Well this is incredible news, as the highly acclaimed developer Piggy 18 Team—the creative minds behind the award-winning hits like A Pig Quest—unveils their latest masterpiece for the Commodore 64, titled Petal Panic. In this game you will guide Pete through beautifully animated, non-linear multi-stage worlds. Each distinct ecosystem is filled with unpredictable threats, culminating in massive, screen-filling boss fights that will put your reflexes and gardening strategy to the ultimate test!
Sonic the Hedgehog has made its way onto the ZX Spectrum Next in an exciting new release titled Sonic Spectrum Next, developed by prominent retro community creator dave18. The game is a direct conversion of the classic Sega Master System (SMS) version. This ambitious port follows hot on the heels of the developer's prior game, where they successfully translated the brilliant Sega Master System shooter Astro Warrior over to the advanced FPGA architecture of the Next. To coincide with this exciting news story, Saberman has done a gameplay video.
Homebrew team Tedzogh, Dor, aZtOcKdOg, imjustpickle and keyj freely, has officially launched a playtest phase for its upcoming native Commodore Amiga adventure game, The Adventure of Node. Taking heavy inspiration from classic action-RPGs such as Zelda, the title introduces players to a fantasy world requiring sharp reflexes and critical thinking. While the game is still in active development and today's demo is an early tease, the game is likely to go through a lot of improvements until its final release.
Well this is incredible news, as the highly anticipated Metro Siege Kickstarter campaign has successfully smashed its initial funding goal, proving that the appetite for classic side-scrolling brawlers remains stronger than ever. Developed as a love letter to vintage arcade action by BitBeamCannon, this 16-bit co-op beat 'em up is currently being built for classic Amiga computers, Neo Geo hardware, and modern PC systems. While there is still 28 days to go, the Kickstarter stands at £24,885 pledged of a £13,817 goal!
One such game I used to love was that fantastic platformer ' Wonder Boy ' designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa. A game which started its life as a skateboarding rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the adventure platformer with RPG elements Wonderboy in Monsterland. And it's the original Wonderboy which is getting an announcement, as thanks to the creator Benjamin Yoris@BenYoris letting us know, the classic skateboarding platformer which many of us still love to this day, is still coming to the Amstrad CPC as a much improved 128k version!
The upcoming Commodore 64 platform adventure, Captain Victor Stormbeard and the Undead Treasure by KD Software, has officially been teased with a playable demo. Commodore 64 enthusiasts can now download and test the initial stage of this highly anticipated title, offering a substantial look at what the full game will provide. In fact if you do end up playing it, you'll experience the complete first level of the game, featuring 21 interconnected screens to explore, enemies to defeat, secrets to discover, and treasures to collect.
Renowned fantasy author Per Holmström—known in the indie gaming community as Grottkräl—has launched The City of Gold Part 1, a captivating new cRPG adventure developed for the Commodore Amiga. Holmström, celebrated for penning the award-winning Dragonbane adventure Drakborgen: The Secret of Ath Ungol, transitions his narrative expertise to vintage computer hardware with this immersive classic style Adventure release. A new game that features a full story, graphics and even sounds!
The homebrew wave continues to deliver through itch io as a brand-new adaptation of Sega’s classic 1979 arcade game Head-On has appeared on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum by Indigobeetle. This latest release faithfully recreates the frantic, high-stakes driving mechanics of the legendary vintage coin-op title, providing Speccy players with an authentic slice of pre-Pac-Man arcade history right on their classic home speccy. To coincide with this news Saberman has done a video of the game below.
The Speccy homebrew community has received another thrilling new title for vintage hardware with the release of Venture48k, a rogue64-ish inspired dungeon crawler tailored specifically for the classic Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k. Developed by homebrew creator Jason-Indie, this fresh 8-bit title bridges the gap between retro nostalgia and modern mechanics, delivering a game that features 8 procedurally generated levels, rogue-ish gameplay, and entirely original, cutting-edge (ahem) 8-bit graphics and sound.
If you played ' Ghosts'n Goblins ' the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise on systems such as the Amstrad, Amiga, Atari, C64 and ZX Spectrum, or the more recent arcade overhaul that was released for the Plus/4. You'll be interested to know that as of just recently, JOTD has finally released the eagerly awaited Ghosts'n Goblins AGA for the Commodore Amiga. An enhanced version for the Amiga 1200 and above bringing it more in line with the Arcade classic.
A brand-new ZX Spectrum title has appeared for all to enjoy, offering players a shameless pastiche of 1980s nostalgia. Titled Tharkys the Knight, this unique release is openly coded using artificial intelligence. The game draws direct, unabashed inspiration from the legendary Ultimate Play The Game library, explicitly echoing the DNA of iconic hits Sabre Wulf and Atic Atac. Beneath its classic aesthetic lies a rich story embedded directly within the software, paired with unforgiving survival mechanics. Players must manage both health and stamina, which are tracked via a clever interface styled after both sides of an old pocket watch.
In 2012 Locomalito released Maldita Castilla for the PC which was a fantastic arcade platformer homage to Ghost'n'Goblins, and many others while taking influences from medieval paintings and places, and inspired by the best chivalry book ever: The Amadis of Gaul. It was indeed one of the finest retro inspired games I have ever played! Well, here's a rather special heads up if you also thought this game was awesome, as PlayOnRetro has announced a demo for the upcoming Sega Mega Drive version that looks to be getting a boxed edition too.
There's been a new itch io game added with the release of Cocytus Ruins: Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh by , an ambitious dungeon crawler that brings Lovecraftian dread to the C64. Developed natively for the classic computer, this tactical role-playing game challenges players to survive shifting, cyclopean corridors teeming with crazed cultists and ancient, unspeakable abominations. The game relies heavily on psychological tension. Players must balance tactical survival against a crumbling sanity meter, underscored by atmospheric narrative text that shifts as the abyss takes its toll on the protagonist's mind.