Rogue Declan - An addictive Amiga title from Nivrig Games gets a BIG update

This month has certainly been jam packed with Amiga news, with games being mentioned such as Electroman, RESHOOT PROXIMA III, and even our personal favorite and big news hitter of 'Grind'. Well here's another game that is going to get a feature, and that's Nivrig Games highly addictive title of 'Rogue Declan': A game that has just had a big update with inclusive changes such as new modes, new music and so much more. 

Wonder Boy - An Arcade game from 1986 as an unofficial Amiga port by Acidbottle gets a July update!

Wonder Boy is a game designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa which started its life as a skateboard rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the great adventure platformer with RPG elements known as ' Wonderboy in Monster Land '. Both of these games have lived on in the hearts of many, and as such, thanks to another heads up by Saberman, we've been told AcidBottle has released an update to his much enjoyed Amiga port of the 1986 Arcade classic of 'Wonder Boy'.

Scout the Stray - Collect bones and avoid the dog catchers in this new C64 game update

In December of last year we announced the release of LC-Games new Commodore 64 title of 'Scout the Stray'; A maze based game whereby playing as a Stray dog, you had to collect bones while avoid being caught by the dog catchers. Well fast forward to this week and thanks to Saberman giving us the heads up through FB, we've been told that not only does the game now include in-game music, but it has also been updated with some fixes to make the game a far more enjoyable experience. In light of this news, as ever Saberman has done a video of the game being played.

Wonder Boy - An Arcade game from 1986 as an unofficial Amiga port by Acidbottle gets a new update

We've featured Wonderboy many times now on Indie Retro News, from the modern remake of Wonderboy The Dragons Trap, to the Amiga versions of Wonderboy in Monster Land SE, and the more recent Arcade to Amiga port of Wonderboy by Acidbottle. Well here's another Amiga update for you all, as we've recently found out through his website, that Acidbottle has released a brand new update to his previously released Amiga version of Wonderboy. In light of this news you can check out some footage of the game running on real hardware and emulation below.

Lady Pac - A Homage to Ms Pac-Man for the C64 by Luca Carminat looks better than ever

We've featured Pac-Man and its variations many times now on Indie Retro News, from those mentioned for the Atari 2600 to the Intellivision and even the one that appeared on the Pico-8. Each one varying in style to the 1980's hit classic that can still be found today sitting beside an Atari 2600. Well we've got another update for you C64 owners, as Saberman has yet again informed us, that you can now download the latest and best version of Lady Pac for the C64 : A homage to Ms. Pac-Man which was an arcade game published by Midway in 1982.

The Wild Wood - A new game is coming to the C64 and it looks incredible! (In-depth Details)

Indie Retro News has always tried to be one of the top ended sites for the latest in retro gaming news spanning across multiple 8bit systems such as the Amstrad, C64 or the ZX Spectrum. So it's with great pleasure to announce as thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours, we are here to show the latest preview for the eagerly awaited title of ' The Wild Wood '; a beautiful game which is coming to the C64 at some point in the near future.

Thank you to all of our readers of Indie Retro News!

As many of you know in relation to the highs and lows of Indie Retro News, life has been very difficult this year, with my own personal health to deal with and the concern over a family member who is still waiting in fear of the results of the hospital visit. Although I don't know what's going to happen yet, I just wanted to say a heart felt thank you to everyone who has responded and I can tell that so many of you really care a lot. Your messages have been taken on board and although I will be doing write ups once again, I will be taking things slowly, putting aside the high demands and ignoring those who are just out to cause grief. Thank you everyone, you have no idea how grateful I am to you all.

.... And back to game writing!

The highs and lows of Indie Retro News

I've been thinking a lot about this and whether I should write an article about it or not, but today I decided enough is enough and something has to be said. Yes Indie Retro News has lots of views, yes I've spoken to some really nice people, yes we've got some great reviewers, and yes I've announced a lot of great games but this does all come at a cost to my own health.  One person said to me some time ago that "writing is a thankless task". Well yes I kinda agree there, and it mainly comes down to certain people and how they talk down to you. Basically talking to you like an angry strict parent who just found out their kid spelt one word wrong in a 50 page essay that has taken days upon days of no sleep to get done.

AMIner - An Arcade mining game released for the Amiga gets an update

Another Amiga announcement has just arrived from Saberman, as he has just told us a previous Amiga game that was released in March of this year called ' AMIner ' has been updated to ver. 19.6.9, which features a number of improvements. This previous game listed in the EAB game development contest 2019, is an Arcade game that is not only based on a Motherload flash game, but also looks like an inspiration to Mr. Driller Drill Spirits, which was originally released on the Nintendo DS.

Road Avenger - LaserDisc Racer as an Amiga release by ReImagine Games gets an update

Things are slowly getting back to normal on Indie Retro News after my earlier computer failure, as we are pleased to announce ReImagine Games via Earok on the EAB forums, has released an update to the LaserDisc game 'Road Avenger ' for the Commodore Amiga. This game was announced as a first for the Amiga last year, when prior to that it was both an Arcade LaserDisc game and later ported over to the Sega CD by the original team.

WinUAE 3.6.1 - The best Amiga Emulator gets another feature final!

Yet again after lots of beta updates and soon after 3.6.0 was released in Jan, we have just been told by by Guitar Anthony that Toni Wilen has released a brand new WinUAE version 3.6.1, much to the excitement of the Amiga community. Many of us thought that 3.6.0 would be enough to keep us going through the entire year, but not so, as with 3.6.1 comes new fixes, features and expansions! Basically another great edition for the best version of the Amiga emulator!

Bomb Jack DX C64 - C64 classic overhauled is looking seriously good in beta 5

Seeing as my brain hasn't completely shut down I can still remember in the late 80's on my Amstrad CPC 464 playing the brilliant Arcade port ' Bomb Jack '. It is a game that required you the player to high jump and float about getting rid of all the bombs on the screen before they are used to blow up historic places of interest, which is made more difficult by the enemies on screen. It was such a good game that sadly many felt the C64 version could've been so much better, and thanks to Retrofan and his overhaul, this latest Bomb Jack DX C64 version is looking just that.

WinUAE 3.6.0 - The greatest Amiga Emulator gets another feature packed final!

Yet again after many months of beta updates with a ton of fixes and improvements, today is the day that Toni Wilen has released a brand new WinUAE version 3.6.0. Throughout last year and following on from WinUAE 3.5.0, this latest edition once again proves that this really is the best Amiga emulator you can use for playing games, watching scene demos or installing an OS ready for use on a real Amiga.

Wolf3D V1.1 - A SuperCPU release of Wolfenstein 3D on the C64/128 gets an update

In 1992 id Software released the incredible first person shooter ' Wolfenstein 3D ' for MS-DOS which featured a unique 3D game engine with multiple enemy types such as Nazi soldiers, dogs, and multiple weapon types to defend yourself with such as guns and knifes. It is a game that is still loved to this day and as such we were excited to find out AmiDog has released Wolf3D V1.1 ; a new update to the port of Wolfenstein 3D (based on the original ID software source code release) for the C64/128 - Requiring a SuperCPU v2 and 16MB RAM.

Altirra 2.90 - An 8-bit Atari computer emulator gets a BIG update

In light of the recent Atari news, we've also received word that the 8-bit Atari computer emulator 'Altirra ' is now at version 2.90 containing a number of updates such as CPU: 65C816 CPU speed can now be changed on the fly without a restart, default color presets have been updated, 16-bit surface option for low-end graphics devices, and much much more that can be read in the changelog below. As for the emulator itself, it emulates the Atari 400/800, 1200XL, 600/800XL, 130XE, XEGS, and 5200 systems with full, cycle-exact emulation of all documented hardware features under Windows.

Isle of the Dead - In development Text based adventure now features over 900 rooms!

It was only just last month we did a big feature on D.B Taylor's text based adventure Isle of the Dead, whereby your experience in the game will be based on fright and graphics, and being able to travel and converse with other characters, although meeting Zombies will probably end up in certain death. This same game has not only grown in size with over 900 rooms but Walter Whitman has helped improve version 1.1, making it look and run a lot more smoother than the previous version!

WinUAE 3.5.0 - The best Amiga Emulator gets another feature packed final!

After many months of beta updates with a ton of fixes and improvements, today is the day that Toni Wilen has released a brand new WinUAE version 3.5.0. This is probably the best version of the Amiga emulator so far, as it features a huge changelog that really brings home just much work Toni Wilen has put into his Amiga emulator. Improvements such as new custom chipset features, american Laser Games second player and Actionware dual light gun adapter emulation, 68020+ T0 trace mode emulation and much much more. You'd be crazy not to download this now!

WinUAE 3.4.1 Beta 8 - The best Amiga emulator gets a new update!

The latest Amiga news to end the week, as Toni Wilen has once again announced a new Amiga emulator beta as ' WinUAE 3.4.1 Beta 8', which has even more fixes over from the previous version. This new release which as always is sure to be updated throughout the year, has a number of changes such as Comspec SA-1000 RTC emulation, PC bridgeboard NE2000 boot crash fix, A2386SX 1.00.03 ROM and more. But as ever please see the changelog for further details.

WHDLoad 18.3 - New Amiga Harddisk-install package release!

A very early morning announcement for Amiga users as WHDLoad; the AmigaOS friendly Harddisk-Install package by Bert Jahn has been updated to a brand new WHDLoad 18.3 final version. With well over a year in development, WHDLoad is probably the best software available for your Amiga, as it makes it possible to install quite a lot demos and games, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, to your harddisk.

WinUAE 3.4.1 Beta 4 - American Laser Games second player light gun support added!

The latest Amiga news to begin the week, as Toni Wilen has once again announced a new Amiga emulator beta as ' WinUAE 3.4.1 Beta 4' that has a number of fixes and improvements over from the previous beta. One of those additions to this updated release includes the support for American Laser Game second player light guns, which if you've seen the news lately (Time Gal), looks to be more beneficial to any upcoming American Laser Games on the Amiga. But as ever please see the changelog for further details.