Masters of the Universe - A Barbarian Cartoon remake on the Pico-8 (Browser Playable)

Well this came as a complete surprise considering we wouldn't have found it without trawling through the Gamejolt Website, but we've just come across a new remake of Barbarian for the Pico-8; a new game which turns the classic game that many of still love to this day, into a remake of Masters of the Universe! Basically the head chopping game that was released in the late 80's is now playable with a classic cartoon theme with many of the enemies you must fight as He-Man himself!

Barbarian The Arcomage's Downfall - Bitvision Software's upcoming Barbarian MSX game looks fab!

It wasn't long ago that we announced the release of Barbarian Plus, the ultimate in Amiga remasters of a classic game released in the late 80's as Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior; A game released for the C64 and later ported to other systems such as the Amiga, Amstrad, and even the ZX Spectrum as a great head chopping game with plenty of rolling heads to keep you busy. So why are we mentioning this game you might ask? Well there's great news for the MSX community, as Barbarian The Arcomage's Downfall will be released via Bitvision Software as of the first half of 2020.

Barbarian The Duel - Head chopping inspired classic gets an MSX release

It wasn't long ago now that we announced the release of Barbarian Plus, the ultimate in Amiga remasters of a classic game released in the late 80's as Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior; A game released for the C64 and later ported to other systems such as the Amiga, Amstrad, and even the ZX Spectrum as a great head chopping game with plenty of rolling heads to keep you busy. So why are we mentioning this game you might ask? Well there's great news for the MSX community as Barbarian The Duel has finally been released via the MSXdev'18!

Barbarian Plus - Head chopping classic enhanced is finally here for the Amiga!

Well this came as a complete surprise considering we were told it wasn't going to be released until the weekend, but it looks as if the team behind ' Barbarian Plus ' have finally released it through Facebook! This game which we have featured countless times and a big preview available here , is an enhancement of a classic game with much better graphics, more colours, smooth animations, kick ass new arenas, blood splatters and much much more!

Barbarian Plus - Head chopping classic enhanced gets an early Amiga preview

Barbarian....One of my favourite games since I discovered games. I wasn't introduced to it like most heterosexual males my age, via their hormones and a titillating poster. Instead, it was one of the loose tapes that came with my second hand ZX Spectrum, and it got played to absolute death.

Barbarian+ - Female warrior added to the upcoming enhanced version of a classic

It's boiling here in the uk and writing under no Aircon is a struggle, but at least we've got some good news to share as we've just been informed that the upcoming enhancement of Barbarian that is being worked on by Ten Shu, Colin Vella and Simone Bernacchia as Barbarian+ for the Commodore Amiga. Has just been teased again but this time with a new video showing a female warrior added to the game. For those that missed any previous announcements they are also working on a Warrior type, skin and kit colour selection, gore option menu.

Barbarian+ - Enhanced upcoming Amiga classic just keeps on improving!

As many of you know by now if you've been following our write ups, the fantastic sword slicing, head chopping, and head kicking Barbarian(Death Sword) which was first released in 1989 for a multitude of retro systems, is coming to the Amiga as an enhanced version with lots of cool stuff that could make it a real eye opener in the retro scene. Well fast forward to this week and not only have they released more videos, but there's further gaming info to whet your appetite!

Barbarian+ - New videos for this upcoming Amiga enhancement!

Last month we were hinting on Indie Retro News that the classic game of Barbarian(Death Sword) which was first released in 1989 for a multitude of retro systems was coming to the Amiga as an enhanced version with an overhaul to the colours and possibly more. Well after already finding out that this was completely true, we are here to share even more video updates for this fabulous work in progress Amiga enhancement as ' Barbarian+ '.

Cimmerian - Graphically impressive 'Barbarian' coming to the Sega Master System and Mega Drive

I have decided to save the best till last, as during our trip through Twitter we've come across what looks to be a graphically impressive "pseudo" port of the famous Barbarian, which originally appeared on many different systems including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum and  Atari ST. Titled as 'Cimmerian' and developed by Ichigobankai, with its first showing for the SMSPower! Competition in 2016. This updated development looks better than ever with stunning high quality detail, which will not only be coming to the Sega Master System but also the Sega Mega Drive too!

Barbarian+ - An enhanced version of a classic game for the Amiga features a worthy video!

It's a late hour 1.44am in fact, but that doesn't matter in terms of news like this as we've just been informed that the upcoming enhancement of Barbarian that is being worked on by Ten Shu, Colin Vella and Simone Bernacchia as Barbarian+ for the Commodore Amiga. Has just been teased again but this time with a new video showing not just head slicing game play, but more backgrounds and inclusive sound effects!

Barbarian+ - An enhanced version of a classic game for the Amiga gets another tease

Throughout the last few months we've been keeping you informed as much as possible regarding the work in progress enhancement of Barbarian that is being worked on by Ten Shu, Colin Vella and Simone Bernacchia. Well after a number of write ups in regards to this fantastic one to two player game with a barbarian facing off with each other waiting to chop a head off or two. Colin has since announced not only new screenshots but a new decapitation video from their upcoming enhancement 'Barbarian+'.

Barbarian+ - A feature update for this upcoming Amiga game overhaul

Barbarian is a one-on-one fighter game whereby you have to take down your opponent using a variety of moves, of which the majority involve your sword. You can spin it around and wait for someone to walk into it, an over-the-head chop is also available along with a side swipe as many of the preferred ways to kill in this late 1980's game. But even though it is rated as a great game, there's a team of people out there who have decided to give it a much needed overhaul based on the Amiga version not providing any improvements over the C64 version, except sound and a higher screen resolution (Colin's post)

Barbarian+ - An enhanced version of a classic game is coming to the Amiga

Earlier this month we were hinting on Indie Retro News that the classic game of Barbarian(Death Sword) which was first released in 1989 for a multitude of retro systems was coming to the Amiga as an enhanced version with an overhaul to the colours and possibly more. Well you'll be pleased to know it is actually happening and the team behind the game have shown off some more screenshots.

Barbarian+ - Is an enhanced version of a classic coming to the Amiga?

Barbarian(Death Sword), was first released in 1989 for the C64 and later ported to other systems such as the Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad, Atari, Apple II, BBC Micro, MS-DOS and even the ZX Spectrum. It was a cool game indeed that featured a one to two player mode as a Barbarian faced each other off in deadly combat, with even a deadly ability to be able to slice at each other to the death, which usually ended up with a head being chopped clean off and kicked to one side. It is was a game that has lived on through a generation and after a number of fan ports that have appeared in the past, it looks as if the Amiga is going to get its very own enhanced version called ' Barbarian+ '.

Barbarian - Head chopping classic is coming to the Sega Dreamcast

Barbarian or as it was called in the United States, Death Sword, was first released in 1989 for the C64 and later ported to other systems including the Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad, Atari, Apple II, BBC Micro, MS-DOS and ZX Spectrum. It was a fine game indeed that featured a one to two player mode as each Barbarian faced each other off in deadly combat. What set this game apart from other combative titles was the ability to slice at each other to the death, which usually ended up with a head being chopped clean off and kicked to one side. It is was a game that has lived on through a generation and now it's the turn of the Sega Dreamcast to get involved as it is getting its very own port!

Barbarian CPC - Head chopping classic playable on the PC Engine

Barbarian was first released in 1989 for the C64 and later ported to other systems including the Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad, Atari, Apple II, BBC Micro, MS-DOS and ZX Spectrum. It was a fine game indeed that featured a one to two player mode as each Barbarian faced each other off in deadly combat, that usually ended up with a head being chopped off and kicked to one side. Such an incredible game indeed, and it is no wonder a fan by the name of barbarian.1987 has made available each version such as today's CPC release, playable on many other platforms including the PC Engine.

Barbarian - A head chopping review on the ZX Spectrum

As it's Christmas, what better to celebrate the festivities by looking at a game where the main character looks like Jesus? Albeit with rather large sword in hand rather than that bread he made once. Not only is the Jesus reference valid, but also what better way to relate to Christmas than with a bit of violence? There's always a war film on at Christmas, a Bond film or failing that, there's always a bit of a scuffle with family members after one too many sherries. Or is that just my house?

Amstrad CPC V's GX4000 - Full Retro Comparison Guide from Novabug!

Only 26 official cartridge games were produced for the Amstrad GX4000 console, and even 1 of those is debatable in its very existence. It's often common to hear the criticism that the games were simply shovel-ware taken from the CPC, but this is a half truth. Only 15 games were tape/disk ports, and not all of these were identical as some would have you believe. In this series of 5 parts, I take a side by side look at these titles, and discover the differences, the similarities and show it all on screen to see for yourself. The GX4000 did have poor support, deisgn mistakes and some lazy porting, but here I set out to prove it's not all doom and gloom for the infamous British console flop.

CIMMERiAN - Head chopping Barbarian port with jaw dropping SMS detail

I have decided to save the best till last, and I believe with this new Sega Master System port demo, I think you'll agree the detail is just mind blowing. Developed by Ichigobankai for the SMSPower! competition 2016, ' CIMMERiAN ' is a high graphical quality "pseudo" port of the famous Barbarian, which appeared on many different systems including the Amiga. If you don't remember the game, you control a Barbarian in a single screen combat scenario and must use sword chopping movements to put your opponent to the ground, with or without his head.

Barbarian - ZX Spectrum head chopping classic gets a Sega Megadrive port

This has been one of the best weeks of the last few months for the retro scene so far, as we've had so many games to see either for systems such as the C64 or ZX Spectrum, we've just been blown away. Now it's just got even better as F.L has now announced the release of the 1987 ZX Spectrum head chopping classic 'Barbarian' for the Sega Megadrive! The same developer behind the open source clones of the Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and many others, has now released this version as a rom file which works on a real sega genesis/megadrive, everdrive, and emulators!