Retrogaming – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX – Alex Kidd in Miracle World remake is coming Q1 2021!

On June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

In 1987 Sega released the great side-scrolling platform game ‘ Alex Kidd ‘ for the Sega Master System console. Although it was first released in Japan in 1986 but internationally in 1987, it was one of the most well known games as it was also built into most Master System […]

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 […]

Jetman – The complete published works all in one book!

On February 6, 2020February 7, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

When you hear the name Chris Wilkins of Fusion Retro Books, you can’t help but think of great reading material such as The story of the Oliver Twins, The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels, Fusion, ZZap! and even the Great Crash Annual to name but many he’s pushed through […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thank you to all of our readers of Indie Retro News!

On November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

As many of you know in relation to the highs and lows of Indie Retro News, life has been very difficult this year, with my own personal health to deal with and the concern over a family member who is still waiting in fear of the results of the hospital […]

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 […]

Under The Radar: Cyberpunk Games – Part 1 by Cola Powered Gamer

On October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Cyberpunk was covered extensively in film, TV and of course video games. The games covered here will be those that you probably haven’t heard of or have simply gone under your radar. So here’s a personal selection from me, Cola Powered Gamer! Gemini Rue Released in 2011 and developed by […]

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 […]

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 […]

The FUSION 2020 Annual – Bi-monthly FUSION magazine in the form of a fantastic annual!

On September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

From the early part of last year, we have been giving you multiple heads up regarding a great gaming magazine called ‘ Fusion ‘, which is a magazine which features not just gaming news from Indie and Retro but also Handhelds and even Table Tops ( Bit like us really […]

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 […]