A Street Fighter project by msmalik681 gets another Amiga teased [UPDATE]

The Scorpion Engine is one of the best development tools for the Amiga, as not only can you create some pretty decent looking games, but unlike other software creation tools such as BackBone they don't run at a snails pace on anything but a power house of an Amiga. Thankfully one such creator shows what could be possible, is msmalik681's upcoming Street Fighter. A game which originally appeared on the Arcades, and was then ported to pretty much every system you could think of, including such systems as the Amiga (poorly), Atari St and even the ZX Spectrum.

Sweet Fightin' +2 - Street Fighter 2 looks incredible on the ZX Spectrum!

We've featured Street Fighter many times now on IndieRetroNews, either as a 'What if' for the Commodore Amiga, or with the 2022 hit release called Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition for the Commodore 64. Well here's one that will blow your minds! As I've been told that Sweet Fightin' +2 has been released for the ZX Spectrum. An incredible version of Street fighter 2, that is getting such feedback as, "New Street Fighter 2 for the ZX Spectrum by Presh is an absolute gem to play" and "A bleep masterpiece, there are no other words to describe this. How is this even possible? What kind of black magic did you use to pull this off?". So to coincide with this incredible news, here are two gameplay videos and the full details below.

Unofficial SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64 gets even stronger with this new release!

We've been told through Facebook that Jon Eggelton and Gianluca Alberico has released the final version of their previously announced Stronger Edition of the 2023 Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 unofficial hit of 'SNK vs CAPCOM'; a C64 game that was developed using their in-development fighting engine known as RetroFighter. To coincide with this HOT news story, we've got some info about the update as well as a video showing the game in action.

Mighty Steel Fighters - Eagerly awaited 'Street Fighter' for the Amstrad 128k ( +512 Ko RAM) [UPDATE]

If you have an upgraded Amstrad CPC 128k or an upgraded GX4000, then you are going to love this latest news story. As thanks to the hard work of Amstrad GGP, you can now play the eagerly awaited 'Mighty Steel Fighters'; A rather unique looking version of Street Fighter which looks to be using a similar character design to that of the chibi art style NES game of 'Mighty Final Fight'! In light of this news announcement, you can check out the latest footage of the game viewable below.

Street Fighter II 128K - The REAL CPC Edition shown off in this gameplay footage [2021 UPDATE]

This year has just been fantastic for the Amstrad CPC with a ton of Amstrad homebrew games to spoil us, but even though we had the incredible Amiga to Amstrad port of Pinball Dreams, we haven't finished with the Amstrad yet. Now you may remember our big article on the very impressive looking homebrew remake of Street Fighter II titled 'Street Fighter II - CPC Edition' which is being developed by DaDMaN, and AugustoRuiz for the Amstrad CPC 6128 (128Kb RAM). Well at the end of last month a new video tease was released, showing us just how far the game has progressed and what it's like to actually play.

Street Fighter II: Champion Edition is getting a graphical hack for the Sega Master System

I'm sure many of you remember the Street Fighter games, more especially Street Fighter 2; a game which originally appeared on the Arcades, and was then ported to pretty much every system you could think of. Well fast forward to today however and do we have some truly stonking news for you! As thanks to Xfixium who released the incredible Golden Axe Tyris Flare edition, he is now working on a Sega Master System graphical hack of that classic game "Street Fighter II: Champion Edition".

Street Fighter 2 as a tech demo on the Amiga by NeesoGames with a NEW parallax update

We've featured Street Fighter for the Amiga a number of times now, each one showing a "what if" of what Street Fighter 2 would like on the Amiga if it was ported properly, for example one person is quoted as saying for the original Street Fighter 2 as "Shockingly Bad". So here we are with another showing, but unlike the other ones we've featured previously, this one is a downloadable 20/10/2022  tech demo which can be downloaded thanks to our good friend NeesoGames!

Another Street Fighter project but this time using the Scorpion Engine on the Amiga?

The Scorpion Engine is becoming the go to development tool for the Amiga, as not only can you create some pretty decent looking games, but unlike other software creation tools such as BackBone they don't run at a snails pace on anything but a power house of an Amiga. Thankfully one such creator shows what could be possible although don't expect this one to be a full time project, is Federico Nisoli's  demo'd Street Fighter; a game which originally appeared on the Arcades, and was then ported to pretty much every system you could think of, including such systems as the Amiga (poorly), Atari St and even the ZX Spectrum.

Street Fighter II 128K - The latest CPC edition with new AI implementation teased

Indie Retro News has been keeping you up to date with the latest developments with the impressive looking homebrew remake of Street Fighter II titled ' Street Fighter II - CPC Edition ', which as we said before in a number of articles is being developed by DaDMaN, McKlain and AugustoRuiz for the Amstrad CPC 6128 (128Kb RAM). Well you'll pleased to know after numerous updates another video has appeared today showing the first AI implementation with both players computer controlled.

Fightin' Spirit - A seriously good Amiga beat em up playable on the PC

Gamesnostalgia contacted me recently about their latest addition to an ever growing Amiga/PC list, is the jaw dropping fighting game ' Fightin' Spirit '. Originally coming it at 5 disks and developed by the Italian company Light Shock Software released in 1996, this arcade fighting game was out to impress. A true love letter from disgruntled Fatal Fury fans who so much wanted to give the Amiga its time to shine and boy did it do just that. Released towards the end of the Amiga's life, it stood out by a mile with incredible graphics and playability on both ECS, CD32 and AGA machines, although you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference.

Ultimate Fighters CD32 SX32 - The best fighting compilation for the Amiga CD32 by far

What a top class exclusive IRN release to wake up to, as Earok has contacted me for possibly his last great Amiga CD32 unofficial compilation. As a soft-retirement due to him moving over to commercial Amiga game development and overhauls as part of PixelGlass/Reimagine Games (See Giana Sisters Special Edition ), he has now released The Ultimate Fighters [CD32] [SX32] unofficial Amiga CD32 compilation pack. This is, in his words, the largest themed collection the site has ever produced, 40 fighting games across numerous different styles.

Shadow Fighter - A brilliant Amiga beat em up, now PC playable!

What's the best way to spend the early hours other than getting ready to go to bed? It's playing Amiga games on your PC thanks to The Company.PL! So here's the latest release and it's a brilliant game from 1994/5, 'Shadow Fighter' developed by N.A.P.S. and published by Gremlin Interactive.  If you thought Street Fighter was good, then this might be just worth your time.

Street Fighter II - The REAL CPC Edition is in development!

Cast your minds way back to 1992 when Capcom's eagerly awaited beat em up ' Street Fighter 2 ' finally appeared on the C64 and ZX Spectrum. At least a year and a half later if not more , the Amstrad version was supposed to be coming to the Amstrad CPC, at least according to Amstrad Action. Yet for some reason, perhaps the development was scrapped it never appeared. Many years later, a homebrew port from the Gameboy version did appear on the Amstrad CPC by Hermol but many felt that it wasn't a true reflection of the Amstrad's detail. Fast forward to 2013-2015 and a very impressive homebrew remake titled 'Street Fighter II - CPC Edition' is being developed by DaDMaN, McKlain and AugustoRuiz for the Amstrad CPC 6128 (128Kb RAM).

Fighting Street Hack Boss - SEEP's latest free beat 'em up!

"SEEP" who are no stranger to creating their own versions of excellent beat em up's such as Golden Axe Genesis have now turned their attention to an alternative version of Fighting Street. Using the OpenBOR engine and a strong hint of Street Fighter, here you can play as all the bosses of Street Fighter 1 plus exclusive features such as 10 characters (Sagat,Adon,Geki,Retsu,Gren+), a new arcade mode, new stages, new bosses (Ryu,Ken,Gouken,Guile,Nash+), new survival mode, secret special moves per character and an extreme juggle system, Certainly a cool fan made game and a great pass time through Christmas.

Fighting Street - Street fighter in a new style of game play!

Game Type : Beat em up,Fighter
Developer : SEEP
Developer Game Quote : The idea behind Fighting Street which can not be called a remake but a real parallel play that reflects the spirit of the 'original Street Fighter, with its settings and characters, music and sound effects, the flavor of the 80's and part of our childhood. However, it changes the alchemy transforming it from a normal beat em up to a beat em up action with strong colors and multiple styles. In fact the game is not the classic scrolling beat em up, but will boast very different missions, including platforming sections, and stage-style action. All this will be included in story mode with alternate phases in the two classic heroes Ryu and Ken.
Release : Now Free ( English/Italian)
Systems : PC

Xbox Live Retro Capcom Mega Sale! Ends TODAY!

Every week Microsoft offers special discounts on many releases for their Xbox Live Gold Members in the form of "Deal Of The Week", flash sales, etc.

Ending today is a huge Capcom sale including franchises the likes of Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Street Fighter and Mega Man (all pictured in the image above) amongst others.

Final Fight Gold - Champion Edition : Beat em up (REMAKE)

Some have already classed Final Fight Gold - Champion Edition as one of the best homebrew beat em up games released so far and it's not difficult to see why. With 7 characters from both Final Fight 1, 2 and 3 and even Street Fighter, kicking ass against 42 classic enemies/bosses, you will not find any other Final Fight remake of this magnitude.  The backgrounds and stages are set to a high standard with 28 backgrounds and 5 stages with multiple paths that's sure to keep you busy.

World Heroes Supreme Justice - Beat em up

This game takes us back to the days of Street Fighter, yes it's a Beat em up. World Heroes Supreme Justice, developed by magggas uses the OpenBOR engine and has great graphics, great choice of locations and above all great game play. You have the choice list of 5 characters, each with their own attacks. The control system is that of four buttons to perform moves and combos (are the usual A, S, D + F to parry)