RESHOOT R - Richard Löwenstein's new Amiga game gets a great website launch

Another Amiga update this week as Richard Löwenstein, the same developer behind the commercial enemy wave blaster on the Amiga called ' Reshoot ', has launched a new website for his previously announced in development Shoot em up called 'RESHOOT R'. This game coded in pure assembler language, will almost follow the same game style as the first game but be louder, more colourful, more playable, more spectacular and now more upbeat!

Phantomas 2.0 - Overhauled classic for the Amstrad CPC is finally here!

In 1986 Dinamic Software released the Spanish game of ' Phantomas 2 ' for the Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum and later the MSX with an international release name through Codemasters under the title of ' Vampire '. This rather creepy game with a mix of adventuring and platforming containing many different screens, placed you inside the castle of Count Dracula on a quest to kill the monster while avoiding deadly traps. So why are we mentioning this game AGAIN you might ask? Well after our previous announcements we are pleased to shout out to the world, that Jordi Sureda and Santiago Ontanon's Amstrad CPC overhaul is finally here as ' Phantomas 2.0 '.

Tales of Gorluth III (Amiga) - The Third and Final Chapter of an upcoming Action RPG!

AMIworx are back in the news this evening as they have just informed the Amiga community of a brand new trailer for their upcoming Action RPG game 'Tales of Gorluth III', which is the third and final chapter in the series. Yes indeed if you loved Tales of Gorluth and AMIworx's other game ' Heroes of Gorluth ' then this game with its high quality graphics and RPG charm should not be missed.

Zerosphere Collectors Edition - A very squinty Amiga game gets a digital download

It's a Monday and we've got a great Amiga game to mention, as we've recently been told the Collectors Edition of 'Zerosphere ' by Heckmeck!, is now available to purchase as a Digital Download. This game was first mentioned way back in 2015 as the winner of the Interactive Competition and then mentioned again as a Flashtro trainer of the final edition released at the end of 2015. What makes this version different being that it's the collectors edition, is the fact it features highscore saving, refined levels with completely new levels, new enemies and goods, and shinier diamonds.

Atari ST version of Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon gets an Amiga port by Meynaf

C64 box art

Throughout 2018 Indie Retro News and our good friends Amiga Bill, Saberman and even Per Ola, has been at the forefront for Amiga news announcing games such Coco Banana, Powerglove Reloaded, Tiger Claw and even The Zing to name but a few. But this time we've got another special announcement, as thanks to both DamienD and Saberman, they have told us Meynaf has released the Amiga port of the Atari ST version of Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon.

Powerglove Reloaded - An awesome game by Lazycow and Pierre 'Cyborgjeff' Martin released for the Amiga

In 2013 Lazycow released the C64 run 'n' shooter as an entry in the 2013 RGCD 16K C64 Game Development competition, with a final version in 2014 as a 16KB physical game cartridge, and then a much more improved version in 2015 as an exclusive PC release featuring not just minor enhancements such as such as parallax scrolling but a optional pimped sprite work. Well if you remember this fantastic game, you'll be pleased to know that as of today the game is now available as a full Amiga port, both as a digital download and full boxed edition by Lazycow and Pierre 'Cyborgjeff' Martin through RGCD.

The Shadow over Hawksmill - A dark C64 Cthulhu inspired game announced

Argus, Organism, Sizzler, and Rocky Memphis : The Legend Of Atlantis are some truly great games created by Stuart Collier, Trevor Storey and Saul Cross, and while we wait for ARCADE Daze and Age of Heroes to be finished, it looks as if another game is coming that is sure to excite many in the C64 community. Titled as 'The shadow over Hawksmill', this game announced today is a Stuart Collier and Trevor Storey's Cthulhu based horror, which will be using the Legend of Atlantis engine but with far more action

Top 11: Amstrad Horror Games

Halloween for 2018 is done and dusted, and hopefully a good and safe time had by all. Horror is a genre which feeds into many media albeit movies, books or video games. In fact, some of the best selling games over the years have been Horror based. The 8 bit system's didn't miss out this these types of games either, and often produced some of the very best titles on the platform. The Amstrad is case-in-point, with at least 4 of the games in the following list considered to be some of the finest work made on the system. Influenced by reviews and personal experience, here is my Top 11 Amstrad Horror Games.

Zombie Calavera Prologue - Mojon Twins ZX Spectrum game gets a C16, Vic20 & C64 port by Digital Monastery

Are you feeling creepy and currently wearing a ghostly outfit for Halloween? Then you might be pleased to know Digital Monastery has finally released The Mojon Twins speccy game of ' Zombie Calavera Prologue ' over to the C16, Vic20 & C64 as a port that is completely free to play! This game originally released in 2010 puts you in control of Santos blinded with rage on a quest to chase Skinny to purgatory and if necessary, retrieve his beloved from the clutches of evil!

Joe Gunn - A rather excellent platformer with new gameplay footage!

During this week Hayes Maker yet again had excelled himself with a great weekly write up full of interesting C64 games that had been released or were still in development. Once such game that he mentioned called Joe Gunn; a game first published by Psytronik in 2007 and RetroGamer Sizzler. Had recently been released as a digital download at Itch.io. Thankfully Zbigniew "Saberman" Zieliński joined in with the fun and has now done his own gameplay video of this lovely game!

Indie Retro News Patreon Funding Campaign is launched!

Finally after being poked left right and centre last year to set up a Patreon Funding campaign to help Indie Retro News, it's time to announce that the campaign is now live! Yes indeed thanks to a kick up the back side ;) and Chris Wilkins of those awesome Fusion Retro Books such as The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels and The Crash Annual 2018 reminding us throughout 2017 we've decided now is the right time to launch for even more Amiga, Amstrad, C64 and even ZX Spectrum goodness!

So what do you get out of it? Well apart from more write ups from us which is really going to kick up a notch next week, we will hire extra writers, you will get some exclusive heads up news AND more awesome stuff in the pipeline ;)

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