Indie Retro News celebrates over 30 million views, THANK YOU EVERYONE!

It is a time to celebrate on Indie Retro News, as not only have we hit a huge milestone in views reaching a staggering 30+ million website hits which doesn't include Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, but we are also celebrating around 11 years of the creation of the website! A website that doesn't just feature indie games, but also retro games for systems such as....... The Atari 8bit, Atari 2600/5200, Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad, C64/128, C16 Plus/4, DOS, Sega Mega Drive, NES, SNES, Sega Mega Drive and many others all available in the tagged listing to your left!

Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and Indie Retro News visitors!

I have been writing on my site Indie Retro News for many many years now, and I feel it is the time once more to say a huge THANK YOU to every one of you that not only keeps coming back to check the website, but also as a huge thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters who have helped us grow to be one of the best places on the internet. In fact we have been featuring so many games now that many people who visit our site regard us as the go to place for the latest updates including awesome looking games such as Toki, AQUABYSS, Raid Over Moscow, Devil's Temple : Son of the Kung-Fu Re-Master, and many others all for a multitude of systems ranging from the Amstrad to the Sega Mega Drive.

Indie Retro News celebrates over 25 million views and 10 years of gaming news!

It is a time to celebrate on Indie Retro News, as not only have we hit a huge milestone in views reaching a staggering 25+ million website hits which doesn't include Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, but we are also celebrating around 10 years of the creation of the website. It's hard to believe that Indie Retro News was formed in September 2012 with an official beginning in the early part of October, as an idea to give you the most interesting of gaming news from Indie games to our specialty retro.

Indie Retro News - Amiga & C64 Game of The Year Award 2021 and the winners are....

For Indie Retro News 2021 was one of the busiest we've had so far of any year, with so many games being released on multiple systems at times it was hard to keep up. We had games such as Attack of the Petscii Robots, Inviyya, The Shadows of Sergoth, Turbo Sprint and Turbo Tomato on the Amiga, to Monstro Giganto, Snow Force, Briley Witch Chronicles, Scramble Infinity and Sonic The Hedgehog on the C64. Well the time has come to celebrate those games once more, as today after a month of votes being cast, we are here to announce the Indie Retro News Game of the Year 2021 for the Amiga and the C64 as voted by YOU the readers.

Indie Retro News - C64 Game of The Year Award 2021 - VOTE NOW! (Winner announced 1st Jan 2022)

With just over one month left for 2021 and something I've personally not done on Indie Retro News before, I thought it was about time I also did an Indie Retro News game of the year award for the C64 with the winner being announced at some point on Jan 1st 2022. Yes we may get some new C64 games released in December but for the most part many of these games below will probably be the highlight for 2021. Below is just some of the games we've featured that are available in the list for YOU to vote for! 

Indie Retro News - AMIGA Game of The Year Award 2021 - VOTE NOW! (Winner announced 1st Jan 2022)

With just over one month left for 2021 and something I've personally not done on Indie Retro News before, I thought it was about time I did an Indie Retro News game of the year award for the Amiga with the winner being announced at some point on Jan 1st 2022. Yes we may get some new Amiga games released in December but for the most part many of these games below will probably be the highlight for 2021. Below is just some of the games we've featured that are available in the list for YOU to vote for!

Indie Retro News celebrates over 22 million views and 9 years of gaming news!

It is a time to celebrate for Indie Retro News today as not only have we hit a huge milestone in views reaching a staggering 22+ million website hits which doesn't include Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, but we are also celebrating over 9 years of the creation of the website. It's hard to believe that Indie Retro News was formed in September 2012 with an official beginning in the early part of October, as an idea to give you the most interesting of gaming news from Indie games to our specialty retro.

Thank you to everyone who keeps coming back to Indie Retro News!

It's incredible to think that Indie Retro News was started way back in 2011/12, as an idea to bring as many decent retro games as possible to a wider audience, instead of just forums. I mean heck I was even banned a few times for spamming almost every new game. Thankfully time has progressed since then, and not only has Indie Retro News been a global influence in the retro scene, but we've spoken to so many people online and shared gaming memories with our amazing readers, it's been a pleasure to be a part of this community even with its downer moments.

An Indie Retro News special event! - C64 Game Awards 2020

There are so many C64 games released each year that we’ve decided to create awards and categories - Think the OSCARS for C64!  So as well as C64 Game of the Year, we will also be giving awards for C64 Genius of the Year for the most inspired idea that led to an amazing C64 game. As well as C64 Budget Game of the Year: which must cost £3.99 or less.  This year the nominations have been picked by Indie Retro News' Neil Green and Andrew "hayesmaker64" Hayes.

Thank you to all of our readers of Indie Retro News!

I have been writing on my website Indie Retro News going back as far as 2011 when we hit our first milestone of 5000 views, and nowhere near the mind blowing amount we've hit today, which doesn't include FB or Twitter. Not only do I come across some great games, but we feature so many that lots of you who visit our site, regard us as the go to place for the latest updates for pretty much every retro gaming system out there (Apart from the Oric, which is coming soon).

Indie Retro News went to PLAY Expo Margate 2020!

During last weekend Indie Retro News had the pleasure of going to the awesome retrogaming convention of ' PLAY Expo Margate ', which lasted from the 21st to the 23rd of Feb 2020. It was an event that was to have a fair slice of gaming and merchandise stalls, cosplay, retro gaming hardware with games to play, modern gaming, competitions, arcade machines and much more. It was an event that we have been eagerly awaiting to go to all these months past, and we can very much say it was AWESOME!

Thank you to all of our readers of Indie Retro News!

As many of you know in relation to the highs and lows of Indie Retro News, life has been very difficult this year, with my own personal health to deal with and the concern over a family member who is still waiting in fear of the results of the hospital visit. Although I don't know what's going to happen yet, I just wanted to say a heart felt thank you to everyone who has responded and I can tell that so many of you really care a lot. Your messages have been taken on board and although I will be doing write ups once again, I will be taking things slowly, putting aside the high demands and ignoring those who are just out to cause grief. Thank you everyone, you have no idea how grateful I am to you all.

.... And back to game writing!

The highs and lows of Indie Retro News

I've been thinking a lot about this and whether I should write an article about it or not, but today I decided enough is enough and something has to be said. Yes Indie Retro News has lots of views, yes I've spoken to some really nice people, yes we've got some great reviewers, and yes I've announced a lot of great games but this does all come at a cost to my own health.  One person said to me some time ago that "writing is a thankless task". Well yes I kinda agree there, and it mainly comes down to certain people and how they talk down to you. Basically talking to you like an angry strict parent who just found out their kid spelt one word wrong in a 50 page essay that has taken days upon days of no sleep to get done.

Indie Retro News featured in Top 20 Retro Gaming Blogs 2019!

What a great start to Wednesday, as we were recently contacted by MrKortingscode in Admiration of Indie Retro News, that we have been voted in the Top 20 of Retro Gaming Blogs to follow in 2019. Yes indeed another award is under our belt, but as ever apart from all the retro games we feature from all over the world, the biggest part of that isn't just our writers but also you the reader who keeps coming back again and again! As the website owner kindly puts it " At indieretronews.com, you can find some of the most interesting discussions about retro stuff that will keep you hooked ".

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Health Break - Taking a time out till Tuesday!

Here on Indie Retro News we try to keep you up to date with the latest gaming news from around the world from the Amstrad CPC and Amiga, to the C64 and to the ZX Spectrum. But after writing for nearly every day with so much going on, it's time to have a rest! I am physically and mentally exhausted, and have not been feeling right these last two weeks, especially with high anxiety and migraines taking its toll. So my faithful friends and readers of IRN, I'll be taking a step back for a little while to rest and gather my strength and hope to be back Tuesday.

Talk soon everyone, and I hope you have a great weekend full of retro games...

Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters and Indie Retro News visitors!

As many of you know I have been writing on my site Indie Retro News for many many years now, and I feel now is the time to say a huge THANK YOU to every one of you that not only keeps coming back to check the website, but also as a huge thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters who have helped us grow to be one of the best places on the internet. In fact we have been featuring so many games now that many people who visit our site regard us as the go to places for the latest updates including awesome looking games such as Tenebra Macabre, Bruce Lee - Return of Fury, Aliens: Neoplasma, and even Rygar AGA and The Shadows of Sergoth!

A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Indie Retro News

Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible indie games, new homebrews, and lots of retro specials that have amazed even our own writers! From C64 games such as Aviator Arcade II, Portal, L'Abbaye des Morts 64, Caren Thank You Edition 2018, Organism, Limbo, Sizzler, and even Rocky Memphis The Legend Of Atlantis. To Amiga games such as Tiger Claw, GOLDEN WING, The Kiwi's Tale, Rygar AGA and even Barbarian Plus, each one brilliant in their own way.

Sad news as legendary retro gaming music artist 'Ben Daglish' has passed away :(

Indie Retro News is usually very upbeat and always ready to talk about the latest games or music, but it's with great sadness to tell you all that the legendary retro gaming music artist Ben Daglish has passed away to Cancer at the young age of 52. If you've ever had an Amiga, Amstrad, C64 or ZX Spectrum you would've come across his incredible music with games such as Cobra, Mask, Auf Wiedersehen Monty or even The Last Ninja. So you can understand why we are rather upset especially after listening to his music growing up, and more so that we will be taking one day off from writing to pay our respects to this great man.

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Indie Retro News celebrates over 6 years of gaming news!

It's incredible to think that this year will be another year under our belt and our anniversary of over 6 years since our gaming creation in the late part of 2011! Over many years of posting the latest gaming news on certain forums, (originally just quotes) I had a dream to create my own gaming website, one that would suit both fans of the Indie scene and the Retro scene and would reach out to as many people as possible, which includes those of you in the Amiga, Amstrad, C64, ZX Spectrum, Sega Master System, NES and even the BBC Micro scene. Thus in late 2011 Indie Retro News was born and over time has seen a huge surge in views with the end result of being a part of the top 5 retro gaming blog, the top 10 retro gaming blog, and the top popular blogs to Follow!

Romhacking Spotlight - Lode Runner Mini, Super Mario Ultimate and SoR2

Welcome to another post of the Romhacking Spotlight! If you missed the first post this segment is all about recommending some of the many great romhacks that you might have missed. For me romhacking is a way to play those old games in a new way, or to get a sequel to a game that never were. For example we all loved Super Mario Bros 3 but Nintendo had to move on to the next generation consoles and sadly never made any more Mario Bros games for the Nes. But thanks to romhacking we can see many new versions of a game and a good example of this is the hack "Super Mario Ultimate" that you can read more about in this post :)