Rival Gangs EXT - A Grand Theft Auto "demake" gets a much improved version for the ZX Spectrum 128k!

We've been flooded with awesome news this month, from Jump! and Duckstroma on the Amiga, Happy Go Blocky on the C64 and yes even Empire Strikes Back! Well once again we are going back to the ZX Spectrum for some more awesome news, as we've recently been informed through Facebook, that the previously released Grand Theft Auto inspired ZX Spectrum game of 'Rival Gangs' has just been given a big overhaul with lots of lovely improvements and additions!

Rival Gangs - A Grand Theft Auto "demake" arrives on the ZX Spectrum 128k via presh

We've been flooded with awesome news today, from Sonic on the C64, Tokimal on the ZX Spectrum and even Attack of the Petscii Robots on the Amiga. Well once again we are going back to the ZX Spectrum for some more awesome news, as we've recently been informed through the ZX DEV Demake competition, that presh has just released his Grand Theft Auto inspired game of 'Rival Gangs'; a top-down, open world sandbox game taking influence from the original GTA games on the PC/PS1.

Break & Enter - Will this Miami Vice/Grand Theft Auto style C64 game go beyond a preview?

Throughout the years we've played a lot of C64 previews, some have been turned into fully fledged games, while others have vanished into the neither never to be seen again. One such game called ' Break & Enter ' is one of those uknown previews. It's certainly a very nice looking game, giving the impression of a Miami/Grand Theft Auto mix, but according to the team it was scrapped during mid development and this maybe the only preview we will get to play.

Shakedown Hawaii - From Retro City Rampage to this spectacular trailer announcement

Vblank Entertainment, the developer behind the action-adventure 8bit styled Grand Theft Auto parody with 80's and 90's pop culture ' Retro City Rampage ', has just announced a brand new trailer for the next line up in the franchise as ' Shakedown Hawaii '. Oh yes indeed it's time to get excited, as the anti-hero is back and he's out of retirement to once again cause complete chaos on the streets in glorious 16bit detail powered up with destructible environments and an arsenal of kick ass weaponry!

Shakedown Hawaii - From Retro City Rampage to this spectacular announcement

Vblank Entertainment, the developer behind the action-adventure 8bit styled Grand Theft Auto parody with 80's and 90's pop culture ' Retro City Rampage ', has just announced the next line up in the franchise as ' Shakedown Hawaii '. Oh yes indeed it's time to get excited, as the anti-hero is back and he's out of retirement to once again cause complete chaos on the streets in glorious 16bit detail powered up with destructible environments and an arsenal of kick ass weaponry!

Hunter HD - Action/Adventure classic gets a remake!

Let's go back in time, right back to 1991 when Activsion released 'Hunter' for the Amiga and Atari ST. An action-adventure game that by today's view point would be classed as a Battlefield 4, Grand Theft Auto and Far Cry mix. Expansive, open worlds, a military theme, and the focus on small squads of soldiers or lone heroes. A high grade 3D game with sandbox-type game play, developed by Paul Holmes and music by Martin Walker. If you remember the title, you'll be very pleased to know that there is now a Hunter HD (Fan Remake) proof-of-concept that is in the works by Cherno, that is also playable in your browser right now.

Modern games in a retro vibe!

Yes this is Skyrim but in glorious C64 colours!

This has probably not been done in an article before, but I was thinking to myself today what would modern games look like if technology never advanced beyond 8 bit colour. Sure they would probably clatter screech and squeal as each tape was played or large sized floppies inserted, but what would the games look like? How many tapes or floppies would each game have? Well some nifty techie guys have done exactly that, they've put the games through a 8bit blender and the end result for some of them look pretty damn fine! Just a shame you can't actually play them ( Unlike Doom ). Check out the videos and see for yourself.