Deathchase for the VIC-20 - A port of the classic Spectrum 3d forest chase game has arrived on the VIC-20

Well this is glorious news for an early morning heads up, as the classic ZX Spectrum 3D forest chase game Deathchase has been successfully ported to the Commodore VIC-20 (8K RAM expansion) by Kweepa, the talented creator behind the VIC-20 Jet Set Willy port. To overcome the VIC-20's lack of per-cell background colours, Kweepa implemented a clever raster split technique to dynamically change the background from sky to ground colour mid-frame. Furthermore, the game optimizes performance by ditching the original Spectrum version's slow two- or three-pass rendering system. Instead, it utilizes a custom lookup table that scans ahead in the map to pull trees forward and outward. This mathematical approach speeds up gameplay significantly while ensuring highly accurate 3D perspective scaling.

Celeste - Rage inducing platformer for the Amiga by Paweł Juen Nowak

Developer Paweł Juen Nowak has began porting the challenging Pico8 platformer Celeste to the Commodore Amiga, designed to display using C2P techniques which necessitate a higher-powered processor for smooth gameplay. While running well on a 50MHz 060, the port requires feedback from users on various configurations to determine optimal performance, particularly for the provided fast version using frame skipping. Download the port and share testing results to help optimize this demanding Amiga title.

XZAP - A Commodore Business Machines game from 1984 arrives on the Amiga

We've been told that if you remember playing the 1984 game called 'XZAP' by Commodore Business Machines, which was released for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4. Then as of today you can download the Commodore Amiga version by Electric Black Sheep. A recreation of that classic game, whereby your objective is to destroy all the aliens on each level, and so progress through 140 different levels. To coincide with this news, provided below is the full details as well as the gameplay footage.

HUNDRA - 1988 game by Zeus Software gets an Amiga AGA port by Amiga Factory [UPDATE]

Here we are yet again with another game release for the Commodore Amiga! As I've recently been informed, that Amiga Factory has released the action platformer of 'HUNDRA' for AGA systems. An 8 bit port of a game, that was originally published back in 1988 by Dinamic Software and Mastertronic for the Amstrad, ZX-Spectrum and MSX. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided the latest footage as well as further details from the developer about the game below.

Worriorz - 80's classic 'Wizard of Wor' is coming to the Amiga as a remake by 2ndmoon

Remember the days spent down at the Arcades, hearing the beeps and bops from the different machines, the coloured lights flashing all around, and money being lost for hours worth of enjoyment? Then you might be interested to know that the 1980's Arcade game of Wizard of Wor, which also appeared on the Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Bally Astrocade and C64, is coming over to the Commodore Amiga by 2ndmoon as a remake from the C64 version.

DOOM on the ZX Spectrum 128k by Digital Reality ( tzx version recovered )

Doom was never officially released on the ZX Spectrum , nor was it released on any other system of that time. Doom was just way beyond in computer development, but now you can play it in very retro style, thanks to Digital Reality. This looks as if it was officially released on the ZX in all it's first person goodness, as it's a damn fine Remake indeed. But don't get too excited, as although you can play the game, it still believed to be just a Demo and you'll most likely need an emulator or a real 128k speccy too.

Ooze: The Escape - A great 8bit game by Andy Johns and Haplo gets a Commodore Amiga update!

If you have a Commodore Amiga you are going to love this news story that's been sent to by Saberman, as if you remember our previous announcement of Ooze; a game which was released for the ZX Spectrum by Andy Johns and then a later port by Haplo, with concept and art by Andy for the Commodore 64. Then as of today you can play the latest version of their Commodore Amiga release of Ooze: The Escape. A rather difficult platformer that has been made just that little bit easier in this new patch.

Ooze: The Escape - A great 8bit game by Andy Johns and Haplo arrives on the Commodore Amiga!

If you have a Commodore Amiga you are going to love this news update that's been sent to us just moments ago by Saberman, as if you remember our previous announcement of Ooze; a game which was released for the ZX Spectrum by Andy Johns and then a later port by Haplo, with concept and art by Andy for the Commodore 64. Then as of today you can play the eagerly awaited Commodore Amiga version, which has also been created by Aldi Pouladi (HAPLO) and Andy Johns! To coincide with this news, as ever Saberman has done a video of the game in action.

Ooze: The Escape - A great 8bit game by Andy Johns is coming to the Amiga via Haplo!

If you have a Commodore Amiga you are going to love this news update that's been sent to us just moments ago by Saberman, as if you remember our previous announcement of Ooze; a game which was released for the ZX Spectrum by Andy Johns and then a later port by Haplo, with concept and art by Andy for the Commodore 64. Then as of today you can view the very latest footage of the upcoming Amiga version. A version of the game which is also being created by Haplo! To coincide with this news, as ever Saberman has done a video of the game in action.

Ooze: The Escape - A great ZX Spectrum game by Andy Johns gets a Haplo C64 port release!

If you have a Commodore 64 you are going to love this news update that's been sent to us early this morning, as if you remember our previous announcement of Ooze which was released for the ZX Spectrum by Andy Johns. Then you maybe interested to know that as of today, you can play the final version of the Commodore 64 conversion/port by Haplo! To coincide with this news, Saberman has also provided a video of the game in action below.

Ooze: The Escape - A great ZX Spectrum game by Andy Johns is getting a Haplo C64 port!

If you have a Commodore 64 you are going to love this retro gaming news update that's been sent to us early this morning, as if you remember our previous announcement of Ooze which was released for the ZX Spectrum by Andy Johns. Then you maybe interested to know that as of today you can play the preview of the Commodore 64 conversion/port by Haplo. A game which will feature when complete, vastly improved graphics, sprites and sprite overlays, tons of new animations, improved screens and game-play and even a minimap!

Seawolf II - A competitive ship destroying Arcade game released for the Commodore 64 (See Description)

While I was just about head out to get some much needed food, I was just given the heads up by our good friend Liqmatrix & Saberman, that Oziphantom have published a new game for the Commodore 64 called 'Seawolf II'; a new port of the 1978 arcade game Seawolf which is available to download below. To coincide with this news, not only has Saberman also done a video of the game in action, but there's a more detailed description of this release by Oziphantom further down the article.

Boulder Dash 2 Rockford's Revenge - A classic game by First Star Software has been ported to the Amstrad CPC

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We've featured the 1984-1985 Boulder Dash game a lot these last few years, what with the release of Boulder Dash Junior II The Final Dig and Boulder Dash Senior to name but a few for the Commodore 64. But now as a complete surprise to us, we've just been told by Saberman, that if you have an Amstrad CPC, you can play the latest port of Boulder Dash 2 Rockford's Revenge by pmeier: a game that was originally released on the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

Last Ninja 2 - After 9 years of development an all time classic arrives on the Atari XL/XE

What a week this has been, full of incredible news stories such as Turrican 2 AGA on the Amiga, to TERRESTRIAL on the C64. Well we haven't finished with the greatness just yet, as we have been told that one of System 3's greatest action adventure games from 1988 'The Last Ninja 2', has been fully ported over to the Atari XL/XE by Jakub Husak / Peter Scott after 9 years of development.. Yes indeed this classic game which appeared on the C64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS and NES, has been ported with all levels, game ending and a slight change of graphics.

Venture - 1981 arcade game Venture for the Commodore 64!

Here on Indie Retro News we do like hearing about Arcade games that have been lost and found, or more recent conversions over to systems such as the Amiga, Atari, Amstrad, C64 or ZX Spectrum. Well here we are with another fine story for all you retro gamers out there. As we have recently found out through Facebook that 'Venture'; a game originally released in 1981 as a fantasy arcade game that later appeared on the ColecoVision and then finally the Atari 2600 and Intellivision, has been converted over to the C64 by Donnie Russell!

EON AMIGA AGA - Another video shown of this rather eye opening in-dev Amiga port

Another Amiga news story has appeared in our inbox that's worthy of a mention, as if you remember when we posted about the upcoming game called 'EON', which is an Amiga AGA game that looks very much like the classic Shadow of the Beast. Then as of this weekend the developers AmigaWave and Goblin have posted a brand new video! For those of you who haven't heard of this game before, it was apparently released way back in 2014 by Worderboy Bobi, as a short playable PC demo, inspired by games such as Shadow of the Beast or Lion Heart and classed as an action RPG with skill and items progression.

Munchkin 64 - HOT NEWS as a classic maze-eater gets a C64 port via Pretzel Logic

Here's some HOT NEWS for all you awesome Commodore 64 gamers, as we've just found out through itch io, that Pretzel Logic has released his brand new game of Munchkin 64; a game that originally appeared way back in 1981 for the Philips videopac / Odessey2 as K C Munchkin! To coincide with this news, not only can you download the game for free of charge linked below, but any donations made will be 100 % forwarded to cancer research!

Knightmare - HOT NEWS as an Amiga port of a classic MSX game by Konami gets a release!

If you remember the 1986 MSX game of Knightmare, then you might like this hot news story that has just reached our inbox, as we've recently been informed by a good friend of ours on Facebook, that Hoffman finally has finally released the Amiga port of that classic game which has been in development throughout last year. This game according to the creator, puts you in control of Popolon to rescue Aphrodite from the clutches of the evil Prince of Darkness. You have to fight your way through 8 levels of enemies and bosses along the way to rescue the Goddess of Love and Beauty

Taz - Another release from Arlasoft and again an Atari 2600 to C64 conversion/port

If you're looking for even more Atari 2600 to C64 conversion/ports then you've come to the right place, as thanks to yet another heads up from Saberman, we've been told you can also download Arlasoft's new game release of 'Taz'; a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1983 for the Atari 2600, which features the Looney Tunes character the Tasmanian Devil as a spinning Tornado in an all out food frenzy.

Freeway - An Atari 2600 to C64 port by Arlasoft gets a release

We've featured many Atari 2600 to C64 conversions and ports through the years, from Spider Fighter, to Keystone Kapers and even our personal favorite Frostbite. Well here's some good news to get us through this Monday which has been developed by Arlasoft, is the Atari 2600 to C64 conversion/port of Freeway; a video game written by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1981, in which you need to get your chicken(s) across the road as many times as possible for a high score.