Exolon X2 - Retro gaming classic by Hewson will soon feature unofficial 2 player co-op!

In 1987 Hewson released the excellent action run and gun game ' Exolon ' for the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad CPC, with a later conversion to the Enterprise 128, Amiga and Atari ST. In the game, you played as a sci-fi soldier across multiple screens blasting away enemies and defending yourself against gun defences as well as homing missiles. A decent game for its time, as well as having a remake in 2005 thanks to Restrospec, is now going to feature a two player split screen co-op mode, that is being worked on by Shan@ShanJuso and is due for a future PC release

Super Uwol - Uwol Quest For Money gets a two player update for the SG-1000 & SMS

In 2009 The Mojon Twins with publishing rights by Ubhres Productions released the homebrew platformer of ' Uwol, Quest For Money ' for the ZX Spectrum with a much higher quality port for the Sega Genesis and then the MSX 2 by Imanok in July of 2016. Today however the game has got a rather lovely 2 player addition and ported over to the SG-1000 with a new name of Super Uwol. As a heads up by the devs the game has been finished for some time, holding back until the crowdfunded physical copy of the main port (the NES version of the game) was ready and works on the SEGA SG-1000 range of consoles (Mark I, Mark II) including the Master System!

Cowboy Duel Junior - Live Your Dream ...Again! - Dueling fun for C64

Once again the C64 gets another homebrew release, (poor Amstrad) and for once it's not a shoot em up or a platformer, but an upto two player duel-er. " Cowboy Duel Junior - Live Your Dream ...Again is a fine release as you play as a Cowboy and must kill the other player either AI or a friendly opponent using the secondary joystick port. There are a number of desert scenes available to play on, which really gives it that authentic 8-bit Cowboy feel.

Super Cell Dungeon - NES-inspired clone of Super Crate Box free to play!

Super Cell Dungeon developed by a multi-talented team and a recent #NESJAM entry, is a NES inspired clone of Super Crate Box. In this fun and frantic arcade game, you must kill enemies that come from the ceiling while collecting coins and increasing in power by the use of power up potions. For those of you who want a challenge, Super Cell Dungeon will push you to the brink of hyper insanity, as enemies appear at a rate that is almost impossible to deal with if power ups are not collected.

VoxelNoid 3D - Duel Edition - 3D Breakout game with a twist!

AmigaOS owners are in for a treat with this release as it's a very special 3D break-out style game with a unique design twist. Unlike the usual Arkanoid and Breakout game, Cherry Darling who are the developers, have pushed the game into the modern era with amazing 3D voxels and two player addictive gameplay.

Super Tank Wars - 90's retro inspired tank action mash up!

We don't get many two player games on Indie Retro News, so it was nice to hear from HOT 'n SPICY Games about their new PC, Linux title Super Tank Wars, that's due for Desura Alpha-Funding starting in early August 2014. What looks to be a Beat 'em up mashed with a Shoot 'em up but with tanks, features fast paced retro inspired arcade action from the 90's in a top down view as you shoot and blast each other into tiny pieces.

Zenzizenzic - Psychedelic Shoot Em Up - Kickstarter final stretch

Ruud Koorevaar, the developer behind Zenzizenzic, has just given us the heads up that his psychedelic Shoot em up, that's currently up for funding through Kickstarter is now in it's final stretch. A game that can only be described as if someone spiked your drink and told you to play an arcade game. It's completely mental, it's full of bullets and crazy colours all added in with a pumping soundtrack. As the developer states : Weave back and forth through waves of patterns and destroy your objective in both single player and two player action! This intense shoot em up will be available for both Windows, Mac and Linux due July 2014.

Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge - A compilation of the best Amiga racing series (PC Playable)

Game Type : Racing, Single Player, Two Player
Amiga Launcher Developer : The Company.pl 
Original Developer : Magnetic Fields
Game Info : For me, Lotus released during the 90's was one of the best racing games on the Amiga, it was so much fun, with great graphics and the ability to race your friend(s) in split screen. It gave a true speed feeling, whizzing past other cars on the road or through tunnels trying to come first place. What's more, it even had weather affects! Not to be left out though, the music was very very good, I can even hear the music going through my head right now, do do do do, ok I'll stop now. But seriously, download this right now, you wont be disappointed. Thanks to The Company.pl the Amiga version has been released/updated to version 2.6 so you can now play this on your PC with higher graphical filters
Release : Available now, Free
Systems : PC

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

Super Mario Bros X - 1.3 Released! Relive those Retro Platforming days

Game Type : Two Player, Arcade, Platformer
Developer : Gamer411
Game Info Quote : Super Mario Bros. X 1.3 is a massive Mario fan game with over 50 levels that blends elements from Super Mario 1, 2, 3 and World. It has many power ups, such as the Ice Flower, Hammer Suit, Tanooki Suit, Kuribo's shoe, The Billy Gun, and Yoshi. You can also play the game with a friend in the 2 player co-op mode, were the screen seamlessly splits and combines as the players separate and rejoin. This fangame is most notable for it's extensive level editor that allows you to create almost any kind of level that you can imagine. The real time editor lets you edit the level while playing it! You can also create your own episode using either the SMB3 or SMW styled world map, or you can create a Mario 64 style hub level and have the players collect stars to advance.
Release : Now (Free)
Systems : PC

Angry Farmer - Lets do some PVP RTS trolling! (Kickstarter)

Classed as the first "troll" social farm game with full pvp, comes a game where you compete against another player in a crazy farming experience. This is Angry Farmers, by developers MadSword. But as you can probably tell by the cover shot, this is no ordinary farming game. Farming collides with fast paced combat and dynamic battles, through the use of strategy and skill experimentation. What also makes this game unique, according to the developers, is unlike other "social" games which you play all by yourself and visit your friends only once per day, in Angry Farmer you can play with your buddies all day long. The colourful design really stands out and add that to the simplicity of the game, it could be a lot of fun!