International Amiga Day - The day has come to celebrate the Amiga!

It's time to have an Amiga party as throughout the Commodore Amiga Facebook they are celebrating  the 'International Amiga Day 2022' for May 31st, which celebrates over 30 years of Amiga fun! The retro community want to keep the Commodore Amiga name alive and what better way to do that than an anniversary to the day dedicated to that great system with all the games being played, and hardware being used from the A500 to the A1200, to the CD32 to the A4000. If you lived during that era of gaming then it was one of the greatest moments in our retro history.

Top 11 Amstrad CPC Games of 2020

The year 2020 was a bit of a rubbish time for most people of the world... but there was some bright lights that were shone. Coders for the Amstrad CPC got hard at work and produced some of the finest games seen in many years. The amount of quality in particular was a step ahead of previous years, so making this Top 11 was trickier than ever before to wheedle down to the best 11. 

RGDS Podcast interviews Indie Retro News!

Something completely different today and one I was trying to keep a secret until the time was right, but I've been interviewed by the excellent RGDS Podcast about Indie Retro News! Oh yes indeed after many months of discussion about it actually happening, the time is now for you to listen in, about how Indie Retro News came to be, how I became a retro gamer, the systems I've owned including an Amstrad and an Amiga, a bit about my family, some of the writers on Indie Retro News AND hopefully a personal thank you to all of YOU the readers. I was a little bit nervous, but overall it was a great experience and one, I'd happily do again on the RGDS Podcast!

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Deja Vu & Uninvited +1DW [easyflash] - Nostalgia's latest release contains C64 HORROR!

Nostalgia are on form to end the week as they've just released two classic C64 adventure games as an easyflash, with one of them being very much in the horror category; 'Deju Vu and Uninvited'. Originally developed by ICOM Simulations and published by Mindscape in the late 80's using the MacVenture engine, these two adventure games were first ported over from the MAC and featured a point and click first person interface, with item collection and a number of logical puzzles that must be solved to continue.

C64 Isometric 3D Action-adventure Nightshade, Revamped By Nostalgia!

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Following on from their previous classics such as Knight Lore, and Alien 8, Ultimate Play The Game introduced Nightshade utilising their new & improved "Filmation II" engine. Released in 1985 and available for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, MSX, and Commodore 64. Demo group Nostalgia has seen fit to enhance Nightshade to make it a more enjoyable experience. Now it sports a fancy intro complete with music to blow the cobwebs out of your SID, a loading screen, bug fixes, a trainer, and savable hi-scores!

Xenophobe +3DFR - Nostalgia's blasting Aliens in this trainered C64 release

Once again we are going back to the 80's and this time it's Bally Midway's Arcade game of ' Xenophobe ', which appeared on many different systems such as the Amiga and C64. It is the C64 version however which just this week got a brand new trainer +3DFR and NTSC fix from Nostalgia. The aim of the game? To wipe out the Alien infestation from Starbases, moons, ships, and space cities before the time runs out! Do you have what it takes to wipe out the Alien scum?

Ghosts N Goblins and Commando Arcade - Easy flash double for the C64

Good afternoon gamers, it might be hot outside with the sun shining but have we got just the treat for you if you own a C64 or have the emulator Vice installed. This is a double explosion of fun, as n0stalgia have now released not just one great overhauled retro classic as an Easyflash, but two! It's none other than 'Commando Arcade SE, which is a special edition of their previous 2014 Commando Arcade remake of the classic game from the original way back in the early 80's and 'Ghosts 'n Goblins Arcade'; an incredible remake which is our most highly rated C64 releases ever! Both games now available in Easyflash format which means you can flash these games onto your very own cart, or as per usual play both through a 1541 Ultimate II or Vice!

Ghosts'n Goblins Arcade - A stunning revamp for the C64 is now available! (Indie Retro News Exclusive!) {UPDATE}

In March of 2015 Nostalgia blew us all away with their C64 release of 'Commando Arcade SE'; a brilliant Arcade revamp of the 1980's C64 hit classic Commando. It was a faithful version to the Arcade and featured more levels, new level features, new graphics, a new scroller and much much more. Yet they weren't content with doing just Commando, as Nostalgia are hopefully going to release Ghosts'n'Goblins Arcade this weekend, perhaps even today Saturday! (See Update). True to form, this version will once again be a faithful version to the original arcade, whereas the original Commodore 64 version is somewhat different from the arcade version as it only features the Graveyard and Forest, The Ice Palace, The Floating Platforms and Firebridge and The Caves in that order. So if you thought Commando Arcade SE was brilliant, wait till you play this latest overhaul!

Sounds of the 80s - Hit music from our youth played through a C64!

Turn back the time to the 80's, a time of cool music, strange clothing and weird hairdo's. Remix that music through your C64, add in some 8-bit detail and you'll have this latest release of Sounds of the 80's. A brand new release by TRIAD, 4th place winner of the C64 Demo Competition at Gubbdata 2015. Use your joystick and control the hand and click on each object to listen a brilliant remix of an 80's tune!

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Commando Arcade SE - The special edition of an arcade C64 classic - Released!

Here's a top quality release for you C64 owners as the C64 group Nostalgia has just released 'Commando Arcade SE, which is a special edition of their previous 2014 Commando Arcade remake of the classic game from the original way back in the early 80's. Although Commando was a great game on the C64, it could've been so much better, and thanks to Nostalgia they set out to re-release it as a faithful version to the Arcade and featured more levels, new level features, new graphics, a new scroller and much much more.

International Amiga Day - The day has come to celebrate the Amiga!

Rejoice all you retro gamers as the time has finally come to get your Amiga out and relive the golden years of the Amiga 500, 1200 or whatever system you had at the time. It's International Amiga Day which is in celebration of Jay Miner who, according to Gyorgy Dragon, was the father of the Amiga and today is his birthday. And what better way to celebrate that day than to do something related to the Amiga, it can be playing Amiga games on an emulator, using the original hardware or turning the old girl white again through a multitude of chemicals. This is going to be a great day as thousands or even millions of gamers around the world will be celebrating what I myself had the pleasure of playing.

Jetforce - 8-Bit action at it's best, now available on Desura!

Are you ready for a kick ass 2D action platform game that pays tribute to some of the great 8-bit NES titles of the past? Well you should be, as Jetforce by SinclairStrange is full of action, power blasting weaponry, big bosses and all out chaos, a game that should be in your collection. Jetforce is now available to buy through Desura for only £1.49 and up for votes through Steam Greenlight. Can you handle all this action?

Wolfenstein 3-D - A retro inspired classic that really does feel like the original!

I recently had the pleasure of playing Wolfenstein 3-D : Machines of War, which is the 1st and 2nd free episodes to Jazz Software's action packed, first person retro inspired shooter, and let me tell you it's GOOD! It's not a remake of Wolfenstein just fan based episodes, but it does feel so much like the original game from the retro soundtrack and Nazi voices, to the classic action packed movement we've come to love from the original title. Although the tile textures are further improved from the original, the enemies remain as close to the classic pixels as we remember. The only downside I could find so far in my play through was the amount of times I got stuck in between bushes and I was even being shot from an invisible enemy, but apart from those flaws I'd still highly recommend this gaming retro inspired series.

Amiga Dungeoneering Collection - Over 60 of the best Amiga Dungeon RPGS for your PC! (FREE)

If you loved old school RPG games, especially Dungeon Crawlers from the era of the Amiga,  then you will be drooling over this epic pack of RPG goodness. Thanks to Kaucukovnik who has put a mix of the latest (Hobring) HWA releases and his own, you can now play these games through the simple loading of each exe. But what really got me excited, was the fact that some of the games in this list take me back to the best times of my youth. With such incredible titles like The Eye Of The Beholder 1-2 AGA, Bards Tale 1-3, Dungeon Master, and Ishar 1-3 AGA. If that wasn't all, Kaucukovnik has placed in some rather nice manuals, maps and box scans, so what are you waiting for? Download it now and relive some of the best years of Retro RPG gaming.

Eye Of The Beholder 3 - Dungeon Crawler fans behold! A special free treat from Indie Retro News (UPDATE)

It was today that I added the last Eye Of The Beholder to my collection. The third EOB dungeon crawler RPG in the trilogy of Eye of the Beholder series, the Assault on Myth Drannor. Unlike the previous games it was not developed by Westwood Studios but in-house by the publisher SSI in 1993/4. The third and final game of the Eye of the Beholder series would see players embarking on a quest to the fabled ruins of the city of Myth Drannor. In my opinion it was still a worthy dungeon crawler, but many fans of the series did not like it at all, as it had over sized maze like maps, performance problems, unchallenging battles with poorly designed puzzles and the storyline wasn't so good. But yet I still enjoyed it, and today you can too, with a lot of those performance problems fan fixed! This is a completely portable runnable edition, fixed up by myself. No longer will you have to mess with lots of settings and copy over freely available files, nope. Just run and go! A real treat for Dungeon Crawler fans, so read on!

Outcast Reboot HD - The amazing 1999 open-world action adventure game is getting a reboot! (Kickstarter)

What incredible news today, as I've just been informed that the hit action-adventure game Outcast, developed in 1999 for the PC, is now getting an overhaul. Outcast is still an all time classic game and through the years many people have been wanting something new but keeping to it's core brilliance. The game for it's time offered free-roaming environments, clever reactive AI, great voice acting, over 20hrs of gameplay and much more, it was simply stunning and still loved to this day. Fast forward to today and Fresh3D Inc hopes through Kickstarter funding to overhaul the graphics and new game play and releasing it as Outcast Reboot HD. Finally gamers, Outcast is back and better than ever!
Kickstarter Goal : $600,000   Systems : PC,Mac,Linux   Release Date : Oct 2015

Litil Divil - The Amiga classic available on Steam

Game Type : Action, Adventure
Game Info Quote : Welcome to the Underworld, where you guide Mutt, the bad luck Litil Divil, through the Labyrinth of Chaos to retrieve the Mystical Pizza of Plenty. Our “hero” takes a fateful step through the Mortal Portal to prowl five hellish levels of treacherous tunnels with more than 50 raucous rooms of gameplay. Beware of killer spiders, bottomless swamps, ferocious furnaces... and crazed bartenders. And watch out! If you can't get Mutt to the Overlord, The Entity and The Servant will drag him to the Torture Room for a little fiendish fun.
Release : Now, Save 50%!
Systems : PC

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok - A recommended Adventure title finally comes to Steam!

Game Type : Adventure
Developer : Crystal Shard
Game Info Quote : Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is an adventure / RPG hybrid. Like in many adventure games, you have a world to save, and must use your wit, guile and inventory to puzzle your way through. Like in many role playing games, you can customize your character with various classes and skills, and must train yourself in combat to stand a chance against the fierce monsters in your way. The game is designed in the spirit and atmosphere of the classics, and strives to have the same high quality of art, music, and plot. With multiple character classes and several solutions to many puzzles, the game has excellent replayability.
Release : Today, Free
Systems : PC

Duke Nukem 1 & 2 - 3DRealms releases the hit original classics via Desura

Game Genre : Action, Platformer
Developer : 3DRealms
Game Info 1: Duke Nukem is the explosive debut of the known universe's greatest high-flying, wise-cracking, alien-punching, babe-saving, gun-toting badass. A man who would eventually go on to become a one of a kind gaming action hero that would soon combine ass-kicking and bubblegum-chewing in a completely revolutionary way. Duke begins here. In a world ravaged by Dr. Proton’s villainous ambitions, the original video game action hero must rise against the evil scientist’s army of sinister Techbots. And although Duke isn’t exactly what the Doctor ordered, he’s exactly what the world needed.

Game Info 2:  In this sequel to the 1991 high-octane, bot-busting video game, Duke Nukem, the King of Action must blast, cannon, missile and flame his way to victory - a victory that would stop the secrets of both ass-kicking and bubblegum from falling into the wrong hands.

Release : Now, £1.99
Systems : PC, Mac

Top 50 cRPGs by RPG Codex - Drool at the massive list of highly voted RPG listings!

Here on Indie Retro News this is the first time I've posted about another site that votes on games but this is well worth checking out. Through a massive list of classic RPG's (depending on your age), RPG codex have gone through them and given us their top 50! RPG Codex have also listed even further ones that didn't make it into the top 50 but pushed into a runner up listing. As they describe - This year, a record-breaking 234 bros & sis took part in the voting, where each would have 25 points to distribute among what they believed are the best cRPGs ever. Exactly 5,945 points where distribute between 223 computer RPGs (no console exclusives were allowed), ranging from Temple of Apshai - released in 1979 -, to Heroine's Quest - released in 2013. Overall, 34 years of glorious incline.