PENGOMini - A fun for all the family Arcade game for the ZX Spectrum

Gabriele Amore is certainly no stranger to Indie Retro News, announcing highly enjoyable games such as Saving Kong, Castle Capers, Donkey Kong Jr and even our personal favourite Bubble Frenzy. Well now another game is gracing our speccy screens, as during the last couple of days Gab has released the new Arcade game of 'PENGOMini '; A game that isn't just an arcade game inspired by Pengo, but it's also a Mini version of the previous game Gabriele Amore released which was called Frantic Pengo 2.

Bomberbot - A fun for all the family Arcade game for the ZX Spectrum by Gabriele Amore

Gabriele Amore is certainly no stranger to us and the homebrew scene, as throughout the years of features on Indie Retro News he has released many brilliant ZX Spectrum games that range from highly challenging to pick up and play for all the family! Well here's another game from this creator that we recommend, and it's his latest game called Bomber Bot. A fun for all the family Arcade game for the ZX Spectrum in which could be described as a Bomber Man inspiration! To coincide with this news, we have some new footage of the game thanks to Saberman who has also done a video below.

Dig Dug Doug - Gabriele Amore's latest ZX Spectrum game is a Dig Dug inspiration

Remember those days when seaside resorts had many arcade games to play, from top down shoot 'em ups to nifty little platformers. If you do, then you'll be pleased to know that as of today, you can download the latest Dig Dug inspiration called 'Dig Dug Doug' by Gabriele Amore. A new WIP game in which you not only have to collect boxes, but you must also dig your way through the landscape while popping enemies. To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a new video showing a couple of levels from the game.

Frantic Pengo 2 - A new speccy game from Gabriele Amore!

Gabriele Amore is certainly no stranger to Indie Retro News, creating very enjoyable games such as Saving Kong, Castle Capers, Donkey Kong Jr and even Bubble Frenzy. Well now another game is gracing our speccy screens, as during the last couple of days he has released his new Arcade game of 'Frantic Pengo 2 '; an arcade game inspired to Pengo (and to those wonderful Japanese early 80s coin ops) which features an awesome soundtrack within the game.

Moon Ranger 2021 - A rather nice version of Moon Patrol released for the ZX Spectrum 128k by Gabriele Amore

In 1982-1987, Irem with licensing by Williams released the fantastically enjoyable game of' ' Moon Patrol ' for the Arcade gaming community. A side-scrolling shooter that is widely credited for the introduction of parallax scrolling in side-scrolling video games, as you drove a buggy across a landscape, jumping over ditches and rocks while also shooting at enemies both above and in front made this such a great game to play.

THE HUMANS - A rather nice Lemmings clone for the ZX Spectrum, featuring 25 levels of fun!

Lemmings was a game published by Psygnosis way back in the early 90's for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC and regarded by many as one of the greatest games ever, especially as it featured many blue, green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped from the highest of points before they even hope to reach that exit. So why is that great game getting a mention on IRN? Well as of today if you loved playing that classic game, then make sure to check out 'THE HUMANS'; a Lemmings-inspired mini game for the ZX Spectrum released today by Gabriele Amore and John Davies.

Frantic Pengo - A new speccy game from Gabriele Amore!

Gabriele Amore is certainly no stranger to Indie Retro News, creating very enjoyable games such as Saving Kong, Castle Capers, Donkey Kong Jr and even Bubble Frenzy. Well now another game is gracing our speccy screens, as during the last couple of days he has released his Arcade game of 'Frantic Pengo'; a silly new arcade game inspired to Pengo (and to those wonderful Japanese early 80s coin ops) which now features new music from Pedro Pimenta!

Saving Kong - Gabriele Amore's ZX Spectrum game features some lovin'!

It's the ZX Spectrum's time to shine this week a new game was released for the 80's system and this one is a Kong climbing shooter developed by Gabriele Amore for the ZX-DEV comp called 'Saving Kong'. Now unlike the historic film called King Kong, which this game is inspired by, you play as Helen Blond, who after feeling Mario was less of a man, decided to go off with King Kong instead. So it is down to you to put a stop to all the enemies so the two companions can share the love!

Gabriele Amore‎ gives us a glimpse at all of his unfinished ZX Spectrum projects

Gabriele Amore is certainly no stranger to us and the homebrew scene, as throughout the months he has released many brilliant ZX Spectrum games that range from highly challenging to pick up and play for all the family. But not of all his games that he has teased gets a release, as today Gabriele Amore has shown off all the ZX Spectrum games that remain unfinished. Which is a huge shame as can be seen by the video below, many look very good indeed.

Super Bubble Bobble Boy - A mix of classics teased in this wip ZX Spectrum game

Gabriele Amore is certainly no slouch in the area of ZX Spectrum development, as so far he has released games such as Castle Capers, Chunk Zone, Popeye(Conversion), GOOD NIGHT KANGA and even the ZX arcade port of Donkey Kong Jr. But this week as a very early tease and once again developed using Arcade Game Designer ( AGD ), he has now shown off another game in development and this time it's the Bomb Jack and Bubble Bobble mix of ' Super Bubble Bobble Boy '

CASTLE CAPERS - Save the Dream Fairies in Gabriele Amore's new ZX Spectrum game

Even more speccy news now, as after much teasing during the development stage, Gabriele Amore has finally released a brand new ZX Spectrum game called ' CASTLE CAPERS ' for playable on real hardware and online. Once again developed using AGD and again a platformer, you are on a mighty rescue mission to rescue the Dream Fairies who have been kidnapped by an evil mouse king and his menacing acolytes.

Crazy Kong City Episode one: Saving Helen Blond - Donkey Kong spin off for the ZX Spectrum

It was only just moments ago we mentioned Gabriele Amore's arcade port ' Donkey Kong Jr ' for the ZX Spectrum. But now another game called ' Crazy Kong City Episode one : Saving Helen Blond ', has appeared which looks to be a spin off from the original 1981 Donkey Kong. Developed again using AGD by Gabriele Amore, this time features Mario and he has to reach each exit on every screen, by jumping over barrels and shooting at enemies.

Donkey Kong Jr - Arcade port release for the ZX Spectrum by Gabriele Amore

Finally after many months of waiting a playable version of the arcade port of Donkey Kong Jr, has been released by Gabriele Amore for the ZX Spectrum! Originally released in 1982 for Arcades and later released for home systems such as the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit with a C64 overhauled version by Mr Sid and an Atari 8-bit Arcade HACK released earlier this year. Has been in development for some time for the ZX and features many enemies on screen, lovely ZX Speccy art and is free to play today!

Chunk Zone - Gabriele Amore's latest ZX Spectrum game is a Tank shooter

Putting aside the NES Rom hacks, Gabriele Amore has released another ZX Spectrum game, and this time it's a third person Tank like shooter called ' Chunk Zone '. In this game you control what looks like a giant Tank and must blast evil green chunks that are constantly appearing and heading towards you at speed which will damage your vehicle. Also as an added extra challenge to the game there are at times evil white chunks which will need to be taken out. To complete each stage a set amount of blocks will need to be destroyed.

Bubble Frenzy - Pop the bubbles in this fun little ZX Spectrum homebrew

There's just no stopping Gabriele Amore, as after only just releasing the rather enjoyable Arcade to ZX Spectrum conversion port of ' Popeye ', he has now gone and released ' Bubble Frenzy ', which again is for the ZX Spectrum. Unlike the previous game which was far more feature packed, this one has no music, no loading, and is just the game. Although don't let that put you off, as it is still enjoyable to play as you try to pop the bubbles after the bubble factory has gone mad!

Popeye - Gabriele Amore's latest ZX Spectrum game is an Arcade conversion!

This month has been non stop for retro gaming ports, such as the Ultimate Play the Game line ups appearing on the Atari, and more especially with the C64 with Pentagram. But if those sorts of games were not your cup of tea, then I think you will really like this one. As today saw the release of the Arcade to ZX Spectrum conversion of 'Popeye' by Gabriele Amore with music by Alessandro Grussu, which originally was a Nintendo Arcade platformer released way back in 1983.

LUPO ALBERTO - Another ZX Spectrum game from Gabriele Amore

Another day another ZX Spectrum game from Gabriele Amore, and this one is a very difficult platformer titled ' LUPO ALBERTO ', which according to the developer is similar to Albert the wolf but has better graphics and simpler gameplay. In this game you play as Lupo and through each of the three stages must build a stair of bricks from the cyan brick case to reach Marta the hen, who you are very much in love with.

Donkey Kong Jr - Another Arcade release is coming and it's for the ZX Spectrum

We've just had a great piece of news come into our inbox from Asger Bonnevie, as he has shared with us a video link of the in development arcade port of Donkey Kong Jr, which is coming to the ZX Spectrum. Originally released in 1982 for Arcades and later released for home systems such as the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit , ColecoVision, Coleco Adam, Intellivision, NES and BBC Micro, with a C64 overhauled version released by Mr Sid and Atari 8-bit Arcade HACK released just recently. This latest ZX Spectrum port is being developed by Gabriele Amore and will have lots of enemies on screen, lots of colour and hopefully still be enjoyable to play.

Pengo Quest - Cute arcade like game for the ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum is one of our most popular systems for new homebrews, especially as they come out nearly every week by different developers, containing lovely colour clashes and bleep and blop sound effects. Thus we have another ZX Spectrum game this week and this time it's from Gabriele Amore with ' Pengo's Quest '; an arcade like game, whereby you play as a Penguin and must clear the correct amount of ice from the screen to open the way to the exit!

Hop 'n Frog - Arcade ZX Spectrum release based on a classic! (+Review)

When I was growing up I really loved playing the 1981 Arcade game of Frogger by Konami. It had loads of charm, great gameplay for kids and it really made you feel for the safety of those little green frogs as they hopped their way across a busy road, then across a river of logs and Crocodiles to get to the other side. So when Gabriele Amore announced on the World of Spectrum forums about 'Hop 'N Frog' which is heavily inspired by Frogger, but for the ZX Spectrum, I just had have a go!