting and partying, but now we have to build a sand castle, belly flop and a drinking contest. And that’s not even the end of […]

The Internet Archive adds 1,100 New Arcade Machines to its ever growing library

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

Some time ago we mentioned some of the best websites to play classic retro systems online. Systems such as the CPC, NES, MSX and loads more were completely playable directly through your browser. One such site called "The Internet Archive" had a massive game list from the 1970’s through to […]