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!

Escape 2042 - Fast paced platformer appears on the Megadrive, Gameboy, Dreamcast and Steam!

We've recently been contacted through our inbox about a new fast paced platformer that isn't just available on the Megadrive, but also the Gameboy, Dreamcast and for the PC via Steam. Titled as ' Escape 2042 ', and developed by Orionsoft. This game is set in a sci-fi futuristic time in which you play as Shun, a computer engineer and member of the Truth Defenders coalition that has been imprisoned in a high security prison to stop you from informing the people against the socialist government and the progressive dictatorship.

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs - Kickstarter Alumni goes for greenlight and imminent release

Back in the '80s there were a plethora of Japanese anime kids TV shows translated for English markets and while there's still one knocking around my head that I can't for the life of me remember the name of, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs comes awfully close in look and feel... or maybe it's because they all did! Back in October '15, there was a successful kickstarter campaign to bring this IP to modern gaming platforms (as well as PC Engine/TG-16 and Dreamcast) and finally Team Saber Rider are getting close to delivering, with a drive to get the game greenlit on Steam.

Wind and Water Puzzle Battles - Independent Game Festival 2008 finalist gets a Dreamcast re-release

Great news for Dreamcast owners as TrekMD from RVG has informed the retro community, that 'Wind and Water Puzzle Battles' is available to buy online region free! Developed by Yuan Works, this is a re-release of one of the best puzzle games for the DreamCast and a finalist at the Independent Game Festival 2008! In this game you'll come across beautiful retro pixelated graphics, many secret levels, mini games and much more all contained within a pro created picture CD and added 40 page English and Japanese booklet!

Sqrxz 4 - Retro inspired platformer by Retroguru gets an Amiga flashtro release

This week just keeps on getting better and better as I was just given the heads up by Dennis, that the Jump'n'Think platforming game by the name of ' Sqrxz 4 ', has now been released for AMIGA ECS and OCS. Originally released over these past months for many different platforms such as the Amiga OS4, Dreamcast, Playstation Portable, PC and many others. Sqrxz 4 developed by Retro Guru and trainered by Flashtro, is the fourth in the series and features plenty of platform challenging fun as you move blocks about, avoid enemies and collect food and ice marbles! All this in the name of work to give your family a financial living

Leona’s Tricky Adventures - Gem X inspired release for the Dreamcast!

Another awesome find by RVG is the latest news release for KTX Software Dev's retro exploration puzzler ' Leona's Tricky Adventures ' which is now available for the Dreamcast and also since 2014, PC through Steam. With music by the legend that is Chris Huelsbeck, Leona is inspired by classic Arcade puzzle games such as the Amiga game GemX that involves the matching of complex patterns, but also features a top own exploration approach to that of a JRPG. So if you want to play a game that according to the developers is filled with hundreds of puzzles which provide many hours of fun gameplay, then take a look at this fine retro inspired release!

Ghosts 'n Demons - Ghosts 'n Goblins adaptation for the Dreamcast!

It's once again a very late hour here on Indie Retro News, but that didn't stop us from writing a rather eye opening news release for the Dreamcast that has just been sent to us by Retrotaku. This is of course Ghosts 'n Goblins, or shall I say an adaptation of that game titled Ghosts 'n Demons by BonusJZ. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of Ghosts Goblins, you once again play as Sir Arthur, a knight on a quest against evil forces. You must rescue Princess Prin Prin's who has been kidnapped and fight way through dozens of enemies such as Demons, Ghosts and Zombies!

Fruit'Y - Puzzling Gem'X inspired comes to the Dreamcast!

Another awesome find today by Retro Video Gamer is the release of a gorgeous looking arcade puzzle game for the Dreamcast called ' Fruit'Y '. Published by Retroguru and taking us completely by surprise as a free game with a physical Dreamcast version available on the DragonBox Shop. Fruit'Y is heavily inspired by the Kaiko classic Gem'X, which was available on the Commodore Amiga, C64 and Atari ST, but adds plenty of fruit, hand set pixels, Amiga chiptunes, score tracking, 120 levels and much more!

Volgarr the Viking - Hardcore action experience ported to the Dreamcast

Our good friend Retro-Nerd has just given us the heads up for the release of the hardcore action experience of Volgarr The Viking, that is now available to play on the classic console Dreamcast. Originally available on the PC via Steam; Volgarr the Viking possesses all the hallmarks of the true classics - simple controls, high challenge, and meticulous design - combined with hand-made pixel animation, an epic soundtrack, and buckets of blood!

PLAY Margate - Retro returns to Margate and we've been! (+Photos!)

While the weather is hot and the sun is shining with nearly everyone down at the beach, we decided to put all that aside and go to a gaming convention by the name of 'PLAY Margate', which is at the Winter Gardens all this weekend. You probably read of our disappointment of GEEK earlier this year with all those yukky modern systems, but PLAY Margate is what GEEK used to be! Oodles of retro hardware and games going back in time as far as possible. From the Amstrad to the C64, from the Intellivision to the Dreamcast and Neo-Geo, this was a gaming convention we had to be a part of.

Elysian Shadows - Classically inspired RPG gets a kickstarter campaign!

Currently going through a Kickstarter campaign, Elysian Shadows is an RPG game being developed by Elysian Shadows Team for both Steam, OUYA and even the incredible Dreamcast. According to the developers ES is a fuse of aspects from 16-bit classic RPG's such as Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy.

ScummVM v1.7.0 - The best way to play Adventure classics gets a big update!

If you have a great collection of DOS or Windows based classic point and click adventure games, then the latest update of ScummVM 1.7.0 will do you nicely. I for one have it installed and use it for all my classic adventure games. But what is ScummVM, I hear you ask? ScummVM is a very special program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games in the compatibility list with extra added nifty features, provided you already have the main files.

Sqrxz 4 - Retro inspired platformer by Retroguru ends up on lots of systems!

I was just given the heads up by Retroguru that their Jump'n'Think game or as I call it, a platformer has now been released! Sqrxz 4 is the fourth in the series and features plenty of platform challenging fun as you move blocks about, avoid enemies and collect food and ice marbles! All this in the name of work to give your family a financial living. What is also incredible as far as free games go is this one isn't just a free PC game, it's also available for Amiga OS4, Dreamcast, Playstation Portable and many others. A recommended free game of the week!

Xbox Live Recommendation Of The Week: Hydro Thunder Hurricane

This week's recommendation is for the racing fans. A truly retro franchise originally found in arcades, then later on the Dreamcast, N64 and Playstation, this newest Hydro Thunder sequel is a must-have, for established fans, or those wanting to enjoy racing on water.

Retro Youtube Video Madness (PART 2)

Here comes another lot of the biggest list of Youtube Retro games in a Single video listing ever posted on a gaming website, from all the best gaming systems! Please note that readers on slow connections may need to wait a while for all of them to load.

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Pier Solar HD - epic 16bit J/RPG for xbox/pc/dreamcast/mac/linux

Pier Solar HD is a huge 16bit RPG though the developers call it an RPG it looks very much like a jrpg, the type of rpg games you'd being play on a SNES/SEGA (Chrono Trigger) for example and sure enough, the developer states. After 2 years, 3 prints, and 8 versions of Pier Solar for the SEGA Mega Drive & SEGA Genesis - we are pleased to announce we have been hard at work on releasing Pier Solar in HD for Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Linux & SEGA Dreamcast.  Pier Solar is a brand new HD remaster/remake and the only way this will be released is if you visit the kickstarter page and pledge to hit the $139,000 goal