It's another fun looking game for today's retro gaming news story, as thanks to Saberman contacting us through Facebook, he has told us that IAMAI Creation has released a new action platformer for the ZX Spectrum called 'Psyqo Santa': A game in which you need to put a stop to an Evil Santa who has turned people into snowmen to keep them frozen from the truth. To coincide with this news, while there is a video of this release, the creator has shared some more info about the game below.
Another festive heads up for you all, as if you've been following all the news updates regarding NeesoGames Amiga platformer of Super Delivery Boy, then we've just been contacted by Saberman, than in celebration of the upcoming Christmas festivities, NeesoGames has released a new update for the lovely Amiga platformer of Super Delivery Boy - The Holiday Shift; a fast paced festive minigame, spin-off of Super Delivery Boy, a platform game in development for the Amiga (OCS-ECS) using the Scorpion Engine.
Another year is fast coming to a close and Christmas is just days away with kids and adults opening up their presents and perhaps loading up the odd retro game or two in a fit of nostalgia. For myself as a retro gamer it's been a very positive year that has been filled with some of the best games for some time with not just the Amiga, but also the Amstrad, BBC Micro, C64, Plus/4 and ZX Spectrum as the highlights on our website. But as ever without you all coming to the website this place would not be where it is today. It's the developers, the reviewers, the viewers and everyone who visits here day after day that makes this place so much more special. As such I'd like to say a huge thank to you all with a BIG Merry Christmas and have an AWESOME New Year!
If you just can't wait for Christmas day and fancy playing a Christmas themed game right now, then you might be interested to know that LC-Games, who was also behind Dig Dug Revival, Bagman Strikes Back and many many others, has released the Christmas game of 'Santa's Troubles': A game in which you have to help Santa Claus recover all the gift packages stolen by the criminals. To coincide with this late hour news story, Saberman has provided a video of this newest of homebrews below.
Ultimate Play the Game released many incredible titles in the 80's, games such as Knightlore, Jetpac, Sabre Wulf and Gunfright to name but a few. But today's news is something of a special announcement for fans of Ultimate Play the Game, as their top down arcade adventure game ' Atic Atac ' released in 83 of which we have featured many times before, has now been re-released as a fully modded Xmas version of Atic Atac! A Christmas gift by highriser which can be seen being played in this video provided by Saberman.
It's time for a fun for all the family Christmas game, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand or an emulator installed, you might like to play this updated release of Crimbo AGA by Spud. An unofficial ZX Spectrum to Amiga conversion of the game "Crimbo" by Little Shop of Pixles. To coincide with this Christmas news story, you can either watch the latest gameplay video below or check out the new version of the game which is available through the itch io link.
Another festive news story for you all, and one I think it might be worth a load up on your home speccy through the Christmas period, is the latest ZX Spectrum game overhaul of 'Summer Santa 2022' by Paul Jenkinson. A complete re-write of a very buggy and graphically unappealing ZX Spectrum game which was originally released by Alpha-Omega Software way back in 1986. In light of this news, Saberman has done a short video showing how the game looks compared to back in the 80's!
Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible retro games such as Eye of the Beholder, TERRESTRIAL, Knights & Slimes and The Curse of Rabenstein on the C64. Turrican 2 AGA, Technomage, Devil's Temple, Wonderboy AGA on the Amiga. Mr Hair and the Kitty Katakombs, Tournament Arkanoid ZX, DRIFT! 2K22 on the ZX Spectrum, and finally other amazing games such as Darkula and Toki on the Amstrad CPC. I mean seriously I could be here all day listing the greatness that has appeared throughout 2022!
It's time for even more Christmas goodness, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand or an emulator installed, you might like to play this fun for all the family game of Crimbo by Spud. An unofficial ZX Spectrum to Amiga conversion of the game "Crimbo" by Little Shop of Pixles. To coincide with this Christmas news story, you can either watch the latest gameplay video or check out the game downloadable below.
You can just tell it's Christmas with all these lovely festive games appearing on Indie Retro News, and one which caught our eye was the latest tease from Amiten Games called 'Santa Claus Xmas Season 2022'. Yes indeed another Christmas Amiga game has appeared and while so far this game is only for supporters and friends of Amiten Games, it does look like an enjoyable game for all the family with the aim of stopping the bad guys from throwing poor Santa into a pit.
While we wait for the big Amiga reveal which is due any day now, here's a game you might like to play if you have an Atari XL/XE however, is the latest game release of 'Arcadia Xmas Quest' by Amarok. A new game based on the 1983 title 'Arcadia' as an adventure is set in the winter world. In light of this very festive retro gaming news story, Saberman was kind enough to do another video for you to watch viewable below.
You can just tell it's nearly Christmas with all these lovely festive games being released, and one game which caught our eye was the latest release from !NG73 and Fredrik Bengttsson called 'Santa's Fall'. Yes indeed another Christmas Amiga game has appeared and unlike the previous ones, this one is an Arcade game which puts you in control of Santa that has to collect all the presents that have been scattered down the side of a mountain.
With Christmas being less than a month away you'd expect to see lots of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that's certainly happening this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a Christmas game by Vector5games for the C64 called 'Santa's Workout 2 '; a brand new Commodore 64 puzzle game in which you need to help Santa to the exit by pushing lots of ice blocks.
With Christmas being about two months away you'd expect to see a number of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that's certainly happened this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a Christmas game by IntoInside for the C64 called 'Santa Claus '; a brand new Commodore 64 game in which you need to help Santa collect all the presents that are being thrown from your stolen Sleigh.
With the end of the year fast approaching and Christmas slowly ending up at the back of our minds, there's still time for us to put in a few games on Indie Retro News that celebrate the festive season. One such game that was released a little while ago, with a complete 9 level version coming in just a few days is Marco Giorgini challenging yet highly enjoyable C64 game of Santa's Rats Issue; a game in which you need to avoid deadly rodents and find dangerous presents as revenge for the traps!
Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible retro games such as Snow Force, Briley Witch Chronicles, Scramble Infinity and Sonic The Hedgehog on the C64, to Turbo Tomato, The Shadows of Sergoth on the Amiga and even more amazing games such as Nothing, TOKIMAL and Space Racing on the ZX Spectrum. I mean seriously I could be here all day listing the greatness that has appeared throughout 2021!
With Christmas being less than a month away you'd expect to see lots of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that's certainly happening this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a Christmas game by Vector5games for the C64 called 'Santa's Workout '; a brand new Commodore 64 puzzle game in which you need to help Santa to the exit using a limited amount of iced blocks.
While many of you are still delving deep into Sarah Jane Avory's latest game of Briley Witch Chronicles, a Japanese inspired RPG with all the hall marks of a really well developed game. There's another game you might be interested in keeping an eye on which is due around Christmas time, is Sarah's latest announcement of 'Snow Force'; A very festive Shoot 'em up of her other great C64 game she released back in 2020 as Soul Force. To coincide with this news, Sarah has teased the first footage of the game which can be viewed below.
Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible indie games, new homebrews, and lots of retro specials that have amazed even our own writers! From amazing C64 games such as Oyup!, Granny's Teeth 2020, BoxyMoxy, MW Ultra, Alien 8, Fix It Felix Jr and Outrage, to mind blowing games on the Amiga such as Duckstroma, Raid Over Moscow, and Wiz! I mean seriously with the amount of writing done this year, it's been an exhausting yet enjoyable experience.
With Christmas fast approaching you'd expect to see lots of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News. Well that's certainly happening this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a Christmas game by Quantum Sheep for the ZX Spectrum called 'A Very Sheepy Xmas '; a short game that the creator says is a Merry Xmas and a thank you to everyone who has played his games throughout this year.