I love playing shoot 'em ups, especially games such as the fantastic classic Tyrian 2000, or the many list of Arcade titles running through home emulation or a well designed cabinet. Well thanks to another heads up from the developer known as Roartj(Roar Tjørhom), we've been told that not only is he still working a charming WW1 Shoot 'em up called 'Wings of Fear', but this teased game has recently got a big 2.0 demo for you to download and try right now on your Commodore Amiga.
New homebrews for the Amiga, Amstrad, C64, so what's next? Well it's the ZX Spectrum's turn for a new game announcement! As MicroChops & NORTHERN GAMES will soon release the full version of the arcade blaster of 'Hair Trigger'. A highly enjoyable game, in which you must fly through dangerous zones to disable the planet's power reactors before they release deadly fumes killing everyone. To coincide with this news, if you enjoyed games such as The Hair-Raising Adventures of Mr Hair, or Mr Hair and the Kitty Katakombs, then it's well worth checking out this game in the latest footage provided below.
Don't worry Commodore 64 owners I haven't forgotten about you, as looking through the itch io website, and I've come across a rather cool looking Arcade game called 'TantooMan' for the Commodore 64 by Delta Machine. A game in which playing as TANTOOMAN, you must paint an entire Maze filled with challenges before he can go on his vacation. In light of this news, make sure to check out the gameplay footage and game details below.
Amstrad owners if you are feeling a little left out worry not! As looking through my inbox for new games to talk about, and Xenomorph was kind enough to let us know, that Titan has released the new Amstrad CPC game of 'Speed Racer' by RetroPoke. A multiplayer Tron like game, that features different rounds of fun for up to 3 players pitted against each other. To coincide with this news, below is the latest details as well as footage from Xenomorph.
Playsoft have released a number of games over the years, from Blowsub on the Atari 5200, to the Atari 8bit hack of Donkey Kong by Darryl1970. Well it's time for the Atari 5200 to get a new game announcement, as Playsoft is working on a high quality Mario styled platformer of 'Wee Ninja'. A game in which your character can headbutt blocks, collect power ups and even throw ninja death squares at enemies. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest work in progress footage by Saberman.
JOTD has certainly earned a positive reputation in the Amiga scene, as he is one of the few developers willing to go the extra mile, to convert/port over some pretty fine Arcade to Amiga titles. Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Super Bagman, Galaxian500 and Super Xevious are just some of the ones as the highlight on this website. Well it doesn't look anything is going to stop this powerhouse of a developer from creating Arcade to Amiga conversions any time soon. As he has recently announced he is now working on Konami's brilliant shooter of 'GYRUSS'. A game that JOTD says is hopefully going to get it working nicely on the Amiga 500 and above.
At first I couldn't understand why we had such an influx of Amiga game news in one weekend. Well it dawned on me, that the 31st of May was International Amiga Day! A day which is celebrated annually on May 31st to honor Jay Miner, who is considered the father of the Amiga computer. While a number of games have been mentioned already, one such game worth talking about as the final news update from me, is 'AmiSeaFox' by Amiten Games. An Amiga tribute to the classic SeaFox which is playable below as an early demo!
Fresh off the press for the Commodore Amiga community, as we've recently been informed by our good friend Aaron White, that the 1987 Arcade game of 'Wardner', is still coming to the Amiga via RetroRic and developed using Earok's Scorpion Engine. If you've not heard of this game before, it's a side-scrolling platformer developed by Toaplan and published in arcades worldwide by Taito in 1987. A game in which you play as Dover on a journey to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend Mia from the evil warlock. In light of this news, we've got some new footage of the game below.
I have a bit of a soft spot for the Sega Mega Drive, especially with my ever growing collection of great games, such as FINK, Golden Axe, Mickey Mania and my personal favorite Comix Zone. So to find out that RetroLover was aiming to port the Sega Mega Drive game of 'Phantasy Star II' over to the Commodore Amiga, this certainly caught my interest. Sure, it's still in a very early stage of development, and at one point I wasn't sure if it was going to go any further at all, we are pleased to show you the latest demo footage.
If you're looking for a peaceful life without blasting away waves of enemies or thinking how to solve that next puzzle to advance, then you might like this latest Amiga news story that's just been sent to us by Saberman. As the polish developer of Tukinem, has released a alpha tech demo to his in development Farming simulator for the Amiga called 'Farmiga'. To coincide with this news story Saberman has also done a new video showing the updated loading screen and more.
The Atari community have spread the news far and wide, as we have been told that Dekadence has released a work in progress port of the Atari XL/XE game of 'Yoomp' over to the Atari ST/STE. A game in which you have to Bounce a ball through many different three-dimensional textured tubes, collecting as many points as you can and try not to fall off the edge. To coincide with this news, we've got the full details and gameplay footage below!
Here on Indie Retro News we do love writing about the Amiga, especially with fabulous games being mentioned such Ambermoon, Gyruss, and the previously released Arcade Shoot 'em up of Neonworld. Thankfully there's no let up in this greatness however, as thanks to a heads up on our main Facebook page via Saberman, we've been told there's a new update for the Commodore Amiga ( And Atari ST/STE ;) ) game called Adam is Me; a game that is heavily inspired by "Baba Is You" by Arvi Teikari, released previously on the Atari XL/XE.
Ahh Centipede what a game that was! A game that was not only released as a vertical fixed shooter by Atari in 1980, but it also featured as a rather cheesy but nostalgic Pixel movie. Well here's a nod to a game in which you originally had to protect your garden against not just spiders and scorpions, it's 'Slither'. A Centipede-style game that features alien enemies, and your own powerful space ship to blow them away. To coincide with this news, here's the latest info and footage of the game below.
Stephen Cakebread’s Geometry Wars originally started as a Project Gotham Racing Easter egg, but from then on turned into a fully fledged eye candy neon top-down multi-directional shooter, with appearances on the DS all the way up to Steam. Well it's nearly time for the Amiga to get in on the action, as NovaCoder will soon be releasing 'G-WARS': A Geometry Wars Clone that will require at least an RTG Amiga with a 68060 processor or better (PiStorm CM4 recommended). Don't believe me, then come and check out this footage before the games hopeful release this weekend.
There are many different ways to create Amiga games, either through Amos, Blitz Basic, RedPill or through Backbone. But one such game engine has become the highlight of every new Amiga game feature on Indie Retro News, and that's Earok's amazing Scorpion Engine; a constantly updated piece of software that gives developers the tools to create graphically impressive games, running at decent frame rates even on the lowest spec'd Amigas.