Another late hour news story for you all and one I think that is well worth a mention, as we've recently been informed through Twitter by Badger Punch Games, who were behind the amazing Commodore 64 roguelike of 'Rogue64'. That they have released some new highlight footage for the upcoming Commodore Amiga game of 'RogueCraft'. An Amiga version of Rogue64 which features much higher quality detail, addictive gameplay and top quality sound effects all set within a Lovecraft-inspired theme.
If you're looking for a new horror to play over the weekend, then we have just been told by Saberman, that if you head on over to the link below, you can play Tartessos Games latest Amstrad CPC and updated ZX Spectrum game of 'THE CULT. A new game in which you must avoid deadly horrors and uncover the secrets in a silent village that pulses with terror. To coincide with this news, Saberman has also done a video showing the Amstrad version in action.
For those of you who love playing text based graphical adventures, then we have just found out through the CSdb database, that the classic 1992 game of 'Soul Crystal' by Avantgardistic Arts, has now been fully translated by CSixx, and released by well known sceners Onslaught for the Commodore 64! A game that has very positive feedback such as "Superb game, played it for hours back then. Graphics and music are great, and I really like the game's atmosphere".
ZOSYA entertainment have made some incredible games over the years, with games such as Drift! and Valley of Rains. Well it looks as if they haven't finished with the speccy community just yet. As thanks to another heads up by Saberman, we've been told they've also released the final version of their high quality speccy game called 'SERAPHIMA'. A game in which one user has said "Wow, just love that massive sprite/single sprite collection, incredibly well done! I wish more games had done similar, just looks so impressive... this is great."
If you've been following Indie Retro News throughout these last few years, you would've known about Locomalito's awesome retro styled platformer 'L'Abbaye des Morts'; a fantastic game which was ported by different teams over to systems such as the OS 4, C64, NES, and even the Sega Mega Drive. Well it's classic Amiga's that are going to get a mention for this news update, as we have been informed by Jeegfro through EAB, that he has released Abbey(s) of the Dead for the Commodore Amiga!
If you're not feeling festive just yet, then how about this game update that's just been sent to us by Saberman, it's AMIGA FACTORY's in development RedPill based game ' El Capitan Trueno ' for the Commodore Amiga! A game that the creator says was developed using a Commodore Amiga 1200 with a Blizzard 1230-IV. To coincide with this news, you can check out the latest video of the game being played below.
It's time for a fun for all the family Christmas game, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand or an emulator installed, you might like to play this updated release of Crimbo AGA by Spud. An unofficial ZX Spectrum to Amiga conversion of the game "Crimbo" by Little Shop of Pixles. To coincide with this Christmas news story, you can either watch the latest gameplay video below or check out the new version of the game which is available through the itch io link.
The 1980's Game and Watch Handheld throw backs just keep on coming, as we've recently been informed by our good friend XeNoMoRPH, that the previously released Amstrad CPC+ and GX4000 game of 'Octopus' by AYOR61 and team, has been improved with a fantastic intro, soundtrack and so so much more! To coincide with this news, both Saberman and XeNoMoRPH have provided a video, giving us a glimpse of this 1981 Game and Watch title for the Amstrad and GX4000.
If you're interested in the latest news for the Commodore Amiga AGA game of 'Electroman': a game port that was originally released by Messrs, Janusz Pelc and Maciej Miąsik for the MS-DOS platform back in 1997. Then we have just been informed by Saberman, that tukinem has released a new level 7 demo with fixes to level 6. To coincide with this news, Saberman has also provided a video of the work in progress game which looks like it may be finalized next year.
Another piece of gaming news has appeared, as thanks to Per Ola Eriksson letting us know through Facebook, that Retro Navigator has shown some more footage for the Commodore Amiga game of 'Robot Jet Action 2'. A game that was not only released for the Commodore 64 back in 2022, but it featured lots of challenging levels, different themed worlds and so much more which made it very entertaining. While we still don't know when the game will be released, the creator has said this "Game release news, detail, etc is going to be announced early 2024"
If you're looking for more great news to get you through the week, then you've come to the right place! As trawling through the itch.io website, we've just found out that the previously featured action packed Commodore 64 game of 'Ewe Woz 'Ere DX' by Design/Chaos, has recently been updated to version 1.3. A game in which playing as Baaary: Mutton Command, you must defend the fields from an invasion of Traazkists.
We've been flooded with awesome news lately, from Super Bagman for the Commodore Amiga, to the overhauled Kung Fu Master on the Amstrad and Stunt Car Racer for the Apple II. Well we are going over to the C64 for some gaming news, as thanks to Saberman contacting us recently, he has told us that the 1994 game of 'Penguin Tower' has been recovered and released. A game that was in development by Jani Hirvo, and thought lost for all time when Jon Wells tried to make an arrangement with the coder to distribute the game in the UK and sell across Europe back in the 90's.
Looking through the EAB forums for some game developments to feature, and we've found out that JOTD has released an almost complete/final version of the Arcade to Amiga conversion of 'Super Bagman'. A game which the creator says has not only been converted from an original Z80 disassembly from the arcade game, but has multiple screens instead of 3, difficulty going from "hard" to "brutal" although an easy mode is provided, and music by no9. To coincide with this news, you can see the latest footage of this version in Saberman's video below.
Those of you looking for some fresh weekly news for the Amstrad have come to the right place, as both Saberman and Xenomorph have informed us of a brand new remake/reskin that has been released for the CPC+ and GX4000 called "Kung Fu Master GX4000 Reskin 2023" Now if you remember the 1980's game of Kung Fu Master which was released in the Arcades and later the Atari 2600, C64 and other 8bit's, then you really should give this overhauled version a go! As in the words of the team "A GX4000 CPC+ game conversion and reskin as a nod to that classic Arcade game".
As we said before, while many of you have played Shadow Dancer on the Amiga, some of you felt while the game was fun, it was lacking in graphics, noting by many as having an Atari ST colour-palette and no Parallax. Well one such user is hoping to change that negative view, as msmalik681 has shown a project for a Mega Drive to Amiga port of Shadow Dancer using the Scorpion Engine. A new version of the game which the creator states "The megadrive version was the same game re-imagined and it was much better then the original arcade game. I played this game to death when I was younger and I loved it".