Facebook Indie Retro News Account Hacked

You may have noticed the lack of updates to Facebook these last few days, that is because over the weekend our Facebook account was hacked. Thankfully there doesn't look to be any damage as such to the profile even with two step authorisation, but currently Facebook is playing hard ball and making it even more difficult to get this resolved as quick as possible. So expect a few more days down time via Facebook but no changes elsewhere. Thank you - Admin

Indie Retro News RSS Feed - Re-enabled!

Due to a number of emails and site comments relating to us taking down the RSS Feed as a security measure against article theft, I have re-enabled it. However unlike before which showed the full post, only the text up to the first line break will be shown to encourage people to still visit the site. If you don't remember our RSS Feed the link can be found ( Here ) :-)

Thank you everyone from Indie Retro News

After the recent ask for Donations as basically we needed help ( We don't do adverts! ), we had a lot of support from you the readers. In actual fact I was overwhelmed by how many people stepped forward and supported us, not only did it make me proud to be a big part of the retro community and all that it provides, but you have given me further incentive to push Indie Retro News into a much better future. Because of some of you wish to remain private, I'll just say a huge thank you, to all of you, to everyone of you that keeps coming back. From the bottom of my heart, I am extremely grateful and will continue to write about the Amstrad, Amiga, C64, ZX Spectrum and more!

Indie Retro News teams up with - Retro Asylum!

Well I've had my time off, I've taken my caffeine pills for a boost in performance, and now it's back to writing. So to begin with as I hinted before after all your positive comments, Indie Retro News is teaming up with the number 1 Retro Podcast ' Retro Asylum '. Oh yes indeed, we will now have a special place in their news section, as well as being mentioned on the podcast and at certain gaming events. I mean heck, you may even hear my awful voice on the radio banging on about our site and you IRN awesome readers! -For more information see the classy Retro Asylum Website - Here

The Story of Ocean Software: "The Biggest Games Company in the World" - By Kim Justice

I was just trawling the forums looking for the latest news and came across a new video that is sure to appeal to a vast majority of our readers. This is a brand new documentary by Kim Justice on the entire history of Ocean Software, from start to finish. As Kim says : The early days with Imagine, the glorious success that Robocop bought, plus Batman to Daley Thompson, Cobra to Frankie, Jurassic Park to the Addams Family...and finally to the end. Gary Bracey once said that Ocean were the biggest games company in the world. As such if you want to know nearly everything there is to know about " Ocean " who I'd class as one of the greats, you should seriously watch this video!

Dave Needle - Amiga Co-Founder & Atari Lynx Co-Inventor has passed away

After so many have passed away this year already, it is both with a heavy heart and sadness to say that Dave Needle, Co-Founder of the Amiga Computer, Co-Inventor of the Atari Lynx and vice-president of 3DO passed away yesterday 20/02/16.  Dave Needle was well known in the completion of the Lorraine project (Amiga 1000), and was also one of the main engineers of the custom chips of the Amiga computer. Later co-inventing the Atari Lynx which we knew as that cool little handheld that plays games such as California Games. Away from his Hardware engineering status, he was also a character, he had a great personality and was loved by many. As can be seen by the pictures provided by Marcel Franquinet and the video below.... RIP Dave Needle, you'll be missed!

Sam's Journey - Knights of Bytes latest C64 game gets a first look cartridge!

As many of you know for some time now we've kept a keen eye on Knights of Bytes rather special in development platformer ' Sam's Journey ' which is coming to the C64. But this time we have been informed by RetroNerd that the developer has shown off the very first prototype of the cartridge that may be the precursor to the commercial product when it's released at some point this year. In fact it isn't just any cartridge but in joining forces with Individual Computers they have created one that not only has the game on it but is also able to save your progress!

Steve Kups from the Byteriders (Heroes & Cowards) has passed away :(

With all the news that we've had today, we did not expect this sadness to appear in our inbox, as we have been informed by Retro-Nerd of EAB that Steve Kups from Byteriders has passed away from the consequences of a heart attack on 26.12.2015. For those of you who don't know of Steve Kups, he was also behind the unreleased C64 graphical adventure of ' Heroes & Cowards ' which last year celebrated a triumphant comeback on the Commodore 64 in cooperation with Out of Order Softworks and Protovision to finally release this most wanted of adventure games. LINK.

RIP Steve Kups and thanks for a cool adventure game! ( Details )

C64SD V3.0 PRINCESS FLC - The best SD2IEC device improved even further!

Truth be told, of all the C64 devices we've featured so far this is by far one of the best, coming second to the 1541 Ultimate-II. You can read our review (Here) of why it was so good! But enough about our review, today we are here to tell you, the C64SD V3.0 Princess has just got even better with the in development  ' Princess FLC (Full Logic Control) microcontroller ' that gives this fantastic device some unique new features, of which you can read below.

New AMIGA 1200 Cases - The new Amiga case Kickstarter success!

Fantastic news today as Philippe Lang's ' New AMIGA 1200 Cases ' is a Kickstarter success! That's right Amiga fans, raising €128,873 pledged of a €125,000 goal and still 3 days to go, many of us will finally be able to get our hands on a super resistive, Anti-UV plastic moulded Amiga case in our choice of colours, with special compatibility such as A1200 Reloaded / Raspberry Pi / MiST, HxC and more!

Dizzy - The big reveal and a new book, coming 24th October!

Usually the site is in top form with it's news for the latest announcements, especially as we gave you the big heads up for a possible new Dizzy game coming directly from the developers themselves. Well after being a little late ( It was my Birthday :p ), I'm pleased to give you all the news, as The Oliver Twins, will be revealing a brand new Dizzy game at The Centre for Computing History - Cambridge : 24th October 2015! That's right gamers, the 1980's is coming back in an all new Dizzy adventure, starring both Dizzy and his girlfriend Daisy. Read on for the details.

Indie Retro News is going to PLAY Margate!

We are a huge fan of retro gaming conventions, especially ones that are full to the brim with retro games and hardware mixed up with a little bit of indie. Sure we've seen Eurogamer (although I wasn't impressed), I've always had a soft spot for GEEK in Margate, as I can relive days gone by and clicky joysticks.  Well after our recent feature of GEEK 2015 which was a big let down compared to their previous events, with it being a more modern oriented show (Lots of PS4's/Xbox ones!). The true retro spirit is coming home as from tomorrow! Yes indeed, 'PLAY Margate' the original organizers of GEEK will be at the Winter Gardens, Margate from the 21st to the 23rd of August.

As such Indie Retro News will be there and we personally can't wait to show you all the awesomeness this show has to provide when we come back.

Tickets are still available to buy from the main website

Links : 1) Facebook Group 2) Twitter 3) Website

New A1200 Computer Housing Project - Lukhash Special Edition!

After the recent Amiga's 30th annivesary, and the fact that Philippe Lang's latest Kickstarter the 'New A1200 Computer Housing Project' reached 10% of it's Kickstarter goal in just 24hrs. We have just been informed that this Kickstarter has just got a great treat in store for those of you who pledge €159 towards this rather special Amiga case based project. It's the Lukhash Special Edition case in eye popping black or transparent detail, with a rather special badge sticker, 3 Lukhash Albums signed by his hand and a Lukhash signature embossed on the inner Metal frame, as well as with serial number.

Amiga prototypes that Commodore hid from the world see light of day!

Pretty much everywhere you go now someone is talking about today's Amiga 30th birthday. So it came as no surprise to us to find the odd golden jem in a land of lost ideas, prototypes of Amiga systems that either didn't see the light of day or only one person ever had a working model stored in a dingy basement. However thanks to Techradar they've tracked down never-before-seen prototype versions of the multi-tasking powerhouse and a D-44 Amiga development system - only 100 of which were ever made - in addition to a prototype Amiga 2000 called 'The Ranger'. So go and check these rather special beasties out and wonder what type of Amiga we would've had, if these got a commercial release.

Links : Amiga Prototypes / Commodore Amiga Facebook group

New A1200 Computer Housing Project reaches 10% of its Kickstarter goal in 24hrs!

As today is the Amiga's 30th annivesary, we also have some fantastic news for Philippe Lang's latest Kickstarter 'New A1200 Computer Housing Project', as it has reached 10% of it's Kickstarter goal in just 24hrs. A Kickstarter campaign that we have been closely supporting forcing other sites to join in on the fun, has reached an amount so far of €16,540 pledged of a €125,000 goal with still 28 days to go. But that's not all this Kickstarter update has to offer as the creator has mentioned not just shiny new cases but new enhancements as well!

Donation from Marek Panczyk

More awesome games to come today and even a possible Amiga Kickstarter, but before that we'd like to say a huge thank you to Marek Panczyk who sent us a donation yesterday all the way from Poland! I'm so grateful to all of you, all around the world helping me with server hosting costs and to keep this site growing to be even better year in year out. So a BIG thanks once again and to all of our readers from Indie Retro News.

Donation from Dean Woodyatt

Good morning retro gamers, a very busy day coming up with lots of awesome games! But before we get to that, a huge thank you to a Mr Dean Woodyatt who sent us a donation this week. It's because of donations like that, it really helps us keep the site going with the server hosting upkeep. It also means a lot to us knowing that this site is loved by many. However an apology is needed as I did not update the site this weekend because after many years of writing I wanted to spend time with the family, but today it's time to write! Thanks once again and to all of our readers from Indie Retro News.

Tower 57 - Retro inspired shooter gets slick new gifs and demo news!

This weekend has been absolutely perfect for retro gamers, such as the recent release of Nostalgia's Ghosts'n Goblins Arcade, but now it's time to once again feature the more modern game but with a retro inspired twist, Benitosub and Cyangmou's 16-bit shooter 'Tower 57'. As we said before 'Tower 57' is set in a dystopian future; an arcade love child of Alien Breed and Chaos Engine with fantastic 16-bit styled pixel art and interactive and destructive environments. It is one of our most eagerly awaited games and going by our site stats it's yours too. So without further-ado it's time to showcase the latest animated gifs, such as weather effects, train animation, parallax and more, before the big trailer and demo which is due very soon! ( Bandwidth heavy warning )

Umbra - Diablo 2 styled action RPG is highest grossing Kickstarter game campaign from France to date!

The developer 'SolarFall Games' must be overwhelmed today as they have announced that not only is their open world RPG of 'Umbra' a Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight success, but they have smashed their Kickstarter goal with an incredible $406,979 - 181% funded. As such it is now the highest grossing Kickstarter campaign, for a videogame, from France to date! Umbra is powered by CryEngine 3 and blends the hack and slash game play with state of the art graphics and truly modern AI inspired by the hit classic Diablo 2.

2015 C64 SEUCK Competition Winner announced as Abyssonaut by Anthony Stiller

Throughout this year we have featured many C64 homebrew games that have been entered into the fantastic 2015 C64 SEUCK Competition. Using the Shoot Em Up Construction Kit, programmers from around the world stepped forward up to the challenge to make a game that would appeal enough to be crowned winners in the competition. Well that day has finally come and we are pleased to announce the winner is 'Abyssonaut' by Anthony Stiller!