Yet another arcade classic has appeared in our inbox, as the classic 1978 Taito game called 'Space Invaders' has been ported over from Juan Jose Ponteprino’s ZX Spectrum version to the MSX 2 by Edd Biddulph. As in the words of the MSXdev website "Here’s an absolute classic: one of the very first space shooters in history, created by Taito called Space Invaders. Yes, that one! And here’s the ode to that legendary and influential mother-game, done for the MSX2 system."
It's nearly the end of 2025 and with the competition still ongoing, we've been informed that Imanok has entered a rather decent action platformer for the MSX 2 called 'Chikubi Jinja'. A game that the MSXDev page says "it comes with a groovy PSG soundtrack, where sharp reflexes and quick decisions are key to defeating every opponent." In light of this news if you have an MSX 2 or an MSX2+/turboR, then make sure to check out the footage and the download linked below.
There are a lot of readers on our site that remember the 1980's Isometric games of Batman and Head Over Heels by Ocean Software: two great games for systems such as the Amstrad, ZX Spectrum, MSX1 and Amstrad PCW! So here's a great news story for fans of those games! As we have recently been told by Saberman, that the MSX 2 remake which was announced back in 2014 by AAMSX and FX Software, was released as a ROM file at some point in July 2023! A remake of the game of which we have never featured before, and can be seen in this new footage and related info below.
Roolandoo has made some really great games throughout the last few years, with many of them being featured on Indie Retro News. Well here we are with another game announcement from Roolandoo, as the previously released ZX Spectrum game of 'Bufonada' of which we have featured before, has now been released through the MSXdev22 competition. For those of you who haven't heard of this game before, it is a rather atmospheric game where you play as a useless jester and a half-crazy magic goat.
Roolandoo has made some really great games throughout the last few years, with games being mentioned such as S.O.L.O, Lareliquia and even La Reliquia. Well here we are with another game announcement from Roolandoo, as the previously released ZX Spectrum game of 'Bufonada' of which we have featured before, is coming to a MSX near you in the near future. For those of you who haven't heard of this game before, it is a rather atmospheric game where you play as a useless jester and a half-crazy magic goat.
While we wait for two amazing releases due this weekend, which for the moment we are keeping it a guarded secret ;) . There's one game that I can mention that might be worth a look as a future release, and that's Oniric Factor's upcoming game of 'Souls Keeper'; An action platformer with cool graphics and gameplay, that can be pre-ordered as a physical release for the MSX and MSX 2. (The game preorder period for the first bunch of cartridges starts on October 29th and ends on November 29th.)
