June 2019 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

When the question is asked “What was the first commercial CRPG”, most of the knowledgeable folks around will tell you that it was Beneath Apple Manor. It’s a fair answer: although there were plenty of CRPGs created before 1978, none of them were available in stores. Of the other commercial […]

Darklands: Von Eschenbachs Represent!

On June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 By CRPG Addict

The dangers of low reputation. It’s becoming clear that a large part of Darklands is developing the party’s fame. Fame gives the party access to more political and economic leaders, and thus more quests, and thus more rewards, and thus more fame. This eventually leads to the main quest? […]

Let’s Play Policenauts (English, Saturn – Blind), Part 24: Act 2 – Astronauts

On June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Let’s Play Amberstar (Amiga, English – Blind), Part 85: Buying Potions!

On June 29, 2019June 30, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Let’s Play The Search (Dink Smallwood D-Mod – Blind), Part 2 of 3: The Sword of Lorimax

On June 29, 2019June 30, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Let’s Play Policenauts (English, Saturn – Blind), Part 23: Sadaoki Tokugawa

On June 28, 2019June 29, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Let’s Play The Search (Dink Smallwood D-Mod – Blind), Part 1 of 3: Find the Orb!

On June 28, 2019June 29, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Royal Hunt – Escape the boars in this new C64 game by Bimbarlade

On June 28, 2019June 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Great news if you’re looking for even more C64 games to play, as another game has surfaced called ‘ Royal Hunt ‘. This game developed by Bimbarlade, puts you in control of a nakid King on an escape mission after being hunted by angry boars with guns! Why are they hunting […]

Rade Blunner Ep.2: Cannibal Wheh’s Little Shop – Episode 2 of a new ZX Spectrum platformer by Iadvd

On June 28, 2019June 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Putting aside the C64 news, as now we look towards the ZX Spectrum for our 8bit kicks, as we’ve been told by John that Iadvd has released the second episode of a ZX Spectrum game called ‘ Rade Blunner Ep.2: Cannibal Wheh’s Little Shop ”. Now if you like platformers […]

Dice Skater – An addictive and unique game for the C64 by Geir Straume and Sean Connolly [16kb cartridge]

On June 28, 2019June 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We’ve certainly featured a lot of C64 games over the years, from action platformers to shoot em ups and even puzzle games. But Dice Skater by Geir Straume and Sean Connolly for the C64 is something of a special breed. Yes indeed this one isn’t your typical C64 game, as in this […]

Cruiser-X 79 – C64 shoot em up preview teased by The New Dimension

On June 28, 2019June 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Another game to add to a long list of C64 designed shoot em ups, as we’ve recently been told by a good friend of ours that The New Dimension has released an early preview of an upcoming game called ‘ Cruisder-X 79 ‘. This game developed by Richard Bayliss and […]

LGR – The Sims 4 Island Living Review

On June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 By LGR

PlayStation Classic 128GB Retro Console bonanza!

On June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

As someone who has an XBOX original stuffed full of awesome retro games, and an unbuilt Pi that I couldn’t be bothered with, I was very excited today to hear form Aaron White that ArcadePunks has launched the big 128GB build for the PlayStation Classic. This little mini console based […]

Let’s Play Policenauts (English, Saturn – Blind), Part 22: Garden Party

On June 27, 2019June 28, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Grelox – Action platformer with a retro vibe looks super cool!

On June 27, 2019June 28, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

It was only last year that we featured a really cool looking game called ‘ Grelox ‘; an upcoming game by Sunteam, that’s not only an action platformer, but it has the retro feel of an old Master System Game with inspirations to ZILLION and using the Master System Palette. […]

Let’s Play Green Voice in My Head (Dink Smallwood D-Mod – Blind), Part 12 of 12: The Tournament!

On June 27, 2019June 28, 2019 By The RPG Chick

Waxworks: Hammer and Sickle

On June 27, 2019June 28, 2019 By CRPG Addict

Sometimes the game is more fun for its gruesome death images than from actually defeating the challenges. I’ve solved two of the four or more Waxworks scenarios, and started to explore a third, and it’s a measure of the game that I have no idea what to expect from […]

Batman Returns – World’s Greatest TV Watcher

On June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Written by Joe Pranevich Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Batman! I hope you got your score votes in because it’s time to play Batman Returns. Given how excited Bill Kunkel was to create a Batman game, I am secretly rooting for this one to be better than its reputation, even if he was ultimately […]

Month: June 2019

Let’s Play Amberstar (Amiga, English – Blind), Part 86: In Search of Donner

Let’s Play The Search (Dink Smallwood D-Mod – Blind), Part 3 of 3: Cavern of the Abomination

Game 28: Devil’s Dungeon (1978) – Tainted Victory.

Darklands: Von Eschenbachs Represent!

Let’s Play Policenauts (English, Saturn – Blind), Part 24: Act 2 – Astronauts

Let’s Play Amberstar (Amiga, English – Blind), Part 85: Buying Potions!

Let’s Play The Search (Dink Smallwood D-Mod – Blind), Part 2 of 3: The Sword of Lorimax

Let’s Play Policenauts (English, Saturn – Blind), Part 23: Sadaoki Tokugawa

Let’s Play The Search (Dink Smallwood D-Mod – Blind), Part 1 of 3: Find the Orb!

Royal Hunt – Escape the boars in this new C64 game by Bimbarlade

Rade Blunner Ep.2: Cannibal Wheh’s Little Shop – Episode 2 of a new ZX Spectrum platformer by Iadvd

Dice Skater – An addictive and unique game for the C64 by Geir Straume and Sean Connolly [16kb cartridge]

Cruiser-X 79 – C64 shoot em up preview teased by The New Dimension

LGR – The Sims 4 Island Living Review

PlayStation Classic 128GB Retro Console bonanza!

Let’s Play Policenauts (English, Saturn – Blind), Part 22: Garden Party

Grelox – Action platformer with a retro vibe looks super cool!

Let’s Play Green Voice in My Head (Dink Smallwood D-Mod – Blind), Part 12 of 12: The Tournament!

Waxworks: Hammer and Sickle

Batman Returns – World’s Greatest TV Watcher