Shadow Dancer - A 1989/91 game released for the Amiga is getting an Mega Drive to Amiga port! [New Video]

As we said before, while many of you have played Shadow Dancer on the Amiga, some of you felt while the game was fun, it was lacking in graphics, noting by many as having an Atari ST colour-palette and no Parallax. Well one such user is hoping to change that negative view, as msmalik681 has shown a project for a Mega Drive to Amiga port of Shadow Dancer using the Scorpion Engine. A new version of the game which the creator states "The megadrive version was the same game re-imagined and it was much better then the original arcade game. I played this game to death when I was younger and I loved it".

Shadow Dancer - A 1989/91 game released for the Amiga could be getting a Mega Drive to Amiga port instead

While many of you have probably played Shadow Dancer back in the day on the Amiga, some of you felt while the game was fun, it was lacking in graphics, noting by many as having an Atari ST colour-palette and no Parallax. Well one such user might be changing that negative view, as msmalik681 has shown a project for a Mega Drive to Amiga port of Shadow Dancer using the Scorpion Engine. A new version of the game which the creator states "The megadrive version was the same game re-imagined and it was much better then the original arcade game. I played this game to death when I was younger and I loved it".

Okinawa Rush - A seriously cool Beat Em Up/Platformer is coming to GOG/Steam OCT 21st + Demo

Move over Way of the Exploding Fist as a new game is fighting to take your belt. Titled as Okinawa Rush and developed by David Miller, Steve Miller and Gary Angelone, this is a seriously cool ninja beat em up based platformer, that is in development for PC(Windows) with a release due Oct 21st. In this game you play as the experienced martial artist Hiro Yashima, who has honed his skills to a supernatural level. But after coming across his murdered wife, and kidnapped children by the evil ninja's known as the Black Mantis clan who were looking for the legendary training scroll, he must find them and seek vengeance!

Simon Dragon - A Double Dragon inspiration playable in your browser

Tuesday just gets better and better as another game has hit our news feeds and it's none other than Double Dragon, or shall I say 'Simon Dragon' by Claudio Cimini. First released way back in the 80's by Taito Corporation, Double Dragon was a fantastic beat 'em up game that featured high grade fighting two player fun on many different systems such as the Amstrad, Amiga and C64. But now you too can experience what made Double Dragon so enjoyable, as an unofficial inspiration starring Simone Bonino, an italian famous bodyguard has been released playable in your browser.

Streets of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare DLC reveal looks epic!

The news is spreading far and wide and that has come as no surprise to us, as earlier today the publisher Dotemu and developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games have announced that their hit game of Streets of Rage 4; a continuation of SEGA’s iconic arcade brawler series known for its kick ass tunes, bare knucke fights and wonderful 16bit graphics styling. Has recently got a brand new DLC teaser trailer showing the upcoming Streets of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare!

Monstro Giganto - A glorious PETSCII C64 game gets another video tease via RGCD

If you read our previous article, you would've known that Antonio Savona and team were working on a brand new PETSCII C64 game called Monstro Giganto; a homebrew that's very similar in artistic design to another game we have featured called Digiloi. Thankfully the game is still progressing well, as thanks to a heads up from our good friends RGCD, they have shown us new footage of the game being played on a MEGA65 devkit!

Upcoming Streets of Rage 4 gets a new trailer! ( Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC )

The news is spreading far and wide and that has come as no surprise to us, as just moments ago through our twitter page, we've found out that the publisher Dotemu and developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games, have announced a new trailer for their upcoming game Streets of Rage 4. An all-new continuation of SEGA’s iconic arcade brawler series known for its kick ass tunes, bare knucke fights and wonderful 16bit graphics styling with OST tracks from legends such as Yūzō Koshiro, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Hideki Naganuma and Keiji Yamagishi!

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.

Streets of Rage 4 is coming, and damn are we pumped!

The news is spreading far and wide and that has come as no surprise to us, as earlier today the publisher Dotemu and developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games have announced Streets of Rage 4; an all-new continuation of SEGA’s iconic arcade brawler series known for its kick ass tunes, bare knucke fights and wonderful 16bit graphics styling.

OpenBOR - 2D side scrolling engine gets an Amiga port!

A nice bit of Amiga news to the end the week as the 2d side scrolling engine of ' OpenBOR ' has been fully ported over to the Amiga thanks to lantus360, although you will need at least an Amiga with a fast 68040 AGA or RTG to play it. If you're wondering what OpenBOR is all about, it's an open source continuation of Beats of Rage and Streets of Rage and is regarded as the single most powerful two dimensional sprite based engine in the world, which has been used for countless freshly designed beat em ups from fan based developers.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Special Edition now with four player support!

We have decided to save the best to last, and wow have we got an ass kicking game for you to play today! Prepare yourselves for one of the coolest OpenBOR engine developed beat em' ups ever to grace your screens; it's 'Power Rangers: Beats of Power Special Edition ' created by Mersox . A game that right from the word go, will have you morphin with delight

Marvel VS DC-Universe MUGEN V 2.0 - Over 250 characters ready to kick ass!

I'm sure you'll agree with me there are some very good OpenBOR games out there, taking the best well known characters from fighting anime's and movies and putting them against deadly foes in the latest fan based games. But today we are going that much further, as we are going to show a rather special Mugan game which has over 250 original characters battling against each other using lots of powerful attacks! Welcome to Mr_Nygren's Marvel VS DC-Universe MUGEN V 2.0, a feature packed fighting game that's over 3GB in size.

Okinawa Rush - A seriously cool Beat Em Up/Platformer you've got to play!

Move over Way of the Exploding Fist as a new game is fighting to take your belt. Titled as Okinawa Rush and developed by David Miller, Steve Miller and Gary Angelone, this is a seriously cool ninja beat em up based platformer, that is in development for PC with a possible Kickstarter to come. In this game you play as the experienced martial artist Hiro Yashima, who has honed his skills to a supernatural level. But after coming across his murdered wife, and kidnapped children by the evil ninja's known as the Black Mantis clan who were looking for the legendary training scroll, he must find them and seek vengeance!

Oniric Kung Fu - Martial arts game in development for the MSX2

If Karate chops and high powered kicks is your idea of fun, then 'Oniric Kung Fu' developed by Oniric Factor for the MSX 2 might just be the game for you. As an inspiration by that classic game ' Yie Ar KUNG-FU ' published by Konami in 1985, Oniric Kung Fu takes a different approach to Konami's game, with polished graphics and fresh game mechanics where your strategy and fighting skills will be decisive.

Renegade - Florinthedwarf's BIG ZX Spectrum Retro Review!

Oi you! Yeah you! You're distracting me from the impending elbow heading towards my head!

We've all wanted to reverse kick someone in the groin and then claim it was for good. Well, Renegade is here to help! No longer will you be chased down the street by the groin-stricken person's friends with the threat of arrest and/or fine, this time it's because they really did ask for it. And, you need to rescue your girlfriend, or something along those lines. Of course, being able to reverse kick someone in the groin is not the only thing going for Renegade - though it is right up there - there are plenty of moves thrown in to keep you engrossed and makes this one of the best fighters out there for the Speccy.

Mother Russia Bleeds - A very bloody brawler is coming out this year (2016)

Beat em ups, fighters and shoot em ups. Who doesn't love those retro styled genres playing with friends and kicking or blasting their way through many different enemies? Well if you do and remember playing them in the Arcades, then ' Mother Russia Bleeds ' , which is a very gory and brutal pixelated brawler developed by Le Cartel and published by Devolver Digital, is just the game for you!

Hyper Dragonball Z - Team Z2 releases more kick ass fighting footage

Even though I'm in my mid 30's one of my favourite Anime's of all time, just has to be the Dragonball Z series. I have seen all the episodes, all the movies and even the spin offs! You could almost say my growing up years was Dragon Ball, although you wont see me wearing any costumes, powering up or using any special moves. But what I will show you are two new footage teasers released from Team Z2 for 'Hyper Dragonball Z', which is a 2D fighting game based on the hit anime Dragonball Z.

Fist-Ro Fighter - The ZX Spectrum gets an action puncher from Retrobytes Productions

It's the ZX Spectrum's time to shine as today a new game was released for the 80's system and this one is a face punching platformer developed by Retrobytes Productions for the ZX-DEV 2015 comp. Titled as ' Fist-Ro Fighter ', you play as Salmeula San, working in the Police Department in Santa Coloma that has learnt the ways of an ancient fighting technique called RO. The problem is, you're not the only one with this technique as a rather jealous colleague by the name of Gazpanchete, has found your secret and will use it to cause you no end of grief.

Shadow Gangs - Retro inspired Shinobi aims for Greenlight success

Checking our Inbox for the latest news to be mentioned, we came across a game that has the look of an arcade/console classic but given a more modern touch. Sure enough ' Shadow Gangs ', which is currently going through a Steam Greenlight campaign for PC, Mac and Linux, is inspired by the fighting classics such as Shinobi, Shadow Warriors and Double Dragon but has a higher graphical detail but still containing those fighting moves which were a standard with games of this genre.

TRAF - Trajes Fatais - 2D costume fighter needs your Greenlight votes

Now I'm sure many of you have heard the term ' Cosplay ' in which people dress up in costumes looking as close as possible to the characters they portray. But imagine putting these costumes on and gaining actual powers, a sort of X-Men effect without the mutation. Well if you take a look at the 2D Fighting experience of  ' TRAF - Trajes Fatais ' by Onanim Studio that is currently going through a Steam Greenlight campaign, you'll not only have powers as a guest in a costume party, but you'll also be able to kick ass with many different moves.