Tower 57 - Anticipated retro inspired shooter will release on GOG/Steam SOON!

After all this time and one I can't wait to play seeing as we were the first ones to shout about it, is Pixwerk and 11 bit studios 16-bit shooter 'Tower 57' will be releasing soon on GOG/Steam! Yes indeed this retro inspired shooter that has caused people to lick their lips in anticipation of playing an arcade love child of Alien Breed and Chaos Engine with fantastic 16-bit styled pixel art will be playable soon on both PC and MAC!

Tower 57 - Retro inspired shooter gets slick new gifs and demo news!

This weekend has been absolutely perfect for retro gamers, such as the recent release of Nostalgia's Ghosts'n Goblins Arcade, but now it's time to once again feature the more modern game but with a retro inspired twist, Benitosub and Cyangmou's 16-bit shooter 'Tower 57'. As we said before 'Tower 57' is set in a dystopian future; an arcade love child of Alien Breed and Chaos Engine with fantastic 16-bit styled pixel art and interactive and destructive environments. It is one of our most eagerly awaited games and going by our site stats it's yours too. So without further-ado it's time to showcase the latest animated gifs, such as weather effects, train animation, parallax and more, before the big trailer and demo which is due very soon! ( Bandwidth heavy warning )

Horizon Chase - An Arcade love letter to the 16bit era!

Long ago in the days of the 8-bit and 16-bit era, people around the world played on Arcade machines or on their home computer, racing around tracks with the feeling of intense speed just to become the number 1. From games such as Outrun or the famous series of games Lotus and XJ220 on the Amiga it was a time I remember fondly. But what if I was to tell you of a game called 'Horizon Chase' developed by AquirisGS that is a homage to the 80s and early 90s classic racing games, would you be interested? I think you would, but there's more...

Tower57 - 16-bit Amiga inspirational shooter goes GIF mad!

We have featured Benitosub's and artist Cyangmou 16-bit shooter 'Tower57' many times now but today we are going to go one step further and overload this article with as many awesome new gifs and inclusive characters as we could possibly add. Set in a dystopian future, 'Tower57 is the arcade love child of Alien Breed and Chaos Engine with fantastic 16-bit styled pixel art and interactive and destructive environments. It has been on one of our most featured games as it takes the brilliance of those retro titles and gives it a splash of modern excellence. ( Not for slow internet users )

Golden Hour - A hi-res pixel art metroidvania gets a Kickstarter

Monoplex Studios and ClickteamLLC have just contacted us to let us know about "Golden Hour"; their new action arcade platform game with RPG elements that's currently going through a Kickstarter campaign. What's more, this is a hi-res pixel art title that has a hint of metroidvania with added destruction in a 16-bit inspired style.

Elysian Shadows - Classically inspired RPG gets a kickstarter campaign!

Currently going through a Kickstarter campaign, Elysian Shadows is an RPG game being developed by Elysian Shadows Team for both Steam, OUYA and even the incredible Dreamcast. According to the developers ES is a fuse of aspects from 16-bit classic RPG's such as Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy.

Super Mega Bob - Daniel Halls colorful blue blob 2D shooter goes from Desura to Kickstarter (+Beta Demo)

Behold the Super Mega Bob which is a reflection of Daniel Halls childhood, an awesome childhood fueled by games like Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, Adventures of Lolo, and Kirby! Super Mega Bob is a 16-bit style 2D shooter with tons of charm, from the pixelated graphics with day/night and weather patterns, to the top notch retro style sound effects. So fly your mega bob past obstacles and traps, while solving many of the fiendish puzzles set before you. Thankfully you have the ability to gather upgrades and fly about like a floaty soft thing, while going pew pew pew!  There is a free beta demo available for you to try and the developer hopes the Kickstarter is a success, for more levels, more epic blobness and bad ass baddies!
Kickstarter Goal : $3,000
Systems : PC, Mac, Linux

Game Music : Remixes and Indie, from Indie Retro News personal playist of over 100 of the best remixes!

You are in for a treat as I'm going to share my personal playlist of some of the greatest remixes that I have come across, from the 8bit to the 16bit. These tunes have been gathered up over the last few years and the list is still growing. So if you're bored and nothing to do, then turn up the speakers and enjoy from this link :)

Cavorite - 3 part Puzzle Platformer for Android (Kickstarter)

Game Type : Puzzle Platformer
Developer/Project By : Cascadia Games LLC
Kickstarter Goal : $7,500
Developer Quote : Help bring the hit iOS puzzle platformer series to Android phones and tablets... with stretch goals for Ouya and MOJO!
Game Info Quote : The Cavorite series is a set of three 16-bit style puzzle platformers. The first launched on iPhone in 2011 and two sequels have since been published. All three have been featured by other popular sources. The games are loosely inspired by H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon. In Cascadia Games' interpretation, Dr. Cavor is a world traveler and gentleman scientist whose biggest -- and possibly last -- adventure takes him to the moon where he encounters the nefarious Selenite inhabitants of the lunar underworld. The game play can best be described as a mix of Professor Fizzwizzle and Super Mario 2.
Release : March 2014
Systems : Android, iOS, Ouya/Mojo(Stretch Goals)

A.N.N.E - Platformer Shoot Em Up hybrid (Kickstarter)

What if you could have a high quality Platformer that has a Cave Story and Metroidvania feel, but mixed with Shoot Em Up elements? Well with A.N.N.E that's exactly what you will get! This is a Platformer and Shoot Em Up hybrid that also has a touch of RPG, a game that looks to be very well made and has plenty to do. Developed by gamesbymo, you play as Number 25 in the exploration of planet "Gomi" in the search for his missing girlfriend A.N.N.E. You'll be able to travel on foot through the many platforming levels, exploring new areas and ofcause killing bad guys. But that's not all, with a ship at your disposal, it turns into a Shoot Em Up, with the ability to carry Large Objects and further explore the world of Gomi that by foot could not be reached.