Old Towers - RetroSouls seriously cool ZX Spectrum game arrives on the Famicom/NES with a version 1.1

If you've been following RetroSouls for awhile you would've known they have released games such as GLUF, Old Tower, Twinlight, Alter Ego, and even Tourmaline for the ZX Spectrum. Well today as thanks to a heads up via Facebook, we have been told that they have released a new game update for the NES as an arcade puzzler called 'Old Towers'. A challenging game in which you have traverse an ancient tower to collect all the treasure within. To coincide with this news, we've got some gameplay footage from the game as well as a small write up below the video.

Super Bat Puncher 10th anniversary - A charming NES platformer gets a demo, Famicom edition version 2021 Q4

If you're looking for a new NES demo to try and want one to satisfy your retro gaming needs, then look no further than this latest news update! As thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours on Twitter, we have been told you can now download the latest Famicom/NES game demo called ' Super Bat Puncher '; a charming little platformer developed by Jul6502, Dave Harris and Nicolas Betoux as a teaser to the Famicom version due to be released 2021 Q4... Super Bat Puncher Demo (FC) 10th anniversary (pre-order) linked below.

Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey - In dev ZX Spectrum title inspired by other classic games

As many of you are aware by now the ZX-DEV Conversions compo is still ongoing and gives you the opportunity to create awesome games as a conversion from other games from other platforms, such as movies,cartoons, books and even comics to the ZX Spectrum. Once such game that is known as ' Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey' by greenwebsevilla, really caught my eye, as not only is it based on the 1992 Famicom/NES game Gimmick! published by Sunsoft, but each level is inspired by other classic games such as Sonic, Super Mario Bros, Castlevania and more!

Famicom Grand Prix II : 3D Hot Rally - An entertaining Famicom racer fully translated

Super Mario Kart wasn't the only classic Nintendo racing game that Mario and Luigi star'd in, but way before that in 1988 in Japan they also appeared in the enjoyable racing game ' Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally ', which only recently has been fully translated into English on the Famicom system by AgentOrange and team. Playing in a similar style to that of Rad Racer with a flavour of other racing games of that era, you must drive as fast as possible around each of the 3 tracks against the time limit to win the race!

Railroad Baron Famicom Boardgame on the NES is now in English

As it's nearly Christmas most of you lucky ones have probably got a lot of people coming over for a family get together, or mates round for a quick booze up. So you'll probably need something fun to play that isn't just your usual online Call of Duty frenzy via your Xbox one. So here we have Tetsudou Ou: Famicom Boardgame, aka Railroad Baron for the NES, which is a 4 player game that has been fully translated into English by Jink640, MrRichard999 and Proveaux.

Super Mario Bros CPC - The Amstrad CPC gets an early port tease of a legendary Nintendo game

Unless you were living in a cave, many of you will remember the classic game that is ' Super Mario Bros ', that was produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and released by that famous company Nintendo in the late 80's for the NES. It is an incredible platformer that has had many sequels and spin offs on different systems, ranging from the NES all the way up to the very modern console, the Wii U. Yet today a fan by the name of GinBlog82 has announced the latest update to the 80's classic, over to the Amstrad CPC.

Family Circuit - JP Famicom racer fully translated into English

Famicom owners will be pleased with the news today, as the Japanese 1988 racing game ' Family Circuit ' has been fully translated into English by Jink640 and team. Designed by Masanobu Endoh the same creator of Xevious and published by Namco, this is a top down F1 racing game which is accessible to players of all ages as they have to race to the top of the screen and come first place. Cars can be customised but you cannot crash into other racers, only into objects along the track such as barriers.