Return to Monkey Island - Follow-up to a classic Adventure series will be setting sail today! [Released]

The Secret of Monkey Island developed by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) was originally released in 1990 and created by now industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. It was a game that has lived on the hearts of many with its fantastic pirate charm, brilliant characters, challenging yet enjoyable puzzles, and a story set in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy. Well if you remember that fine game and have been keeping an eye out for the sequel of 'Return to Monkey Island', then as of today you can finally play the game with all its pirate charm! 

Athanor 2 - The Legend Of The Birdmen - A brilliant Amiga game is getting an AGA edition!

Sometime back we informed you that the Amiga game Athanor 2 - The Legend of the Birdmen was not only a fabulous looking Adventure game that was programmed in C and is the sequel to the 8bit 2015-2016 game of 'Athanor', but we also announced the game was released as a gorgeous boxed edition much to the delight of the Amiga community. Well if you missed out on the game and still want to get your hands on it, it might be worth keeping an eye out for the latest AGA edition, which is coming soon to the Amiga 1200 and above!

Return to Monkey Island - Follow-up to a classic Adventure series is coming September 19th!

The Secret of Monkey Island developed by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) was originally released in 1990 and created by now industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. It was a game that has lived on the hearts of many with its fantastic pirate charm. Well if you remember that fine game, you'll be pleased to know that the upcoming sequel of 'Return to Monkey Island' is not only coming September 19th, but a brand new teaser trailer has also been revealed!

Perilous Night - A Sierra inspired adventure game that's worth checking out (Win/Mac)

Ladies and Gentlemen the late 80's and early 90's adventure graphical style is calling out to us once again. As a game has just appeared in our news feeds that looks very much like the classic Kings Quest and Quest for Glory games right out of the DOS era. Welcome to ' Perilous Night ' by Deivore, a game built in the classic Sierra adventure game style, in which you play as the Batu Prince in a plot to steal a magnificent gem.

Occult Case Files - A Horror adventure inspired by games such as Shadowgate gets a demo

Great news if you loved games such as Deju Vu, Uninvited or even my personal favorite Shadowgate, as we've just been told through our Game Dev : RetroGaming Facebook group, that Teebowah Games has released an early demo of the dark horror themed game of Occult Case Files; A game in which you play as an amateur occult investigator that is investigating a supposed paranormal spot, where people have vanished into thin air and have never been seen again.

Return to Monkey Island - The follow-up to a classic Adventure series shows off LeChuck!

The Secret of Monkey Island developed by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) was originally released in 1990 and created by now industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. It was a game that has lived on in the hearts of many retro gamers across the globe and is still played by both the young and old even today. Well if you remember Monkey Island and have been keen to see what the upcoming sequel is like called 'Return to Monkey Island', then as of today Gilbert's Terrible Toybox studio, in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games has teased the first look at the evil pirate LeChuck.

Cancelled game 'Warcraft Adventure Lord of the Clans' gets an impressive remaster by DerSilver83

Way back in 2016 we announced much to the surprise of the community, that after 18 years of waiting, the rather rare and cancelled Adventure game ' Warcraft Adventures - Lord of the Clans ' was finally made available for download; a game that was due for release in 1998 with hints of the games announcement in a number of classic sources and magazines. Well if you were able to download it even after a DMCA had been issued by Blizzard. You'll pleased to know that as of just recently, we've been told by a good friend of ours that a remaster project of the games cutscenes has been released as version 1.0

Return to Monkey Island - The long-awaited follow-up to a classic Adventure series gets new footage!

The Secret of Monkey Island developed by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) was originally released in 1990 and created by now industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. It was a game that has lived on the hearts of many with its fantastic pirate charm. Well if you remember that fine game and have been keen to see what the upcoming sequel is like called 'Return to Monkey Island', then as of today Gilbert's Terrible Toybox studio, in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games has teased two brand new videos through Twitter!

The Curse of Rabenstein - High grade graphical text adventure gets a C64 40th Anniversary (Point and Click) Edition!

If you fancy loading up a bit of horror this weekend, then make sure to check out the latest 40th Anniversary (Point and Click) Edition of The Curse of Rabenstein by Stefan Vogt for the C64. A new edition of a game that was previously mentioned sometime back as a graphical text command based game for the C64, Plus/4, CPC, ZX Spectrum (+3, ESXDOS, Next), Amiga, Atari ST, DOS and PC. To coincide with this news not only can you download the game below, but Saberman will be doing a video at some point later today!

Enclosure 3D - A 3D remaster of a 2004 adventure horror game with future potential!

Love playing Adventure games? Check! Love those old Sierra Kings Quest style graphics with text based commands? Check! Then 'Enclosure 3D', developed by Mausimus as a complete 3D remaster of the 2004 adventure game 'Enclosure' is sure to whet your appetite! You see this isn't just a simple remaster, but the game is using the RVX 3D Engine; an engine which not only remasters the game in 3D but it has the potential to do the same to much older titles such as the original Police Quest or even Kings Quest... Seriously, watch the video below to see how good this looks in 3D!

Return to Monkey Island - The long-awaited follow-up to a classic Adventure series gets new gameplay footage!

The Secret of Monkey Island developed by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) was originally released in 1990 and created by now industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. It was a game that has lived on the hearts of many with its fantastic pirate charm, brilliant characters, challenging yet enjoyable puzzles, and a story set in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy. Well if you remember that fine game and have been keen to see what the upcoming sequel is like called 'Return to Monkey Island', then as of today Gilbert's Terrible Toybox studio, in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games has released a brand new gameplay trailer!

Gold Rush! - The last batch of the Special Edition of Gold Rush! for the Amiga (20 units left!)

This month has been amazing for the Amiga as we've announced new game updates such as Flying Shark 2022, Dread, Duckstroma, and even the large 3 disk game of Riamel Black Prophecy. Well here we are with another new announcement for the Amiga community and one you'll not want to miss out on. As Sunlight Games have told us that the last batch of the Special Edition of Gold Rush! for the Amiga, is available via its retro label “RetroTainment” with only 20 units left. Once they are gone, then that's it!

Voodoo Detective - A new adventure inspired by the classics releases today (PC/Android/iOS)

I think it's about time we put those 8bit classics aside and look towards an Adventure game that may excite those who played that fantastic game 'Monkey Island' or even the classic 'Kings Quest'. As we've recently been informed through our email, that Short Sleeve humorous point and click adventure game of 'Voodoo Detective ' will be available today through Epic, Steam, Android and iOS. A game that draws its inspiration from the classics such as Monkey Island  and takes players on an adventure with many twists and turns. 

Voodoo Detective - A new adventure inspired by the classics is coming May 24th! (PC/Android/iOS)

I think it's about time we put those homebrew games aside and look towards an Adventure game that may excite those who played that fantastic game 'Monkey Island' or even the classic 'Kings Quest'. As we've recently been informed through our email, that Short Sleeve humorous point and click adventure game of 'Voodoo Detective ' is coming to Epic, Steam, Android and iOS) as of May 24th. A game that draws its inspiration from the classics such as Monkey Island  and takes players on an adventure with many twists and turns. 

Glory Hunters: A unique Game Boy action-adventure RPG that is aiming for a Kickstarter success!

Don't get me wrong I do love a new game for a retro system such as the Amiga or C64, but when it comes to my chunky handheld the Gameboy, it's really feeling a little left out. Sure we've had Gameboy inspired games and Gameboy ROMS through itch io, but actual fresh cartridges is something of a rarity! Thankfully we have BitmapSoft on call to help, as just recently they have announced through Twitter, that they are hoping to publish the latest Gameboy game of Glory Hunters. A unique Game Boy action-adventure RPG by César Arminio that is aiming for a Kickstarter success within 40days of this article!

Return to Monkey Island - The long-awaited follow-up to the legendary Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge has been announced!

The Secret of Monkey Island was developed by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) and released in 1990. Created by now industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. A game that has lived on the hearts of many with its fantastic pirate charm, brilliant characters, challenging yet enjoyable puzzles, and a story set in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy... Just saying the name "Guybrush Threepwood" would set most Adventure fans into a frenzy. Well for those of you who remember that amazing game and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, will be pleased to know as of today 'Return to Monkey Island' has just been announced for 2022!

Journalist - Another Andromeda C64 preview has been found and recovered

As so many of you are aware by now we love Retro games, especially games that have been lost into the ages and through these modern times have finally been recovered for many of us to enjoy. This is especially true for games such as Microfair Madness and even Daffy Duck And The Great Paint Caper. Thankfully more games are being recovered, as thanks to a heads up from GamesThatWerent, we now know that another Andromeda preview as 'Journalist', has been found and recovered thanks to Thomas Sol Sunhede and Hedning, Zynon and Whisper of Genesis Project.

Golden Seas - A high quality text adventure game from Sunteam for the ZX Spectrum NEXT

Text Based Adventure games are still very popular, especially with the latest games mentioned such as Survival Messenger Adventure, and those included in the Halloween and Treasure Hunt Jam. But now we turn our attention to another text adventure game that's worth a look in, as according to Sunteam, they have released a high quality adventure game for the ZX Spectrum NEXT called 'Golden Seas'; a game that was originally written using Adventuron and converted to the Spectrum Next using DAAD Ready (converter by @uto_dev).

The Level 9 Compilation - An unofficial compilation of all of Level 9 Computing's text adventures for the ZX Spectrum Next.

Something slightly different for today's retro heads up instead of all the challenging arcade games we've been featuring over the last couple of weeks. As we've recently found out through a detailed Facebook post from Stefan Bylund, that if you head on over to the github link below, you can download The Level 9 Compilation; an unofficial compilation of all of Level 9 Computing's text adventure and multiple choice games for the ZX Spectrum Next. All in all, there are 19 games; 16 text adventure games and 3 multiple choice games.

Tachyon Dreams II - The second chapter of a new text-parser game with EGA graphics released for the PC!

Love playing Adventure games? Check! Love those old Sierra Kings Quest style graphics with text based commands? Check! Then 'Tachyon Dreams II', developed by a fan of Sierra games as Cosmic Void for your home PC is just the game for you!  This is the second chapter in what the developer says will be a series of humorous, text-parser games with EGA graphics that will look and feel very much like the mid/late 80's adventure games by Sierra. Think early Space Quest games. Think AGI.