Castlevania AGA - Castlevania for the Commodore Amiga is feature complete!

Castlevania is certainly a game worth mentioning on Indie Retro News, especially with games mentioned such as the Castlevania 30th anniversary NES facelift, Intellivision, and even the incredible Castlevania Spectral Interlude on the ZX Spectrum. Well today's news is something special indeed, as thanks to the developer Dante Retro Dev announcing the update on EAB, he has said that the Scorpion Engine created Castlevania AGA, is now feature complete! To coincide with this news, we've got some footage of the game, and the full list of additions/changes below the video.

Maze of the Robots - Classic 1980's arcade Bezerk conversion for the ZX Spectrum by Steve Snake goes free

Great news if you have a ZX Spectrum, as we've recently been given the heads up by Saberman, that Steve Snake with publishing by Midnight Brew Games has released FOR FREE the unofficial port of the original arcade version of ' Bezerk ' for the ZX Spectrum! Why is this great news you might ask? Well Bezerk was one of the first games to dynamically generate mazes and have synthesized voices in the 1980's and it's a damn fun game to play as well!

Dark Shadows of Sergoth - Custom maps to The Shadows of Sergoth ( Amiga ) [UPDATE]

If you have an Amstrad or Amiga near by, chances are you would've come across the excellent homebrew Dungeon Crawler ' The Shadows of Sergoth '; a game which blew many of us away with fast coded graphics, deadly monsters and cool loot to find throughout. Although the big boxed edition is no longer for sale, the publisher Double Sided Games has disappeared into the nether, and my boxed edition which was due never arrived :(, you can at least play these new levels, which have been added in by quantumcodemonk.

Tank in a Dungeon - Battle dangerous robots with a tank in this new Amiga/C64 game by Rozsoft [UPDATE]


Usually when it comes to dungeon based games, you play as a knight or a group of people battling dangerous enemies, while avoiding traps and looking for glorious loot....But not in this game! Welcome to 'Tank in a Dungeon' by Rozsoft for the Amiga and Commodore 64. A game in which you not only play as a Tank , but you must battle through multiple dungeon levels against dangerous robots and other nasties. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a video showing version 1.4 for the C64, and the latest Amiga version released today.

Binary Battle - A unique take on the Dungeon Crawler experience for the C64/Plus4/MSX [UPDATE]


We've featured many Dungeon Crawlers over the years, from ones such as Eye of the Beholder, with its first person grid based movement, to the top down turn based ones such as Descending Dungeons. This game however called 'Binary Battle' by Haplo and team, is not only a dungeon crawler, but according to the creator "is a novel take on the genre that is inspired by GEOS and the PC game Folder Dungeon". A game that can be seen being played in this latest footage sent to us by Saberman of the MSX and Plus/4 version.

Action Biker - A great 8bit game gets an enhanced version by Grue

Ask anyone about the 8bit game of Action Biker, and they'd probably tell you it was not only a great game with an awesome soundtrack, but there was nothing more fun than riding about on a motorbike, collecting various items, while avoiding all sorts of obstacles. Well this famous game hasn't just made a special appearance on our site, but thanks to Grue however, there's also been an enhanced version further improving an already great game.

A Centipede Emulator for the Commodore 64 by Norbert!

Welcome to Centipede for the C64 as an emulator by Norbert. 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. A nod to a game in which you had to protect your garden against not just spiders and scorpions, but also a rather nasty splitting Centipede. To coincide with this bit of history, Saberman has provided some gameplay footage of the Centipede Emulator for the C64!

WIZONK - Creeping Me Out Hex Night creator 'Mixel' releases a new Amiga game update

Even though Mixel is still working on 'Creeping Me Out : Hex Night'; A Scorpion Engine created Action/Adventure/Platformer featuring complex levels, a story, enemies and dangerous traps to keep you company. There's another game that's worth keeping an eye and by the same developer, and that's WIZONK; A 4 player deathmatch wizard platformer with gameplay that's regarded as a slight mash up of Fuzzball and Smash Bros. To coincide with this news, not only is there a video of the game being played, but Mixel has also released the BIG Wizonk: Magic Arena update.

21 Grams of Soul for the Amstrad CPC by Altanerus Dog

Anyone who has owned an Amstrad CPC growing up would probably have come across Amsoft published titles such as Roland on the Ropes, Oh Mummy, Harrier Attack, Roland in the Caves and my personal favourite, Tombstowne. Well if you fancy playing a game that looks like it was released by Amsoft, then come and check out Altanerus Dog's latest Amstrad CPC release of '21 Grams of Soul'. An Arcade game in which playing as the soul of Jocob recently deceased, you must escape the psychiatric hospital Dauer!

Hyper Runner - A wicked sci-fi racer for the Commodore Amiga by Raster Wizards gets new footage

When I was young I used to love playing the very latest in 16bit/32bit racers such as Outrun, Lotus or even XJ220 on the Amiga. It was a time that gave me the feeling of intense speed and near misses without driving a real car and ending up in the local clink. Thankfully if you too like games like that, or even ones with a more science fiction element to them, then make sure to keep an eye on Hyper Runner; An upcoming sci-fi racer for the Commodore Amiga by Raster Wizards that looks even better in this latest footage!

Molotov - Take revenge on tobacco and gambling shops in this new MSX game by joesg

Fancy playing an enjoyable arcade platformer released for the MSX via the MSXDev competition, then come and check out 'Molotov' by Joesg! A game in which you not only have to take revenge on tobacco and gambling shops, but playing as Fernando, you must create a Molotov cocktail to use it on these establishments to put them out of business for good. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a gameplay video and we've got the full details about Molotov for the MSX below.

Scary Things - A vertical scrolling Shoot 'em up for the ZX Spectrum previously released for Halloween [UPDATE]

If you're looking for more scary goodness then you've come to right place! As after already featuring the ZX Spectrum game of 'Monster Mayhem' by Mananuk, along comes another game for the ZX Spectrum called ' Scary Things 2.0 ' by DF Design. A vertical scrolling Shoot 'em up previously released for Halloween in which you have to blast your way through a World of Horror hosted by an infamous film character. To coincide with this news, we've got a very brief description of the game as well as a short play through below.

Super Star Wars - Holiday Special unofficially arrives on the Commodore Amiga as a port from the Sega Mega Drive

Although I'm personally not a fan of Star Wars (I blame my Ex :p). I've just found out through Earok however, that not only did the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis get a new homebrew release called 'Super Star Wars Holiday Special'. Which is an unofficial game from the cult-classic SNES Super Star Wars series, and loosely based on the outrageous The Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978. But as of today you can download the Commodore Amiga version, that's been ported over as the first public beta by Earok.

Schreckenstein 64 - A port of the fabulous Atari 800/XL exclusive game Schreckenstein by Peter Finze!

An early morning heads up for you all, as we've recently been informed that Rob Rafac has released the Atari XL/XE to Commodore 64 port of Schreckenstein. As in the words of the creator. "I have been working on a port of the fabulous Atari 800/XL-exclusive game Schreckenstein by Peter Finzel (not to be confused with the several C64 games with similar names), so I want to turn it loose on the community here". To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a video showing the game in action.

Golf Dash Extended - An updated 4k Craptastic C64 game from Megastyle

It's time for the C64 to get in on the new year fun, as we've recently found out through our emails, that Megastyle has released an updated 4k Craptastic C64 game called 'Golf Dash Extended'; A puzzle game in which you need to move a ball in the correct direction from wall to wall, until it reaches the hole. The less moves you do it in, the more constructive your judge will be towards you at the end of the game. If that doesn't make much sense, make sure to watch the video for a better explanation ;).