Green Beret - The Commodore 16 gets a far superior version of Green Beret compared to the original release!

Green Beret was an action arcade game released by Konami in 1985. It is remembered for its Cold War setting and its reliance on the player using mainly a knife to dispatch enemies, although you were able to collect many different weapons to aid you in combat. Green Beret was one of the hardest games I had ever played and yet was one of the games that gave me the best memories! Sadly however if you had the Commodore 16 version, it was widely regarded as one of the worst video games ever made. Well at least until now...

Burger Time - An Arcade like conversion for the C64 by Arlasoft [UPDATE]

Some more great retro gaming news for you all, as we've just been given the heads up through our Facebook group, that Alarsoft who was behind great conversions and new games such as Galaxian, Hyper Harvest, and Galaga, has now turned his attention to the 1982 game of Burger Time. A new C64 conversion which was originally released back in the day for the Intellivision, Apple II, Atari 2600, TI-99/4A, Commodore 64, ColecoVision and many others. To coincide with this news, you can see the latest footage of Burger Time being played by Saberman.

Funfair Inc - A Bullfrog Theme Park inspiration as a preview for the C64 by Arlasoft

Well this came as a complete surprise to us, and one I'm eager to play later today on my Commodore 64 . As thanks to Saberman telling us through Facebook, we've been told that Arlasoft has made available a downloadable preview of his Theme Park inspired game called 'Funfair Inc' for the C64 !Yes indeed if you loved playing the classic Bullfrog title released on multi systems back in the 90's, a game featuring all the puking, building and ride creation you could ever want, will be pleased to learn you can try out this unfinished version on your C64!

Hyper Harvest - Arlasoft surprises us with yet another Commodore 64 game!

Arlasoft is another developer which has been mentioned many times on Indie Retro News , as he has created many enjoyable games such as Galaxian, Galaga, even Paper Planes. Well here we are with another Arlasoft developed game, as he has just released the C64 game of 'Hyper Harvest'. As in the words of the creator "I enjoyed playing this original puzzle game by orion_black that finished 12th in the recent Ludum Dare 52 game jam, and thought it would be interesting to try and convert it to the C64. Due to the need for smooth scrolling, the entire game board is comprised of multiplexed sprites, meaning at any one time there are up to 78 sprites visible on screen.."

Mike Quarter (Present Sorter) - A Christmas Tapper inspiration has been released for the Commodore 64

One game that many people remember so fondly that's all about serving patrons in a pub, was that classic game 'Tapper'; a game by Marvin Glass and Associates released by Bally Midway, all those years ago in the Arcades in 1983. In fact this game also appeared on the Atari 2600, Atari 8bit, Amstrad CPC, BBC MICRO, C64, MSX and yes even the ZX Spectrum. So why is this fine Arcade game getting another mention on IRN? Well as of today if you head on over to the link below, you can download the latest game of 'Mike Quarter (Present Sorter) by Arlasoft: a new game for the C64 which looks to be a Christmas inspired game of that 1983 classic.

Pacman - An awesome Arcade conversion of a classic game arrives on the C64!

It wasn't long ago now that here on Indie Retro News, we did multiple features of both the hit classic's Pac-Man and Ms Pacman over to the Amiga by JOTD as two great Arcade conversions. Well here we are with another Pacman game! As thanks to Per Ola Eriksson, Hayesmaker and Saberman contacting us today, we have been told that Arlasoft has finally released the Arcade tribute of Pacman over to the C64! To coincide with this news make sure to check out the latest gameplay footage of this awesome looking game.

Berzerk - Classic 1980's Arcade game by Stern gets a C64 Conversion v1.1 update via Arlasoft!

A Monday morning news story, as trawling through the CSdb website we've just found out that Arlasoft, who was behind great Arcade conversions such as Donkey Kong Jr, Fastfood, Galaga and Galaxian DX has released a new 1.1 update to his unofficial port of the original arcade version of ' Berzerk ' for the Commodore 64. For those who haven't heard of this game before, Berzerk 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!

Berzerk - Classic 1980's Arcade game by Stern gets a C64 Conversion via Arlasoft!

Great news if  you have an Commodore 64 as we've recently been given the heads up by Saberman through Facebook, that Arlasoft who was behind the great Arcade conversions such as Donkey Kong Jr, Fastfood, Galaga and Galaxian DX has released an unofficial port of the original arcade version of ' Berzerk ' for the Commodore 64. Why is this great news you might ask? Well Berzerk 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!

Paper Planes - A simplistic yet enjoyable game for the C64 as a port by Arlasoft

Arlasoft is another developer which has been mentioned a number of times on Indie Retro News , as he has created enjoyable games such as Pillars, Galaxian, Galaga, Fast Food and even Taz. Well here we are with another Arlasoft developed game, as he has just released the C64 game of 'Paper Planes'; A slightly enhanced power up C64 port of the casual game by Sam Demaine which was originally released via the Ludum Dare Competition late last year.

Galaga - An awesome Arcade classic over to the C64 by Arlasoft gets a release

We've featured Galaga on Indie Retro News a number of times already, from the Atari 2600 port to the excellent demake on the Amiga by Pink and Fade One. Well fast forward to today however and after already featuring a number of previews prior to this one, Arlasoft has released the final version of his awesome Arcade to C64 conversion of the 1981 classic 'Galaga'; A game that was originally published by Namco Japan and by Midway in North America.

Infinite Space - A new side scrolling C64 shoot em up from Arlasoft

Fancy playing a new release whereby the main aim of the game is to keep blasting waves of enemies as a side scrolling shoot em up, then you've come to the right place. As thanks to a heads up by Saberman, he has told us Arlasoft has released the C64 game Infinite Space; a game which was written in 6502 assembler for the Commodore 64. This game available to download and play in your browser, is a game in which you must last as long as you can against the invading hordes arriving from deep space.