GAMES – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Trashman Crisis Time – A ZX Spectrum remake of a classic 1984 game

On April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

A great release of Fix It Felix Jr for the C64, Raid over Moscow for the Commodore Amiga, and a proof of concept Shadow of the Beast on the Intellivision, what else could be announced to make this week even better? Well how about this new release from PCNONO Games […]

Raid Over Moscow – An all time classic has finally arrived on the Amiga!

On April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

April is going all out with the great news, as if you think Fix It Felix Jr. for the C64 was a rather special announcement, then Raid Over Moscow on the Amiga will have your jaws hitting the floor. Yes indeed this amazing 8bit game of which we have announced as […]

Swidron – Wanted Team presents an unreleased Amiga game from 1994!

On April 18, 2020April 19, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

We’ve certainly featured the 1984 Boulder Dash game a lot these last few years, what with the release of Boulder Dash Junior II The Final Dig and Boulder Dash Senior to name but a few for the C64. But what if you could play a Boulder Dash style game that […]

We’ve played Fix It Felix Jr. for the C64 and it’s Smashing!

On April 14, 2020April 15, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Anotonio Savona announced today that he is putting the finishing touches to the brand new C64 version of "Fix It Felix Jr". This is a 4th unofficial port of the arcade game which was inspired by the 2012 Disney motion picture: Wreck-it-Ralph. Other ports have been made for the SEGA […]

Skatemasta Tcheco – NES style Adventure out now on Steam!

On February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Tcheco is back! Last time we saw Tcheco was in the game Tcheco in the Castle of Lucioand but this time he brought his skateboard in a new auto-scrolling 8-bit Nes style adventure created by Marcelo Barbosa. Skatemasta Tcheco is all about quick reflexes and muscle memory as you skate […]

Millie and Mollie – Catrap inspired game finally appears on the C64!

On February 12, 2020February 13, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Late last year we announced on Indie Retro News that Carleton Handley and Saul Cross was working on a rather lovely game for the C64 called ‘ Millie and Mollie ‘; a game which is not only inspired by the late 80’s to early 90’s game of Catrap, but also […]

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 […]

Bagman – An Arcade classic gets an early Alpha Amiga remake

On December 22, 2019December 23, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

We’ve certainly had our fair share of Arcade games mentioned this year, from Donkey Kong, to Kung Fu Master, and even Rygar. But another game has just caught our attention, and that’s Jotd’s Amiga remake of ‘Bagman’; a classic 1982 game that has since received a new alpha update making it […]

Toki – In dev Amstrad version of an Arcade classic gets an early beta demo

On December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

As we said before this year has been incredible for the Amstrad! Especially with the hit classic of Pinball Dreams coming over to the Amstrad CPC from the Commodore Amiga, with smooth scrolling, great graphics, and a fantastic soundtrack to make it the hightlight of this year and the years […]

Bomb Jack DX C64 – C64 classic overhauled gets a brand new beta tease

On December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I can still remember in the late 80’s on my Amstrad CPC 464 playing the brilliant Arcade port ‘ Bomb Jack ‘. It is a game that required you the player to high jump and float about getting rid of all the bombs on the screen before they are used […]

Kung-Fu Bruce The Legend Continues – An unofficial sequel of Bruce Lee game based on ZX Spectrum now for Windows!

On December 11, 2019December 12, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

As we said before it’s incredible to think how many times Bruce Lee has appeared on Indie Retro News, as either as a discussion about the original classic or some new overhaul to whet your appetite. Games such as Bruce Lee Return of Fury, Bruce Lee RX and even Bruce […]

New Super Mario Land – A SNES remake of the original Super Mario Land appears!

On November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

It was only just recently a new Super Nintendo game called New Super Mario Land had appeared on the net from an anonymous developer. When we first read that this was a remake of the original Super Mario Land with new amazing graphics and animations, plus 4-player support it was […]

Blastaway – An addictive arena shooter released from RETREAM!

On November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Are you looking for an enjoyable game to play that is inspired by the classic Wizard of Wor game from the 1980’s, then look no further than ‘Blastaway’ from RETREAM; a brand new game for Amiga OS 4.1 and Windows, that the developer says "is a highly playable and entertaining […]

Frostbite – Atari to C64 conversion #3 from Chopper Command team gets a release!

On November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Great news for this rather cold and frosty Sunday, as we’ve just been told by Antonio Savona, that the same team behind the Atari to C64 conversion of Chopper Command and the previously released Keystone Kapers. Has now announced the release of the next game in the trilogy line up, as […]

Fix-It Felix Jr on the Commodore Amiga? Crazy stuff!

On November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’m sure many of you by now have seen Disney Animation’s Wreck It Ralph; a cartoon which follows the journey of a villain from an old 1980’s arcade game that at the time in reality never actually existed. Well you may or may not know, that not only did it […]

Wing Commander Privateer – Cola Powered Gamer reviews an adventure space flight simulation classic!

On November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

After the success of Wing Commander II, the franchise received its first spin-off game. Wing Commander: Privateer or simply Privateer. It can be looked at as Origin Systems take on open-ended gameplay, and their take on the legendary Elite (1984). Released in the Fall of 1993, Privateer had an interesting […]

Super Mario Bros on the ZX Spectrum as a demo? Crazy!

On October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Pinball Dreams released on the CPC and Eye of the Beholder coming to the C64, could things get even crazier? Well it looks as if it just has! Welcome to the Super Mario Bros 128k Demo, a very early yet pretty amazing work in progress port of the classic NES […]

Cat Quest II out now on Steam – Thermoptic reviews a NEW release!

On September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I am a big fan of the original indie game Cat Quest that was released back in 2017 by The Gentlebros, and now the sequel is finally here! Cat Quest is a fast paced open world action RPG that is super easy to pick up and play. It features gorgeous […]

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 […]

MW ULTRA – Covert Bitops creators of Hessian gives us another look at their upcoming C64 game

On September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

In 2016 Covert Bitops released the brilliant action adventure game of ‘ Hessian ‘ for the C64; a game in which we said could’ve been the game of the year, spanning over 667 screens with high detail, challenging situations and enemies with skilled AI that must either be avoided or […]