AMSTRAD CPC – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Top 11 Amstrad CPC Games of 2019

On January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Another year has passed, and another year of excellent offerings for the humble Amstrad CPC. Whilst the quantity was down slightly from that of 2018, the quality was of a high standard as expected. CPCRetroDev didn’t let us down with a good selection, but the highlights were a near-perfect arcade […]

Pirates! – DarkwyndPT’s BIGGEST retro gaming review yet!

On September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

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 […]

30 Years of Golden Axe!

On August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

It’s been 30 years since Sega unleashed the fantasy slash em up Golden Axe in the arcades, and it hasn’t lost any of its charm. It’s a series which received several sequels and a 2008 reboot which all never matched up to the original story of vengeance and rescue with […]

Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix – 1980’s racing game gets a great Enterprise 128k conversion

On May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

The 128k version of R-Type wasn’t the only game to grace the Enterprise system, as just moments ago thanks to a heads up by Teemu Korvenpää, we’ve also learnt that Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix; a game from 1988 and developed by DJL Software Ltd. Has also been converted over to the Enterprise […]

Vespertino – A Racing Simulator that will crown the Amstrad CPC as the best 8-bit platform?

On May 5, 2019May 6, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

If you thought Super Mario Brothers on the C64 was going to be the only highlight this year, then prepare for a shock. As we’ve just been tweeted via @BATMAN_GROUP that they are working on a racing game called ‘Vespertino’; a game they claim will crown the Amstrad CPC as the […]

Crownland – High grade homebrew platformer is getting an Amstrad CPC conversion

On April 29, 2019April 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Way back in 2007 a platformer by the name of Crownland was released for the Atari 8bit by LaResistance, which came second place in the ABBUC Software Contest and blew us away with high quality graphics and superb platforming game play. Well fast forward to this month however and this […]

Alcon(Slap Fight) – Abalore’s Amstrad port of a classic Arcade game

On March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

While many of you are eagerly awaiting the Amstrad port of Pinball Dreams, or have played the excellent Amstrad port of Scramble, then there’s another game you might be interested in and again a port and that’s the upcoming Amstrad game ‘Alcon’ developed by Abalore. Now if you’ve ever played […]

Pinball Dreams on the Amstrad CPC – An EXCLUSIVE First Look!

On March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 By Neil G

Released originally in 1992 on the Amiga, Pinball Dreams, the game which claimed to be a ‘real pinball simulator’ became somewhat of a fan-favourite and cult classic. Released on many different system over the years including the likes of the Super Nintendo, the Amstrad CPC never saw a port as […]

Top 11 Amstrad CPC Games of 2018

On February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 By Neil G

Even though it’s 35 years old as of 2019, the Amstrad CPC still has a passionate fan-base and a prominent following in the programming community. This is exemplified in the quantity AND quality of the games released last year, most in downloadable form but some even in physical hard copy […]

Retarded Creatures and Caverns – ZX Speccy Adventure game available for the Amstrad CPC

On February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 By Neil G

What a fabulous day so far with games such as Tenebra Macabre, B-Ball and even Moritz to the Moon gracing themselves on our website. So what’s next you might ask? Well here’s an Amstrad game for you to enjoy, it’s ‘Retarded Creatures and Caverns’. A text based adventure that was released […]

Pinball Dreams CPC – Fantastic Amiga classic on the Amstrad CPC is nearly here!

On February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 By Neil G

At the end of 2016-2017 we announced the fantastic Amiga pinball game ‘ Pinball Dreams ‘ by Digital Illusions CE in 1992 had finally been made available as a preview download on the Amstrad CPC by none other than Batman Group, creators of the scene demo Batman Forever. Well here […]

Phantomas 2.0 – Overhauled classic for the Amstrad CPC is finally here!

On February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 By Neil G

In 1986 Dinamic Software released the Spanish game of ‘ Phantomas 2 ‘ for the Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum and later the MSX with an international release name through Codemasters under the title of ‘ Vampire ‘. This rather creepy game with a mix of adventuring and platforming containing […]

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 […]

Phantomas 2.0 – Upcoming overhaul for the Amstrad CPC due Friday 1st Feb!

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

Red Sunset – An early Xmas Demo of a fabulous upcoming Amstrad shoot em up!

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

Listen up Amstrad owners have we got a special treat for you! As this week thanks to a heads up via our twitter page, we have found out that ESP Soft has released an early Xmas demo of their upcoming shoot em up ‘ Red Sunset ‘. This work in […]

CPCRetroDev 2018 – Amstrad CPC Game Creation Contest, now with 41 games to play!

On November 10, 2018November 11, 2018 By Neil G

Throughout this year we have been featuring the CPCRetroDev 2018 competition; a competition whereby Amstrad developers from around the world could come together to show off their games to hopefully win the top spot and blow us away with their talent. Well as the competition had finished and we told […]

CPCRetroDev 2018 – Amstrad CPC Game Creation Contest is over and the winner is….

On November 9, 2018November 10, 2018 By Neil G

This year’s CPCRetroDev 2018 has been mouth watering for the Amstrad CPC as throughout the competition we have seen many fantastic entries announced such as Jarlac, Legend of Steel, Operation Alexandra, The Adventure of Timothy Gunn, OPQA vs QAOP, Crimson Knight Adventures and many many more making a grand total […]

Legend of Steel – A new Amstrad game by TOD Studios is looking very good indeed!

On November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 By Neil G

With the end results of the CPCRetroDEV fast approaching and plenty of Amstrad games to play, one such game in the competition that we are eagerly awaiting to load up on our Amstrad CPC is TOD Studios ‘Legend of Steel’. This game which we have mentioned earlier as a top […]

The Adventures of Timothy Gunn – The high grade Amstrad games just keep on coming!

On November 1, 2018November 2, 2018 By Neil G

CNGSoft are certainly no slouch when it comes to great Amstrad games, games such as The World Of Hire Hare, Duck Out, FROGALOT, Justin and BB4CPC to name but a handful. But now it looks as if CNGSoft are about to go all out once again, as they have announced through the CPCRetroDEV competition ‘ […]

Operation Alexandra – Super cool action platformer is coming to the Amstrad

On November 1, 2018November 2, 2018 By Neil G

With all the playable Amstrad games fast approaching at the end of the CPCRetroDev, there’s still a number of them we haven’t mentioned yet that is sure to whet your appetite to one of the best competitions we’ve seen so far. As after already announcing games such as Jarlac and even […]