Avarslund - A PC demo of a cancelled Fairlight Remake by Richard Jordan

We've just come across an interesting bit of gaming news for all you nostalgic 8bit fans, as thanks to a friendly heads up via Twitter, we've been told the famous 8-bit Adventure classic of 'Fairlight', which appeared on the Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum and as an Atari XL/XE conversion. Is currently available to download as a cancelled PC Remake demo called ' Avarslund '. An unfinished and untested version developed and released by Richard Jordan, who is also behind the upcoming 80's homage of Melkhior's Mansion.

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX - Alex Kidd in Miracle World remake is coming Q1 2021!

In 1987 Sega released the great side-scrolling platform game ' Alex Kidd ' for the Sega Master System console. Although it was first released in Japan in 1986 but internationally in 1987, it was one of the most well known games as it was also built into most Master System II's. As such it came as no surprise to us, that when we mentioned it way back in 2018 way before IGN and other sites that this was game was being remade, it set our twitter feed alight with excited retro gaming retweets across the globe.

Open Solomon's Key - Open-source remake of the 1986 Arcade classic for Windows

Although things are a little bit difficult at home hence the lack of updates over the last few days, one game I want to give a mention to that might be worth a play through, is mdodis's open source work in progress remake of the 1986 game Solomon's Key; a puzzle game developed by Tecmo that was originally released not just in the Arcades but on the C64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, IBM PC, Master System, PC Engine, Famicom Disk System, Game Boy and yes even the NES.

Out Run - A new Out Run remake project by Zgzinfinity (Windows/Mac/Linux)

Way back in 1986 Sega released one of the greatest racers of our time, it just had to be most famous of games 'Out Run'. An Arcade racer designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success but became one of the best selling games of its time and ported to many different systems. It had incredible graphics, fantastic music and fast paced track racing that really pushed you to the edge of your seat.

Sonic 3D in 2D - A new PC fangame that re-imagines Sonic3D in 2D

Do we have some cool retro gaming news for you, as that legendary game character Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog game series, which appeared on multiple systems including the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear, has appeared in an all new fan game as 'Sonic 3D in 2D'. A new fan game that re-imagines Sonic3D Blast plot and levels with style and structure closer to the games that preceded it while using Fusion 2.5 with Sonic Worlds Delta, plus a lot of customization.

Alcon(Slap Fight) - Abalore's Amstrad port of a classic Arcade game teased

While many of you are eagerly awaiting the Amstrad version of The Sword of Ianna, or have played the excellent Amstrad Plus overhaul of Ghosts 'n Goblins, then there's another game you might be interested in playing and again an Arcade port, and that's the upcoming Amstrad game 'Alcon' developed by Abalore. Now if you've ever played Alcon in the Arcades or as it was known on the 8bit machines as Slap Fight, you'll be pleased to know this version is being developed as close to the Arcade as possible, while keeping the spirit of the 8-bit version intact. (Yes the 8-bit original was still a good game too)

Chex Quest HD - Multiplayer remake of the classic 1996 FPS advergame

Ah Chex Quest, there's a game that brings back memories of a time when everyone loved a good Doom style first person shooter and Chex Quest was the weirdest of the bunch. Originally created in 1996 by Digital Cafe, Chex Quest was released as a cereal promotion aimed at the much younger generation with hardly any of the adult variety featured in Doom, even though it was based on the Doom engine. Fast forward to today however and we have Chex Quest HD to play ; a free multiplayer remake of the classic 1996 FPS advergame of the same name which is now available on Steam.

Black Sect 2: The Cursed Crypt - PnC remake of the Adventure game La Crypte Des Maudits

If you're looking for something different as a game remake, then it might be worth your time playing the latest release by Brocantygames called ' Black Sect 2: The Cursed Crypt '; a PnC remake of the Adventure game La Crypte Des Maudits, which was originally released way back in 1991 for the Amstrad CPC and published by Lankhor. As noted by the website " The original 1991 version of Black Sect 2, called 'La Crypte Des Maudits' was the successor of the 1990 game 'La Secte Noire', the original 'Black Sect'. Both were done by Lankhor and only released for Amstrad and supported French only. The better known 1993 version of 'Black Sect' was Lankor's own remake of 'La Secte Noire' ".

Alley Cat - A very classic game reviewed by DarkwyndPT

Hello and welcome to Retro Freak Reviews, where we take a look at PC games from the 80s and 90s and today we’re going to take a look at my (and several people’s) 1st PC game: Alley Cat for DOS. Alley Cat was created in 1983 by Bill Williams, based on a concept by John D. Harris and originally published by Synapse Software for the Atari 8-bit computers and one year later published by IBM for the MS-DOS.

Space Quest II Vga Remake by Infamous Adventures reaches VERSION 2.0!

Love playing Adventure games? Check! Love those old Sierra style classic graphics? Check! Then check out the latest 2.0 update to 'Space Quest II - VGA Remake', developed by Infamous Adventures. Yes indeed Space Quest is back yet again to be played new gamers and fans of the old classic, as according to the creators, version 2.0 has been released to further improve Infamous Adventure's remake of the classic 1987 Sierra game "Space Quest II"

New Super Mario Land - A SNES remake of the original Super Mario Land appears!

It was only just recently a new Super Nintendo game called New Super Mario Land had appeared on the net from an anonymous developer. When we first read that this was a remake of the original Super Mario Land with new amazing graphics and animations, plus 4-player support it was hard to believe that this actually was true. But it is, and the game is released and available to download right now!

Ironseed - A remake of a 1994 sci-fi game gets a beta version!

We used to feature so many remakes in the early days of Indie Retro News, but over time developers seem to have put them aside and concentrated more on Indie games and or modern games that have that retro look. Thankfully one such creator hasn't given up on doing remakes of old games, as thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours, we've been told of a new remake beta released via itch.io called ' Ironseed ', which was released by Channel 7 Software.

Head Over Heels - Top quality remake of an isometric retro classic.

Head Over Heels was first released in 1987 for several 8-bit home computers such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, but this faithful remake which is now available on Steam, is based on the Spectrum version with all new gorgeous graphics and new features. Although originally designed by Jon Ritman, Bernie Drummond and developed by Ocean Software, the remake of Head Over Heels was designed by Tomaz Kac in 2003 and previously released for free via the retrospec website.

Chips - Puzzle remake is coming to an Amiga near you!

JetHunt wasn't the only game announced for the Amiga this week, as thanks to a heads up on the EAB forums, we've been told Chips will be coming to the Commodore Amiga as an early demo at some point soon. Yes indeed if you love Puzzle games, then you'll be pleased to know sandruzzo with artwork by ppill, will be bringing this rather nice game to the Commodore Amiga that may be a remake of the 2004 game 'Chips' by DrHirudo.

H.E.R.O 68k - HOT NEWS as this classic game is coming to the Amiga as a remake!

Sometime back we mentioned the classic game of H.E.R.O, which was first released way back in the 1980's for the Atari 800/2600, ColecoVision, C64, C128, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Was not only being overhauled for the C64 but was also coming to modern systems as an inspired game called 'Bobby Bombastic'. Well if you're still waiting for those games or have an Amiga, you'll be pleased to learn Alpha One is working an Amiga version of H.E.R.O developed using ASM and can be viewed below running on an Amiga 500.

FUZ - PICO-8 Puzzle Platformer demake of FEZ (Playable Online)

FEZ which is a Puzzle Platformer, was released way back in 2012-2013 on both Xbox 360 and Windows Steam as a game developed by Polytron Corporation in which featured a rather unusual rotating design as your character can explore a 3D world in certain 2D perspectives. This game which gathered favourable reviews has made an appearance this week in our inbox, but instead of being the original we remember, is instead a new Pico-8 Demake that has been developed and released by Henry Stadolnik.

Excalibur: Sword of Kings - Text based adventure game remade and ready to be played online!

Throughout the last few years we've featured a number of text based adventures, games such as The Pawn Remastered, The Marlo Files Remastered Edition, and Goblin Towers to name but a few. But there's another game that might be worth a look on this lovely Tuesday afternoon, and that's Adventuron's online remake of a text based game called ' Excalibur: Sword of Kings '.

HOT NEWS! Super Mario Bros has been released on the C64!

Possibly the best news for this evening and one I really think is going to get those jaws dropping *AGAIN*, is the fact that thanks to a mighty heads up by Jammet, we have been told the C64 version of Super Mario Bros by ZeroPaige is now available for ALL to enjoy! Yes indeed one of the most eagerly awaited games to come to the C64 as announced some time ago possibly as far back as 2013, has been released and freely available.

Freddy Hardest - Is this 1987 game coming to the Commodore Amiga?

Freddy Hardest certainly made a name for himself in the 80's appearing in games such as ' Freddy Hardest ' and even 'Freddy Hardest in South Manhattan' by Dinamic Software. Well it looks as if back in November of last year, Jude Big Studio were trying to make their own version of Freddy, as a remake of the original 1987 8-bit version for the Commodore Amiga. Sadly however that's all we know, as the only thing to show for it as thanks to a heads up by Per-Ola Eriksson, is this early work in progress Alpha tease.

Tiki Taca - Ultimate Atic Atac inspired game from Climacus and Errazking!

This week has been one of those weeks...The site computer all but keels over, the weather isn't that great and headaches are getting in the way! Oh well at least there's good news for this evening, as we've been told by Saberman that Climacus and Errazking's Atic Atac inspired remake of ' Tiki Taca ', is available to play right now on your ZX Spectrum via the ZX DEV MIA Remakes competition.