Galaga has appeared on Indie Retro News so many times lately, it appeared as an Atari 2600 port by Champ Games and even a more recent Amiga demake by Pink and Fade One. But now the Atari XL/XE is getting in on the Arcade fun, as we’ve recently been told […]
The Legacy: Won! (with Summary and Rating)
The Legacy United Kingdom Magnetic Scrolls (developer); MicroProse (publisher) Released 1992 for DOS Date Started: 3 June 2020Date Ended: 17 June 2020 Total Hours: 25Difficulty: Moderate-Hard (3.5/5)Final Rating: (to come later)Ranking at time of posting: (to come later) Summary: A first-person adventure […]
The Shareware Scene, Part 5: Narratives of DOOM
Let me begin today by restating the obvious: DOOM was very, very popular, probably the most popular computer game to date. That “probably” has to stand there because DOOM‘s unusual distribution model makes quantifying its popularity frustratingly difficult. It’s been estimated that id sold 2 to 3 million copies of […]
Rayman Redemption – A reimagination of the original Rayman game from 1995
If you followed our previous news announcement from Monday, we mentioned that Raymanni, who is also behind the The Dark Magician’s Reign of Terror fan game, was going to be releasing the next PC fan game called Rayman Redemption; a reimagination of the original Rayman game from 1995! Well fast forward […]
Game 370: Final Fantasy (1987)
This title screen doesn’t occur until a couple of hours into the game. Final Fantasy Japan Square (developer); Nintendo (publisher) Released in 1987 for NES in Japan, 1989 for MSX, 1990 for NES in North America Remade numerous times for various platforms, including mobile, between 1994 and 2016 Date […]
Asylum – Upcoming Psychological Horror gets an official Steam Demo!
As someone who loves paranormal TV shows and movies, there’s something really chilling about the stories behind Asylums, especially with the dark decaying rooms and history of human suffering. So to hear that the creators of the cult sleeper hit Scratches and the haunting Serena, who we know as Senscape […]