ZX-Dev Conversions - Create new ZX Spectrum games and we will give you a prize for it!

As many of you know by now, the latest ZX Spectrum competition called ZX-DEV conversions had been launched and ready for your awesome ZX Spectrum game entries. This competition which had its first edition in 2015 with some pretty cool games such as Steel Balls, Rabbit in Nightmareland and even Fist-Ro Fighter, is once again ready for you, and this time as conversions from other games from other platforms, from movies,cartoons, books and even comics! But what we didn't tell you before though is Indie Retro News is pleased to announce we will be judging YOUR games with a winning entry prize!

Forum64 & Protovision Game Competition 2017 - A C64 Sports theme!

Ladies and Gentlemen, developers and retro game players, it's time for possibly the best C64 competition of 2017, it's the Forum64 & Protovision Game Competition 2017, which is open for registration! This latest eye opener is to encourage the development of new and potentially bigger C64 games, which is sure to amaze us all. So if you've got the know-how and want to win money and even great prizes, then head on over to the main website and show us what you got!

ZX-Dev Conversions - Create new ZX Spectrum games in this latest Spectrum compo!

It's a time to rejoice ZX Spectrum gamers as we've just been told by Ivan of ZX Dev15, that the latest ZX Spectrum competition called ZX-DEV conversions has been launched and ready for your entries. This competition which had its first edition in 2015 with some pretty cool games such as Steel Balls, Rabbit in Nightmareland and even Fist-Ro Fighter, is once again set to take centre stage where the contestants will have to submit conversions from other games from other platforms, from movies,cartoons, books and even comics!

RemakeJam - A game jam where you remake your very first game!

Many years ago when Indie Retro News was just barely a blog, we used to pride ourselves on writing about the latest game remakes, taking old games and bringing them out into a modern age. Games such as Dune 2, Deuteros, Millenium 2.2, Super Thundercats, PSST, CaesarIA and many others were featured on this site, much to the excitement of our readers. So you can see why this latest game jam called ' #Remakejam ' may well take center stage on our site. Basically in two days time, developers from around the world will have to use the duration of the game jam to remake the very first game they created, adapting them to use any new skills, aesthetics, or techniques they developed since they started

ZX Spectrum BASIC Jam - Create a game in Sinclair BASIC to celebrate the birth of the ZX Spectrum

Throughout the years we've tried to feature as many retro inspired game jams as possible, from the Speccy Jam to the very latest GBJam. Each of these gave people around the world the opportunity to create any game they wish, as long as it fits the specific system criteria set by the competition creators. As such thanks to the organiser Gazzapper and a heads up by Gary Plowman (ZX Spectrum Games Code Club book), today's game jam called 'ZX Spectrum BASIC Jam', is in celebration of the birthday of the ZX Spectrum (35), Dartmouth BASIC (53), and the birth of the new ZX Spectrum Next.

Halloween Jam 2016 - It's time to create those scary games!

Game developers across the globe get ready for horror, as a new game jam is about to begin that is sure to give you the shivers. Welcome to the ' Halloween Jam 2016 '; a brand new jam that takes place between the 1st and 31st of October, to encourage more people to produce horror and spooky games, with a theme of 'Fear'. This can, as noted by the organisers, be interpreted however you like such as "create a cutesy game about friends helping each other overcome their fears rather than create a full on horror game "

Pico-8 : An 8 bit fantasy console from the makers of Voxatron (IRN Cracktro special!)

For the last couple of weeks I've been playing around with a "fantasy console" from makers of voxatron, lexaloffle. This review was supposed to be a quick report of a cool looking toy I found for making retro style games and prototypes or game jam entries. It started with an innocent posting that made it to the front page of Hacker News, and a quick glance indicated it would be suitable fodder for Indie Retro News. A quick round up of what was going on with some screenshots. Yeah, I'd have this wrapped up in a day. What I didn't expect was what I discovered...

The 2015 ZXS Retro Game Jam is about to begin

Throughout these last few years we've featured as many of the retro inspired game jams as possible, from the Speccy Jam to the very latest GBJam 4. Each of these gave people around the world the opportunity to create any game they wish, as long as it fits the specific system criteria set by the competition creators. Today's game jam called '2015 ZXS Retro Game Jam' (#ZXS2015 for short), is a homage to the great ZX Spectrum and as such games created must follow the rules of the system design specification such as being created in basic.

CPCtelera 1.2 - Amstrad CPC game engine reaches new heights

We've talked about the games, we've even mentioned the hardware, but now it's time to officially announce the latest Amstrad game engine release of 'CPCtelera 1.2'. A multi-platform framework for developing games and multimedia software for the Amstrad CPC, which runs on Linux, OSX and PC, has now reached a big final build and has been released today. With over 2 months of work with lots of improvements and new functions, this is regarded as the best software for developing games on that classic gaming system.

GBJAM 4 - Game Jolt game development jam in a Game Boy style

If creating C64 games for the 2015 C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition isn't to your liking, then we have just the #GBJAM for you. It is of course Game Jolt's 'GBJAM 4', in which people around the world have been given the opportunity to create any game they wish, as long as it looks like a Game Boy game in 4 colours, with a screen resolution of 160px x 144px. So if you've got the creativity and want to have a go, make sure to place your entry from August 8st - August 18th, with closing dates by August 18th at 23:59.

Links :   1) GBJAM 4 Website     2) Game Entry Page     3) The Team

Construct 2 Coin-op Jam - Create an arcade game in 6 days!

If the #adventurejam wasn't to your liking, especially if you prefer Platformers or Shoot em ups, then how about the Construct 2 Coin-op Jam (#construct2coinop), which ends in 6 days from this posting. If you remember Arcade games such as Donkey Kong or Pacman, then this is the jam for you! Using Construct 2, you must create a game that should hopefully hold the quality of an old school coin-op game such as those classics we fondly remember.

Point and Click Jam - Create a Point and Click adventure!

When I read the words of Game Jam, my instant thoughts are of lots of awesome free games to play developed by talented people at home. From the more recent #NESJAM to the very popular #Speccyjam they both had very special development rules that stated you must create a game in the theme set by the specific rules. For example developing a modern first person shooter wouldn't be acceptable for the #NESJAM. Moving on from that, in 25 days a very special Jam is about to begin, the #PointClickJam in which you need to create a point and click adventure in 15 Days. Just think all those lovely point and click adventure games in the style of Sierra or Lucasarts!

SpeccyJam - A new retro game jam inspired by the ZX Spectrum begins today!

Finally it's here, a game development jam many of us have been eagerly waiting for since it's first announcement some months ago. A jam so damn awesome that it has an impressive judge panel that are well known in the retro scene. Judges such as Jas Austin who coded the Speccy version of Sega classic Altered, Beast, Colin Jones responsible for Rock Star Ate My Hamster and Clive Townsend produced ninja adventure, Saboteur. It's the Speccy Jam,  in which indie developers from around the world will come together on the 29th August - 5th September to create brand new retro inspired games in the flavour of that great 8-bit system, the ZX Spectrum