Minecraft Demake - Modern Minecraft on the ZX Spectrum? Sort of!

I'm sure there's not a person out there that hasn't heard of the name 'Minecraft'; a game developed by Notch of Mojang which has been played by millions from both the young and very old, as they create pretty much anything and everything in a 3D procedurally generated world. But even if it is a modern game, and appearing as an unofficial teased in development Amstrad title called AmsCraft, it hasn't appeared on the ZX Spectrum... At least until now.

ZX-Dev Conversions - Create new ZX Spectrum games and we will give you a prize for it!

As many of you know by now, the latest ZX Spectrum competition called ZX-DEV conversions had been launched and ready for your awesome ZX Spectrum game entries. This competition which had its first edition in 2015 with some pretty cool games such as Steel Balls, Rabbit in Nightmareland and even Fist-Ro Fighter, is once again ready for you, and this time as conversions from other games from other platforms, from movies,cartoons, books and even comics! But what we didn't tell you before though is Indie Retro News is pleased to announce we will be judging YOUR games with a winning entry prize!

XELDA - Another Zelda'ish game is coming to the ZX Spectrum!

Zelda ZX by Team ZZX  and Legend of Zelda by David Clarke aren't the only Zelda styled games coming to the ZX Spectrum, as we've been informed by the creator Andrew Dansby that he too is making a similar game and it's going to be called XELDA. Currently at a work in progress state and loadable by a standard 128k Speccy on cassette, this game aims to be a bit of a big one that will be packed with both worlds and dungeons to satisfy most who love playing as Link.

The Last Run - John Blythe teases a potential new ZX Spectrum game!

It's that name again John Blythe, creator of games such as The Darkness of Raven Wood, Foggys Quest, Circuitry, and his previous spiffy game called 'Peculiar Perplexing Perils Of Professor Poldark. But this time he's no longer going cute, as he has recently been teasing a new project he may or may not release in ' The Last Run '; a rather excellent looking action shooter. As in his words "our battalion is gone. Destroyed in the last airstrike from the enemy. You have one desperate, suicidal run at the enemy base. One last loony run. Make it count soldier! Make them pay soldier..."

Rescue - ZX Spectrum game reviewed by Florinthedwarf!

Saving all the memory for the game, eh? Let's hope so!

Here we have a game which some say is famous for its infamous loading screen or indeed the slight likeness to Harrison Ford on the game's front cover which shows the protagonist of the game. I try not to look at it like that. I like to think of it as the game that you can end in less than ten seconds if you try and take off without fuel. We've all done it, surely? Just me? Surely not! (and yes, I am serious before you ask).

The Incredible Shrinking Professor - John Blythe kicks it up a notch with another cool ZX Spectrum game!

That homebrew guru is at it again who we know as Rucksack Games aka John Blythe, as after previously releasing such games as The Darkness of Raven Wood, Foggys Quest, and Circuitry, he's now moved on to a spiffy game called 'Peculiar Perplexing Perils Of Professor Poldark... The Incredible Shrinking Professor ', which is available for the ZX Spectrum 128k, ZX Spectrum 48k, ZX Spectrum VEGA and ULA Plus Edition.

IN SEARCH OF MORTADELO - Revamped ZX Spectrum game is coming soon! [UPDATE]

Even more ZX Spectrum games have appeared in our box of speccy goodness, as we've been informed by André Luna Leão that the final version of 'IN SEARCH OF MORTADELO', will be released soon in Portuguese with a physical edition in Spanish, English and Portuguese at some point as well. Now if you've heard of this game before, that's because it was released in 1988 by Alfonso Fernández Borro as an Isometric game in similarities to both CRL and Ultimate Play the Game, although this version that is coming will have improved graphics, mapping and lives!

The Sword of Ianna - A new game launches on MSX2 and ZX Spectrum that will blow you away!

This year has been all out awesome for retro goodness, what with Argus coming out on the C64, unreleased games finding their way to the Amiga, and of course Speccy games doing the rounds. But if you have an MSX2 or yes a ZX Spectrum, you really should prepare yourselves to be amazed, as RetroWorks, the same team behind Vade Retro, The Charm, and Teodoro can't fly, has finally announced the release of one of the most anticipated of games 'The Sword of Ianna'

Robot 1 in.... THE PLANET OF DEATH!! -Mat Recardo's aims for a great ZX Spectrum sequel

It wasn't long ago I was talking about Mat Recardo's ZX Spectrum game ' Robot 1 in The Ship of Doom ', which put you in the rollers of a character called Robot 1, who was been left behind by the crew on a space ship that was on a collision course with the sun. It was a very nice game with music by Sergey Tosov and developed using AGD that also featured as a tape by Psytronik Software! Well as it's a Monday we are pleased to announce the ZX Spectrum sequel of Robot 1 in.... THE PLANET OF DEATH!!

Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey - In dev ZX Spectrum title inspired by other classic games

As many of you are aware by now the ZX-DEV Conversions compo is still ongoing and gives you the opportunity to create awesome games as a conversion from other games from other platforms, such as movies,cartoons, books and even comics to the ZX Spectrum. Once such game that is known as ' Gimmick! Yumetaro Odyssey' by greenwebsevilla, really caught my eye, as not only is it based on the 1992 Famicom/NES game Gimmick! published by Sunsoft, but each level is inspired by other classic games such as Sonic, Super Mario Bros, Castlevania and more!

Pumpkin Poe - Jet Set Willy style ZX Spectrum fairy tale platformer (WIP)

The next game to be mentioned and one that really appeals to me, is Ariel Endaraues's Fairy Tale ZX Spectrum platformer ' Pumpkin Poe ', which yet again is being created using Arcade Game Designer by Jonathan Cauldwell. Unlike the previous game we spoke about, this one is a work in progress platformer that's going to be in a similar style to that of Jet Set Willy but in a more child story vibe, so expect lots of colourful rooms, difficult enemies to jump over and items to collect.

Impossabubble - Dave Clarke shares his work in progress bubbling ZX Spectrum game

There's a lot of ZX Spectrum games to get through today and the next one to talk about, is Dave Clarke's rather nice in development arcade platformer ' Impossabubble ', which is being developed using Arcade Game Designer. Currently at an early stage of creation, Dave has shown off a number of animated screens in this new teaser video, although he does go on to mention it does need a title screen, loading screen, music and as always the final touches!

Terrapins RX - Allan Turvey's Rally X Remix using ZX Spectrum Terrapins!

As many of you are aware by now Allan Turvey, David Saphier and Craig Howard's excellent ZX Spectrum Arcade remake of ' Terrapins ', will be commercially released via Cronosoft very soon as its very own cassette which also contains the very latest edition of InvAGDers Deluxe completely free. But now as a heads up by the creator himself Allan Turvey, he has told us he is also doing a remix of Terrapins called Terrapins RX, aka the Rally X Remix!

Moritz 48K - A very odd and frustrating ZX Spectrum game!

It's time for a ZX Spectrum release with a very weird and wacky game called ' Moritz 48k ' for the ZX Spectrum 48k developed by Sebastian Braunert and Uwe Geiken, with music by Mister Beep. If you've got a free Friday evening with not much to do, you might like this latest game created using AGD, as not only does it contain a ton of levels but it will cause you to go insane as you try to beat them and not lose every one of your 30+ lives!

Spectrum35 - A celebration of 35 years of the ZX Spectrum!

It's the Spectrums' 35th year! Almost as old me! Almost.

It's been 35 years since the Spectrum was released in the UK - surely this should be celebrated with some sort of special event? Funny you mention it as yes, there is some sort of special event to celebrate it. Excellent! The Spectrum35 event will be held on Saturday 28th October 2017 at the Centre For Computing History in Cambridge, with the event scheduled to start at 10am. 

Abu Sinver Propagation - Ultimate play the.... Errazking, on the ZX Spectrum!

I don't know if Errazking has a lot of time on his hands, or he spends countless hours into the night without sleep making games, as after already releasing a rather cool isometric ZX Spectrum game called 'Deep Blue', which was developed using 3D GameMaker, a piece of software originally published by Crl for Spectrum in 1987. He's now gone on to release Abu Sinver Propagation... Again made with 3D Game Maker of CRL with improvements added by ThEpOpE.

InvAGDers Deluxe - ZX Spectrum Space Invaders for free if you buy Terrapins!

It was only just last month that I did a review of the Arcade remake of ' Terrapins ' on the ZX Spectrum by Highrise developed using Arcade Game Designer. A game by Allan Turvey, David Saphier and Craig Howard, featured high quality gameplay and a fantastic soundtrack that will be commercially released via Cronosoft in the next few weeks as its very own cassette. But what I didn't tell you as I found out recently, is you'll also be able to play a damn fine version of Space Invaders to go with it!

Gandalf - Lovely in dev ZX Spectrum platformer by cmgonzalez hits demo version 7

Throughout the upcoming months while the ZX-DEV Conversions competition is ongoing, we will be keeping an eye on the latest entries that have been submitted as conversions from other games from other platforms, from movies,cartoons, books and even comics! One such game we can't wait till it's finished and one that has advanced a lot since its first showing, is the Super Mario Bros inspired ZX Spectrum game Gandalf 'by cmgonzalez, that is now at demo version 7

Circuitry - John Blythe's electronic ZX Spectrum game is here!

Indie Retro News is almost back of our holidays so to kick it up a notch here's a new game from Rucksack Games aka John Blythe, Circuitry for the ZX Spectrum. In this game developed using Arcade Game Designer by Jonathan Cauldwell. You play as the Nan'O'Bot, a bot sent into a mainframe to save as much data as possible after a major hack at the private outsource R&D company Revanox! You have to complete this task but beware not only is the fate of human kind in the balance, but there's uncontrollable AI to deal with as well!

Deep Blue - Errazking's ZX Spectrum game takes us deep underwater

This took us completely by surprise as only today we found out that Errazking had launched a new ZX Spectrum game called 'Deep Blue', which was developed using 3D GameMaker, a piece of software originally published by Crl for Spectrum in 1987. This game which takes place deep in the underwater depths and give us a gameplay experience to that of an Isometric Ultimate Play the Game title. Features a character in scuba gear on the hunt for an immense treasure held in a gigantic Titan.