Phantom of the Blasteroids - Sci-fi shooter released for the C64 by Genesis Project

Rent-A-Cop wasn't the only game we had the pleasure of playing this week, as we were informed by Genesis Project that they had released their space shooter game 'Phantom of the Blasteroids' for the C64 during the Datastorm 2018 event. This game was developed by wertstahl, graphics by wertstahl and music by celticdesign as a multiplayer experience involving two spaceships trying to destroy each other for a final win!

Rent-A-Cop Reloaded - A full version of the C64 Rent a Cop 2012 [16kb cartridge]

In 2012 Rent-A-Cop was released for the RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition as a cool game by Achim in which you had to take out the thieves on a level within a specified time limit. Fast forward to this month however and the game has reappeared in our news feeds but this time as 'Rent-A-Cop Reloaded'; a finished game with multiple levels, a great soundtrack by Goto80 and a very cool loading screen by STE'86.

One Day for Revenge - Top down shooter splattered with lots of bloody pixelated body parts!

Checking through our emails we were contacted by Jl Apps regarding his new game that has launched on Steam which features lots of body parts being splattered across the screen in some pretty violent ways. Titled as ' One Day for Revenge ', this game is a bloody indie shooter with a view from above and puts you in control of a man on revenge after his pregnant wife is hit by a car, the offender isn't caught and the police don't seem to give a damn!

The Walking Death - Multiplayer blasting party release for the C64

It's time to get some friends together for a bit of C64 blasting multiplayer fun as Unreal has released their up to 8 player shoot em up ' The Walking Death ', which was shown at the Schlimeisch 2018 event. This game developed by a cool team of people such as Ray, Akio, PCH and Sillicon pits you against other players as you have to shoot at them to gain an ever increasing point lead.

Walker (Psygnosis Game, Commodore Amiga, 1993) reviewed by AlanG

I always liked the film Karate Kid. Released in 1984 it told the story of Daniel LaRusso, a high school student who moves from New Jersey to California and is subsequently targeted by a group of bullies that all attend the same Karate school. He is befriended by Mr Miyagi, his apartment block’s handyman, who teaches him another form of Karate to defend himself. The instruction sees him setting Daniel a series of seemingly menial, boring, mind numbing tasks, such as painting his fence and waxing his car. The film concludes with Daniel taking on his tormentors one-by-one in a karate tournament and (major spoiler alert (if it is possible to post spoilers on a film thirty-four years old…)) ultimately winning all the fights and the respect of his former enemies. It is a typical Hollywood tale of the underdog standing up against much greater forces at seemingly impossible odds and at the time was lots of fun.

Hyper Sentinel - A kick ass Uridium has finally launched on Steam and Consoles!

Fantastic news today as Andrew Hewson & Rob Hewson, the surname behind the awesome legendary company Hewson Consultants from the 80's to the 90's with games such as the fantastic Uridium, Paradroid, Cybernoid, Exolon, Nebulus and many others, have announced that the awesome looking Hyper Sentinel has finally launched on Steam for PC, MAC, Linux and SteamOS with a console version available too!

Gun Rage - An old-school run 'n gun game releases Q3 2018!

We've recently been informed through our email of a new game that is coming this summer via Steam as an old-school, fast-paced, side-scrolling, run and gun with 16-bit era graphics. Titled as ' Gun Rage ' and developed by Denis Galewski, this game is heavily inspired by such classic series as Contra and Metal Slug, and pays homage to the greatest games of the genre... So basically lots of shooting, gore and wicked action is the order of the day!

OpenFire - A 2D action game for the Amiga gets a March update

Zbigniew "Saberman" Zielinski is on the ball again, as after previously sending us all those cool heads up via our email, he's now found another game worth mentioning, which is ' OpenFire ' by KaiN, Selur and Softiron. Now according to Saberman, OpenFire is a Amiga 2D action game inspired by Fire Power and Return Fire. The game is currently in development but is available for download via GitHub and requires at least an OCS AMIGA, 68000 14MHz CPU with 2MB Chip ram!

Hyper Sentinel - A kick ass Uridium is coming to Steam!

Just moments ago Andrew Hewson & Rob Hewson, the surname behind the awesome legendary company Hewson Consultants from the 80's to the 90's with games such as the fantastic Uridium, Paradroid, Cybernoid, Exolon, Nebulus and many others, have announced that the awesome looking Hyper Sentinel is finally coming to Steam for PC, MAC, Linux and SteamOS!

Mini Swat Demo - Top down shooter teased for the Amiga

First day of the week and already the games are coming thick and fast, as after already mentioning a great NES game to come, we've recently had word about a new demo for the Amiga as ' Mini Swat ', which is being developed by Jojo073 with music by Estrayk. Unlike previous games made with backbone you'll be pleased to know this demo is a top down shooter that was also made using Deluxe paint and Protracker!

Mini DOOM 2 - First person shooter hit classic transformed into a 2D platformer!

The original hit Doom was developed by id Software way back in 1993 as a first person shooter playing as a space marine fighting hordes of demons and the undead in order to survive. But now Calavera Studio has released a tribute to that famous game, but this time as a 2D action platformer called ' Mini DOOM 2' developed using Game Maker Studio! In this game you must battle your way through multiple stages using classic Doom weapons and power ups against enemies just as you remember them from the original Doom.

Tower 57 - Retro inspired shooter gets an Amiga release!

After all the news updates regarding Benitosub and Cyangmou's 16-bit shooter ' Tower 57 ' ; which is an arcade love child of Alien Breed and Chaos Engine. We are pleased to announce this fantastic game has been released for the Amiga such as AmigaOS 4.1, MorphOS and AROS. This game that smashed through a Kickstarter success and Steam Greenlight, was previously released for the PC and was regarded as a great game that anyone could pick up and play.

Project ZX2 - The sequel to Richard Langford's ZX Spectrum flavoured game is announced!

Great news everyone as Richard Langford of Langford Productions has just announced his latest game that's in development ' Project ZX2 ' which is a sequel to the previous game ' Project ZX '. Now if you remember the previous game that was released for the PC, you'll be pleased to know that the second game is very similar to the first as sure enough you'll be blasting your way through many different screens all inspired by classic ZX Spectrum games!

Cannon Fodder - The best War game on the Amiga, play it now PC/MAC Gamers!

No words can describe just how amazing this game is, there isn't that many people on this planet right now that haven't heard of Cannon Fodder. A military game with a sense of humor and a cool music soundtrack to boot!  If you love controlling armies of little men, that you care so much about, while shooting the bad guys in a splattering of blood, then this is the game for you. Furthermore apart from the PC versions which are available to buy on GOG, and the cool Amiga CD32 compilations, you can of course check out the easily launchable Amiga versions on a PC/MAC either via The Company or GamesNostalgia.

Fantasy Zone: Escape from the Pyramid - Final version released for the ZX Spectrum

As if Doctor Who Surrender Time wasn't enough for Errazkin, as earlier today he contacted us via our Twitter page to let us know that Fantasy Zone: Escape from the Pyramid has been finished and released for the ZX Spectrum! According to Errazkin, this game is the final version of a game that was made some years ago by Antonio J Pérez, that now features "in game" music in the 128k version by the same creator as well as a new loading screen and another for the end of the game made by Igor Errazkin!

C64 GOTY - We take a look at the very best of this year's Commodore 64 productions

2017 is coming to an end, so we thought we’d roundup all the major Commodore 64 releases, and announce a few of our favourite releases from the year. 2016 had some great releases, like Tiger Claw (Lazy Cow & RGCD), Quod Init Exit IIm (Retream), Donkey Kong (Oxyron) and Frogger Arcade (Digital Monastery). But I think we can regard 2017 year as one of the very best for quality C64 releases. And we’ll also take a quick look at what we can expect to see coming in 2018 and also announce Indie Retro News’ C64 Game of the Year (GOTY).  We'll also pick our favourite C64 VLOG, C64 Book, C64 documentary and our favourite "Scene Release".

Horace and The Robots - Horace is back in an all new ZX Spectrum game

We've mentioned this game before as it was in development but this time we are pleased to announce that earlier today 'Horace and The Robots' had been released for the ZX Spectrum. Developed by legendary coder Steve Snakes; a coder of games on systems such as the ZX, C64, Amiga, Playstation, and developer of the Sega emulator ' Kega Fusion ', comes a brand new Horace game where firepower and robotic destruction is a must!

Golden Hornet - Colourful retro blasting inspiration gets a Steam release

With Christmas fast approaching I thought it best to mention a rather fun looking game to play through the festive period and beyond that had appeared on Steam with a retro inspiration to that of 'Choplifter', 'Fort Apocalypse' and Stern Electronics' arcade game 'Rescue'. Titled as Golden Hornet and developed by Hijong Park, this game is a twin stick shooter which puts you in control of a helicopter to rescue hostages from the North Videl army.

White Light - BBC Micro owners should check this latest game out!

Dave Moore@DaveArcadian has contacted us through our twitter feed about a new game that has launched for the BBC Micro that doesn't just look rather awesome but it's available as a free download and can be purchased as a physical copy on a 5.25in floppy! Tilted as ' White Light ' and developed by Sarah Walker with graphics by John Blythe, comes a new game as an unofficial sequel to FireTrack, which has long been regarded as one of the most technically advanced games ever made for the BBC Micro.

AlarCity - PixelGlass latest Amiga game gets a rather cool demo!

We've already done a big feature for this game, but this latest announcement is more towards an update, as we've been told by PixelGlass, that their in-development top down shooter now comes with a nice demo of which you can play right now on your Amiga. This demo features fast 50hz scrolling, tons of projectiles, effects, and enemies to wipe out all contained within a game of lovely Amiga detail!