/\ O [ ] - A new game for the MSX and ZX Spectrum with an Artistic style by Amaweks

If you have a ZX Spectrum at hand, chances are you if you were reading IndieRetroNews at the time, you would've come across Amawek's excellent horror game called 'Virgil's Purgatory'; a game which celebrated the Modern Art Week in Brazil. Well fast forward to this month, and thanks to Amaweks giving us another heads up, we have been told that he has not only released a new game for the MSX and ZX Spectrum called /\ O [ ], but this game also follows a rather artistic style that's a ton of fun to play.

Gorgeous ZX Spectrum Art Work - Part 2

At the beginning of this year, we featured in our opinion some of the best ZX Spectrum artwork, that was re-created by many different talented artists. Many of the designs were either from original games given a touch up, or completely redesigned to look far more impressive and gorgeous to the eye. But to my shock, the article ended up so popular that our Facebook and Twitter feed was shared multiple times. So it is with great pleasure to announce our second listing of favourite ZX Spectrum images, with one of them being Privet by r0bat, which is shown above (link).

Is the C64 palette far superior to the Amstrad CPC?

To this day people still argue over which is the better system way back in their gaming youth, it doesn't matter if it's the Amstrad, C64 and the ZX Spectrum, or the Amiga versus the Atari. It's a topic of conversation that has lasted many years and it's why so many Facebook groups are very computer specific, try posting an Amstrad in the ZX Spectrum group and see what happens. So what does a user by the name of SuTeKH/Epyteor do on the CPCWiki forums? He tries to prove that the Commodore 64 palette is far superior to the Amstrad CPC by converting many C64 pixel art images over to the Amstrad and comparing them! So in a word posting a C64 topic in an Amstrad group!

Gorgeous ZX Spectrum Art Work Recreated!

You may have already shared our Facebook post and our Tweet, but we thought we'd give a more detailed post to some of the most amazing recreated ZX Spectrum artwork you have possibly seen in some time. Many of these designs are either from original games given a touch up, or completely redesigned to look far more impressive and gorgeous to the eye. One such designer by the name of Oleg Origin blew us all away with his overhauled front end of Golden Axe II and Metal Man Remixed. But looking below, you can see there are other artists out there that really should be getting all of your attention!

Oases - A very trippy flight game for PC and MAC

Imagine if you will, your grandfathers plane was reported lost in the war, but instead of assuming the worst, you imagine him flying around a world of psychedelic colours, avoiding obstacles while admiring the beautiful landscape below. Well that's exactly what Armel Gibson and team is aiming with their game ' Oasis ', that is available today as a name your own price for both PC and MAC.

Amazing Dizzy artwork from Pit!

I'm am probably one of the biggest fans of the 1980's character 'Dizzy' by The Oliver Twins. I have countless collectables ranging from posters to tapes and even the latest Dizzy badges. I even run a Facebook group called Dizzy RetroGaming that has many members from around the world who also love that little white egg. So I was amazed today when Adam Markey of YolkFolk posted in our Dizzy community of some beautiful artwork by Pit, a very talented artist who I would class as the best for creating Dizzy images.

The ZEN Bundle - Become one with your Steam library through Bundle Stars

Peace, tranquilly and the artistic joyfulness through the The Zen Bundle, packed with 10 mesmerising games which according to Bundle Stars challenge the status quo with emotional narrative, original game mechanics, and experimental playgrounds. Games such as Mountain, Over the Void, Sparkle 2 Evo, Danmaku Unlimited 2, Pretentious Game, Luxuria SuperBia, Bientot, The Graveyard, Particula, and lastly, Edna and Harvey. For only £1.99 you too can feel the emotion thanks to this latest Bundle Stars release all through Steam!

Beautiful Pixels and Realistic Sounds

Imagine yourselves looking at some beautiful pixelated artwork and being immersed in realistic sounds as if you were there in a fantastic land built of pixels and retro. Now you can with the canvascycle; a true 8-bit Color Cycling with HTML5 Art by Mark Ferrari  & Code by Joseph Huckaby.

Even the Stars : Explore space and contemplate

Laika on our twitter feed just informed us about a new game that is in development that requires you to explore space, type commands and generally contemplate your tiny existence in the vastness of space. According to PolClarissou, Even the Stars was originally created for the Venus Patrol’s Space Cowboy game jam that tries to give you a purpose in life, to explore and discover rather than getting getting old, lost and have no meaning.

The Night of the Rabbit - REVIEW

 

Released at the end of May this year, The Night of the Rabbit is an adventure game set in the strange forest world of Jerry Hazelnut's late summer adventures. With a glorious art style and point and click puzzle play I sat down to explore the creative magical world and see if I could join Jerry in his enthusiasm for adventure.

Stop Motion - GuizDP: Donkey Kong

This is seriously impressive and time consuming, of which most people like myself would probably struggle with. This video by guizdp is well worth seeing as it's a stop motion video of Donkey Kong, as if the game was being played. It's pretty incredible and the creator has my upmost respect.

Super Metroid - Impressive Photoshop Speed Art

Remember when we featured the Photoshop Speed Art HD video of DOOM? Well here comes another one, but this time it's Super Metroid. I'd love to see a real game remake just like this, but until then this amazing Photoshop jobby will have to do! This was created by "Elemental79" from the rather popular site DeviantArt.

Deuteros - Requested Amiga Banner

Although it won't look like much to most new gamers, Deuteros was a game very close to my gaming retro heart. It was one of the best space strategy games ever designed for the Amiga. Thanks to Commodore is Awesome which is a brilliant Commodore resource site, the site designer/owner created this design as per my request.