BitBeamCannon recently teamed up with Neofid and PixelHeart to bring their retro arcade style game, DaemonClaw to Megadrive, Neo Geo, and modern systems! NeoFid had great success with their two previous games, Demons of Asteborg and Astebros which were recent successful Kickstarter campaigns and here is first ever footage of DaemonClaw running on an actual Megadrive console.
Attack of the Petscii Robots - An Action Adventure game originally by The 8bit Guy arrives on the MSX by Robosoft!
Another great news story for you all, as if you followed our previous write up in regards to Attack of the Petscii Robots; A game which was originally developed by David Murray, with a later port for the Commodore Amiga by Vesa Halttunen. Then you'll be pleased to learn that as of today, you can now try out the MSX version! A new version of the game by Robosoft, which was released some time back for the Atari XL/XE, Atari, Apple II, C64, C128, Plus/4, and VIC 20 by David Murray aka The 8bit Guy.
TheHolyCube - A rather unusual puzzler is playable as a C64 preview by la1n
Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours , we've been told that if you're looking for something different to play on your C64, then make sure to check out la1n's latest game preview of 'TheHolyCube'; A game in which you need to grab all the circular colours to move on to the next level! In light of this news, considering it's a bit on the slow side this week, Saberman has done a video of the game being played.
Hopper Boy - 17th entry in the MSXdev competition by Gamecast Entertainment
Something slightly different for your afternoon entertainment, as we have recently been contacted through Facebook, to tell you that if you love playing games inspired by Game and Watch titles, then it might be worth checking out this new game by Gamecast Entertainment called 'Hopper Boy'. As in the words of MSXDev, "The arcade game Hopper Boy takes you back to the times of Nintendo’s Game & Watch series. In Hopper Boy you traverse the floors of a bank to collect diamonds, in order to break the high-score. Simple, clean, and fun".
Lots of Amiga Boxx goodness thanks to Lemming880 and team!
Lemming880 has been mentioned a number of times on Indie Retro News, as he has released a number of enjoyable games such as Boxx, Boxx 2, Boxx 3 and even Boxx 4. Well here with another Amiga news story from the same creator, as he has released another load of updates to each of those games we have mentioned previously. Games that were originally created in Backbone and have all been ported over to Earok's excellent Scorpion Engine using graphics by Koyot1222.
Booty The Remake - A classic 1980's game is getting an Amstrad CPC remake! [UPDATE]
Way back in 1984 Firebird released the Pirate style Arcade Puzzle game 'Booty' for the Amstrad CPC, C64, Commodore Plus/4, and ZX Spectrum. In that game you played as a cabin boy that had to steal treasure from his pirate masters, which meant avoiding other pirates, parrots and booby trapped treasure! Well if you remember this rather classic pirate themed game from back in the day, you'll will be pleased to know that at some point in the near future you'll be able to play 'Booty The Remake': A high quality version of this classic which is coming to the Amstrad CPC via PlayOnRetro.
Giana Power Edition 2023 - The Great Giana Sisters for the C64 gets 16 new levels!
We've certainly heard a lot about that famous platformer the Great Giana Sisters from 1987, especially as it came back to the Amiga as a Giana Special Edition by Reimagine Games and then of course the Great Giana-Sisters Construction-Set, whereby you can create your own levels. But if you're looking for more Giana Sister retro gaming goodness, then make sure to check out the 'Giana Power Edition 2023' for the Commodore 64 : A new(ish) version of the game that features 16 new levels that were created with the construction set!
Krogharr - Inviyya creator's latest Commodore Amiga game looks great in this new footage
Right from the word go, we were one of the first gaming websites to give you the heads up about TIGERSKUNK's amazing Shoot 'em up of Inviyya; a game with amazing scrolling graphics, super action, great sound effects, and a real hark back to days of R-Type or Project-X. Well time has passed since its release, as this week the same developer has now announced a new video update to his fighting game that is coming to the Amiga called 'Krogharr'; a new OCS fighting game which was teased some time ago with just a few screenshots.
Escape Room - An exciting maze-adventure game for the Commodore 64
Even though it's getting really late and I'm almost falling asleep at the keyboard (old age? :p), I thought it best to give a shout out to this game that was mentioned to us many times through Twitch, and it's the exciting maze-adventure game of "Escape Room": A Commodore 64 game by fig-labs. A game in which the player will have certain amount of time to solve the maze in the total darkness using torch light only! To coincide with this news, Saberman has included a video and there's a more in-depth write up provided by the developer as well.
Electroman - Another early ( alpha? ) version update of Electroman for the Commodore Amiga AGA
Remember when we announced here on Indie Retro News the Amiga game of 'Electroman', an Alpha version of a game port that was originally released by Messrs, Janusz Pelc and Maciej Miąsik for the MS-DOS platform back in 1992? Well there's some good news for those that have played the early alpha. As thanks to Saberman contacting us just moments ago, he has told us that tukinem has released another big update to his work in progress Amiga version.
The Return of Traxtor - A great 8bit game by Juan J. Martinez gets an MS-DOS conversion!
It feels like it was only just yesterday that we had the pleasure of playing Juan J. Martínez's rather enjoyable Match 3 puzzle game of The Return of Traxtor: a game that was released for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum a few years ago. Well if you remember playing this game back then, you'll be pleased to know that we have been told by the creator, that it has been converted over to MS-DOS! A game in which you must match 3 coloured shapes and objects to obtain a high score using a special space ship!
Octopus Deluxe - A graphically superior version of the 1981 Game and Watch Handheld game for the Amstrad CPC 6128!
The 1980's Game and Watch Handheld throw backs just keep on coming, especially with a multitude of games released harking back to that great era with games such as Donkey Kong Jr Game and Watch, Parachute, Fire, Baby Monkey Alba, and yes even Hayesmaker's rather cool Mario's Cement Factory for the C64! Well todays news is pretty special for the Amstrad community, as thanks to yet another heads up by Saberman and XeNoMoRPH, they have told us that Team Galaxy has released a graphically superior version of the 1981 game Octopus for the Amstrad CPC 6128.
Sam's Journey NES Review by Thermoptic! Will this be another HIT game?
As a kid growing up with the Nintendo, every time you got your hands on a new game, it was an exciting moment. Back then, time seemed endless, but the choices of games were limited, each game from that era became a treasured gem. Over the years, a handful of games remained etched in our memories - titles like Mega Man, Duck Tales, Metroid, and of course the iconic Super Mario Bros series. They all shared something special: vast worlds of levels to explore, challenges to conquer, and a selection of abilities, equipment, or power-ups to aid you in your adventure. Even today, we still play these classics, but finding new ones in the same style as Super Mario Bros. 3 or Kirby's Adventure is a rarity. However, this is about to change. This year brings forth a fresh, epic adventure to the Nintendo Entertainment System - the name to remember is Sam's Journey!
Super Monza GP 2 - This game expands on the the original for the VIC 20 32K!
VIC-20 owners we hear your cry, you want something more for your system. Well have we found the best thing for you! As of this moment you can try out the latest release of Super Monza GP 2. A new release by AJ Layden as an expanded racing game for the 32K expanded Commodore VIC 20! To coincide with this fresh news story sent to us by Liqmatrix, we have some more information about the improvements as well as a new gameplay video.
Invanoid - An Arkanoid and Space Invaders mix as an updated demo for the Commodore Amiga
What do you get if you mix the 1986 Arcade game of 'Arkanoid' and the 1987 game of 'Space Invaders'? Probably this latest game from djpiotrs called 'Invanoid'; a brand new Amiga game demo in which playing as a bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of the screen, you must bounce an orb back and forth while destroying waves of enemy ships that slowly traverse towards you. To coincide with this news Saberman has done a video of the game which can be viewed below.