I'm sure many of you especially Amiga owners, will remember the brilliant 1990 Adventure game ' The Secret of Monkey Island, by Lucasfilm Games. But did you know a developer by the name of Joachim Ljunggren in collaboration with Andreas Larsson is working on bringing this incredible game to the Commodore 64? Well, going by the latest website update including some teased videos and hand drawn artwork, this might just happen!
If you've ever heard of Covert Bitops then you would've known they released the fantastic action adventure game ' Hessian ' for the C64 in 2016. A game which blew us away with over 667 screens with specialized AI enemies found throughout that must either be avoided or shot at. Well as of this moment we have learnt Covert Bitops are still working on a game called Steel Ranger 2 which is looking just as impressive!
If you enjoyed Taito's Bubble Bobble in the Arcades or at home, then you'll be pleased to know that not only can you still download Dave Retro Forge's graphically superior version of 'Bubble Bobble Remastered' for the C64, or 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave', which is a true spiritual sequel to that classic arcade game. But as of today, geon3 has released 'Bubble Buddies' for the Commodore 64. A reimagination of Bubble Bobble, arguably the best c64 game ever according to geon3.
While I can't stand Puzzle games ( I'm not very good at them ), I've recently come across a new game that has been released by Paulthetall called 'Wizznic'. A game that the developer describes as an opensource puzzle game, which has been original created by the awesome Dusted for Windows and Linux, ported over to the Amiga. To coincide with this early news story, there's a screenshot below and a video soon from Saberman.
I've just been given the heads up in my email that Tukinem has released a demo for the upcoming Commodore Amiga game called 'Orbital Mission'. A game in which you play as an elite special unit known as AMIGA, part of the COMMODORE civilization, and must put a stop to a barbaric civilization known as ATARI, residing in a distant galaxy rich in hard coal resources. To coincide with this news, provided below is a couple of screenshots and a gameplay video soon.
The news just keeps on coming, as if Defender of the Crown and Deuteros coming as a remake to your PC wasn't enough to whet your appetite, then you might be interested to learn as thanks to a heads up from Saberman through Facebook, you can now download the latest Commodore Plus/4 game of Randoom by Csabo, Epy, SukkoPera and Unreal ; a brand Arcade puzzle game in which you need to clear all the squares throughout 31 fun packed levels to win the game!
We haven't featured a PC remake of Ian Bird's Amiga/Atari ST Strategy game Deuteros for awhile, especially as a number of announced remakes of this classic game have been announced and then dropped never to be seen again. Thankfully it looks as if Tony Cheetham has taken to the task, as he has recently announced the first playable milestone of a new PC remake called ' Deuteros Resurrected '. An unofficial, but faithful pixel-for-pixel remake of the original Amiga game by Ian Bird
One game I remember so fondly is Cinemaware's fantastic medieval game ' Defender of the Crown ' from 1986. It was released for multiple systems including the Amiga, DOS, NES, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, C64, Macintosh and the Apple IIGS in 1988 with a CD-i version much later on. A grand game for its time and loved by all, is going to make an appearance on modern systems with a full remaster for both PC and PS5, at some point later this year.
If you've been following Richard Langford of Langford Productions, you would've known that throughout our time writing on IndieRetroNews he has released a number of remakes and remasters of some well known classics that many have grow up with, games such as PSSST, Cookie, and even The Hunch. But that isn't all that has come out of Langford, as after previously releasing the retro inspired hit of REX, he has now made not one, but two PC remasters of some great speccy classics. Games such as Automania, and Turmoil.
Fat Tarzan wasn't the only eye opening Commodore 64 game to be teased this month, as thanks to a heads up by the developer, we've been told that Marcel Sásik is working on a rather incredible looking Commodore 64 game called ' Crystian and the lost crystals '. A game in which you play as Crystian, and must traverse highly detailed underground areas avoiding dangerous enemies, while also collecting coins and looking for a special crystal. To coincide with this tease, the developer has posted the latest dev notes below the video.
Monochrome Productions, who was behind two brilliant games called TONY Montezuma's Gold and Go! Tony Go! has released the Commodore 64 game called 'Tony Do It!'. A small yet highly enjoyable puzzle game inspired by the classic Sokoban. A game that takes place immediately after the events of the original game, in which you discover the legendary treasure of King Montezuma II. To coincide with this news provided below is the latest details and footage.
If you have a MSX then read on! As I've just found out through Twitter that the upcoming game called 'Space Bash: Contact!!', a spiritual successor to Jaleco’s legendary RodLand, will be released as of 15th March 2026. Developed for the prestigious MSXdev’25 competition, this title swaps the fairy land of the original for a bizarre alien world, promising an experience that is faster, more challenging, and—as the developers put it—significantly "crazier."
In 1982 Gottlieb released a very famous game that had an orange character with a long snout as a nose, it just had to be the isometric arcade game with puzzle elements of ' Q*Bert '. It was so popular in fact it appeared on many systems such as the Atari 2600 and the C64 with a cameo appearance in Wreck-It Ralph. So why is this charming Arcade game appearing on IndieRetroNews? Well, Chris Perver is working on an Amstrad CPC Plus version that takes advantage of its advanced capabilities!
What a brilliant month this has been, with an influx of great games ranging from Street Fighter 2 on the ZX Spectrum called Sweet Fightin', to the Amiga AGA port discovery and release of Terra Cresta. Well, here we are with another banger! As I've only just been informed that a far better version of Sega's Congo Bongo has appeared on the MSX by Mastropiero. As the website says "The arcade classic finally comes home to the MSX as it was meant to be played."